The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-29
AT DENVER.

AT DENVER.
The early news from the city OF Dem
yer. where the leaders OF the demo-
cratic party are gathering preparatory
TO nominating candidates for the presi-
deney and presidency, practically
takes away from the more hopeful
whatever expectations they had Of de-
feating Mr. Bryan. As The Journal
Courier has contended from the first.
the prevailing conditions made It i'm
possible for any other man 10 win the
nomination. The only way In which the
party would have been warranted in
adopting a different course needed to
be furnished by Mr.. Bryan himself.
Had he voluntarily and generously taxi
en- himself out of the way, and declar-
ed for either Judge Gray of Delaware
or Governor Johnson Of Minnesota, the
outlook would have been changed In
moment and the republican ticket
would have had reason to regard the
situation apprehensively.
Mr.. Bryan's following ls a personal
following and is large enough in mil
\ lions to make the election of another,
hot originally approved by him, impos-
ssple. This is unquestionably the rea-
son why the democratic allies, who op-
poseSthe, nomination of the gentleman
from Nebraska. find their task her
culean One This is also without ques-
ton the reason why so many delegates
to the convention. who are at heart
supporters Of another man and of diff
ferent principles, have concluded to
submit to his nomination and dictation.
1t is no longer necessary to inquire
why II is that Mr.. Bryan has such a
commanding hold upon the democratic
party, and why 1t is that inevitable
democratic defeat does not have its In
fuence upon the deliberations Of the
convention. It is fact that Mr.. Bryan
is in command of the situation and has
convinced himself that he can be elect
ed That is enough for his friends and
only those will retire bruised from the
convention, who play the role so un-
successfully played by the allies In the
Chicago convention The steam roller is
under full head Of steam and is ready
to move at moments notice.
It remains to be seen what the in
fluence Of Grover Cleveland dead Is to
be upon the approaching convention It
is plain to be seen that his spirit pres
sure must be heavy upon the delegates
His death has done more than close
the mouths of his enemies It has H.
Illuminated his career in manner to
call renewed attention to the great poll
cies which received his aggressive sup
port but which have not been consid-
cred In connection with the approach
ing Denver gathering, and to the sure
ness of his political vision, which has
been so impressively lacking in the his
tory of the democratic party for twelve
years, or ever since an emotional con-
vention turned it's back upon him and
upon his views. The powerful shade of
Mr.. Cleveland may not, and probably
will not stay the nomination Of the
man responsible more than anyone else
for the Reputation Of Clevelandism,
but It may as it ought, steady the hand
which writes the platform and stimu
late the convention which listens to It's
reading.
It Is said that among the decorations
OF the Denver convention hall will be
portraits OF jefferson, Jackson and
Cleveland No portrait of Grover Cleve-
land should hang in a convention hall,
whose delegates propose to adopt poll
cies of governmental control which re-
ceived his Ineffective but consistent OPP
position, and to introduce ideas of po-
litica conduct, which were abhorrent to
him. The democratic convention at
Denver cannot appropriate the dead
Grover Cleveland for practical political
purposes without at the same appro-
priatng his political views as the views
Of its nominees. It has been truly said
that the friends of William j Bryan
are true to him No less true to the
faith are the friends Of Grover Cleve-
land, who have seen within the past
week their loyalty and confidence IN
him justified.
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