The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-02
WILSON--NO COMPROMISE
 WITH RYAN AND MURPHY!
(New York World.l

(NeW York World.) It is too late to talk compromise at Baltimore.
 Ryanism and Murphyism have creat- ed an issue that makes the 1iomiha- | ton of Woodrow Wilson matter of Democratic life or. death.s To compromise now is for the Demo- cratic National Convention to surren- der to Thomas F. Ryan To compromise now is for the Dem ocratic National Convention to sur render, to August Belmont To compromise now is for the Dem ocratic National Convention to sur | render to Charles F. Murphy. To compromise now is for the Dem ocratic National Convention to sur
 render to Wall street. To compromise now is for the Dem ocratic National Convention to sur render to Tamn1any Hall. To compromise now is to send a
 Democratic ticket into the campaign shackled to bossism and plutocracy. To compromise now is to give Theo- dore Roosevelt the supreme issue that he needs.
 Compromise was possible until the Ryan-Murphy conspiracy was fully re- vealed and the Tammany boss carried out the terms of his bargain with the Clark managers by throwing New
 YorkS ninety votes to Champ Clark. Compromise was possible until MT. Bryan was compelled by the memorable logic of events to repudiate Champ Clark S candidacy and vote for Wood row Wilson Compromise was pos sible until it became apparent to ev- cry intelligent man that the Ryan Murphy Belmont Hearst coalition had set out to strangle progressive Democ- racy, destroy MT. Bryan politically and prevent the nomination of woodrow Wilson at any cost.
 Compromise is no longer possible. There can be no Democratic harmony, there can be no Democratic unity, tbere can be no Democratic integrity, until the convention overwhelms this shameful alliance between corrupt fi- nance and corrupt politics.
 It is the duty of MT. BryaA to stand fast in his support of Gov. Wilson, and stand fast in their support of MT. Bryan. Whatever their differences with him in the past he is fighting to- day the battle of honest Democracy, he is fighting the battle of the Am erican people, and he is fighting it manfully and significantly.
 The Ryan Murphy coalition will now accept anybody except Wilson If the convention yields to the plea for compromise candidate it will be a Ryan Murphy victory.
 A thousand Roosevelt orators will De InunQerlng rom the stump their denunciation of Democracy's surrender to Wall street.
 A thousand Taft orators will be laundering from the stump their de- nunciation of Democracy's surrender to Wall street
 The issue that is vital to Roosevelt's campaign for a third term will come to his hand ready made. The Demo cratic party might as well retire from the contest as to go before the coun- try with the Ryan n-Murphy taint upon it's ticket.
 This is no longer question of Woodrow Wilson's political strength, great as that is. It is no longer a question of his ability. undeniable as that is. It is no longer a question of his availability, self-evident as that is Ryan and Murphy have left honest Democrats no choice. Ryan and Mur- phy have left honest Democrats no alternative. Ryan and Murphy have made Wilson's nomination the crucial test of the Democratic partys fitness to live.
 As stephen A. Douglas once said: There can be no neutrals in this war -Only patriots or traitors ''