The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-25
Voice Of the eople
'rammnny VIII Get In the Band wagon.


Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-In your issue OF July 7th note
your article. Putting Bryan in the
Hole think what you say is cx-
actly right. The Democratic party re-
presents the nniflcation OF from SIX
to eight millions Of voters. scattered
from Maine to Texas and from CALI
f 6 7, 70 Washington. It is not pos
every one of these voters. and the
object of a national convention is TO
nave representatives of the party from
al over the country get together. form
glate platform and nominate a can
didate who will be satisfactory to the
majority OF The party, and It is just
as illogical for the minority to bolt
The nomination as 1t would be for the
ton. to attempt revolution in the
manner of our Central and South
american neighbors. II our system Of
government means anything at all. 1t
must be accepted by the minority. The
convention at Denver was In the hands
OF earnest. determined men, with the
national welfare at heart. and mover
IN the last forty years has the chance
for success looked so promising for
the Democratic party.
The dictatorial attitude assumed by
the New FORK Democracy, which means
T1 "a. any Hall. at every convention
:
the party much harm. and the sooner
that honest and genuine Democrats
a q, teerminee TODD what they know 5toFbe
m fh ,lbE s 9f Tammanys
cure the control OF the national gov-
eminent, which is well-nigh essential
to the continuance of this republic.
when the real Democratic party is
fairly in the saddle was we'll evidenced
BY the result Of the fcampaign&of 1892.
! myself was IN the convention tent
phasized Its objection to the emo nomi Ina
ton Of Mr.. Cleveland by marching out
OF the convention; vet he was nomi-
mated, and swept tile country, as you
Well rem ember,
The settlement of the Central Vest
ecr.n States since the. close Of the Civil
War has been rapid, and has been
u az fr up q pa Two .prineiPal
n = bly, New ENGLAND. and men from
foreign5 lands. a large proportion of
MI nlSWere Germans or Scandinavians.
States 9ss f were a
charged Union soldiers, and were wed !
ded to the Republ ican party, while the
Germans and scandinavians, being OF
the world, ed8themselves on secur (
ing citizenship with the party In pow
err, being satisfied to let we'll enough
a 9; and net being thoroughly f..
issue. S'
of late years this has begun to
change. The sproportion Of people In
tho NIississi ppi Valley who are natives
Of the soil has largely Increased, and
the tendency to hreak away from / lie
|tenetsgo the original settlers is mark
ed. The political Interests Sof the peo-
pies OF the Southern States and OF the
.Nlississippi Valley States are Identical.
They, !, are both agricultural conlmnni-
surplus to sci 4 and both, stherefore,
have the sturdy self-reliance which
such a condition begets. They do8not
ask tariff protection for the fruits Of
thelr&toil + they do not want paternal-
Ism inE the national government; they
are perfect lyl able to manage their own
local Affairs without assistance from.
Washington, This feeling Is bound
ally them with the party ofsJeffer-
son, Jackson, Cleveland, md we may.
THOSE WHO are on the fence are so q,
mainly because Of ~ doubt aa to the
sinceritN Of the Democratic Sparty---sf
doubt which will always remain as.
long asgtthat PARTY hows before the
Will Of 'ramrl1an ny If Ia ll,5with Its secret
e! lance With the worst Val. Street in-
lue noes, Now that the Democratic
I ma Fly. las a. ga Id "a In ~ no sllnmistakabl
I.WRyh Get thee he'll Ind me. SATAN TYill