The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-25
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2s, 1904.
Y Mr.. Bryan's Ultima't:,u:l,1.

Mr.. Bryan's y ltlil1atu:ll u 2yfs
There IS this essential difference be-
8 tween the Republican party ana th.,
i Democratic party. The former Is q c ''''
h nact organization. made up OF a class lass OF
,r.n who are generally agreed on the
,,r,nc,ples and policies OF government. y
,sE, 4 n sort OF business organization ana Is
. conducted very largely Of business priln-
N c,n,es For this reason the Republican
3.;s ,i.rtv has had little difficulty IN putting
into pra ctice its principles and policies
III whenever 1t has been IN control OF ~
\ government 1T Was hington.
IL IL not SO with the Democratic par
" THAT partyais mndeBup Of all sorts
}5 and conditions of men. It. contains prac-
l ticallv all men who are not In tho Re
\. publican party. In its ranks ar 'n 's''
n Who believe in Il high tariff and men
uno believe in free trade; men who Pc
h ,i.vo in the single standard and men
who believe in the double standard 1ns ~
II who believe in pure Democracy ana men me-
iss3, M believe ii Socialism,. Indeed, t may
fs,be said that men representing almost almost
every political creed are TO be found III
NJ what is called the National Democratic
b party. 1t is BY no means a compact or
Sanitation. It is composed oa great
4 s,,norSanizcd mass OF humanity repre-
s.ntiny in general the American people
With all their differences Of opinion.
FOR this reason it has always been
difficult for the Democratic party 70
~ rree on a platform, and more difficult
for them to agree on policy when they
rs Ia 10 been in control Of the national gov
srnnent. Whenever there has been a ma :
III t,onal convention. there has been q i'snt
over the platform But until 1895. Dem
MT ocrata com promised their differences and
made q platform upon which all factions
X Sou,d unite. 1t was hoped By some that
with the free silver question out OF the
S Bay Democrats might get together again
s,ns 1901 and make d platform that would
tarmonize all differences.
But Mr. Bryan says not. lie declares
tbat there can be no agreement between
Gold Democrats and Silver Democrats.
.slppose it were lett to the Commoner
ana The Times Dispatch to make plat
form" he was asked lis there any COM
mon ground upon which they could
meet?"
II think not" MIR. Bryan replied with
GU, hesitation.
1--WE are DESTROYS Of knowing" said
The Times Dispatch man TO Mr. Bryan,
chow fur the line of cleavage has gone"
II think it has gone 10 the bottom,
said Nj. Bryan, WIN. equal promptness.,
S Mr.. Bryan's doctrine is that all Demo
Gratis who believe In the gold standard
j must change their belief and come over
IA, the free silver idea, or have no part
Y or lot with the Democratic party. lie
is unwilling on his side 10 make any
II concessions whatever and he believes
that 1t would be in the interests ~ the
marty TO purge the lists Of all Demo
Gratis who do not believe IN free silver
and all that 1t implies. Thls|was clearly
Indicated in the story which he related
II the members OF the General Assembly
He said that there had been revival
IN a, certain church and the preacher de-
III clared that II was glorious success
When asked how many converts there
III were. lie replied that there were no con
yerts, but that he had succeeded y
turning out one hundred and fifty mem
beers.
Mr.. Bryan's meaning is now plail
enough, and those who follow him int
Ne National Convention know what T
expect. He does not propose. so far as h
is concerned, TO do anything whateye
In tho interest OF harmony, but on tn
Ecputrary. he proposes 10 make the breac
as wide as possible, to gather togethe
All the Democrats OF his way OF thinking
10 put them II possible in full charge, an
to drive out Of the party all Democrat
Who are not In thorough accord Wit
him.
This makes Mr.. Bryan s position uniqu
fand gives him great prominence, lie
nov conspicuous leader az an extreH
faction. II he should harmonize, h
would be reduced to ranks, SO to speal
and would be no more conspicuous tina
any other Democrat OF the same stan'
ing. No one understands this better tina
Mr.. Bryan himself,
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