The Somerset reporter., 1908-07-16
In Darkest Denver.

nominations by niggt. Democrats
have wondrous powers Of endurance.
They talk, and they cheer, and they
vote, and they nominate against time.
What they did in this way at ST.
Louis they can Guido in Denver.
They have endured Nr. Bryan for
twelve years, endured mis- driving
them twice TO defeat, endured also
his aid in defeating their candidate Of
four years ago, endured his aspira
tions and his domination ever since.
and, facing the certainty of another
defeat next November, they talk all
the morning and sit up all night for
the purpose of putting him at the
head of their ticket. Such constancy
through tribulation is worthy of a
better cause. But, after all, it is the
best thing that could happen. By
this persistence in misguidance the
Democratic party must put itself
where it belongs-on the side Of sheer
undiluted radicalism-and must put
the conservative old time Democratic
where they belong-outside the party.
The best thing THAI could happen
must happen, if, in fact. il mas not al
ready happened. The Democrats at
Denver are forcing new alignment
Of parties. They are drawing to
themselves all the radical elements
The Democratic party is now placed
where it has belonged any time these
twelve years. If ever within this pc
riod there has been any doubt con-
corning its future and that of its OPP
ponent, that doubt can exist no long
er. The Democrats have thrown
overheard the principles which en-
numbered them, and they have given
themselves without reserve TO a
course of mere expediency, OF polit-
zeal opportunism, a course which
means anything to catch votes. No
longer IL there room for pretense.
The Democratic party frankly con-
fesses that ii no longer believes il
stability, that it no longer cares fer
that faitn in constitutiona.iem which
brought it into being; it a-kuowI-
edges that it believes only in Bryan
and Organism.
Organism is Populism, thinly dis
guised. Organism is any politicalism,
every ism that can be devised 10 fas-
cinate the credulous aud capture the
votes of the unWary. 1t Is political
dreaming, translated into sound. 1t
is not radicaiism merely, ii is ultra
radicalism; il is socialism and water;
it is a political patent medicine, a
cure all for every ethical and econom-
ic twinge and eruption. People VINO
like this sort of thing are welcome
to it. They can now enlist with the
party in which they will feel com
pletely at home. For the same reason
the old line Democrats, the men who
believed in what jefferson taught.
and in the party he led, and have TOO
long fingered in the hope that they
could guide the party back TO reason,
can leave the party now. They mus.
leave it. There is no room for them
within its ranks.
Denver gives the signal. Hence
forth the Democratic party is 10 be
the party of the extremists. The
Republican party must therefore be-
come the party of conservative pro-
gress. 1t is well that this should be
so. 1t is we'll that in one camp all the
radicals and extremists should be
gathered, and that in the other tne
men who believe in evolution, not
revolution, should be ranged. Now
men will march under their true
colors.
The old name adheres, but the old
principles, the fundamental faiths of
Democracy, are being finally and
forever deserted by the organization
which now presumes TO call itself the
Democratic party. In the place OF
principles there is expediency; in the
place of constructive and stable plans
of government and legislation there
are the easy going vagaries of oppor-
tunism. The real Democratic party
is dead. Would that the usurper Of
its name and place could find new
name.
The law of compensation still OPP
crates in the affairs of men. Il is
good that there should be this new
alignment of parties. Whichever
party is in power there must be, will
De, after this, genuine party of OPP
position to check or spur the other.
Now there can be no more FOOLS b
colors and codes. 1t will be possible
after this to distinguish professed
Republican from a protested Dem
ocrat. This has been difficult mat
ter for long time past; it has led to
a confusion of thought, a confusion oil
argument and an uncertainty of ae
ton. Now it will be possible te
choose between government by eN-
pertinent and government by funda-
mental law.
At Denver Democracy has fune
caution to the winds. 1t has pro
claimed to all who are capable OF be
lieving in such folly that through
Bryanism alone can Americans fine
political and economic salvation. il
promises a short cut TO endless pros
peritv and undisturbed peace q
mind; it adapts the get rich-quiel
idea to what is called self-goyeru
ment; it exalts the gospel of discon.
tent; il lures the undiseerninE bs d
political confidence game. In what
ever phrases the new Democratic
party has dressed its doctrines. ~
may hereafter choose TO adoru them
the real nature of its propaganda VII
not be concealed force is Bryan
lite; its temperament Bryanistic. il.
belief is Organism; its law and -
prophet, the object and alteration o'
its being Bryan. Aud BrN an is
talker, nothing more, bur he is talk
ing his party into the darkness q
defeat.
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