The Washington herald., 1915-11-14
THE OPEN FORUM
In Which Readers of The Herald Give The Views
on Current Topics.

Editor Of The Washington Herald--r
have been a constant reader of your pa
per. and have in the main approved the
sentiments of your editorials. but In your
bitter and rather inconsistent attack on
Mr.. Bryan IL seems to me you have put
yourself on record as unfolding cut
throat and assassin in the person OF
Huerta, one-time so-called defacto Pres
ident Of Mexico. You are well aware the
American people in a large majority be-
Iieye he connived at the assassination OF
Mexico's lawfully elected President; and
be IL said to our shame and disgrace. We
had an official high In authority in Mex
ico's capital who, had he performed his
proper duty. could have prevented this
dastardly and bloody crime.
1 am a Democrat. coming from long
line of Democrats from the earliest his
tory OF the party. Have voted the ticket
since 1872, and am proud OF my record as
a private in the ranks of a party tnat
will continue as long as this country Is
a republic I am for the party represent
ing the masses as against the priviiegeo
classes. II that. as you say. was the
greatest sin OF Mr.. Brysn. then put me
down as a protege OF his, althoush l am
his senior many years
You have taken up the defeat oil MI.
Bryan in 1896 and other campaigns IL
has been the boast of the Republicans
how badly they defeated him IN 1850:
ANY one who has aimed to keep posted
as to the outcome of that campaign
knows that the distribution OF ZS."o
votes in three chosen States would nave
elected him President. Where. then. does
the overwhelming defeat come IN as
boosted by the Republicans time and
again? Bryan would have become Pres
Ident and would have been inaugurated
in spite OF the open threats Of Peter
I.auterbach. former Senator John b. Hen
derson. and Theodore Roosevelt In the
event Of his election. they asserted
armed force should be resorted TO in Or
der to prevent his inauguration. cite
you to speeches made by these men IN
New York on Saturday evening preced-
ing the election. Am glad in the knowI-
edge Mr. Roosevelt has reformed since
uttering this sedition. and II is pleasure
for me to say in this connection We all
admire his sterling and uncompromising
patriotism.
On Wrong Track Today.
Mr.. BRYAN received over six million
white votes in his first campaign. and We
are assured they were not Of the hyphen-
ated Of today. In a large measure the
ancestry of these voters dates back 10
the earliest history Of the country when
there was bitter strife between the Fed
eraIist and the Republican party Demo
cratic party.
And now as TO Mr.. Bryan of today l
am extremely sorry to have to say he is
on the wrong track as against his being
right with his party in the past: and be-
cause Of this, there are thousands OF MS
former adherents looking in sorrow ana
humiliation at the stand he has taken
AGAINST the President l have suffered
base insult ridicule. and might almost
say ostracism as the active partisan oil
this man, and now that he has turned
his face to the wall in promulgating the
pernicious sentiments OF Peace at any
price | must assure you | have come
10 the parting Of the ways Am Tor
larger navy. a larger army. and any and
all other means to enhance preparedness.
Every patriotic citizen should stand by
the President in his earnest and stesdfaSt
cudeayCr TO serve his country as uulN
lovaI chief magistrate Of this great ma
ton. There is no partisanship in the DC
sire OF the people to see the President
fulfilling his sworn duty to his country.
4 Democratic Mistake.
Won sneak OF the many plumbers of the
democratic party. all Of whi"h We may
rant as true. but. in my humble opinion.
,ha greatest bIunder they have perP"-
trated Is not having a Democratic paper
in Washington and many other cities l
could name The influence Of the press
10 the country at large is incaICulab!e.
lanes F. ClarksOn. one-time editor OF
the Dcs Moines TOwaI Register. on" OF
the cIcverest politicians in his party said
the reason for the election OF MI sam
ucI J. Tlden was because the Democrats