The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-18
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 dissatisfied contemporary. we do not now think he ought to have received the nomination. They why should we support him?" No doubt that is the feeling of many Democrats all over the country, but they are taking a wrong view of 1t. Suppose they did advocate the claims of some other Democrat be- fore the convention met; and suppose even now they do not believe that the convention did rIght-what follows? Either they must ignore the action of the National Democratic Convention. or they must surrender their own personal wishes to the spoken decision of the majority.
 There has never. within our knowl- edge, been a National political con- vention that gave universal satisfact- ion to all the members of the party. It would be something unheard of. and. we might say. unhuman, for a conven- ton to nominate candidate and form
 
 fectly satisfactory to the tn onsands and | millions of voters who form the great political organizations of the day. This is not only a government of ma jority rule. but of concessions and com promises, and if each is not willing to give up something to the many there would be no such thing as political unity or harmony among us. If the time ever comes when all men can see and think alike we may have a Nation- al convention which will give complete satisfaction to all members of it's par ty. Until that time arrives the only thing to do is to acquiesce in the action of the majority and support the ticket it puts forward.
 Democratic effort for Bryan's elect l ion should be based on something far l higher than the desire for ofice and | the wish to put man in power who l will dispense patronage to Democrats That is all well enough, and 1t is a ] natural feeling. but something mora | than that should encourage and incite | Democrats to support the ticket. What l is not only desirable but necessary and | in the highest degree patriotic is that | we unite in a determined and untir | ing effort to rid the country for good | and all of the odor and taint of | Rooseveltism. It has dominated and l discredited the country too long aI- ready and it is the part of patriotism | to put 1t aside now when the opportun- ity offers, and when all that Is neces- sary is a united party determined to win.
 The government cannot be freed from Rooseveltism by the election of Taft. It would be but a prolongation of the same theories and policies; changed in some respects. perhaps, but the taint would still be there, pene- trating and permeating every branch of the government, growing with what | it feeds on, and becoming more unen- durable as time passes. The success of the Republican ticket in November would be taken as evidence that the country endorses the present adminis- tration and wants four more years of it. Can Democrats view that possibil- ity with any degree of sattsfactionr It is not claimed that President can | alone accomplish all that is desirable 1 and necessary. but he can do much. | even with hostile Congress against | him. To begin with. the election of Mr | Bryan would mean that the people of | this country were tired of Republican rule and were determined to get rid Of 1t. Such a vote would be a verdict of disapproval and want of confdence 6 verdict rendered by jury composed of majority of the great American republic. As President he could not accomplish all that should be done. but his election would be a good example much along the line of bringing about better government and heaven knows 1t is sadly needed.
 Is not all this worth the working for and hoping for? To bring about such desirable results should not every Dem ocrat be willing to surrender or lay aside some of his personal preferences and antiquities and join with the ma jority in a fight for the good of the whole country? Is it not infinitely better, in view of the good that will follow Democratic success, for each voter to fall in line with ali others for the good of the whole? It seems to us that nothing but an affirmative reply can be returned to these ques- tions. and that Democrats should work together for the ticket to the end
 
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