The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-01-15
WORD
Az to the Political Situation From
a Democratic STANDPOINT.

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time is not far off whom candidates
will be chosen by the political
parties for the various Offices,
There are. according to general
report, influential Democrats in
this state who are opposed 10 Mr..
Bryan's nomination for president
and who hope to see deleg cation
go from the state that will oppose
him in the convention. The Re-
view believes snoh a movement
now would be unfortunate. These
gentlemen, as we understand it, are
not hostile to Mr. Bryan personal
ly, but do not regard him as the
most available man.
However that may be, Bryan's
nomination lie foregone oonolu.
sion, SO why create party differen-
oeg and detection by opposing it.
Not only that, but Roosevelts
self. elimination certainly increases
Bryan's availability and leaves him
the logical democratic candidate,
add especially is this true il the
republican reaotionaries dictate
the republican nomination.
Bryan polled mere votes in 1896
than any candidate ever did before
or could have done then. He did
as we'll in 1900 as any democrat
could have done and we believe
oan poll as many if not more votes
in this year of 1908 than any other
Democrat He is clean, honest
md able. We do not CONCUR in
his government ownership views,
but oan any man be nominated for
any office whose every opinion
would coincide with our oWnP
Mr.. Bryan, for pointing out i'm
pending financial evils and de-
manding striot corporation and
trust regulation, ten years ago.
was roundly denounced as a social
let. Events have sinoe proved his
foresight and demonstrated the
soundness of his judgment. The
people are bent upon reform in
public and financial affairs and
they will tolerate no retreat. The
democratic masses will not risk
the fiasoo of four years ago, but
they will insist upon Bryan head-
ing the ticket again.
Can he be elected? Conditions
are certainly more favorable for
democratic SUCCESS than for quar-.
ter of century.
Prophesies are fruitless, but
certainly the situation is most
hopeful and democrats oan afford
to be optimistio
What is needed and all that 10
needed is unity, saneness and ag.
gressiye harmony. The democratic
voters should demand this of their
leaders and Representatives and
not permit rivalries and sectional.
isms to jeopardize the splendid
ohanoe for suooess, that oonfronts
us in the state and nation.
In the state the republican party
will nominate for Governor, in eli
probability. candidate exception
ally weak in everything save his
abjeot loyalty to certain corpora
ton interests. There 10 a large
and respectable element in the re-
publican party that will spew him
and his methods and machine if
given proper and decent incen-
tive, coupled with reasonable
hope of democratic suooesS.
However, if faotional feeling,
personal mbitions and vindiotive
desire on the part of one set to get
even with another crowd, domino.
ates the Democratic oounojls and
conventions, not only oan we hope
for support from high. minded Re.
publican voters, disgusted with tho
rotten machine methods in their
own party. but We oan not count
upon the active assistanoe of many
of the best mon in our own ranks.
That no uncomfortable number of
them feel that we have had too
much of that already can be easily
esoertained by talk with the rank
and file.
The party workers. Democrats
in West Virginia, who do not traf-
flo with the Republican Machine
or cling to their party in the hope
of personal reward or personal hon
ors. but believe in Democratic
principles and desire to see their
party succeed because they believe