Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-04
The Democratic Nominee
and the Progressive Creeds


The Georgian viii support the Democratic nominee.
The Georgian progressive Democratic newspaper would
have supported progressive Democrat nominated Baltimore
The Georgian has only been progressive Democratic
newspaper always but has been progressive Democratic
paper Of the Democratic party and will continue
be progressive newspaper in advance of the party
progressive in the of this convention and
in the platform of this convention this will ndorse
For anything less than progressive the the plat
form The Georgian will fee and its regret and will
deavor strengthen and amend the weakness platform
candidate the campaign progresses
Because The Georgian and its kindred newspapers
vnced that the only Democracy Democracy
The Georgian does hesitate and has already
ly said many things
far from progressive from democratic The spirit the
convention and its methods made open attack upon many
lines and most of all the overriding by demagogy and other
influences the will of the majority which will
and the of Democracy
We made and shall make improper
DDS and the undemocac spirit of this Democratic national
vention and of the Republican national convention
tinuous and doubebarreed argument for the abolition
national conventions in both parties and the substitution
everywhere of direct nominations preferential presidential pr
which will do with conventions and allow the people
officers president down directly by their own
will and their ballots
This the essential reform
made by The and nques of both
ventions
The circumstances and conditions surrounding the nomination
of Governor Wilson furnish the amplest Champ
Clark from the assaults and misrepresentation of
son friend Bryan Because the very Influences about which By
cal
the influences which at the appointed time brought
the nomination of Woodrow Wilson
There only thing that ranking in the
accusations or nsinuations that have
been made against Mr.. Clark
was said by Mr. GIarb opponents that Mr. claks
not only false but they not made n good faith
simple analysis of the vote will show states
which the interests controlled that prevented Mr. Clark get
ting the nomination and that always has been the
OF the interests to interfere with the Mr.
The states which Thomas Fortune Ryan were the
states instructed t0r Mr. Underwood Those states withheld
at the time when their votes could have given Mr. Clark the
naon and they released at the time when their
and did give Mr. Wilson the nomination.
Both Mr.. Wilson and Mr. Underwood had abundant
at their command and is well known that made
of delegates in the presidential primaries piu fund of
few thousand dollars contributed by personal friends
To that conducted such campaign or could be
the candidate of the interests not only and unworthy
reflection stainless public but reflection upon
the common sense and intelligence of the American people
And to that the nomination of Governor Wilson finally
made possible by the support of rggar Indiana Ryan
not reflection Governor Wilson sufficient vim
dcaton of the sandered speaker of the Democratic
The upon whom the support the interests for
Governor Wilson does reflect most directly and seriously per
manenty IS William J. Bryan
Bryan Just the when the New York
delegates from harmon to Champ Clark gave Champ Clark the
nominaonhat moment William J. Bryan defeat his
noble, loyal friend, Champ Clark
Bryan oazngy declared that he would support voted
tor by New York or whose nomination made possible by New
York vote broke his pledged instructions turned
his votes Wilson and halted Champ Cark march victory
Mark the hypocrisy of Bryan
Inc next DAY Iom Iaggart the most of all bosses
swung Indiana vote 20 Wilson and turned the tide finally
made Wilson possible
And Bryan. suen nsncere sat silent and
unprotesting in his
II the action of the New York delegation by Congress
Fitzgerald, of Tammany which made Wilson's nomination
certain.
And Bryan had betrayed and defeated Champ clark
he said simply because New York had silent
sulen and insncere-without protest-n his seat
And when Roger Sullivan whom Bryan had denounced a
traitor and train robbe the 5S of Illinois
Wilson election Bryan t without protest a change
OF vote-sullen. silent and nsucere O the end
Whoever else may fall in the last con
venon OF the Democratic William Bryan of
stained forever and stamped by his hypocrisy hate, an
fraud and deuagogue false language false profession aud
tails Ia friendship party
The real for Champ lark reality and
genuineness of his progressive Democracy