The Ocala banner., 1907-12-27
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The Ocala Banner loves Bryan;
likewise il loves the democratic par
". and the rove of parry should al
ways be u2permoaL While We be
iieve Bryan is the most lOyable man
in the democratic party, We do not be-
Iiovc be Is the str0nsest,-OcaI1 BAN
ner.
Who. Jhea. 10 you believe is the
strongest and why? 1t won't do 10
imply continue knocking Mr., Br%an.
If there is d stronger man i'll the c"un-
try. Ie, us nno., lis name ana resi-
icncc and tn rea a5ou for his strength.
The question Is up To the Banner
Pensacola Journal
We endeayOred to answer the Pen
sacola Journals question some days
ago in as candid and as plain a man
Iner as We telt capable OF doing.
We are not knocking" Mr. Bryan
and have no disposition 10 do so
indeed. we have an alteration fol
! the Nebraska statesman perhaps eF
| cry whit as great as has the editor o.
| the Pensaola Journal, and what We
sav against the propriety OF his nom
Ijpa,ion for the third time is ventur
ed in all friendliness and sincerity.
There is no law against the "thlr(
term" but there has grown up feel
ling against it, and some OF the strong
est friends President Roosevelt ha
would vote against him if he wer
Nominated for the third term, sim
plv in Difference to this custom.
Very frequently the customs OF
Icountrv are more binding than II
llaws.
. This feeling against a third term
nomination in the United States eve
lextends to third time" nominf
ltion. although the first and secon
nominations may have resulted unsu'
cessfully.
, Mr.. Bryan polled more votes in nj
, first nomination than he did in hl
. second one, which, of course. shoWe
that he had lost rather than game
{ in strength
: This was unfortunate. but it is tru
In the state and congressional ele
tions Of the current year Mr.. Brva
made two campaign tours throu&
;. Kentucky, and that state was lost
democracy by a majority approach4I
twenty thousand. and yet we can r
d member when Kentucky pOlled a lar
: or democratic majority than any 9TH
Y southern state.
G Mr.. Bryan may not have been at
4 Ito blame for Kentucky's going again
s its precedents and traditions, yet b
0 enemies are making vast amount
d capital over this incident
d Mr.. Bryan since 1896 has create
It very strong antagonisms, and his
l. emies are industriously at work ma
S ufacturing capital from this fact
s. We sincerely wish that it were OF
lprwise, We wish that MT. Bryan hi
o made a stronger run the second TN
II he did the nrst time. We wish IN
z he had created no strong antagonist
IF within and without the party.
o wish that his nomination for "thi
time" would mean a united, harmC
W tous party. for we had rather see n
o president than any other man III I
n ra,jOn. because we look upon n
n with the same degree of love as I
X Wings looked upon Henry Clay,
n. MIR. Bryan. even more than Hen
III Clay. is a lovabIe, even-temDor'
IN broad-nmded man.
n However. entertaining * We do I
IT most exalted admiration for Mir, b
- an. We cannot shut our eyes TO G
is rent facts we see evident in ali s.
tfous Of the country. There is c
%. Irain faction Of the party that Will I
10 Imite under Mr., Bryan's leadership
q. All factions Of the party. h0wey
+? would unite under the Leadership ol
or candidate who has been less in
e. Ilimelight and who has not been in
Il IvositiOn 70 create violent opp0SiG
= land uncOmprOmisiDg antasonisms-
Do A great many republicans are
II vond question out with Mr.. ROOsev
* land are anxious to rebuke him for
ed ineddIes0meneS even TO the extent
nd putting the republican party out
no power, and will cooperate with
- democratic party Il good. stro
~ conservative candidate is nominal
with the party united, all so