The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-01

serves in himself the least spirit OF
manhood. or pride OF opinion?
God help the party and God
help the country II the answer
TO Mr. Bryan's eXactions be not
instantaneous, universal- and
overwhelming.
February 20 the Courier-Journal
said:
Mr. Bryan Is making common
cause with Mr.. Hearst. Mr.. Beck
ham is making common cause with
Mr.. Bryan All three expect TO con-
trol Kentucky's representatives in the
national Democratic convention to
Their own ends. As to Mr. Bryan
and Mr. Heart, their ends are as
plain as a p,acard on the wall. Mr..
Bryan looks to keep himself alive as
a pubic force al the cost OF the loss
Of third presidential election by the
Democratic party, Mr.. Hearst. In any
event, VIII get his moneys worth of
advertising What Gov. Beckham ex-
pec,s to gain byha return to the evil
passions Of 1898 and 1899. and the
embittered fact!onalism OF 1895 and
1899 we know not: but we do know
that every Democratic Interest that
every rational Democratic predllec-
ton would put the past behind us, the
word being to all Democrats live and
let live. forgive and forget. That
much we do know.
yet. II seems too bad that a great
party should be so shipwreclNed In
sight OF port; that it should be act
ually abandoned to such wreckers.
One would think II impossible. The
situation Is so obvious. Its dangers
are 20 manifest. The issues are so
transcendant. Mr.. Bryan's motives
are as plain to be seen as Mr. Hearst s
millions Can anyone with a Thin
b.eful of knowledge of human nature
seriously believe that Mr.. Bryan
wants his party 10 win a presidential
elect,on-except under his own min
istrat,on--when he has lost two cleo
tions In succession? Docs any sane
Democrat believe that Mr.. Hearst
a person unknown even to his consti-
tuency and his colleagues, without a
word or act in the public life of his
country, past or present, that can be
shown to be his, to command him.
could BY any possibility be elected
president OF the United States2 But,
there is the Hearst barrel. There is
the Bryan propaganda. And there
stands at least governor Of Ken
lucky to order through the organized
channels to which he owes his place
that the moral weight and the politi
cal influence of the state shall be
thrown upon the side of this impos
sible, preposterous alliance of moon-
shine and money once again to cost
the brave but credulous Democracy
Of the Union a presidential election =
On February 16. aNudmg to MI
Bryan, Mr. Watterson said editorial
": "How like a housing, mounting
politician. The tin soldiers of for.
tune are rallylng around Mr.. Bryan.
On February II Mr. Wattersor
Said:
what we claim is that Mr.. Bry.
ans demands. to say the least of then
are unreasonable and exorb.tant; tha
70 party favorite ever before pretend
ID to arrogate such virtues to him
self: that victory to him is death IL
Democracy; and that SINCE he doe
not see the duty OF yielding some
thing of his own selfish interests u
the good of the party. the party
should emancipate itself from {
Ithralldom, which ought to be odioul
and Is ruinDus. II Mr.. Bryan wins hi
has years OF profitable agitation be
fore him" &
BY March 8 of the same year Mr.
Watterson became alarmed lest Mr.
Hearst should receive the Democrats
nomination for governor. and h'
therefore broke into a TRADE of abus'
of Mr.. Hearst. but he made II clea
shat he hated Mr.. Bryan even mol'
than he did Mr.. Hearst or any othe
man. On that date Mr. Wattersol
said:
II Hearst Is nominated we
may console) ourselves that at
i least we have not Bryan to carry.
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