Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-05
mR. sRyAN,s WARNING.

Semi annually about this time oil
the year for the past dozen years, we
have been receiving the warning from
Mr.. Bryan concerning the next con
gressional campaign. These warn
incs have come to be looked for and
most OF the voters I'm the Democratic
party would hardly know how TO
get along without them. In fact they
have also come to be looked forward
TO by the Republican party and our
cld-time friends the trusts. Really
the campaign could hardly go forward
\ until this word OF warning had been
| received and Mr. BRYAN always sees
that II is given out in plenty of time
before the city and county conven-
tons. We may expect to hear others
before the congressional campaign
starts next year, and will be very
much disappointed If Mr. Bryan does
not say something to arouse some one
to come back at him.
In his most recent warning Mr.
Bryan says:
Democratic voters. you cannot be-
gin too soon to select candidates for
Congress. In about a year the cam
paign will be on. and upon that cam
paign will largely depend the hope OF
the party in 1912. Let those Demo
Gratis who believe in pure and undo
filed Democracy get together In each
district and pick out Democrat who
cannot be bought or frightened. The
trusts have stealthily secured control
of some of the congressman who
were selected as Democrats. and they
will have the influence of the trusts
in securing denomination. The
trusts can very well afford 20 put up
the campaign fund il they can control
the congressman after election. The
Steel Trust. fer instance. could put
81. 0O0. 900 into the congressional cam
pagn Eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty. Look up the record
Of your congressman and hold him
TO strict accountability. .Jhen a con-
gresham forgets his constituents he
fcrfeits his right TO their support.
III he votes with the trusts ignor-
antly, he is too ignorant to be con
Sressman: il he votes with the trusts
Intentionally. he is not fit to be a con
gressman.'
Mr.. Bryan in this instance Is quite
right as to seeing that Democrats are
elected to Congress. In all candor
II must be said that some of the Dem
ocrats now in the body. and notably
among the Southern members, have
found to be sadly deficient. With the
assistance of a number Of insurgent
Republicans, the Democrats in the
House had il within their power to
curb the arbitrary rule of the speaker
and modify the rules of the House
so as to allow for debate and some
degree of freedom on the floor. In
stead of having to secure the ear OF
the speaker the day before to ascer-
tain IL he would recognize you In or
der 70 introduce whatever matter you
desired Congress to act upon. Led
by n Pat McCarren Democrat from
Brooklyn. number of Southern Dem
ocrats fell in line with the Repub-
licans, after having won temporary
victory. and turned the situation back
20 the arbitrary rule of Your Uncle
iJoe Cannon.
Following the lead of the house
members, a number of senators have
joined in with the Republicans in
the matter of protection instead Of
tariff for revenue and the hidden
meaning of B.. the Republican party
platform, declaring for tariff revision,
will be accomplished by increasing
the present objectionable Dingley
rates.
The warning of Mr. Bryan is timely
A number of representatives from the
South will ne called upon to explain
! their stewardship.