The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-14
Looxs LIKE BRYAN.

that revival. Is one of the poiis'>al surprises of the season That he nas had many faithful supporters who have never wavered in their allegiance to him is well known. but the present movement in his favor comes la-seiy from those who had no sympathy "ah his views few years ago. M
 Times change and men change with them" we are told. and t is 90 in t1is case. There has certainly been de- cided change in MT. Bryan's views on some important questions, if we can judge from his recent expressions, and much of that change has been tne -c- suit of circumstances beyond his con- trol We can admit tha. he was sim cere in his advocacy of free coinage. That he was overzealous in the cause. and that he wished to place tho uu.s- tion of free silver above all ,ther political and economic questions, was due to his enthusiastic temperament, which leads1 him to extremes in hts advocacy of what he espouses and makes the chief object of his efforts. That Is like Bryan.
 But free coinage as m issue Is as dead as the question of slavery 's. Whatever argument, sound or other wise. were brought forw ,rd in It's sup. port ten or six years ago have been swept away by the inexorable logic or events. Nature has done much to cis- credit free silver by piling rp Roi1 in such quantities that the status or the two metals is fixed beyond the power of man to change it, so far as can now be seen. MT. Bryan Is aware of this, and no longer livocat $ 'ree coinage. Doubtless he believes his TO- sition in 1896 was correct. but he docs not consider it an issue nov or even a matter demanding discussion
 On this, as on some other matters, MT Bryan has. become a conservative and his is why some of the most corserVa- tive Democrats are turning to ntn as the man to put down the radicalism of the present Republican organizarion In 1896 there were thousands or tn" best and truest Democrats in the Union who could not support Bryan with the views he then held. Some Of them | supported Palmer and Buckner from | principle, but many supported McKin- I ley as the only hope of savirs the l country from the dangerous heresicc | of Bryanism. They were firm an sincere in the telief that the ele, ton | of Bryan and the triumph of his 'hcor- | les would be a source of grave danger to the country. and they refused to vote for him. As they viewed the mat ter 1t was the part of genuine pa- triotism to elect the Republican tick | ct.
 But fate disappointed the efforts nf those who were looking 70 the good of the whole country instead # tha triumph of Party. By the taking ofr of Mckinley the tenor of the govern ment was changed and very much for the worse. Instead of the calm ccn- servatism of Mckinley we have the reckless radicalisln of Roosevelt and he and his supporters have practical ly reversed conditions. With the ex- ception of the financial, goldsilve, is-
 sue, almost every one or MT. Bryan's
 radical theories, which were consider
 ed so dangerous ten years ago, have
 been adopted and are being carried
 out by the present administration
 Bryan has become the conservative
 and Roosevelt and his supporters are the radicals.
 Is it to be wondered at that calm
 conservative, sound thinking mer
 should be turning to Bryan as the best hope of relieving the country from the evils of its present condition
 They see in power the most reckless
 and Unbalanced administration that
 has ever had control of the govern
 ment. They see the whole country
 honeycombed and plastered over w'.t
 corruption, not only in politics but ir
 business and official position. They see such a condition of fairs as nev.
 CT before existed in the United States
 ard they attribute 1t, whether alto. gether justly or not, to Republican con. trol and misgovernment Well may : those who voted for Mckinley iron , the best of motives feel fate playcc : them a cruel trick when it took hin ) away and gave us Roosevelt,
 Again we ask, if 1t is to be wonder ed at that men who had no sympath,
 nor support for the Bry" nism of 1S9 are now looking to him as the pros ' pective leader? He may not be tn man they would choose, because oi hi
 former beliefs, but they believe tha he has abandoned his old-time neresie and that circumstances Ire consr.rinI "A to make him the strongest man tn Democrats can nominate in 90S, look
 ing at it from the present point 0
 view. The most patriotic men in tn
 Democratic Party see and realize tn
 necessity of rescuing the country iron
 it's reign of misrule and unreason an
 of restoring the government as far a possible to it's old bearings. If Nil . Bryan offers the surest hope of ac -om plishing that end, they are for hin
 regardless of the past.
 But there Is another factor t wo- s that should not be forgotten and +hs Is William R. Hearst. If any thin
 that there Is no danger to be appre
 hended from him, they may revIs ; their opinion. He has unlimited 'si alt z unbouuded ambition and unb. ushin ! unscrupulousness in pursuit of an ot