Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-18
DEMOCRATIC ELECTION com.
MENrs.


With few changes, the democratic
party can be put in first-class fight
Ing trim. The result in the doubtful
states, where the party elected its
state tickets. although losing its
electoral ticket. is the principal basis
Tor encouragement. Democratic gov
ernors were elected in Nebraska, Min
nesota. Ohio, Colorado and Indiana
and the republican majiorities ON Cub.
ernaattorial candidates in Illinois, Mich.
igan, Kansas and New York were
cut down to few thousand in each
of these states.
The party "emerges from the battle
in much better form than it was four
years ago., says the Brooklyn citi-
zen tDemocratic).
And Mr.. watterson, IN his Louis
vile Courier-Jturnal, after comparing
Bryan on his stumping tour, with
Ignatius Loyola preaching the cross,
goes on to give this heartening word
to his fellow democrats: "Old-time
Democrats will wait and keep their
powder dry. If they should despair,
if they should break apart the count
would be exposed to political anarchy
leading through radisalism and ex-
cess of every sort to practical ire
sponsihaity on the one hand and UNI
regenerate debauchery backed by re-
sistless force on the other hand.
We may be power for good, though
beaten and in opposition. Seven mil
lions of voters are never to be de-
spised in case they hold together.
Many sta.As remain to us. The Con.
, stitntion of the United States has
NOT been abolished yet, nor institu
stional freedom nor wise and upright
administration, and these are still
worth fighting for
The Omaha World Herald, the lead
ing Bryan paper in Mr.. Bryan's home
state, takes this hopeful view: "The
democratic party will continue to be
the democratic party, the guardian
and exponent of the principles Of
Thomas Jefferson. There is no room
for two republican parties. There
must be party of sane and pro
gressive radfcalism, and the democra
cy if 1t live must fulfill that function
The republican party has gained
new lease of power by opportunis
Irritation with democratic policies
When the insincerity Of this diversio
is at length exposed, as it must be
T. e a-4 80 y
because the continuing influences i
the republican party are anfi-deme
cratic by nature. by interest, and b,
intent, then democracy, if it ha
kept the faith, will come into its owl
And it will keep the faith. There
nothing else for it to do"
In the opinion Of the New Yor
World, "the democratic party is
better condition today than it ha
been since 1892" New leaders
says are coming up. Unbalance
extremists like Hearst, Debs an
Watson have sloughed off. Dem,
cratic governors in republican state
have rare opportunities to demol
strate their capacity for leadershi,
Compared with the situation for
years ago democrats everywhere al
justified in new hope and new coul
age
He will never win the presidency
says the Raleigh Times (Dem.), bu
Bryan is the biggest man in til
country today. and has done NOR
for purity and reform in politics tina
all others combined"
And the Columbia State (Dem. ii
clares AT this hour when homes
government. seems most distant. whe
the principles of Jefferson are Will
out a friend in power, when greed
trusts hold eighty-odd millions of ne,
pie by the throat, we are more tina
ever devoted to the cause of til
many weak against the powerful few
more than ever devoted to the state.
man, the pure citizen, the lovabl
gentleman, w. J. Bryan"
The attempt ito belittle and mis-
represent the extraordinary achieve
ment of Bryan in rallying his part
in the doubtful states will fail" as
serts the. Brooklyn Citizen, and u
adds: s.
Never was any party better req
resented by candidate for the pres
idency than the democracy was thi
year by Bryan, and they reckon il
who imagine that he will, though wit
drawn from the presidential field
give place to any other man at pres
ent visible as the leader of the party
Never could it be more truly said o
any public man than of Bryan, tina
he was host in himself. Withou
money to pay the most urgent O