New-York tribune., 1907-12-09
coJNG TO THE MOUNT1TN.

colonsI Wattprson has Just set an eXampt" vl
| nbiIosonbic fortitude which may be OF service
! 10 Democratic editors hereabouts who are dlSilt
cIined to accept AIR. Bryans thlrd noih'ud'l""
| for the Presidency as foreOrdalned tor 'he pun
| ,.a+ion and salvation of the Democratic party
CoIonel WattcrSon was himself long amcnS
those who thought that salvation lay III qult'
another direction. Though he Joined IN AuguS''
1906, IN welcoming Mr. Bryan home from loi
eign tour and acclaming him the unolSPul'n
leader of the party that welcome grow cold
overnight when the peerless Commoncr sup
mitted his programme of government ownership
and operation of all the instrumentaties "i
interstate commerce. programme which, as
Mr. Wattcrson has often said, can lead only |"
the "Iexicanization of the Republic
The editor of THE Courier-Journal had not
only decided by September, 1905, that Mr. Bryan
wouldn't do at all 9s leader, but. with more
practically than the Eastern anti-Bryan EDITORS
have shown. had set about discovering some
other Democrat on whom 10 devoivc tue leader-
shin After anxious search he deserted n
potential substitute in Governor John a. JONI
son Of Minnesota. But unfortunately Governor
johnson did not take kindly to the place of
volunteer and deivercr. and Mr.. Watterson was
left in the same painful position ia which he
Iancushed in lS11-that of having planned and
generated a relief expedition which obstinately
failed to materializ".
As an experienced and diSiIluSioned cam
naigncr Colonel Watters,T, now knows Nhen ne
has had enough. lie is no slay" to pride OF
opnon: nor does br hc"N" in riding bis
theories till the heavens fall He can 20 tp ia"
mountain if the mountain remains ihmPNaDlc
and deaf 10 the music 0f his parts oi speech.
MIR BRYAN having refused 10 recognize the force
of the colonel's suggestion that d new BcHo
l.I ~, nl lie r.ysr Il In
withdraw that suggestion in the interest Of
nartv harmony and solidarity. Having described
the Ncbraskan as a selfish dictator, bent ON
exnloitins the Democracy for his own profit and
glory and as a ravenous PopulistC wolf masking
himself in the Sleeps clothing Of orthodox JET
fersonianism, Mr.. Watterson is still willing to
waive those trivial complaints as turning on
points of expediencyn merely. Mr.. Bryan having
decided TO nominate himself, "The Courier
Journal has enough Of the spirit or sweet
reasonableness and gracious remuneration not TO
balk at supporting hIn. Said Colonel Waiter
son the other day IN his best vein of charity and
optimism:
1t may be that the old Democracy of strict
construction has passed from the scene never
| to return. and that a new Democracy very lau-
/ t,,diuous in its methods and its aims has ar
rived upon the stage to stay. In the latter
event IL cannot be doubted that Mr.. Bryan Is
! its prophet. He Will surely be in the next
| presidential campaign its leader, and so, going
I back 10 the midsummer Of last year, we recall
! the acclaim with which welcomed his home
! coming. and in perfect good faith we repeat:
| "Iiurrah for Bryan
No one will question the perfect good faith
with which Colonel WatterSOn has turned his
! latest corner His heart is large ana his preJu-
/ dces are not invincbe. He takes his Democ-
racy hoof horns and all and cannot be deferred
from honoring and supporting the man whom
/ the party h0nors and supports even though on
all the essentials of political doctrine his differ
ences with the candidatedesignate have been,
/ as he confeSses continuous and drastic. What
are opinions between friends and liberal minded
| JeffcrSonianS: