The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-25
BRYAN's SoMIN!. 0cS
Several Strong Reaso' a by n yyi-ming.
ton Democrat I'm @ ,.s,rs,jt,n r-herefn
(News md Oaserysrl

'4oi J'"i washington c-rrSspondent
seeLds published in yoIr couns
: Sea <ment was made that ce tain
i'ioi 4fnent democrats were in thai city
.3t The purpose Of dissuading Hon w
:. Bryan from accepting the dem cat
ic noaiaaticn for the prssidency-5n
the inference drawn was that no o o
opposed hr. Bryan nomina ion ex-
: cept ho'teTs o. those wLo we're 10.
regular democrats.
This statement lacks a great deal
/ ci Being correct; for there are many
OF the best and straight 81 democrats
in the south, who have been ID IL ated
aid drilled III the principles Of the pr
" and love its traditions ard VIII
have never wayered in Ia, ty 10 yalSy,
who believe It to Oc unWise. impollic
and the height Of folly to re mil the
, nomination TO go 10 him. And /, ca n
ing to be one OF this class, as iga tn
following as some Of ny reasons &
ing them without malice TO aly Cne
but with view to promote pa ~ har
mony and to emphasize demo@ratlc
principles:
First. Mr. Bryan, in NY jutg ent
Is not democrat in his views OF the
power to be exercised by the national
government over matters strictly un-
der the contral OF the ate3 accO d.
ing to the Jefferson theory Ct goTern-
ment He favors national control
0: the employment OF, child li6Cr in
etatc factories However much We
sn;" NJ IL sympathy with the :dea o
protecting tie develo m mt hy5 Hy.
r4.eataijy and morally OF tat po, uCn
Il our popI alton wh.c:l fred to
ja!rJT, and h0WeTeT InUc1 we n ay f-v-
+ q tie Dasage Of gta<e laws COnt"o Ing
il. certainly no democrat reared n [
southern echCcl could CHI mpi n this
measure Ny Jefferson writing rom
PIila eelrhia IA 1888 speaSinsJ OF the
Tefat;ya rights OF state and nation SAID:
Il do not think 1t for the interest or
the general government itself and sill
less for the union at large, that the
state government should be so lltt 9
respected as they have been. The en-
ligEitened statesman will en3eavo- to
preserve the weight and influence OF
every part, as too much given TO any
member would destroy the gene: al
equilibrium"
Second. NJ. Bryan's Madison SQ'ar
speech, shows that he is at heart In
favor OF the government ownership
i.of railroads-a measure VIII ch would
,.artralize power in the naiona' o =
E, nment to such an extent that wculd
endanger it's perpetuity as free gov
eminent, inlperialiZe the republic, ana
: tderive the >citizens OF natural right
TO embark in a legitimate en-eI IpilSS.
! / can conceive Of no measure mo- 9 -
cialistic and more undemCccat C.
Third. Mr. Bryan advocates the r1ght
. OF congress to dissolve the charter
Or auy corporation granted ty any en-
ol the states, il such incorporation
engages in a trust enterprise. C0ul1
!, any doctrine tend more to absorb
state rights In my opinion this IS 1ed-
eralism gone mad.
Fourth. Mr.. Bryan favors what Is
calle5 the initiative and referendum;
and advocates it's incorporation into
our state and national governmen, 8,
specially the latter; this is opposed to
the American theory Of government
. as embodied in the constitution ano
! which makes our government a con
stitutional republic! government
, formed in a spirit Df compromise. pro-
, ltecting the small states IN their SOW
= erelgn reserved rights from the NUM-
! | erical superioity OF the larger sta eS
= AS expressed so we'll in an edltCrla
, | of the Washington Post, Mr.. B-ytn
g publicly threatens that he W0Ild Eeao
, every democrat of the eastern state:
OFT of the democratic party who q G
: not agree with him in his reVolutlon-
airy proposition to adopt the i'll Ia
. tive and referendum and engraft it or
this big governmental establishment
, at Washington. Do that and the weak
, er sections will be at the mercy OF
, the stronger A dozen Of the small
states would be swallowed up in the
, immense popular vote of two grea'
+ ,orn1aonwealths like New YORK
Illinois. Chicago would be eq ial tc
. two or three Mississippis. ONO Woulo
r engulf both Carolinas with t1or O.
. thrown in Philadelphia would stran-
. gle Kentucky and Tennessee. II M
BRYAN succeeds in reading all IeHo
Gratis out of the party VINO aDom-
mate the initiative and reterend lHl
he will make very select party OF IL
> composed almost exclusively OF MIN
self and the State Of Oklahoma
Fifth. Mr. Bryan has been twice
: nominated by our party and each time
l defeated. Each time he has been 10Y
ally supported by ninety-nine per celt
Z Of the Democrats of the South. ano
zealously and loyalty supported by
. tho straight and regular democrats
of the class of which l have always
. 1.rided myself as being one. we, Al
I least. many OF us. :eel that while we
{ concede to slim wonderful powers as
an orator, writer and advocate OF ne"
. ideas and great integrity OF purpos
l that he lacks convervatlsm, anu Is
: hardly at this era proper exponento
l rhat democracy which SO long cou
trolled this government and MADE II
: posoble to achieve Its present great
: ness.
we cannot support him again with
: our whole heart, with that zeal be-
Y cot Of confidence. He has expresse
in his public utterances sentiments
. which are more populistic than dem