The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-11-13
WHAT OF DEMOCRACY?

Ahead" referring to the defeat OF the
democratic party at the recen. cleo
ton In referring II Bryan and
democracy, the World-Herald says:
Bryan, the unsullied champion
of the democratic legion. for the
third time in twelve eventful years
has gone down in defeat. The tri-
umph OF the cause to which he has
sanctiaed his life. the cause Of the
plain people. is again postponed. and
democratic hearts are heavy. Some
few, perhaps. have given way to
dependency and encouragement.
Peering into the gloom that ICON
passes them, many loyal democrats
will find 1t hard to discover the sun
OF democratic promises still shining,
and they will be moved by misgiv-
ings for the future of their party"
And why should the democrats
feel that there is so much gloom
surrounding them? True, they lived
under a republican administration
for a great many years and they
have seen also four years of dem
much credit to the party, and mon
umental things have been accom-
plished along the line Of reform.
From the tone of the excerpt above
the Omaha World-Herald does not
believe that the right thing will be
accomplished until democracy gets
control of the house, the nat and
lastly the white house. That is where
the World-Herald overdraws the sit
uation to a remarkable extent, and
1t is not entitled to the thought tnat
democracy is to be the world
by a good deal. The cause Of the
plain people is not left to the solu-
ton of the democratic party, and it
is not likely that the republican
party can settle it. The business
world is to be reckoned with in
the settlement of this matter, for
the plain people are necessarily in
terwoven in the affairs of the nation
in this direction, and that which is
best the majority must stand for.
Time has gone along with the
republican party in power, and 1T
has resulted in great good for the
plain people, and those of the DEM
ocratic party have had their oppor-
tunity to share in the benefits along
with his neighbor.
The World-Herald seems to feel
the defeat of Mr.. Bryan very keenly,
In that he has given his life work,
seemingly, to the ambition Of be
coming president of the United
States. Mr.. Bryan is not taken with
the same seriousness by the business
world that he is by the Omaha news
paper. The ideas that he expressed
during the campaign have been shown
by republican speakers to be utterly
at variance with the ideas of good
business Observation-Disclosures that
has to be used in the settlement of
questions every day Of the year
judgment that Mr.. Bryan has not
been called upon to put into, actual
operation, but by theory he has come
to believe that what he has nun
ciated in his speeches will, by the
very nature Of things. come to a
realisation In the course Of time. It
was this very insecure ground on
which Mr.. Bryan stood that caused
the people to distrust him to q mark
cd extent.
In a speech the Saturday night be-
fore election, Elihu Root devoted a
good portion Of his speech to analy-
xation Of the theories Of Mr.. Bryan.
on the question Of the feeling Of the
manufacturers and merchants. of
the men who had none to invest in
railroads or the banking business
a. to what Mr.. Bryan might do were
he the president of the United States
the, 4~ecretary of state said as
follows:
.Unacquainted with the difficulties
OF administration and unfamiliar
with the complicated forces that
move the tremendous machinery o.
our vast Industrial life, the habit o
his mind is to seek cheap and easy
remedies to cure d~eep-seated tenden'
cies which require patience. the con
siderate wisdom Of men who know
the subject with which they are deal
ing, Arm and persistent admiaistra
ton and unpopular instruction ant
education. His tendency is to he
lieve his own advertisements and tt
kill his patient with quack remedies
The business world distrusts a mar
Of that temperament and justly dis
trusts him; for he can do infinite
harm. The Jews of his election
would bring doubt and distrust t.
the mind of every man having mon
w to invest in American enterprises
II. would prevent all new enterprises