The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-07-21
4 10 ALWAYS ApRIFr.
instability Of the Democracy Costs
II the Support Of Able
Agencies.


One swallow does not make . summer,
aud neither does tho dcsertion Of
the democratic party by some Of iu
greatest newspaper organs Indicate rs
dissolution 10 the point Of Immediate
disappearance. = y the 81. Louis Globe
Democrat. Two such desertions have
taken place within the past year. how
ever. which, because Of . wide W.
Rance Of opinion In the ~ seeding
journals. On the factional issue dividing
that party. indicate unmistakably how
far that organization has drifted from
any safe and sur anchorage. lmmedl-
atcly following the action Of Judge
Parker In accepting the edmocrAtic
nomination for the presidency on .
platform which he had repudiatcd. the
Chicago Chronicle. one OF the ablest
and most honest of democratic party
organs. announced that. the party hav-
Ina ceased to stand for anything def.
mite OF positive. and to have any con
viciions touching any point in contro-
versy and oferlng no assurance 10 an,
Of It's supporters of what they could or
might expect In the even, Of It's sue
cess, the Chronicle would not conscn,
to support II, but would. In the fu.
turc. act with and for the republican
party.
Since that announcement the Chron-
Icle has been consistent In the perform.
ance Of It's promises. It's change VI
party allegiance was docried nj the
time. and since. rs being Inspired by
devotion To the single gold standard.
for which that paper. while still retain
Ing iis democratic party connection.
had stood In the two preceding cam
paigna. Its detection was denounced
a. "~gOldbursery. but such n ~dcnuncla.
ton could deceive hut few. II any. In
the light OF the palpabl. s~traddling the
democracy was attempting. The re-.
suit Of the poll showed how close 10 the
line OF thinkin. by many thousands OF
democrats the Chronicle had shaped It's
course. Disaneotiou was NJ marked In
n factions camp as In the other,
E.Neryw here. " seemed. democrats had
reached the conclusion that In voting
for such an organization they would b.
''hfhF w Nh'fAAtAHAl A'HNAuAltul
doubt. weakness. delay and every form
OF public calamity To be invited by bad
government.
That the breaking M II the part,
was not on fractional lines the an.
nouncpment made some months aro
that the Cincinnati Enquirer. for yeer.
the organ 81 10. quantiiiatiyc none,
theory. without referrnc. to the quallty
OF the quantity. mus, no longer he con.
sldcred n democratic party organ. wa,
strikingly In evidence. The Enquirer
too. had hecom. convinced that tn,
party. NJ now constituted. cannot b,
relied upon for the carrying out Of ans
policy In government. The resignation
Of John H. Mclean. the owner Of III.
Enquirer, as n member of the natlona'
democratic committee was sent 10 N,
Ohio state democratic convention. II II
followed by an announcement that IN,
Enquirer will soon declare IT, lorna
adhesion TO the republican party
Whether this IN done or not, It's d.ser
lion NJ III" democratic parry may be ian
mortal. hut Just now n looks much IN.
DR.. Holmes immortal one-hOss shsy OF
the morning when II went 70 pieces:
IAN NJ once and nothing nr.f.
ihft M hlhbl y d. when they burst"