The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-06
.RAH FOR BRYAN
SAYS WATTERSON
SENSIBLE THING FOR DEMOCRATS
IS TO CLOSE RANKS FOR
NEBRAskAN.
HIS NOMINATION IS CONCEDED
Declares il is idle to Further Dispute
the Great commoner's
Leadership.

= Journal Henry Watterson, under tbs
), caption "Hurrah for Bryan" announces
|, his fealty to the Commoner and ad
9 mits that his nomination is certain
; Mr.. Watterson says:
The Courier-Journal wishes to deal
a fairly by Mr.. Bryan but it owes the
!. obligations of candor to the Democrat.
fc party and of respect to its own
a character and opinions.
. ut may be that the Old Democracy
of strict construction has passed from
the scene never to return, and that
New Democracy very latitudinous in
its methods and its aims has arrived
upon the stage to stay. In the latter
event, it cannot be doubted that Mr..
Bryan is its prophet. He will surely
be in the next Presidential campaign
its leader, and so, going back to the
midsummer of last year, we recall the
acclaim with which we welcomed his
homecoming, and in perfect good
| faith we repeat: 'Hurran for Bryan
"The differences between Mr.. Bryan
and the Courier-Journal have been con-
| tinuous and drastic. We could not In |
! 1896 accept his Free Silver gospels at
all. Time has shown that they were
vagaries, and very costly vagaries In
1900, the money question being no
longer a paramount issue, we supported
his second candidacy, marking our OBJ
jections to his platform. We hope in
1908 that we shall have to make no
discounts as to the platform AS to
Mr.. Bryan, personally, he is wholly
agreeable and acceptable to us, and 1t
will cost us not the least sacrifice of
feeling to labor for his election.
"The readers of the Courler-Journal
have not failed to note that our oppo-
sition to his candidacy has turned
largely upon points of expediency and
that our efforts have been mainly ad-
dressed to inducing him to see what
we think we see--that he is not likely
" DIONS Tic oIIOL6COL AOlullCG III tIlC f.
debatable States. But, next year,
there may be no debatable States; the
country may be so tired of the Re-
publicans that it will be swept by any
Ticket the Democrats may
put up. 1t cannot be denied that Mr.
Bryan has made steadfast fight, that
ne is elena, typical American, that
MS following is compact and enthus-
astic, and that even among the mass
IS of the Republicans he is well con- Il
'idered and well liked, all of which
nay be set down as SO many political
ssets at time when the public mind
s SO unfixed and variable, party lines =
nd discipline so loose, and the popu-
ar mood and tense so impressionable.
THE winter which rs upon us holds
ut few encouragements to the lowly
nd the poor. The 'stringency- through
,hich we have been passing may be
airly described as a rich mans pan
- 1t has chiefly affected the great
the Banks and the
of the Government have
cen put forth to rescue the party In
over from disaster The Administra-
on has only saved itself by subter-
Ige and evasion. The Presidents
opularity has been stretched to its ~
ttermost tension. What will happen
the banking and business furry is
by yet worse depression In
nong the work people It is not hard
conceive, and, If the season of 49,
enty which we have enjoyed yields Go
last to the periodical season of in
Of the Republicans will give Il.
ace to mourning. the
I'm 1892, the Homestead Riots trans ing
rrea the Labor Union bodily from 23r
e one party to the other triumphant y, MA
electing Mr.. Cleveland, who up to lin,
at time had no chance whatever of cor
sction. at
THE practical and sensible thing for no'
mocrats to do now is to close ranks res
d keep step to the drum-beats OF the
stiny which announce the third COM 8
; of the man from Nebraska. 1t is p,u
e further to dispute his leadership. ives
he wins, all will be forgiven, IL he hicl
es, may the Lord have mercy upon sou
q. The Courier-Journal has in the . uoy
It had no reserves and has done It's TO 4
" as 1t saw it. AS TO the future, mar
ting never n lingering look behind. 2 d,
v,u Az 10 hornowoooIaaost Minis
WI w 40 NO 10 less
Angels can do no more" uar
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