The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-06-13

"~SS uieo aDornlng IN the Demo
cratic household. We have beer
somewhat concerned lest the
great body of Democrats will no,
De alert TO see that the question
OF the next Democratic nominee
IS not determined by machine
politics. nor be the result OF
Jueg'ed conventions. And we,
with a great number of States.
some twenty-five we believe
having already expressed their
choice. we can but feel that the
matter IS practically decided. and
shat no amount of juggling will
avaii to thwaTt the will of the
people.
This being the case and Mr.
bryan being the choice of those
Twenty-Five States. we are very
frank TO say, and if it be treason
make the most of it. that we can
conceive of nothing more ill
timed. snhospitable, inexcusabIe.
ungraciOus or indiscreet than the
attempt OF Hon. Francis r. Las
sitter TO present. and to embarrass
Mr.. Bryan on Patrick Henry
Day ar the jamestown Exposi-
ton. Such a presentation of the
foremost American. the most be-
loved citizen and greatest Demo-
,crats OF our country, is not char
acteristic of the good taste of
firgInians. a fact which we feel
surc Mr.. Bryan appreciates. and
at best. 1t was only secondhand
performance following the erup-
tion OF Jno. Temple Graves.
The party wreckers who fol-
lowed the graud old scuttler. G.
cleveland into ponderous private
life. after he had denied the faith
and deserted the men who had
stood~6y The ship amid the storm
and stress of battle, using the
weapons and the power, with
which their confidence had
clothed him. to bring defeat and
disaster upon them. these great
business men. these conserVa-
tives. cried aloud. and wearied
not IA bowling. that the six mil
lion and odd voters who had twice
followed the fortunes of Mr.. |
Bryan were mistaken in principle |
and impractical in policies, and |
demanded the nomination of one
OF their kith and kin, class, creed |
and condition. And 10! Alton |
was sent as the Moses to guide us |
out OF the wilderness - Judge |
Parker-a candidate who would
chill ice water and make cold |
storage appear like the bright
July sunshine in comparison; and |
what had before been but defea
had Row come TO be we'll nigh
2nnihiiatiOn- And now they cryl
an the streets the great hopeless
ness OF again following Mr.. !
Bryant Modest of them, isn't it'll
Why il would strike us that theyj
might go of somewhere and run
a political campaign ia KAN :
Schatka or IimbActoo. and make
some reputation. before makingj
so many criticisms and SUCCESS
tons.
AS one who from youth up has {
kept the faith. recognizing curl
distance alike from the seats of
The mighty and the ear OF the
great mass OF the people, vet c
With the consciousness OF our \
'irship With those who have all il
Ways been of the household oil
Democracy. We are going to sug- "
'est. with due modesty. what we :,
onceive to be an ideal ticket,
'rilliant. magnetic. non-sectional
thoroughly democratic and in-I
piring. Bryan. of Nebraska. Sc
nd Czrmack. of Tennessee. " "
What . whirlwind campaign it sc
'oult bef What splendid en- ar
's.sssn these brilliant Americans so
L 2fonse. and what ideal Pc Pc
81 ey would make. an
~ weeks genius for states s ~el