The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-03
WHY TIE aTTFNr-r FAILED


The attempt to prevent tnc aorasnn-
ton Of Nj. n-yan for th~ Presidency in
1905 failed for three reasons
J. Because the ehlef talk - q
Southern candidate was le~plreA ~
THE interests 81 which thc New
York sun - the recognized mouth
piece. II was not any desire - set .
Southern Democrat like Hokc smith
or Joseph Folk. but a Southern man
who stood N" with the railroads p
trusts. ami would not make war on
special privilege The talk - Ia
yorite son" candidate proceeded from
the same ~iasincere motlyc-not e adj
vance some true ~ho could
~in. bat ~ get "a man nominated Who
could make -the Interests feel thAi
Re was SAFE and sound. which, 81
their VOCABULARY means thAs they
would do nothing 10 free the countF
from being ~nnancially tributaries -
the interests These insincere and
selfish attempts TO bring out other can
didates disgusted thousands "f Demo
Gratis ~ho preferred some neN man a.
the candidate.
>. Because no man has nten sng
gested whose supporters could claim
was as strong a MIR. Bryan Mr. Mel
VILE +. ingalls,. 4 prominent railroad
mar Of Cincinnati. who did not sup
port Bryan in 1895. Is quoted a. saying
that BRYAN would poll one million
more votes thar any other Democrat
--k harnlEy4t@ lnElgH-
ing the men who opposed free SILVER
believe Bryan can poll many thousand
more votes than any other Democrat
that they favor his nomination ihtN
agree ira if any Democrat can be
elected. AIR. BRYAN is the man. y no
Democrat can be elected. by poiilIR
the largest public vote the Democratic
marty can be most strengthened IN
made useful by in a measure prevent
ing Republican extreme measures
There is no doubt that Is called
Organism has powerfully impressed
the even those who clam hot
to believe in his views. It certainly has
greatly Influenced the President IN ms
railroad regulations and Ink pollcieS'
and has shown once again that often a
minority party can shane important
bv the propelling power OF
public sentiment.
8. a the rank and file belleVe
what Bryan believes and Will have no
standard bearer not known to he ready
to fight and keep on fighting against
privileges and for equal rights TO all
They know Bryan Will do that ana
they believe the day is not far distant
when victory Will come. senator
stone. of Missouri, speaking recently
of the strength of Bryan with the
masses in his State, said:
"If all the Democratic leaders IN
Missouri should get toge- Ter and agree
to send a delegation against Bryan to
the convention and Bryan should let II
known in a letter to some one no.
oody ever heard of before that he want
the nomination, the
would come out OF the brush and wipe
whole bunch of leaders into the
Mississippi river"
That is true Of most of the States in
Union and 1t explains why Bryan
need not turn his hand even TO secure
nomination. IT is true that some
Of the politicians are not in perfect
accord with BRYAN, and would prefer
err candidate: it is true that most
Of the Metropolitan newspapers AVE
sought by ridicule and unfair treat
nent to destroy his mold; it is true that
the trusts and protected interests
nave put in operation every influence
1T their command to retire Bryan from
4 position of infuence-these things
are true, and yet Bryan is today
stronger than he was in 1896. 1900. or
9O4. and so strong that every elias Is
IF opponents declare that if he will
AXE the nomination nobody can pref,
it and all the influences corr
against his nomination.
What does this mean? 1t means thai ;
he American people of this generation .
put the same estimate upon Bry-
IN that history will accord hirG-tnat
ne is the first man of his generation
hat has lived since the war, in either
party, and that he has this influence .
;oleiy because Of the ability, consist
and faith with which he cham
the same principles that Jeffer-
son enunciated. Jackson strengthened
Tilden illustrated.
GOVERNOR JOHNSON'S SENSE.