The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-03-30
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National Politics and Policies
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of both the old parties to do it.
When Congress, over the protest of Thad-
deus Stevens and others, obeyed the command
of the Rothschilds, and declared by legislative
enactment that the banks should be paid in
gold while the soldier at the front should be
paid in greenbacks, it required the joint action
of both the old parties to do it.
There has never been a necessary act of Con-
gress- necessary to the rule of the few, neces-
sary to carry out the HamiltOnian idea-that
did not rest for support one foot on the Re
publican party and the other on the Demo-
cratic party.
The man who does not know this to be true
is unfamiliar with official records.
The time has been when Mr.. Bryan held the
same opinion which | am expressing now.
The time has been when he declared, in speech
and writing, that there was no hope for
reform in the Democratic party.
In 1896 Mr.. Bryan, in the Omaha World
Herald, editorially asked:
"Can National Convention harmonic the dis
cordant elements of the Democratic party? I'm
possible!
Suppose the advocates of bi-metalism control
the National Convention and nominate Free
Silver Democrat upon a free coinage platform,
will Cleveland Carlisle, Morton, ct al support the
ticket? Of course not. They say the free coinage
of silver means Individual dishonesty, commercial
disaster and national dishonor, and if they believe
ticket, because their duty to their country is
higher than their duty to their party organization
if, on the other hand, the convention dominates
a Gold Standard Democrat a platform indoors
ing the gold Standard gold bonds and national
bank currency, should the nominee be supported
by those who believe the gold standard to be
conspiracy of the capitalistc classes against the
producers of wealth-a crime against mankind?
Who says they should?
''The Democratic party cannot serve God and
Mammoth it cannot serve plutocracy and at the
m m 10 oh Of thp
eff it yields to the plutocracy it ought to ose
and it will lose, the support of the Masses if it
espouses the cause of the people it cannot expect
either votes contributions from the capitalistic
classes and from the great corporations
In pursuance of this very correct line of
reasoning, Mr.. Bryan resolutely stated that
If the Democratic party adopted the gold
standard, II promise you that I aoiU go out
and ser0e mig party and may God uodey some
other name, even If / must go Alone"
Now compare the present attitude of Mr..
Bryan with the sentiments expressed then.
He was the idol of the radicals; he was then
the Tribune of the people.
He was the strong and stalwart foe of every
plutocrat, every Wall street interest, every
beneficiary of class legislation.
The people hailed him with an enthusiasm
which has not been known since the days of
Henry Clay. So great was their faith in him
that he swept into his movement in 1896 the
Free Silver organization and the great bulk of
the POpullSt party.
Who is it that cannot see how loftily he held
his flag in those days? Who does not realize
how sadly it droops today?
Will not Mr.. Bryan reflect upon this and
draw lesson from it? He himself declared
once the impossibility of harmonizing the dis
cordant elements of the Democratic party.
What is the real craftsmanship demanded
at this time?