Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-11

only one way TO keep those who ara
out OF condition from playing, and
that is to keep all out of it.
DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP.
"Disgraced, Inundated by years of
mtsmanagement, to give it no harsher
name, little truth telling, a little
courage, and common honesty would
again array democrats behind their
party candidates if they be men of
character, standing on a platform of
real democracy" said William Trav-
ers Jerome at the conference of the
democrats at Albany, who had gather.
ed to start the boom for the district
attorney for governor.
Jerome may have done some things
that he ought not to have done. He
may have failed to do things that he
should have done, and he may not be
all that he pretends to be, but this is
matter of opinion, and some charges
are made against him along those
lines, but whatever he may be, there
was an outpouring of the truth tell
ing" mentioned above when he began
his talk.
Hearst was hit right and left, al
though his name was not mentioned
by the candidate. Tammany was also
given a few jabs. He said, "In their
platform, democrats want no crazy So
cialism or revolutionary paternalism
There should be in it no note of a
cheap demagogue.
Real leadership Is nowhere in
sight. What passes for leadership
seems to consist of demagogic denun-
Citations of existing conditions, and the
advancing of vague schemes of social
ism and paternalism which are essen
TALLY revolutionary in character"
In these few words he diagnoses
correctly the case of the democratic
party. What passes for leadership Ger.
ta1nly is demagogic denunciation of ex
listing conditions with no remedies Of
fered except vague schemes of social
ism that are impractical and revolu-
tionary. And when it comes down to
the point of action that Is what has
divided the democratic party so as to
make it useless as a party Of execu.
ton. AS party of opposition and de-
nunciation 1t gets certain number Of
votes, but as a party that may be look
ed to for the solution of any of the prob.
that are denounced it has been and
probably always will be a complete
failure.
The trouble is that in their anxiety
to catch votes no thought is taken of
the future. One set of men in one Sec
ton are preaching one kind Of demo-
cratic gospel and another section re-
ceives different kind II they are
successful when the representatives
OF these two sections come together
an inharmonious organization is inevi.
table. There are two or more distinct
clements that never have and never
will agree upon any plan of action
Each in its native section is able to
carry state elections on account of To-
cal conditions, but the leaders are as
far apart as tue oceans and reconcil-
iation is hopeless. 1t Is only neces-
sary to call to mind the last time the
democrats had possession of the exec
utive and legislative branches of the
government to see working example
of these conditions. President Cleve-
lands denunciation of the tariff bill
passed, as party perfidy and party dis
honor and Senator Germans arraign-
iAlOhIo VI IIC PiColuSuC5 upOA USudll Ol
his followers serve to show what the
result is when two separate organ.
izations are trying to form themselves
into one.
This situation is set forth quite
clearly in the speech OF Mr.. Carlisle,
the secretary OF the democratic state
committee of New York, at the confer
ence above referred to. With refer
ence to Hearst he says the New York
publisher has repeatedly refused to &C.
cept the honor of democratic conven.
tons in the past and has openly bolt.
ed regular party nominations. Of the
Independence league, he says 1t is not
democratic when its mover deliberate
ly and maliciously attacks every dem
ocrat Of any prominence in state or
nation who in any way may see fit to
interfere with his preposterous de-
sires or demands. No one has SO far
escaped his attacks except Bryan, and
Mr.. Carlisle questions, who can doubt
his unfriendly attitude to the Nebras-
kan?