Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-13
CONSERVATIVE STATESMAN.

uOuC6b POORlOs
CONSERVATIVE STATESMAN.
Editor Dispatch:
By spontaneous approximation, the
two great American leaders Of radical
ism, Roosevelt and Bryan, seem to
have cOalesced. At least, their recent
apparently prearranged meeting at
the w hite House, in Washington, and
what then occurred between them,
appears to indicate it. Should these
two gentlemen happen to be at the
head of the tickets Of the two domi
nant political parties at the next
presidential election, 1t would be of
little concern to the voter which he
chose. They appear to be in full &C.
cord on all live and vital political ques-
lions. The American people never
meant to declare either of them die
tator. They have twice in a most
emphatic way notified Mr.. Br yam that
they did not need him for any purpose.
At the last November elections, in his
own state, Nebraska, and the state of
Kentucky, where he made himself and
vlOWo mOoV OOnoplOuOuo
during the campaign, the sutfragans
made their desire manifest that MI.
Bryan should retire to private life.
Nothing, however, seems to daunt
him. In the light of all these facts be
continues, unsolicited, to decide to,
and force his views upon, the demo.
cratic, party, a party founded and
existing today, upon principles and
policies utterly variance with those ad.
vocated by him. Not only this but h.
goes further, and dares to dictate tc
the chief executive of our national
government, whose power was made
possible by the political heresies OF
Bryan. and pledges democratic aid in
the contamination OF the radical views
of the executive. What democratic
congressman does MIR. Bryan own? II
there be any such shodd5 goods among
| the democratic representatives in
congress, the party should now COM
mence preparation to rid Itself of all
such at the next election.
However much Mr.. Bryan's friends
may admire him personally they are
doing him and themselves an injustice,
and are rendering the democratic par
tV and the country bad service by con-
tinuing to urge his nomination. There
now exist doubled and quadrupled
reasons for declining to support him
that existed in 1896 and 1900. Demo
cratic principles cannot be eliminated
except by destruction Of our republi
can form of government, but, another
nomination of Bryan would most
probably result in the elimination of
Bryan from public life, and total de-
struction OF the democratic party.
Nothing, perhaps, more thoroughly
disgusts the American people, than
persistent arrogance, egOtism and self
Importance in public man, and with
such, patience finally ceases to be a
virtue. Hence, if the democratic
party again dominates Bryan, there
will not be enough of men remaining
III It's ranks to make it at all formid
able in a national political contest.
Those adhering to the cardinal princi-
pies of democracy will be compelled to
democratic. ally themselves with those |
adhering to the old creed and thus
form new party under another name,
In order tc perpetuate the principles
upon which the government was found
ed and must exist.
The problem is narrowed to this: !
Will those American citizens who call
themselves democrats, permit one
political hereto to manufacture new
creed, force it upon their party, and
then force his nomination?
A WEST VIRGINIA DEMOCRAT. |
-Staunton Dispatch and News, 9Th |
inst.
By spontaneous approximation"
We have arrived at the conclusion that
the above styled West Virginia Demo
crat ''coalesced" with Mark Hanna
in 1896 and 1900 and voted straight for
or worse yet for Palmer
and Buckner. The same Spontaneous
approximation brings us to the con-
clusion that he is sick of bis job, for
judging from the grimmaces he makes
he would not be in more tor ment had
he ''coalesced" with some rat poison.
The same spontaneous approxima.
ton" to bis Democratic tendencies
leads us further to believe that in 1904
be beheld the contamination" of his
political desires in the elimination"
of Mr.. Bryan and the elevation of Mr..
Parker, on which occasion he came
back as lost speep, and allied himself
with other 'suffragans" under the
the banner made of that .'shoddy
goods" with a formidable determi-
nation to perpetuate the persistent ar
rogance. egotism and self Importance"
of the fence jumpers, malcontents,
renegades, campaign fund grabbers.
and corruptionists, who had along
with Mark Hanna and other election
brlbers in previous elections, made
politics in American stencil in the
nostrels of civilization. the fruits OF
which we are now enjoying, for we
know positively now that this putridi-
ty and rottenness surrounding US was
given its caste and impetus in the cor
rupt politics Of 1895. when voters were
bought as sheep and the presidency
was stolen. Even then the hated
Bryan got one million more votes than