Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-27
WAY THE eOLTEas eoLTED.

The Democratic apolOg!Gts for tn,
queer antics cf less than two dozen
House Dem cratic members who went
Uy,- to the Cannon side under the
leadership If a Tamany bavc as 5 On
as 1t was founl that the minority
and the ''insurgrn;" Republicans had
the regular Republican organization
beaten, arc presenting some qAr"r
propositions,
. II remained for the Charleston
, News and Courier t. be tn" first /"
place the res, onsibility for the descr'
tons frcm the Dem >cratic ranks 10
the Cannon stronghold upon Mr.
bryan. The newspaper published IN
, the South Carolfaa town which recent
ly was st@rmcd and captured by Mr..
Taft appears to believe that 1t IL
the duty of the 80 democratic mem
bers OF the House who stood loyalty
by their leader in the late skirmish 10
surrender to the twenty-five members
who rallied to the support OF Demo
cratic "insurgent" Fitzgerald, of New
YCrk. who IL Is claimed. wa; aclins
under the instructions Of Chief MUIR
ply. OF Tammany Han ana hal an
! understanding WITH Speaker Cannot
before the real contest was entered
up2n.
AS We c1nstra" the News and
Courier's nt,erances il was only ma
tural that real Democrats" disheart.
ened by prolonged Bryan leadership.
should have responded 10 the beckOns
Of Charles r. Murphy. f TammaIy
Hall. so.called Democrat. and Joseph
G. Cannon, who as Republican
leader. typifcs about everything
against which the Dem cratic Iarty
f.. wears has been In ;.irec; oppOSi-
ton
The News and Couricrs explana-
ton Of why twenty-five Democrats OF
| the II use broke Loose from their
rarty t. train with the Cannon coh- rts
is abou, As logical and "a Illogical
as any heretofore offered, and is u
tclerably fair portrayal of the pres
cnt trend OF certain section OF III"
Southern Democracy.
Says the Charlest n newspaper:
The Somewhat ludicouS spectacle
of disarray presented by the Demo
cratic minority Tor minOrities) in the
, House Of Represen: ativeS is not likely
| to give place to an orderly reorga
nization. The seat OF the trouble
Is L'2coln. Nebraska. Mr.. Bryan
! stands In the way Ct Democratic
harmony new as he nas stood for
thirteen years.
| What Is the use:' is the question
that numbers OF Democrats ask tnen,-
selves. Why should We endeavor %
maintain PARTY discipline while an
impossible but perpetual candidate
for President remains. and is a r,I,v
worth fighting for while its -bjeo a
are sub0rdi2atsd to the personal am
bitiCns f enc man and his associates?
What would be the value II minor
~ic:cry over Speaker Cannon if We
are. 'dohmed to defeat again In 1912,
ard g. long as this mans mastery
is acknowledged Such Is the Ieas,
ching that brings despair to the Demo
Gratis tina; takes all the heart on.
Of their opposition to Republican
policies. and leaves to Mr. Clark the
vain privilege Of amusing himself with
the conduct CT q ke-5elieve op, o;i
ton.
Mr. Bryan ugh: TO be- the most
discredited politician that has held
the leadership OF any great party. NJ
man has hal SO many chances. Nc
ma has made SO little Z them. y
MAJ las embodied so many pa 4
mount" issues. 40 man has 50 fails =,
to make any Issue vital. In ISIS Mr.
Cleveland led his party 80 defeat a;
!. tariff rcform"r. hut the issue sur
vived and victory cam. with - fou.
years later. Mr. Bryan in 1895 M "a,
free silver virtually the siaslc issue
: ard was defeated. Fur years iatrl
and stu preaching silver h wa,
worse defeated In I3nS. represent
: iIs no idea o. issue thar one yividiS
p recalls ami projecting chiefly his cwr
1rscnahty he wa' again defeated
: and after bringing this dcluso e ia
; aster 10 his party he iudsicuiI,
, fingers as a receptive candidate 10
; the nomination in 1912. ard his PAT,
in Congress. partly in fear and p2r;I,
in disgust At the pr1s- ct. ask,