The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-14

in the enterprise nor hgureHeac
on the ticket. He has MADE III
money in the best American Wy
When a young man he was conducto'
on = little mining road in West VIZ
ginia. He foresaw the mineral WeaIir
hidden beneath the virgin forests. II.
bought every acre he could get money
to nav for and on which he couio Sc
cure loans. He had hard tune noi9-
ing it. but he put up mills anu hleoe
big money on the timber. oillo nj IN
he has coined money on ms codl any
Iron. 1t is all clean money too, ana
because he was rich he did not deser :
| his nartv in 1896, but spoke win
| BRYAN at a dozen points in west VIZ
ginia and tried to stem the Repuph'.
can tide that swept over that STATE.
| "The North Carolina delegation nae
datermined to support Williams, o.
Illinois. for Vice President before they
knew that the name of Davis would
he presented, and they did not change
inst TO get on the band-wagon' wher
! fhey saw he was certain to be noml'
mated. They voted for splendid
Democrat of the best type and have
no reason to regret their vote.
"There was never a minute when
the Convention would have considere,
the nomination for either place on tn [
ticket of any man who had bolted tn !
party in 1896 and 1900. There was :.
dominant spirit of concession anG
harmony, but no sentiment that coulC
have made itself felt to put the ban
ner in the hands of men who voted
against the party nominee in both
the last campaigns. This spirit is no
one of prescription but one of sound
sense and wisdom. No man could APP
peal to party loyalty who had himself
been disloyal until he had reinstated
himself by following the lead of his
party. An easy road was made for
all who oppose Roosevelt and Republi-
canism, but the places of leadership
were held for men who gave no aid
or comfort to the enemy
Three times Bryan addressed the
| Convention and three times ne was ac-
| corded q reception that shows that
he still holds the heart of the party.
The delegates had resolved TO vote for
| Parker and to shape matters along
| the Parker line The best friends
Mr. Bryan had were included among
] those who believed that in Parker
and in Parkerism lay the hope of sue
| cess Therefore they did not vote
with Mr.. Bryan, but if anybody be-
| lieVes that they have lost their re-
spect, their admiration and esteem for
! the Nebraskan, he misinterprets the
spirit of the Convention. One North
|
while always voting the regular Dem
ocratic ticket, has always been strong
/ ly anti-Bryan voiced the opinion i'm
! st. Louis when he said: I came here
strongly prejudiced against Bryan. I
am as much opposed to his silver
views as ever, but | go home with an
admiration for the man. He main
| tanned his position when he knew he
could not win. with wisdom, courage,
/ consistency and bowed to the will OF
| the majority. He is a big man and
| honest to the core. "
successful North Carolinian In
! st. Louis, who has never voted for
| Bryan, said: HE energies as the
great figure of the Convention and /
have been converted to faith in his
honesty, his courage and his ability.
/ He will be heard from again. There
is no greater American
| "Mr. Bryan will support the ticket.
| With characteristic frankness, he de-
| clares that he is not in accord with
| the New York men who have man
! aged Parker's campaign. He is severe
| in some criticisms. But he leads the
way for ali men of his way of thinking
to support the ticket and he has adj
mirably formulated the issues. 1t may
! be wei! to reprint his statement. Mr..
Bryan thus names the four reasons
why he is impelled to support Parker
and Davis:
First, because the Democratic
ticket stands for opposition to
! Imperialism, while the Republi-
can ticket stands for an imperial
iStic policy. On this question,
! which was the paramount issue
in 1900. and which must re-
main an important issue so long
as an attempt is made to hold
colonies under the American flag
T.
was unanimous, the platform
emphatic, and / have no doubt
that the candidates will carry out
/ the platform.
Second. Mr.. Roosevelt is in
jecting the race issue into Ameri-
can politics, and this issue, if it
becomes national will make it
impossible to consider economic
| questions that demand solution.
| The election of the Democratic
ticket will put a quietuS upon this
| attempt and permit the race queS-
ton to work itself out without
/ the bitterness which Mr.. RooSe-
velts conduct has engendered.
Third. Mr.. Roosevelt stands
For the spirit of war His friends
| present him as a man of blood
and iron. He believes in strenu-
BUSINESS and inculcates a love for
Warlike things. The Democratic
ticket stands for peace, for rea-
| son and for arbitration rather
ihan for force, conquest and
buster.
Fourth. The Democratic plat
form declares IN favor of the re-
duction of the standing army, and
as this plank was unanimously
/ adopted, there is no reason to be-
/ lieve that q Democratic success
on this subject would not bring
some advantage to the people.
Mr.. Bryan's attitude parallels the
position taken by such men as Hoke
Smith in 1896. They openly and pub
licly repudiated a portion of the Dem
ocratic platform, criticized the can
/ didate. but declared that they would
support the ticket because they were
/ Democrats and believed in much of
| the platform. 1t In no sense can be
! compared to the position of Mr..
| Cleveland and his little "Me Toos"
over the country. They admitted
that the platform enunciated sound
! Democratic doctrine in nearly every
| plank, but they united with the Re
| publicans to defeat their party. But
for their activity and their organiZa-
ton in the interest of Republican
| party Mr.. Bryan would have been
inaugurated President on the fourth