The Irish standard., 1908-06-13
the WEST FOR BRYAN
Campaign Of Misrepresentation
Has Only Served
TO Further Strengthen Him,
Says Our Correspondent.
Seattle, Wash, June Z, 1908.


1t may not be out of place to say a
word to the readers of the Irish Stand
\ ard on the political situation in the
West, particularly from Democratic
standpoint.
In the past few months ] have read
number of fake dispatches, which
sentiment out here for the nomination
and I might add election of Bryan to
\ the Presidency this year. 1t was
claimed. mostly by the Republican
press, that Democratic sentiment on
the Pacific coast was against the nom-
ination of Bryan and in favor Of some
other Democrat. OF course the palpa-
BILE falsity of this claim is now appar-
ent to every one No stronger or more
specific Instructions could be given to
delegations than have been given to
those who are to attend the Demo-
cratic national convention from the
Pacific coast. They are all in favor
of Bryan, first. last and all the time"
as note the action in oregon, which
completes the list, but which action
will be either misrepresented in the
fake" dispatches or passed over In
silence by large part of the Repub-
lican press.
The truth is they read the hand
writing on the wall and are already
growing fearful of Rryan's almost Ger
tain election in November. They want
johnson or anybody to beat Bryan"
nominated, and why not? Their meth
DDS are so we'll known that even an
other corruption fund of sixteen mil
lion dollars, as they used in 1896. will
not avail them. That they expect to
use it, however, is very evident in the
recent refusal Of a Republican con-
gress to pass law prohibiting. or even
publishing the use of such a fund.
The Republicans are adopts in the
use of high sounding terms. Note the
one, "A Deliberative Body" as applied
by them to the Democratic national
convention to be held next month in
Denver. 1t is worthy of the author
of. "a Full Dinner PAIL and LET
Well Enough Alone"
The dinner pail may be full this
year, but if SO it is filled with
"sKIMMED MILK AND REPUBLI-
with their LET Well Enough Alone"
medicine, prescribed by the G. o. P.
DOCTOR until the too Patient" Ameri-
can people. are exhausted.
Now this new one, "A Deliberative
Body" high sounding phrase. in
deed, to take the nomination away
from the only man. whose election they
fear
If the Democratic national convention
was an independent. and not a repre-
sentative hody. the term might be we'll
applied. 1t could then deliberate upon
probable or possible candidates for
President. But when the Democratic
voters of the country have spoken so
emphatically. and told that convention
SO unanimously, who they want as
their candidate for President. there
can be nothing for that convention to
do but record the peoples will and
place that great man in nomination.
The convention may deliberate upon
q vice presidential candidate, plat
form and other things, as the people
have left them free to do. but 1t can
not and will not trife with the peo-
pies wishes by "delberatng" on a
candidate for President. when the
K masses North, East South and West
i have told them so plainly who they
want, and will have no one else.
II nominated at st. Louis. in opposition
to Bryan's preference, though he was
not then candidate himself, million
Democrats voted for Roosevelt and an
a other million stayed at home without
n voting. This year when Bryan Is a
Il candidate. and when more than nine
% out of every ten Democrats DEMAND
NJ his nomination, it would be the most
monumental folly of the age to nom-
3sS mate any one else. 1t would mean
N absolute political annihilation Of the
4 Democratic Party. 1t would be worse
d than the Waterloo of 1904. At time,
HUE too when the Democratic chances of
Is success are SO bright. 1t would be
n the Political blunder of century. In
Ri place Of a united front and almost
VI certain victory at the polls. it would
mean the disintegration Of the party
NOW and hereafter. More than half the
a. Democrats would vote the Hearst,
s,sa fopulist or Socialist ticket. and the
1uo,,1d ,,a1nr roooi,> ife Loo.