Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-06-03
future OF PARTY
WILLIAM J. BRYAN ON The FU.
TURE OF DEMOCRACY.
Tells Why the Democratic Future Is
Bright. Prophetic Article Writ
ten for MunSey'S Magazine for
March. Republican Party Badly
Split Over Tariff Que StiOn,

Can party regard its future as
dark when it can marshall a voting
force of six million men, in the face
OF such opposition as the democratic
party had to meet? Need democrats
be discouraged when they can make
such Il showing?
But hope of future democratic sue
cess is to be found in the economic
conditions of the country, as well as
in survey of the vote The presi-
dent elect can not possibly satisfy
the expectations of both elements Of
the republican party. He held the
reform republican vote through the
Endorsement that President Roose-
welt gave him, but can he hold this
vote when he comes face to face with
the economic questions which press
Tor solution? With republican
senate and a republican house con-
trolled by what Mr.. Roosevelt calls
reactionaries, how can he escape con-
fiict either with the republican lead
ers or with the republican voters of
the Mississippi valley?
The democratic party, on the con-
trary. is in sympathy with the grow
ing demand for remedial legislation;
its platform outlines the reforms
which must be secured. The reac-
tlonary republicans will in all prob
ability, put their party on record
against these reforms, and by that
record it must be judged in the next
campaign. The democratic party is,
therefore, rowing with the tide, for
the tide is onward. In its fight for
the publication of politics, it is on
the side of the majority; in its fight
for nearer approach to popular gov
ernment, it is on the side of the ma
Jority; In its fight for the overthrow
of private monopoly and the restor-
alton of competition, it is on the side
or the majority. In it's demand for
real and thorough tariff reform, it is
supported by public sentiment; in its
insistence upon effective railroad re-
guation, it has the people behind it
in its efforts to secure greater protec-
tion to bank depositors, it is the
champion of the majority.
Already the republicans are
wrangling among themselves over Ia
riff revision, and they will wrangle
still more as they come nearer to
the time for action; while the DEM
ocrats, recognizing the responsible
ty of their position, and strong in
the confidence that they feel in the
righteousness of their cause, are pre-
pared to wage winning fight
against an opposition already panic
stricken. 1t is more than possible
1T is even probable that the
house of representatives to be elect
ed in 1910 will be democratic. With
that democratic body sending reme-
dial measures to the senate, the is
sues OF 1912 will be clearly drawn,
and the republican party will be put
on the defensive
New Leaders of the Democracy.
With several new democratic gov-
ernors in the states where the reform
element is strongest, and with the
prospect of democratic congress to
formulate the issues of 1912, there
is every reason to believe that a num-
Der of strong leaders will be de-
veloped, and that from these a DEM
| ocratic candidate can be selected
who, by the aid of events and with
a united party behind him, can win
a national victory for democracy and
| inaugurate the reforms, the advo-
cacy of which has given to the DEM
| ocratic party it's wonderful vitality
and its increasing strength
The heart of the democratic party
is sound; the spirit of the masses in
the party is unbroken. There is, to
be sure, certain work necessary to be
| done, but it is work that is possible
and work which is quite certain to be
| lone.
Democratic Newspapers Needed
First, the organization of demo-
cratic clubs-there ought to be
permanent democratic club in every
county. especially in the contested
states. These clubs should circu-
late literature and encourage discus
sion.
Second. there ought to be a DEM
ocratic paper in every county, es-