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


States
The Georgian will support the Democratic nominee
The Georgian a progressive Democratic would
supported any 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 the of this and
platform of this convention this newspaper will ndorse
anything progressive the plat
form The Georgian will feel and express its regret and will
strengthen and amend the weakness platform
candidate the campaign progresses
The Georgian and its kindred newspapers
only Democracy progressive Democracy
The Georgian does hesitate say and has already
F said that there things the Baltimore convention
progressive and The spirit of the
convention and methods made open attack upon many
lines and Of all in the overriding by demagogy and other
influences of the will of the majority which the will of the people
and the of Democracy.
We have made, and shall improper
DDS and the undemocratc spirit of this Democratic national
venon and of the Republican national convention
nuous and double barreled argument for abolition of
national conventions in both parties substitution
everywhere of direct nominations preferential presidential pr
which will do away with conventions allow the people
to choose all officers from president down directly by their
will and their ballots
This is the essential lesson essential reform
made necessary by the nquties of
venons
The circumstances and conditions surrounding nomination
of Governor Wilson furnish the amplest Champ
sons friend Bryan Because the very influences which By
made his demagogc assault upon Champ Clark dncay
the influences which the appointed brought
the nomination of Woodrow Wilson
There only thing that ranking hearts of Clark
been made against Mr.. Clark
1t said by Mr. Clark opponents Mr.
had made deals with the Those nsnatons
not only false but they not made in good faith
simple analysis the
which the interests controlled prevented Mr. Clark from get
ting the nomination and that if always has been mo
q 9t
Clark
states which Thomas Fortune RYAN controlled were tb
instructed for Mr. Those states were withheld
at the time when their could have given Clark the nom
nation and they released their could
and did give Mr.. Wilson the nomination.
Both Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Underwood have had abundant
his campaign throughout the country greatest
Of delegates IN the presidential primaries with pfu fund of
few thousand dollars contributed by personal friends
To that campaign was or could be
the candidate of the interests only unworthy
reflection stainless public reflection upon
the common and intelligence of the American people
And to say that the nomination of Governor Wilson finally
made possible by the support of Taggart Ryan
IN Virginia and Sullivan in Illinois Tammany York is
not reflection Governor Wilson, sufficient vim
dcaon OF the Sandered speaker of the Democratic house
The whom the final support the
Governor Wilson does reflect directly and seriously per-
maneptly IS William } Bryan
Bryan. Just the when York
delegates from Harmon to Champ Clark Champ Clark the
majority OF the convention votes and fully entitled him to the
nomnationhat moment William Bryan defeat his
noble, loyal friend. Champ Clark
Bryan bazngy would support no man voted
Tor by New York or whose nomination made possible by New
Ih vote poAt m Pedged instructions from Nebraska turned
hs votes to Son and halted Champ Clark march victory
Mark the hypocrisy of Bryan
The next day Tom aggar the corrupt of all bosses
swung Indiana vote to Wilson and turned the tide that finally
made Wilson possible
And Bryan uen inconsistent and nsncere silent and
unprotesting in his
The action of the New York delegation by Congress
Fitzgerald of Tammany which Wilson's nomination
certain.
And Bryan who had betrayed defeated Champ Clark
he said simply because New York had voted for him silent
suuen and nsineere-vithout prote>t-in his
And when Roger Sullivan, whom Bryan denounced as
traitor and train robber the Illinois made
Wilson's election Bryan still without protest at change
Of yote-sullen silent and insincere o the end
Whoever else may fall IN the the con
vention the Democratic party William Bryan comes ont of il
stained forever and stamped b., his hypocrisy and S hates
fraud and demagogue false language false in profession aud
false u friendship S party
reason Chanp Clark dptoat was re,,