The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-05-05

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came under It's undlsputed control
for the first time since the RepubH-
can party was organized
Triumphant Democracy was swept
into power by the largest proportion
OF the total popular vote of the
country ever polled before or since
by any Democratic presidential can
didate. giving that party possession
OF the Senate by A. to SO and OF
the House by 22O to 1875.
Unlike the contest OF 1872. the
struggle of 1892 was between two
political parties. The Democratic
triumph, therefore, was over 9
united, not a divided, opposition.
Organism had not begun to show It's
head. It was missing in the tall
grass of awaited opportunity
Pwatchful waiting is the phrase or
today-but Its determination TO
fasten It's poisonous fangs on the
party of its protested faith was not
made apparent until Grover Cleve-
land forced It into the open.
The historic fight that Cleveland
made in 1893 for the repeal of the
silver purchase clause created an Is
sue in his party which had its ulti-
mate result in the triumph of Bryan
at Chicago in 1895, and the. DONNA
ton of Bryan In the Democratic
party from that day to this.
To gain this mastery Bryan deied
and destroyed the greatest leader OF
his party since the war, and by his
persistent candidacy, three times
forced upon the party, kept the Dem
Iocrats in the minority in every de-
Ibatalble state in the Union.
The people would have none OF
him.
Another Democratic president,
nominated by Bryan and elected be
cause OF divided opposition, instead
OF accepting his country's coniemna-.
ton of Organism and defying the
specious pleading Of this thrlce-re-
jected candidate for Office, appar-
emily yields wholly to him.
He closes the door of the White
House to men of affairs and achieve
ment. Their counselling is not de-
sired
He puts the old Bryan sheer and
contempt for business into his atti-
tude and his policies, leaving no
doubt IN the minds of those engaged
in enterprise in this country that the
Bryan antagonism Of 1895 has found
new life and expression in the VIII
son policy of 1914.
Instead of taking up the strong and
broad policies with which Cleveland
endeavorei to identify the Demo-
cratic party the present Democratic
occupant of the White House has
turned for guidance to the man who
embodies all that Cleveland spurned
and denounced
Bryan-nominated, he is Bryan
dominated.
BY what cunning, by what plot
ting, by what force aside from his
conceded strength in the Democratic
House of Congress. has Bryan so
prevailed on the president that the
latter's attitude toward him, as i'll
appears In two letters-one written
several years before and the other
after the Baltimore convention
mystifies and discourages so many
men who felt that the sterling quail
tides Of a Cleveland were at last to
be found in a Democratic successor
to Cleveland?
Here are the letters:
Princeton University,
Princeton, N. ].
Presidents Room.
april 81, 1907.
my dear Mr.. Joline:
Thank you very much for sending
me your address at Parsons, Kan.
before the board of directors of the
Missouri, Kansas. and Texas Railway
Company. / have read it with relish
and entire agreement Would that
we could do something, at once dig
initied and effective, to knock Mr..
Bryan once for all into a cooked hat!
Cordially and sincerely yours,
WOODROW WILSON.
"Mr. Adrian III. Jol1ne.''
white House,
Washington.
FEB. 5, 1914.
MY dear Mr.. Maybury:
u have your letter or Jan 80.
Your reference to the secretary
Of state shows how comprehensive
you have looked on during the last
few months. NOT only have Mr..
Bryan's character, his justice, his
sincerity, his transparent integrity,
his Christian principle, made a deep
impression upon all with whom he
has dealt, but his tact in dealing
with men Of many sorts, his capacity
for business, his mastery of the
principles in each matter he has been
called upon to. deal with, have
cleared away many a difficulty, and
have given to the policy of the state
department defniteness and dignity
that are very admirable.
II need not say what pleasure and
profit i, myself, have taken from
close association with Mr.. Bryan or
how thoroughly he has seemed to all
of us who are associated with him
here to deserve not only our conf
Iience but our affectfonate admira-
ton.
Sincerely yours.
''WoODRoW WILSON.
"Mr. William L. Maybury,
baltimore, Md"
Organism is in control in Wash
ington. Confidence is beyond the
nations boundaries.