South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-24

6. NOVEMBER 81 1915.
Gratis he is one Of the draw
ing cards on the American platform today,Mr. Bryar
tells say OF the effect that this exchange Of respects
Is having upon the other nations of the earth.
He illustrates IL by story Of his travels south
America. The president OF Of the republics dowr
there asked could be true he such
message credited him, his adversary after
the 1896
Certainly" said the great commoner. Il have since
had sereotyped. and it again to Mckinley
and Bill Taft"
how can you do it," the South American presi-
dent Down here after such bitter
campaign. We to fight duel to conserve our
honor" The the vanquished to challenge
the winner. shed few drors Of his blood
somehow. which the latter gives gracefully. and
thereupon responsibility is restored
They used to night duels the United States was
Col Bryans reply. but that back the days of
Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, when self-gov-
eminent still in its infancy" and then he added:
NO people are fit for self government until
they have learned accept the will of the ma
jority whether for OF against them with quite
the same good grace. You have to be a true.
game sport, be either republican
democrat that you must shed your prin-
ciples with each defeat and go over the op-
position, but that you must accept the status
of the opposition at the present in the
cendancy, and therefore the major will If
you you right ahead with your
campaign OF education and try do better
next time. but remember that in a republic. it
must always be your country first, and that
the majority must rule. and If you not with
the majority it is because that majority does
with you just that much more than
disagree with it. Republics thrive on the
all-year-round accommodating intelligence of
the masses; not the strifes Of occasional
campaigns"
That is sage philosophy. The absence of its absorp-
-tion in South America has been a considerable de-
gree responsible revolutions down there
that have TO be North American joke. And il
quite good advice ourselves us, it
is for our southern brothers is indeed painful
observe the bulldog tenacty with which of the
losers in the campaign still trying to make
themselves believe that they have won or that every
thing is going to the demnton bowwows because they
didn't win.
OF course some allowance has 10 made for the
unusual distance which they have to back up and
injured egotsm-egotism in the recent
campaign being a distinctly republican trait-having
flush exultation, crawl back into
hole.
How miserable they made it night election for
each poor benighted democrat when relying upon
precedent it appeared Wall the money
the east still ruled the lard. 1t would be
cruel to quote local epitaphs pronounced upon
Prest Wilson democratic party.
enough that the republican organ put il all over
democratic nominee-on paper-and day
Archibald G. Graham and Judge Vernon w. Van Fleet
we're calling long distance to Chicago-it took both Of
them-to bring back assurances that California would
go for Hughes $4,000 strong consgning Wilson to
rather profane sort of boneyard.
Charles Warren Fairbanks rushed his congratulations
power. Col George Harvey discovered that it
was all over Wilson. and that he recon
ciled."
The Oyster Bay hrebrand relieved himself of OF
fetal" congratulating the country being
saved" and Good Angel" George W. Perkins handed
this one to a reporter, rather sarcastic like:
viii you convey to Pres't Wilson my com
pliments him if he has yet found any
interest the campaign? Please tell him
that Mr.. Hughes has carried every northern
state, including Ohio Possibly this may
him
To which. but
Only a small man goats over a yanquishej foe, and
even he would best be the job 5 finished first
False alarms sometimes personifed in we'll
as election Hughes with the assurance
that California against him. carrying the nation with
it, a said the right word however and
let US see how continue to
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