The Detroit times., 1912-06-26
Bryan at Baltimore

a Personal aspirations clash and old
feuds make their influence felt In the
play and counter.play for position,
but none OF these things accounts Tor
the situation in which the Democratic
party finds itself II is pregnant with
Ten days ago a man
who said that situation might arise
In this convention which threatened
the Democracy with the tragic dissolu-
ton that has shattered the hope OF
It's historic opponent at Chicago would
have been thought proper subject
for an asylum. To-day the possibility
OF a bolt is seriously debated-Balti-
more News.
MIR. Bryan has a large following In
his party and there still may be con.
where he may be of useful
service 10 It, but II is grave mistake
OH his part 10 assume that his three
have given him a prescrip-
tive right TO direct the policies ana
actions OF the party for all time
philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Democrats must know that the
progressive members OF their party
are through with the old order OF
yellow dog" politics. just as the pro
gressiye Republicans are through with
that brand OF politics, Mr.. Bryan
knows Il. al least, and In tghting
against II is rendering his party the
best service ne cotia- possibly five H
Kansas City Times
II Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr. Bryan be-
tween them should succeed In break
ing M both the two old parties ana
establishing new party laid In ines
OF virtue, oblivious equally OF natural
and economic laws, proposing the
while 10 seek the millennium, they
would In point OF fact find themselves
afioat upon shoreless sea in a ship
finely rugged and beautifully decorat.
ed. but unfit for rough weather. In
other words. the objective point OF
Mr. BRYAN and the objective point oil
Mr.. Roosevelt, whether they know H.
or believe il, or not. Is Socialism pure
and simple Courier-Jour-
nal, -
However much the people may have
differed with Mr.. Bryan on questions
OF publS policy they have recognized
the perfect sincerity OF his belief IN
whatever he has advocated Although
lie has had the votes OF the minority
he commands today the unqualined re-
spect OF the majority, which recog'
nizes the worth OF man WHO is nCs
soured by defeat. and who puts ser
vice TO his country above personal
preferment.-New Orleans Daily
States.
More than ever. then, Judge Parker
| II stands 10 reason, must y ooJec'
! tionable to Mr. Bryan He stands
now more than ever for things and
| influences against which Mr.. BrSln
has been battling for 10 years. Ne
had not been a Wall.st Judge. bu'
Wall-st. favored him for president. sc
in 1904. on that ground, Mr.. Bryan
planted himself in opposition The
ground being broader at this time
Mr.. Bryan's opposition Is the stouter
Washington Star.
IL the Democrats are TO make the
most OF their inviting opportunity. !
they do their highest duty; they VII
make Woodrow Wilson the STANDARD
bearer OF their rejuyenated party ant
follow him 10 victory in the nationa
campaign Atlanta Journal.
Mr.. Clark is a man OF varied IN
discretion in speech or all his pubic
utterances. only the things he ough
never TO have said are remembered
The rest is forgotten as mere common
place. They call him progressive
What folly, with such a progressive
as Theodore Roosevelt in the field, L
present Mr.. Champ Clark. VIII tn
Democrats oppose ursus horribilii
with a chipmunk? With Mr.. Roose
Welt bestriding the whole landscape
voters OF a progressive turn OF mine
would never find the speaker-NeV
York Times
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