Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-26

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graphic demands that they dishonor
not their commissions. Every delay
every adjournment. brought from
without warnings to the constituent
units OF the convention. II was not a
tight merely for the nomination Of
woodrow Wilson: It was a fight for a
nomination for Woodrow Wilson
which would be without the aid Of
Tammany hall and Belmont, Morgan
Ryan and h!s business generally.
ghis required many more votes than
the accustomed two-thirds. There
were few who believed Bryan could
win He had overplayed himself.
they insisted. and the forces behind
Clark and the others would externally
block the scheme. But those who
doubted knew not the forcef8 fight.
ing capacity Of tru0
The unawed determination Of the
conservative leaders. the chasers af-
ter harmony, at any price, Or with
any surrender. had not yet become
acQp9inted with the developed BRYAN.
The adjournment over Sunday gave
to prejudice pause. Delegates hear.
Ing from hOmA stopped to think. They
oegan to wonder II. after all, there
was anything patriotic in the sort Of
harmony Bryan had been so ruthless
ly destroying Most men are honest
When face to face with themselves.
and the fact that it is better to be
honest than to be dishonest, and del.
ega1ons are merely men. When Mon
day morning came, the hamonizers
were still detiant.0 They believed
themselves strong enough to yet de-
stroy Bryan by defeating Woodrow
Wilson. They believed further that
they could yet agree 6pon az man
who would represent the Cd order
and be able to elect him over such
an opponent as Taft. GThe misery
and molecular Belmont was incautious
enough to swell up his puny chest,
aud in3response to Bryan's contemp-
tuous CHARACTERIZATION, gave out an In
terview In which he said: 81 was a
Democrat when Bryan was a popu-
list" That was to establish his par
ty regularity and standing. But the
creattTelet was lying when he made
the declaration He has long been a
democrat barnacle, but never has
been Democrat. He has been a bni.
sand, a bandit, holder-up Of big pro
Iects for the graft and loot that fot
lOwed. But a democrat-never. Or
If he was democrat, then under the
new definition made at Baltimore Of
democrat. he is one now no more
forever. o
| % PARTY COMES CLEAN
The old party has come clean. II
hat disappointed its Baileys and It's
Ryans, BelmOnts and Mwphys, It's
Hearsts and WattersOns, has antag.
onized to the death finish the cohorts
Of privilege, has declared war on
money hgs as munitions Of destnc.
ton to the people, and with candi.
date who is leader, who win lead
the principles that bespeak an era Of
equality amongst men, and justiCe,
and fair dealing, and punishment for
malaactors without respect to grade
or caste, the peoples rude, enters
the campaign with fullest confidence.
The candidate is honeSt and the plat.
form is honest, and both will show to
the pu6lic'S liking. Woodrov wilson
is a student, an author whose fame ID
world-Side, statesman; wonderfully
gifted in executive ability, Of integ-
rity unimpeachable, close to the peo-
pie whom he shall be chosen to serve
and with purpose. lofty and pure,
TO dedicate his best efforts to the
great task. He comes well equipped
Ii experience and capacity. The en-
emies he has made will make others
more afraid by misdeeds to come IN
der. his ire. In the Nght Il his splen-
did vindieatlon, how pitiful now ap-
pear the Wattersons, and Harveys,
and jim Smiths, and the episodes
with which they we're associated. He
will wear his greatness becomingly,
and make a head Of the government
that win bring the government close
to those who constitute 1t rather than
those who loot It.
There should be no bitterness
amongst democrats Champ Clark
has been a sericeable man in IN I'm.
portant place, and lost because he
had not the force OF inner courage
to prom1tly take his place beside the
true leader q domisant and righteous
sentiment, rather than temporize with
representatives Of interest which have