The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-05-24
Who is a Democrat.

= As stated on several occasions we d.
not wish to see W. ]. Bryan the nomi
nee of the Democratic party for Presi
+. dent. But word to those who so gen
j erously and cordially condemn Bryan
Democrats, those who have enshroud
cd themselves with the robes of immac
: ulate party virtues Bryan was the
nominee OF the Democratic party in
1896. He was the candidate OF the
: party on & strictly Democratic platform
with the leading issues Of tariff for
revenue and free silver He was stig-
matted for his position on the money
question and assailed most bitterly by
those who claimed to be Democratic
prophets and wiseacres. Free silver
! had never been an issue before the peo-
pie, bat every act of Congress upon the
subject had committed the party to it,
and therefore it was Democratic what
ever else it was, II not practical. Bryan
was supported BY our own Isham G.
Harris and VIM. B. Bate, both DEM
ocrats born and bred in the cradle OF
Democracy These men and Benton
McMillin were active in the campaign
Of 1896 for Bryan, the nominee. Others
actively and heartily supporting Bryan
were Senator Vest OF Missouri, Senator
Cockrell Of Missouri, Senator John I.
Morgan OF Alabama, Senator Daniel
w. Voorhees,, the Tall Sycamore Of
the Wabash" Of Indiana, Senator
Bacon OF Georgia, Senator Culberson Of
Texas, Speaker Crisp Of Georgia, Sem
ator Tillman Of South Carolina and
Others ad finitum.
Who was Isham G. HarrisS A Dem
ocrat2 The greatest parliamentarian in
the United States Senate since that
body came into existence, and the
power behind the throne who made it
possible to pass the Wilson tariff bill,
the only real genuine tariff reduction
since the Civil War. Senator Harris
was the man from Tennessee who es-
poused and championed the cause Of
Bryan in 1896. Who was John T.
Morgan? The greatest constitutional
lawyer ia the Senate and authority on
international law Was he Dem
ocrat? Was Senator Vest Democrat
Was Senator Voorhees, Democrat
AS we'll might ask il the Pope was
Catholic Who were the men that left
the convention which nominated Bryan
and led bolt?--Palmer and Buckner.
Who were the chief lieutenants in sup
port Of that faithful baud which aided
in the determination Of the Democratic
party ID the United States for sixteen
years, following the fortunes Of acouple
Of transparent old mountebanks and
huckstering their dignity
they had no honor for the election Of
a Republican President. Who were
John G.. Carlisle and Josiah Patterson
and what became Of them?
Take the list and search theirrecords.
Which ofthese were rocked in the cradle
OF Democracy and never lived to draw
but Democratic breath and
which were Old Line Whigsth sup
porters Of William ] Bryan or the sup
porters of Palmer and Buckner. And
who are these proscritionists to-day who
take upon themselves the exclusive right
to the name Of Democracy and the
to say who may be entitled to
participate and vote with the party.
Some OF the great men hereinbefore
lived an honor to the party,
to their communities, to the nation, and
their names will emblazcn the pages Of
history.
What became of the othersY John g.
Carlisle went to Wall street. Josiah
Patterson went into the service Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company and
others gathered the fruits oftheir Iabors
ID the service Of those who hired them
D sell their Democracy II they ever had
my.
4 i the followers of these brilliant
Ieserters wlso are nov engaged n slsel I.
audabIe work Of testing the regularity
i Democrat
III such men as these are TO be vested !
With the right and title to Democracy !
hen excuse Us while we suspend the !,
ules long enough TO puke. Excuse rs
While we say that this paper will never
. held responsible for allegiance toany
UGH gang Excuse Us Willow make 4
t plain thsSt we expect no quarter bas- !
d on the understanding that we recog b
lie the authority Of such bunch Of D
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