The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-07-10
BRYAN AND THE MOVEMENT
AGAINST ONNIPOTENT. IN
CONTROLLED CAPT.
TAIISN.

The Springfield Republican has 2
thoughtful editorial On the situation
presented bv the enforcement Of Bry-
an by every Democratic Convention
held this year. It commends his ut
tsrancc that n does not regard
: these expressions as binding upon
them Or upon the party q thes
state. and says
AS t. the strength 81 the sentiment
hIs favor among the mass Of the Dem
oeratS - the country. there can ac n"
disagreement for North Carolina this
1.r1 week followed the example OF
other states in endorsing Mr.. Bryan
for the Presidency. The sentiment Is
tic natural result ~ au~e> which
have been too frequently pointed out
L. require renearSa! nov. We are lu
tbe midst OF 4 national movement
against what the London Times has
called "omnipotcnt uncontroIlcd capt
i4IiSm.' with President Roosevelt
leading u guiding IL in 50 far as Il
i susceptible OF being led and guided
IN a President of the United states.
but Mr.. BrXauts name cannot bc left
out. or even rcieGutct To a ~footuotc.
when the history of the movement
comes II be written. Ills last words
Of advice IL his party. before IT. left
for his foreign travels. We're to support
the Republican President whenever ne
sought to cmbody a Democratic poll
cv in legislation. and thus ne aided
materially III bringing the Democrats
in Congress into the position Wh"rc
the President found their votes. during
the recent session. 50 valuable in over
coming the opposition within his own
party. But Nh. Bryan's part in tho
movement referred To is far more thar
twelve months old. The London Times.
with a assortment broadened by the
perspective it enjoys, says with indiS-
putable truth
The movement against omnipo-
tent. uncontrolled capitalism is
not new in the United States. 1t
was the real handspring of the
popular sentiment for Mr.. Bryan
and the Democrats in 1895.
Using the silver question as the
chief weapon Of attack, because at that
time it was the one most available.
the movement temporarily failed. not
solely because the election of 1896
was adverse to it, but because Nature
came to capitalism'S aid with her great
Of gold in the neWly-diScovercd
mines. The cry for more money WAS
answered out of the bowels Of the
earth. The special characteristic of
the later development of the rove !
mcnt against 'CmnipOtent. uncontrolled i
ca capitalism is that the Republican
President seems to be playing a role
similar to the one which +
played nearly a decade ago. i
then satisfied radicaliSm's pri-
demands. while keeping the par
of conversation and capitalism in !
power: and we are now confronting
the interesting political puzzle whether
he party of conservatism and capital
may not again be continued in /,
power, owing to President R~OoSeVelt'S
efforts to make it an agent of q mod
crate program of reforms. 1T is easy
to see that Mr.. RoOsevelt'S conception /
Of party strategy embraces this idea.
He would draw the teeth Of the rad
party, and it is not in the least
impossible that his leadership Will
nave that effect for another ten years.
If the people are to be satisfied with
Republican inStalment of anti
capitalism. Mr.. Bryan may find him
self distinguished by being again left
high and dry
During the next two years it will
De developed whether Mr.. Roosevelt's
to keep his party in power
by compromises with the big trusts.
curbing their most open wrongs while
going to the root of the disease,
IAN give the Republicans another
ease of power.