The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-24
son in lieu OF his usual literary relaxation in
bucket OF blood
No PLACE FoE PERSONALITIES.

No PLACE FOR PERSONALITIES.
a slan correspondent Of +Ae- Raleigh AG4e&
ea5 Observer writes from Baltimore thai the
squabole over Judge Parker was not sought
by MIR. Bryan
This is encouraging for reason and sig
n'fcant for another, although the evidence
In character.
The letter in question Is encouraging because
it gives the view Of The thick-aud-thn Bryan
supporter that the dispute VIII not be permitted
TO disrupt the convention It is significant
because the staff correspondent in question is
no more than the mouthpiece of Joaephus Dam
iels member Of the Democratic Executive Com
mi5tee, influential party man. and. above ALL
original, persistent and consistent supporter OF
Pryan.
Josephus Daniels was so nearly the original
adherent Of the Nebraekan that II anybody
got there first no stop-watch in existence could
note the difference tn time. What Mr. Bryan
has said, Mr.. Daniels has swallowed. Where
Mir Bryan led. he has followed. What Mr.
Rryan has thought, has found MIR. Daniels an
ticipating him in lucubration, and waiting only
the words OF the inspired leader to give him
voice and expression. II the Commoaer has one
follower In the country whom he may trust
with his political neck, he Is the North Caro-
lnan mentioned.
What. therefore, does the story IN MIR. Dan
iels' paper mean. except that MIR Bryan will
find it fororn hope if he should harbor the
delusion that it lies with him to create strife
il an army sleeping on it's arms before the
morning Of certain victory We do not as
sumo that MIR. Bryan AM mostly TO Parker will
60 to this length, but if it should do SO, he
wI+7 3nd that his cid friends, tAe people
baye fought his battles and stood for his the
cries and checred him to the echo, and gem
orally genuheoted to his dctum are just now
IN different frame OF mind than that which
they formerly held
Ia other words, the Democratic convention
meets in the assurance that II is on the eve
81 power. It sees the government Of this coun-
try in Its grasp. Monumental folly alone can
cheat 1t Of tbs victory. The men who are at
tending aud who will make the convention are
men who have fought with defeat for years.
Nov the tide has turned. The enemy is in full
retreat, Their day has come, They feel that
TIE time has arrived when they can AFFORD to
be selfish and to look to the good of the party
They admire MIR. Bryan, but they realize that
not even MFR. Bryan ought to be permitted to
spoil an opportunity so long awaited so golden,
SO inyincible.
We with others think OF Mr. Bryan as a
man OF intense conviction and unspecked char
aeter. We wish To see him honored by The
+ Democracy in every reasonable way In many
respects he nag been the pioneer of ideas now
the precedents Of public integrity, which were
tagaries when he suggested them lie has
fought good fight to his personal profit as
we'll to the advantage OF the public veal.
The time has come however, for the fruits of
lis lighting 10 be plucked. Those fruits helon,
10 tbe party which mado Bryan. lie dis nol
make the party, and he does not own H.. II
he thinks So he win find the militant pslnoc-
irar' at Baltimore both ready and able to re-
lte'e Aiu Of the delusion