Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-07-08

contract This may be considered a queer
question and people will wonder why it is
asked. | will put it in another way. viii
Mr.. Bryan and his followers permit the
Democratic party to nominate a President
of the United States and to send to the
people platform Of its own construction
If he shall insist, as have no reason to
think he will, that he must select candi-
date for us and that he must frame the
platform, then we must rise in our might
and assert the principle that no one man
has the right to dictate the nomination and
formulate the principles of the Democratic
party. Three times we have gone down to
defeats under platforms that we could not
defend before the people, and il would be
absolutely fatal now for the Democratic
party to again rush into the arms of dis
aster in pursuit Of policies that cannot be
maintained
Il have no idea of disparaging Mr.
Bryan. He is almost as valuable a citizen
as Mr.. Roosevelt and he possesses a num-
Der of his peculiarities. have not only
the highest admiration for him personally,
as he knows, but endorse number of the
great principles for which he stands but
there are others that repudiate as I'M
Democratic and visionary. He has de-
voted constituency, who are tied to him by
bonds that cannot be broken and who re-
gard him as a political deliverer and
prophet.
HE has made an unfortunate beginning
at this time The dictatorial letter that he
has written to Governor Harmon was
couched in language that made it a per-
sonal affront, and its Objectionable phrases
we're brought into prominence by the dig
nified response that was made to it.
agree with Mr.. Bryan perfectly that no
man ought to be nominated for President
by the Democratic party who is in league
or even in touch with the interests that are
plunderine the American people or whose
environment is of such character that
there will be the slightest doubt of the
fact that in the great conflict that will
soon be raging he will take his stand reso-
lutely with the people.
THE Republican party is constantly
Boosting of its political ancestors, and well
it may of Lincoln. of Grant, of Blaine, of
KcKinley and Others have great respect
for the past record of the Republican party
and do not disparaee it, as it is written in
the history of the country. Speaking of it
at the present moment, however. it has
been well said that while it has one hand
upon the monument Of its ancestors, it has
the other hand in the pockets of the peo-
pie. The time is ripe. therefore, for Demo-
cratic ascendency. The Republican party
has separated itself from the masses and,
body and soul. has gone over to the classes
1t stands boldly for the system and the
interests.
mo one can tell at this moment who
will lead our forces Whoever it may be,
we must all unite, and no attempt must be
made to eliminate anyone, and our stand
ard must blaze with the motto that the
favored DenehclarleS OF the Government
must surrender and that the ancient char
ter of the people must be restored.
Inspired as always am by the memory
of Cleveland when political agitation is
on hand, cherish the hope that the man
who will carry our colors will be worthy
successor of that immortal patriot. who.
after years of exile, led us twice to triumph
and who in all the annals Of our country
upon the entire field of the Governmental
service and upon the avenues of legisla-
ton, whenever he met the forces of greed
and avarice. without any vain display,
without advertising Or paradine his virtues
and avoiding ostentation, was as unfiinch-
ing and relentless foe as corruption ever
encountered"