The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-22
Demeeraex va. PIutocracy.

New York World.
 The World Is attached to principles and moral Ideas. Men change and times change and parties change and platforms change and candidates change. but true rpinciples and ideas
 We are nearing the end of one stage of Rooseveltism. Its fruits are before us. In the name Of false patriotism agance, piutocracy, ceritralization. They are violence. usurpation, panic, depres- sion. They are contempt for law, con- tempt for courts, contempt for Con- gross. contempt for the Constitution. All these have been crystallized in the machine-made and corporation financed candidacy of a personally amiablc and excellent proxy.
 regime. To be effective that opposi- tion must be powerful To be powerful 1t must be grounded in principle. To be grounded in principle appeal. must man as in behalf of Cause. That Cause must be not false but True De- mocracy. If Democratic candidates chance now to be identified with. this Cause. as they always should have been. so much the better for them.
 The World has sharply disagreed with Mfr. Bryan and the Democratic Party in the past. It has upheld them GG@ mocracy. It has opposed their Pop ullsm and Socialism. It has nothing to retract. defend or excuse; In con1- mon with the Democratic millions, as distinguished from the Democratic poi- iticIans. 1t responds now to the merits and demands Of a Cause rather than to the calinas of any man or any na- chine.
 fly and consclentiously, and with keen appreciation of it's own responsibility to the public. The World. confronted on one side by Rooseveltism and Roose. Hss rVn snd fna Mr Rrya an sas Sy he ltation in saying that within the limits of True Democracy, the Democratic ticket is entitled to the full Democrat-
 There are blanks in the Democratic platform which we repudiate now as always. There are phases of Mir. Bry- ans career and there are articles in his political creed of which we disap- Rentials of opposition to Rooseveltism We are in hearty accord with the Dem. ocratic platform.
 In these things party and candidate toric position, to The Worlds we'll known principles. to The Worlds op- position to Republicanism--oppo to Privilege and Plutocracy;
 independent Journal that 1t can do no less than acknowledge this fact and act accordingly. By coming 70 The Worlds position-the true Democratic poEition-in these matters party and candidates have lost favor with Popu- lists. Socialists and Independence LeaguerS. It is an impressive fact that most of the extremists, now following the leadership of men like Watson. DebR and Hearst. have turned upon a party and a candidate no longer sub- ject to their influence.
 Stripped fof It's false and michief- tempting to reconcile Democracy with Reml- Socialism. Or with paternalistic Populism pr with any other form of crazy rad!calism. the Democratic Party erable degree from it's long infatuation and to be once more In a position to render efficient service to the Republic. Without scanning 1t too closely for im- perfections we believe that 1t deserves encourag cement and is entitled to Dem ocratic sympathy and support.
 The Democratic platform and nomi- nee are sound in their opposition to spirit. in their demand for publicity for campaign contributions and expendi- lures. in their repudiation of centrali- ration through constructive Jurispru- dence" in their hostility to our wretch ed, bloody and costly experiment. in i'm. perialism in the Philippines. in their insistence upon genuine tarin reform and In their call for retrenchment of reckless and ruinous national expen- ditures On all of these things the Republican platform and candidate are either hopelessly wrong or silent and evasive.
 If we dislike irresponsible personal government. government by denuncia- ton, Executive usurpation and popu- larized war spirit and prohigacY we must have a real and an effective Dem ocratic Opposition, a strong popular protest against the party in power and a vote of confidence in the principles and aspirations of Democracy vs. Plu-