The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
THE CONSCIENCE.

IT HE political situation, at its Democratic end has
changed materially in the last few days. Mr. Bryans
declarations in his Lincoln speech and since
have made evident that he will control. and that the
last platforms OF the party will be afirmcd He
gracousy comedies the right of the coming convention
TO make additions but they be merely lean-tos
built against the weaherworn wrecks of 1896 and 1900
This command of Bryan has been hailed by OF
from the reorganizers, in which the pracced
hears the admission that Bryan has power carry
out his plans and effect his purposes.
He knocked Judge Parker blow. and
with confidence lays down the future law that man
shall be nominated who did support the ticket in
both of the last campaigns. That dsposes of Olney
Judge Gray Cleveland, Governor Francis, Gorman Mar
shall Field, and every that has been mentioned
cept General Miles. William Randolph Hearst and
Bryan himself
The Iroquois of Chcago-not the theater that
burned but the Democratic club that still burninghas
dropped Field and taken up General Miles He has
tain elements of eligibility In 1894, while he gen
eral of the army he rebuked President Cleveland for
calling the troops in the railroad strike But this
makes him direct rival of Hearst for union labor sup
port and Hearsts hackers in the South already in
the field reminding the Confederates that Miles put
Jefferson Davis in irons Fortress Moproe, where he
prisoner. That affair." with its painful incidents of
the aged prisoners forlorn fight with his ailers to
sst the ndignity disposes of Miles. and only Hearst
and Bryan left in the eligible list.
and to each other? Will Mr.. Bryan vaccnate Hearst
with his brand of conscience and moral sense which he
Is nov advertising national antitoxn, warranted
all the evils which fecking the skin of the
body polite, and present him the ncarnated con-
science and moral of the United States warranted
to wash crock. rip fray and to stand in all
weathers, example domestic and public, of what
the nation ought to be?
There is doubt that Mr. Bryan is expected to do
this, and the party has its eye fixed the mount of
TRANSPORTATION, expecting to the white robes of
Mr.. Hearst futtering its summit, be introduced
by Bryan the national conscience Those who know
Mr.. Hearst well ready affirm, from information
limated and fit without receiving chris at the
hands of Bryan But admit that little painting of
the lily will hurt it. and that the fine gold of Mr.
Hearsts character may be gded and still not be mis-
taken for brass.
The party should be thankful It's course is marked
ont for it, and it needs only walk hun1bly therein
Wherever there is any disposition to side-step Mr.
Hearst will start newspaper, organ Of the gospel
according Bryan and the platforms of 1906 1000
will need only the addition of Hearst himself to make
them political structures superior Magma Charta and
the Declaration of independence
As far known this is the single new idea that Mr.
Bryan found abroad 1t probably to him while he
was hobnobbing with the immoral monarchs of the Old
World There must have dawned upon him the vision of
his countrys need of whose detergent character
would serve sapolo to clean the national
morals, and he said to himself Hearst sand soap
which in my hands will scrub my country clean"
So have this combination that going to clean lid
the Temple of Liberty and make it abiding place for
virtue.