Evening journal., 1912-07-19
Peoples Column
DENOUNCEs BRYANIsM.


Editor Of THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Sir-Prior to leaving home for a
trip abroad, just four years ago the
late Ex-Governor d. B. Hill, of New
York, in an interview, mourned for
his party and refused to be comforted.
He said in part:
There is no Democratic party.
When | met the late Governor Alf-
geld in a little room up a back stairs
in a small Chicago hotel, shortly be-
fore the first so-called Bryan conven-
tion, told him that the policies which
he represented would drive the Demo
cratic party TO He'll Then, when he
begged for another trial four years
later, l said: You are most there
stop before you have absolutely ruin
ed the party But Bryan was noni-
mated, as l saw the futility of a min
ority report with only 10 votes TO back
me.
Il admit that the Republican party
I is badly organized at the present time.
Both parties are disorganized. There
was an opportunity, but / fear that it
has been overlooked. Every time
/ Bryan says I kept the faith, it makes
me smile He has kept the faith in
deed He has kept it out in Nebraska,
his own State, which is now Republi
can to its political core.
"The Democratic party never want
ed Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Bryan wanted the
Democratic party He forced himself
on the party in 1896 and again on
what was left Of the party in 1900,
and now in 1908 he calls himself the
Democratic party and says I have
kept the faith.
It is painfully true that Mr. Bryan
has kept the faith, and at the same
time kept the Democratic party from
electing the ticket in 1896, 1900, 1908,
ID Dow in 1912 there was an oppor-
tunity, but fear 1t has been lost. The
Seaford News sets forth the fact that
'Mr. Bryan and his constituents were
endeavoring to throw off the yoke of
predatory interest in the Baltimore
convention, and in that they succeed
ed"
Mr. Bryan's constituency Just
think of it, The men who ignored
the Democratic National Committee,
and followed Mr.. Bryan on the floor
ofthe convention TO make him tenn
porary chairman, which he had pre-
viously refused Woodrow Wilson 8
4 delegation repudiated the National
4 Committee, and embraced Organism.
Mr. Bryan virtually made the nomina-
tion and wrote the platform. There
and then was the parting Of the ways,
8 and all hope perished in the bosom of
all patriotic Democrats for success.
s Upon his return home, Mr. Bryan told
his people, that if Champ Clarks dele
gates had voted for him, things would
& have been very different Are any of
Mr. Clark's friends fools enough to
vote for Woodrow Wilson? In 1908
Mr.. Wilson knocked Mr. Bryan into
cooked hat In 1912. Mr.. Bryan
knocked Champ Clark into a cooked
hat but did he do this to open up a
good plan to repay Wilson in 1912, 10
8 knock Wilson into a cooked hat? Mr..
a Bryan has something up his coat
sleeve II will not do TO trust this
move. II may be a move to make
every effort to elect Woodrow Wilson
S as president who would only be a
president in name. a mere child In
s. leading strings. a feeble and flexible
tool in the hands of mighty manager
that would be behind the curtain. who
& would manipulate and plan for self
y
y the full patronage of the government
Mr.. Bryan would be a dangerous man
Mr.. Wilson is a brilliant man, a man
full of book wisdom, and mushroom
statesman, a man without any practi-
cal experience in craftsmanship. His
election would be a calamity. and
We cannot believe that the conserva-
81 tive and business interest of this great
81 country can be safely entrusted in his
hands
n As the predatory interest has beer
II eliminated. it will fall upon this pro
gressive party to elect Mr.. Wilson.
Mr. Roosevelt is making strong
& effort. TO get control of the Republi
# can party. With him it is rule ol
81 ruin. Republican statesmen have ex
pected this for several years anC
81 about two years ago Ex-Governor Ed
81 ward C. Stokes, of New Jersey at Z
dinner, sounded a timely warning. HI
# said in part. "Woe betide the coun
81 try when the Republican party shal
fall into that condition where it owe:
allegiance to but one man, and wheI
to dispute his word is treason"
"One of the greatest calamitiel
that has recently befallen this coun
W try is the practical destruction OF thi
# Democratic party as a disciplined or
ganization with we'll defined princi
pies and aims. IL has been supplant
s. ed by a personal leadership, from
8 which it prays to be delivered. Tha
splendid organization, which spranl
from the genius Of Jefferson ant
(which, whether we believe its princi
81 pies or not, stood for years potentia
# force in government. is now helpless
and spiritless, the toy and playthinl
of its personal leader, William Jen
nings Bryan"
How for one moment can any mai
with ordinary intelligence doubt o
deny this assertion. Bryanism must b
# eliminated. and not until then, cal
the national Democratic party hop
s. for success.
81 Sussex Democrat.
Seaford, Del, July 16, 1912.