The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-08
Wednesday, July s, 1908.
AT DENVER.

AT DENNEh.
 Twelve years have passed since democratic national convention sitting in the city of Chicago dismissed from its platform the familiar principles. which had always lain at the bottom of party conduct, and substituted for them principles which had been given currency by the party of populism. The delegates more or less tired, and hence more or less emotional, on ac- count of the preliminary work done in hot city were swept from their feet by brilliant speech made at the nick of time and ornamented with fetching mataphor.
 The adjournment of the convention found the democratic party through out the United States torn asunder and plans a-making for another con vention, in which traditional party principles would have an oppoi tunits to find themselves reattlrmed. The new leader of the revolutionized party made his appeals in vivid manner to the passions of the people and secured a response, which to a man of his na- ture and sense of perspective became a guarantee of future success. Four years later he was again placed in with furious indifference to historic democratic traditions and principles. and with the same result Four years after that the mantle of leadership was spread upon the shoulders of an- other, q man more nearly in touch with the democratic ideals. which had been advocated since the foundation of the party. and which to the man nurtured in democratic philosophy constituted a solemn faith. Again de- feat was the portion meted out to the Ptl ty Dy lIt NoltIS Ol tilt country. Twelve years of incohsrence and shouting brought their logical result.
 The Denver convention can be ex- plained on this ground. For months it has been evident that a return must be had to the doctrines of MT. Bryan for their final political adjudi- cation, or bold reassumption of the doctrines which Grover Cleveland per sonified. It is manifest that at the session to-day or tomorrow the con vention will adopt the first policy and renominate MT. Bryan. Under all the circumstances 1t is the logical thing to do. But still more logical Is 1t to nominate him on the first ballot and to stand him on platform of his own making. The representatives of the conservative wing of the democratic party have made their protest and they have been overridden. They should not now seek to modify the platform or by compromise undertake to share in the management of the campaign. No amount of clever man euvering on their part will affect the fact that the nomination of MT. Bryan means the introduction into the con- test of the issue of Bryanlsm. Every intelligent citizen knows exactly what that is and he will use his knowledge for his rule of conduct at the polls.
 It is finally desirable that MT. Bryan should be given sole power in the approaching campaign. The issue as between Taftism and Bryansm should be as clearly presented as 1t is possi- ble to present 1t. The opportunity will then be given the people to make their choice between progress through conservative methods and progress through radical methods; leadership based on solicitous understanding of the public veal or leadership taking its cue from private zeal. The coun- try needs to be put to the test of it's political Judgment once more, and in order that 1t may be, it is to be de- voutly desired that the Denver con- vention shall register the will of the gentleman from Nebraska. We look to see the country profit by the test and a period of prosperity follow which for perhaps the first time will rest on the now understood laws of honest conduct. The outcome will be a fitting and logical outcome of all the country has passed through since experiment and disclosure have trav- eled hand ill hand.
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