The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-06-08
Elimination of Bryan.

happy and fortuitous fact when ways
and means are to be found for the ell
nipation OF William J. Bryan. At
,e,st. Mr.. Underwood thinks he has
found way and means to use it
He was talking for publication when
he said: Il wish you would print
exactly what I think of Mr.. Bryan.
He did not win the victory that gave
rs control of the House. Now he has
Auug down the gauntlet and we are
ready for him. We will 60 into the
House caucus next Thursday, and into
the next Democratic Convention, and we
vii! eliminate him American politics.
Mr.. Underwood is young Alaba-
man. He was much too young to fgle
for the lost cause. Two Alabamans
there were, old enough to fight for it
and to lose it, and to learn, in the pro-
cess. that elimination often sounds bet
ter than it tastes. Morgan and Pettus,
both aristocrats of the old Southern re-
gime had learned the lesson so well
by the time the thunders of Oscala and
Omaha began swelling the air of the
latter oOs, borne on the voice of boy
orator from the Platte, that, warned by
the fate OF the Hamptons and Bullets
of South Carolina, they went with the
rising tide of populism and Bryanism.
Not to save themselves, of course;
their first thought was for their party.
They realized the economic fallacy OF
silverism as much as they realized the
potency of silver tongued oratory.
They preferred bending to breaking.
Tney were much older men then than
Mr.. Underwood is now, and. naturally
much wiser. Both had surrendered to
Alabama populism before Bryan's first
domination.
This Bryan has always been con-
temptous of details He would not
leave the ratio of coinage to be in
terminably debated in congress. Six
teen to one or bust" cried the Popu-
list Convention at Omaha echoed the
cry. 1t was hard lines for old-line
Democrats who had been drawing vi
tai distinctions between principles"
and Details" but in their own nation
al convention of 1896 they had to echo
both Omaha and Oscala. And Bryan
is now demandin free wool, in the same
words the demand has been voiced in
many Democratic platforms, while
Democrats of the "detail'' school pro-
test that, in the laying of tariff for
revenue only, the schedules should be
so adjusted that tariffs may afford Incl
dental protection to deserving indus
tries. Mr.. Bryan is standing pat on
the principle" and Mr.. Underwood
equally pat on the Details and Mr..
Underwood is confident that "details
can eliminate principles in Demo
cratic politics. They have often done
so. But mark these words of Bryan:
The Republicans want protection on
wool because they believe in the prin-
ciple of protection. Let no Demo
cratic advocate of tax on wool mas
querade behind the pretense that he is
voting for revenue tariff. Let him
not add hypocrisy to the sin he COM
mits against his party. Before the
Democratic party is finally committed
to the doctrine of protection, it will be
necessary to consult the voters of the
party. The Republicans were BRAY e
enough to turn out lot of Republican
Aldrches. What reason have our
Democratic congressman to think that
democratic voters are less coura
geous1" What reason. indeed2 They
should know in Alabama, where they
Knew before. Unless this is another
Bryan, and this another party, Bryan
elimination would mean taking the
back trail to Ocala, Omaha, the whis
kered pandours and the fierce hussars"
-G.obe Democrat.