The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-25
BRYAN OR ANOTHER DrMooRArs
Personally He Ia Popular, but His Avail
 ability fn 0ueaffOued

Personally He Is Popular, hut His AvaiI- ability is Questioned. s Brooklyn Eagle.
 It is generally regarded as certain that the Southern Democrats will have a stronger influence in determining the candidate and platform of the Demo- cratic party in 1908 than they have had sagacious Democrats of the Northern states realize that in this section of the country the two wings of the par " who, TOT convenience may be termed the radicals and the conservatives, are too far apart for any hope of unit ed or harmonious action. Democrats of the West and Middle West are as badly divided by factions and schisms as their brethren in the East.
 It is this lack of solidarity in the East and West which makes 1t nAore clearly evident as the campaign draws near that the only hope of uniting the party lies In submitting it's welfare to the arbitrament of the South. where Democracy still presents a solid front and no question has been raised re- garding the meaning of the word.
 Taking the nation as a whole. it is admitted by all thinking men that the only candidate who looms large is William J. Bryan. The question which Democracy must decide is Bryan or not Bryan. It Is believed that the South will have the deciding voice in making this decision. If the south says Bryan, the North and West will acquiesce. If the South is lukewarm in it's sentiments for the Nebraskan 1t Is believed that there is no demand in the North or West which will dictate his candidacy to the National Convention.
 By the consensus of all, the great question which in one aspect is Bry- an or not Bryan, Is perhaps in another and larger views Is whether or not Dem ocracy shall declare its intention to out-Roosevelt Roosevelt in regulating or shall take it's stand for the old time principles of the party--for indi- responsibilities and the least legisla- tion and regulation concomitant with public welfare.
 Getting southern Opinion About Bryan.
 With these things in mind. the ed- tor of The Eagle has written a let ter to about seventy-tive of the editors of the leading newspapers of the South. in order to obtain a consensus of opinion regarding the Southern Dem ocratlc attitude toward the nomina- tion of Mir Bryan and the larger ques- | ton of whether radicalism or conserVa- tism is to be the guiding star of Dem ocracy in 1908. The letter sent to the l Southern editors was as follows: | q. Do you favor the third nomina- I tian of William J. Bryan for President by the National Democratic Conven- tion? MT. Bryan's nomination among those your paper reaches?
 | "S If not MT. Bryan. what Demo erat do you favor for the Democratic "''I.''1 ~. what sIH effect if any. has the In dustrial or financial situation on your
 "5 Has the policy of President Roosevelt on economic questions | strengthened or weakened his admin | istration nmong vour subscribers? | ID to the present time The Eagle has received more than thirty replies. | These replies are from the editors of Heading Democratic newspapers in Mary l land. Virginia North Carolina. South 1 Carolina Georgia. Florida. Alabama l Kentucky. Tennessee and Texas. Nc | replies have vet been received from Mississippi and Louisiana.
 | Equal Division on the Question Of NOm-
 mating BryaR.
 The results of he Eagle canvass of ] the Southern editors so far as the re- plies have been received indicate sev- l era1 things. On the question or the ad- visibility Of nominating MT BrYan l opinion apnears to he about equally di- | vided It is made clear, however. that | Mr Bran retains his nlace in the ad- | miratlon and affection Of the southern | Democrats and that there Is no lndl- | vlduaI who makes so general an appea | as the NebraRkan. Many Of the mer 1 who declare that thev are personallN l opposed to his renomination state thn' l there exists a strong sentiment TOT Nr
 Bryan among the Democratic readers
 of their papers, .,.... -o,,
 didate eiicited many responses pu
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