The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-07-20
HEARsTS ANNOUNCEMENT
MAKES BRYAN SURE,

The announcement of William Ran
dolph Hearst, positive and definite in
its denial of any presidential ambi-
ton, removes from the path Of Will
liam j. Bryan the only real or consid-
cradle obstacle to third nomination
by the democratic party for the presi-
dency of the United States.
There can be no misunderstanding
of Mr.. Hearst's distict and definite
statement. Like everything he does
and everything that he says, it is bold,
frank and explicit, and not only re-
moves him as possible candidate for
the presidency, but gives in the
strongest and tersest form his own
splendid and potential Endorsement to
Mr.. Bryan's name.
The statement which Mr.. Hearst
has telegraphed from San Francisco
is the most significant and the most
important utterance which has so far
been made in the matter of Mr.. Bry-
ans denomination. 1t has the most
potential bearing upon the fortunes
of the democratic party. There was no
other man in the party who could
have successfully opposed Mr.. Bryan
for the nomination. There was no
other man so worthy to have received
the nomination as Mr.. Hearst. IL Mr..
Bryan has been the theorist, Mr..
Hearst has been the executive of our
modern democracy. If Mr.. Bryan has
been the speaking evangel Of popular
rights and liberties, Mr.. Hearst has
been the fearless and inconquerable
agent of their accomplishment. If
Mr.. Bryan has said things eloquently
and superbly, Mr.. Hearst has done
things fearlessly and magnificently.
And so. when the great democrat
who does things falls Loyalty and
heartily into line behind the great
democrat who has preached things
and educated the people, there can be
but one issue to the nominating con-
vention, and the clouds have all been
scattered that left any threat or prom
Use of defeat for the superb and elo-
quent leader of our modern democ-
racy.
Mr.. Bryan's nomination is now safe
ly assured. Thank God for that! He
represents all that is best, cleanest
and purest in our modern democracy.
He has never apologized and never re-
canted one iota of the doctrines for
which the time servers and the half
republicans of the party have fought
him. There is no stain upon his con-
sistency, and no stigma upon his per-
sonal or political honor He is a great,
clean, brave statesman. He has never
deserved the abuse of his enemies or
the half-hearted support of the truck
ling and time-serving members of his
party. His character has extorted the
admiration of his political opponents
His record is unassailable, and with
the great executive of the democratic
party and the eight great democratic
newspapers of William Randolph
Hearst laundering Loyalty behind his
campaign, there can be no possible
doubt of the triumphant nomination
and of the equally triumphant election
of William J. Bryan in 1903
And he will be less than the man
we take him to be, and less worthy
than we believe him to be of the great
things that are in store for him, if he
does not recognize both now and ther
the Incompatible debt which he owes
in this great emergency of his politi
cal life to the courage, the forecastine
genius and the magnificent executive
work of William Randolph Hearst
Atlanta Georgian.