Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-02
THE CORPORATION WAR ON
BRYAN.

IL Is well to note that tho purpose
OF The movement. which originated
and has Its inspiration among the
wall street interests to eliminate
William j. Bryan from the presiden-
tini contest, is quite aus well UNDER
stood by the real Democratic OF the
Eastern states as by those. OF the
| West and South. In discussing this
movement the Johnstowm (Pa) Dem
cerat dwells ut length upon what IL
terms "the conservative war on Brv-
an and declares that the motive is
not far to seek, indeed it is almost
obvious. They fear" say; the Dem
ocrat. "and believe that IL nominated
he will be elso ted--and this Is the
calamity they dread. 1t would infan-
, IDLY affect the interests with which
they are AFFILIATED: il would initiate
| against Big BUSINESS: it would In the
end destroy the system And this
above all things is undesired BY those
safe and sane Democrats who for 4
dozen years have contributed direct
~ OF indirectly to the upbuilding oe
Republican stsrength and tho extern
SIGN OF Republican policies In develop
ing the system In stimulating BIG
business and In safeguarding the in
terests.'"
This view Of the motive of the
movement against BRYAN is the view
of Democrats everywhere. and there
Is an abiding conviction that if tho
New York World. The Sun and the
Times the Philadelphia Record. the
Charleston News and Courier ana M
pers of that class could in any meas
IRE he sure OF Bryan's defeat IL noni-
patcd ut Denver tho.f would be far
less indicative in their pursuit OF
him. These newspapers and the in
forests they represent are clamorons
In their preference for candidate
like Judge Gray or Woodrow Wilson
because they know that Il Democrat
CT their type would not have enc
chance In ton thousand of election.
lh- fact Is they are cony incing the
country by their peculiar tactics that
they do not want a real Democrat Of
any sort in the White House.
The Johnstown Democrat drives
straight at the core of the matter
when It declares that the purpose OF
the safe and saners is To continue the
Republican regime. and in order TO
do this II is necessary to eliminate
BRYAN from the contest and secure
the nomination ut Denver OF some
weak and colorless candidate whoI
Will chill the hopa and enthusiasm
Of The party's rank ana file ami thus
cause q repetition of the miserably
impotent Parker campaig Of 1904
They do not like Roosevelt any too
WELL SAYS the Democrat. "and they
may h. dislristful OF his heir-appar-
ent. Mr.. Roosevelt has masqueradei
too much and most unpleasantly in
MIR. Bryan's clothes. He has disturb
I'd Big business. He has shaken the
nerves OF the interests with his ora
torical hilminations. and the system
has been more or less dlsjointed by
HIS threats against It's peaceful nos
session of the earth, Bat the Inter
csts' know that III spite OF Mr.. Rose
welt, the Republican party itself can
be trusted. Big Business knows that
q standpat Republican House and
Senate are ready to yield IL lcyal
service. II has no doubt Of the friend
~ disposition OF the great party un-
der whose Daternalstic coddling 1t
has been built up. The great forces
OF privilege are serene in their con-
fidence that as long as the Republi
cans remain in power they have moth
ing moro dangerous than words to
fear"
There is not the least doubt that
this accounts fer the attitude of those
Democrats who are allied with the
spccial interests. They are nothing
for the Democracy to which they
claim 10 t'slong or for the rights or
welfare OF the People. They believe
that Bryan can be and they are Just
rs confident that no Democrat of a
different type could be- Therefore
they are endeavoring to bring about
the nomination of Democrat OF 4
different type. They are clamoring
for Gray or Wilson and at the
same time trying to bunco the Demo
cracy with loud assurances that citl-
err of these men as n candidate would
sweep the country. They said the
same about Judge Parker before he
was nominated and after his nomina
tion when they knew that il had made
Democratic success impossible. they
abandoned him and supported Rocse-
ve!t-gaYe their votes tn the candi-
date and the party they knew would
continue the domination Of the trusts
and the INTERESTINGLY Orleans
States.
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