The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-06
THE DEMOCRATS IN POWER.

prayer meeting In Chester, in Orange
burg. we believe, and at Newberry. The
home town of the Honorable Coleman
was at premium In the city opera
house of Newberry, when Mr.. Bryan
held spellbound Chautauqua audi
ence" there. His magnificent lecture
The Prince of Peace" was the main
staple of the occasion. but the most In
teresting part of the programme at
Newberry was Mr.. Bryan's address of
thirty minutes duration on national
politics-an Appetizer" SO to say. for
the lecture which followed Some mil
lions of people have heard the latter
still other millions would like to have
heard his curtain raiser. for In what
he said on the question of politics he
touched the heart of the masses He
rejoieed exceedingly that there are so
many Republicans who are making the
speeches that we Democrats used to
make that we don't have to spend so
much time on politics as we used to-"
MY Bryan said that he had been en-
joyng himself the last few years more
than ever before in politics. although
he admitted that he had had reason
ably good time all his life. Ever since
Mr. Roosevelt began to show familiarity
with the planks OF our platform have
been feeling good" No wonder. for,
as he said, the Democratic measures"
which have been taken up by the Re
publicans include reciprocity. the cleo
ton of Senators by the people. the in
come tax and the farmers free list, and
Mr.. Bryan was delighted that on the
day before his speech at Newberry
twenty-four Republicans voted with
us on the wool bill" This was an I'M
portant admission, in view of the fact
that 1t was this self-same WOO, mn
winch threatened not long since to
cause breach between Mr. Bryan and
the Democrats in the House. MIR. Eryan
would not leave his audience under the
impression that he considered himself
as entitled 70 any considerable amount
or part of the commentator that ne
hrst received from generous Democrats
because of his share in the hight MY
part said he. has not been so inn
portant as friends have imagined II
is In POLITICS as it is in the army-the
generals get the glory. while the en-
listed men die in the trenches, and |
have been in a position where | could
get the benefit of the praise. while
those who have labored as earnestly as
have, and with greater sacrifce. and
have often been required TO exhibit
more moral courage--these have not
been known these have not had their
share of the praise, and have been
unloading and trying to give them their
share"
This view was illustrated by the dis
tinsuished speaker, who described the
photograph OF star taken at an as!ro-
nomioal observatory in the dry air OF
/ South America, and when the photog-
rapher's plate was examined il was
found that this heavenly luminary was
not star. but four thousand stars.
Ana so II you take a photograph"
said Mr.. Bryan. 'of what they used to
! calf Organism in dertsion, and nov.
what they cali Organism and do not
make fun of so much. you will ma that
it docs not represent what did or what
any one present did Ii would repre-
sent the work of about six million and
a half OF people in This country. and
all of lis have reason to rejoice There
is glory enough in the achievements Of
our PARTY to-day to divide and enough
for all for while the Republican party
has been in Office. the Democratic party
has been in power for the last fifteen
years"
| This Is an encouraging view to take
OF the situation. and particularly OF
what has been accomplished during the
last fifteen years. We have been un-
! der the impression tina, the Republicans
! were in power, ana if they have not
| been. the Democratic party has far
more 10 answer for than we are willing
that it should assume; but as II is prin-
ciplos and not men for which Mr. Bryan
has been contendins all these long and
weary years, ii is not to be wondered
at that he should he satisfied with the
general results. II is true that the
Roputlicans have stolen a good deaf OF
so-cniled Democratic thunder. but the
issues they have appropriated have not
been Democratic issues. That is why
we wish SO sincerely that the Repub-
beans shall be defeated st the next
general election II 1t were otherwise.
it would not matter very much whethe~
the Republicans or the Democrats were