The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-06-27

three years hence. The party and the
country has had enough, he de-
clares, "of conservative Democracy,
meaning, 1t IS TO be presumed, the
sort that was represented by Parker
last year Mr. Bryan fought that kind
OF Democracy eloquently and cour-
ageously in the st. Louis convention,
and probably feels that he Is vindi-
Gated by the tremendous defeat dealt
10 Parker at the polls. Some OF the
best principles" of the Socialist and
the Populist parties, he says, are be-
ing adopted by the Democracy, and
VIII be put in the platform OF 1903,
but the party viii not be either Social
ist or Populist, but viii still be entitled
to be called the Democratic party.
What Bryan says about the triumph
OF radical Democracy in the conven-
ton Of his party three years hence has
been prophesied by so many other
eminent Democrats that the country
expects it. All the indications point
TO the triumph of that brand OF Democ-
racy in the convention. The Cleveland
and Parker element of the party has
been so thoroughly beaten and dis
credited that It will have no influence
three years hence It will have no
standing in the convention either on
the platform committee or elsewhere.
The overwhelming reputation whica
1t received at the polls last November
has put It out Of all chance Of receiv-
Ing any quarter blythe men who shape
the party's platform, put up its ticket
and fight Its battles. Part. of course.
of that $500, 900 popular plurality for
Hoosevlt was due to the absurdity of
Parker's candidacy, but with the very
strongest possible selection from the
Cleveland faction of the party the de-
feat would have been overwhelming
The Cleveland section Of the party,
while strong one time is out of har-
mony with the masses C the Democ-
racy of to-day. II has been cast out
utterly. and though It may turn up in
the majority in the party at some
time In the future it will be far back
In the shadow in the canvass three
years from now.
Evnr~fhing th~t ~ 49,
about Democratic plans for 1908 is
entitled to the attention OF Democrats
and Republicans. He is the most
powerful parsonage in the Democratic
party in 1905. At the st. Louis con
vention of 1904 he was a commanding
figure. The sordid anG the vulgar
stamp of politics presented by Hill,
Belmont, Murphy and Cochran was
alien to everything for which Bryan
stood. Bryan fought Parker and the
things which Parker typified in the
convention, and though he was defeat.
ed in that body he was Overwhelming.
~ indicated at the polls. Undoubted-
ly he Is correct in saying that the
radical Democracy will run the party
in 1905. Something as he declares
will be borrowed from the Socialist
and Populist policy. But viii that give
the Democracy the victory? Unoues-
tionably It win not Ii is entirely safe
TO predict, however, that under the
leadership which the Democracy will
have in that year It viii make far
more respectable canvass than it did
last year Neither Socialism nor Pop
ulism viii ever get the sanction of a
majority Of the American people.
Under the leadership. though, OF in
trepid, honest and capable men Ike
Bryan, the Democracy in 1908 will be
likely to put up a fight which will
compel the Republican party to name
a strong ticket and make an active
canvass in order to maintain control
of the government g