The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-07-09
FUN IN DENVER
Democrats Meet.-Brysn in Full Con-
troll, tho Guffey Calls Him a Liar.
Other Political News.

Other Political News.
AS we go TO press the Democrats
OF the country are gathering at Den
yer for their National Convention.
While II is never possible to tell in
advance just what will be the out
come of such gathering It is worth
while 10 look over the ground and see
what is likely to happen.
In the first place. the same fight
between rich corporations and poor
men that stirred up the Republican
party has been going on among ,he
Democrats and viii have 70 be fought
out at Denver. Bryan Of course
heads the radical wing. while the
Eastern Democrats are representing
the interests OF the corporations. It
is as certain as anything can be that
Bryan viii win the nomination. but
the question % the platform sim has
TO be- fought out and there Is a strong
possibility that Il win not De an
that Bryan IS hoping for. or an that
the people VIII want There Is great
danger that the antl-injuuciion plank
which Bryan wants 20 catch the labor
vote VIII be ieft ont ana that there
VIII not De such strong declarations
On other subjects as Bryan wishes
Tor u the platform should not suit
him ar an he might drop out or the
race tho that does not seem likely.
But there win De a fight
Bryan VII easily have enough
votes % nominate him on the first
ballot &c De is Ca the race No that
time Also. De VIII probably BE- able
20 make ihe platform what he wants
end ~ that happens Dc viii almost
surely be beaten On November. for
The rich men o. the party are tired
~ him and viii DO an they can 20
beat him Alro. W r. Hearst who
has great influence among the labor
ing men. is willing 20 DO everything
he can 10 beat Bryan and while ne is
not making any trouble about the
nomination he VIII be heard from
before election. So also VIII Pat Nc
Carren. who Is legally chosen Demo-
cratic 'cader for the big city uf Brook
Ign. New York. and then was thrown
ont by the New York state organi-
zation because he would not take ord
ers from Tammany Hall. Between
Hearst and McCarren there viii ie
no chance FOR Bryan In New York
state. and every body knows that he
cannot hope 10 win without the New
York vote. A lot OF the Democratic
leaders know this. but they do not
care and are working for Bryan's
nomination. They are tired Of Bryan
and hope he will be buried so deep
that be viii never crawl out. They
are already looking 20 four years
ahead and think /: Bryan Is beaten
30 badly that he stays al home from
the next convention they will have
chance ~ winning with some other
fellow. These are the same men
that got Parker nominated and 20
badly beaten in 1904, 81 Bryan does
not care much what they do. The
whole trouble Is that the different
parts 81 the Democratic party are
more badly split up than is the case
IN the Republican rarity. Neither
can win without the other and they
viii not pull together. In 1904 the
Eastern men controlled the convention
and nominated Parker. the Bryan
men stood off all thru the campaign
and let him get badly beaten This
time the Bryan men are in control
and the others will allow the party
10 be defeated
Bryan will take revenge on Parker
this time. II is said II IS reported
that he plans 70 have him refused
any recognition In the convention.
so that he viii be no more important
than any other delegate.
Parker has a gun up HIS sleeve for
tceatiBssd en- Fourth rsgel