The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-11-19
j. BRYAN
Wakes ANNOUNCEMENT
frank and File of Democracy Desire. He Will Make
the Race, Regardless of the Repub-
lIcan Nomination

what 1t believes. While il ma taka
advantage of Republican mistakes -
u depend upon its own merits for
success and not upon the error % 10
opponents.
The action of the RenuhHca, o
vention may have its influence IL 10
determining Of the relative hfIItv
OF democratic candidates bIf II o,gLt
not TO have any influence in deterr,N
ming the question whether the one
CHOSEN by the Democrats should ac-
cPl the nomination. If the rank and
HE Of the Democratic party desire
MT. Bryan to make the race. he wiu
make IT, no matter n may be the
republican nominee.
NO one can estimate the chances Of
the party in the next CAMPAIGN with
sufficient accuracy to make his cam
dldacy dependent upon the outlook.
While Democrats have reason to be
encouraged by the facts that Demo-
cratic principles have grown in pop
ularity and that Democratic policies
are now praised by many who de-
nounc them a few years ago. and
While further encouragement is to be
derived from the fact that the Demo-
cratic party is more united than il has
been for many years, and the Repub-
lican party more divided. still the ac-
ton of the Democratic party cannot be
made dependent upon the prospect of
success. The Drospectn now seem ev-
! CFllFiL, pul a btIlOt1dJlC -\dtIOndl
! Convention will be held. a platform
adopted and candidates nominated.
Democratic policies are necessary:
they should therefore. endorse those
principles and present those policies
and then select as their candidates
those who. in their judgment, will give
the party the greatest assurance OF
benefit il a case Of victory.
IF the members of the party be-
Whether the prospects are bright or
4 Clnnnoyv - nd tho 1o ~ ,,,7nt ~oo1~ +I1
best fi"ht it can. Whether it enters
the campaign with fear or with conf
dence. Democrats believe that Demo-
cratic principles are sound, and that
lieve that Mr.. Bryan's nomination viii
help the party, its principles and it's
policy, he will accept the nomination
whether the indications point to de-
feat or victory. A defeat can bring
no disgrace where the cause is a just
one, but otherwise would be Disgrace
full. especially in one who is as deeply
indebted to his party as Mr.. Bryan is.
The next campaign will be an ap-
peal to the public conscience. The in
yestigatiOns have shown not only the
corrupt use of large campaign funds,
but the only source from which they
can he drawn, namely-the
tons that seek to convert the govern
ment into a business asset. The Dem
ocratic party stands for the doctrine
of equal rights to all AID special priv
lleBeS TO none, ana therefore cannot
promise faVcrS to favor seeking cor
poratiOns. If it made such promises
to the corporations it WOuld be guilty
of duplicity, for it would have to be
tray the voters as the Republican par
ty has done in order 10 reward these
corporations, as the Republican party
has rewarded them.
The Democratic campaign must be
carried on by volunteers who will work
because they desire the triumph of
Democratic ideas. We cannot hope
to appeal to the sordid to buy he
purchaseable, even if such a course
would contribute toward Democratic
success. No one should favor Mr..
Bryan's nomination unless the party
is willing to open its books and show
where its contributions come from and
for what the money is expended. The
Republican party ought to be chal-
lenged to conduct its campaign in this
open and honest way, and if the Re-
publican leaders refuse to accept the
challenge n Democrats can we'll af-
ford to leave the issue with the pub
lie.
AN appeal to cons ;ience is politi-
calIy eXpedient, as well as morally
right, for the conscience is the most
important force with which
man deals, The national on
science has already been aroused,
and a large majority of the
voters have been educated 10 the ne
cessity of real reform a reform tina
viii make his government aagin a
government of the peoI Ie, by the peo-
pie. and for the people. 1t only re-
mains for the Democratic party tC
convince the voters that it can be en-
trusted with the work of reform and
nothing will do more to convince the
public thar a refusal to negotiate with
predatory wealth and an honest ap-
peal by honest method to the honest
> sentiment of the country"