Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-11
DEMOCRATIC PARTY MUST
HAVE MEMBERS BRYAN
Reorganization OF Democracy Is
Planned by the Statesman and
His Brother, Charles Bryan.
WANTS VIEWS OF VOTERS
Commoncr Asserts That They Will
Not he Willing TO Act Through
Party Unless They Can Control
IBy Assoclnied prc.y

MIAMI. FLA, Feb. 10-"If the
democratic party Is going to be a
iorce in this country 1t must have
members. and the voters will not be
willing TO act through the Democratic
PARTY unless they can control It,"
said william Jennings Bryan at his
winter home here today in discuss
ing the announcement yesterday In
Nc" York by former Judge x. c.
hopc-.. Of Nebraska, iha, he tDyyanp
""" ms brother. Charles Bryan,
p!ohited "A REORGANIZATION OF the Dem
"cratic party.
Alr. Bryan said tina; he had not
hho~n OF the setting OF q definite
"ate for tho launching OF the move
heht' as announced by Judge Roper
am In constant association with
my brother. who is in charge Of my
Taper Mr.. Bryan said. For years
lhs tommoncr has discussed these
subjects in every Issue. and always
WIN the idea OF arousiny the voters
TO express their views.
snys I'eUpIc Rule.
Ny theory has been that Il dcmoc-
F1c% ~ government In which the
peonle rule ana Il Democratic marty
must r"cogn!ze that authority comcs
cp from the hottom and not down
tiSm tho top
f"iincinns try TO use the party
"rS1uihaiion and the voters for their
o"H benefit while the voters try 10
W" IN" party Organization for the
advancement Of the pub'Ic good.
IL the Democratic party is going
10 hc q force in this country IL mus,
haEe members and The votcrB viii
not hc willing 10 act through tho
Democratic party unless they can
control IL,
i do not expect much OF any sur
face movements. that ls. movements
among the party officials Progress
Viii come through activity among the
rotcrs and they cannot act until ;hcy
have chance 10 sclcc; committee
men. Frior 10 this they eau org.
re among themselves. discuss qucs.
.tons., pick oGt spokeslncn and Ee.
cad? FOR effective action when the
i.'n" for thl selection o. tho com
mi''e"men comes This. ! think. they
'hon!d do. and this is what / hope to
contribute To through my paper.
~ III" proposed meetings OF The
HCbcoHmittces or the fun committee
hay" no higher rurpp.. .han the
boosting 81 some particular agplraut
for office. they vii! do lit,ie. II.
however. ;hc membership o. tn. COM
mi,tce want ~ ontinc a constructive
platform and cal upon tie rank aad
lie for an expression OF opinion
much may br accomplished"
Pnsi Should he Forgotten.
Pest differences" he continued
ought to be forgotten anon. those
VINO agree az 20 future action. hu,
there can hc no harmony in the j,ar,y
organization rs long as the West or
Wal street or any other spcciai in.
i.rcst attempts 10 usc tho party or
Sanization to keep the party from
doing It's duty TO the public
our party mus; deserve to win TO
have any chance of success and II will
not deserve 10 win until it puts the
cause OF the people above the ambi-
ton OF any Individual.
The people are Intensely in earn
est and the committee can hes, serve
tn" party. not by burning incense he
fore any particular idol. but by get
ling down 10 work for the protection
Of the public against expioitcrs. we
have case in point Senator Calder.
OF New York. stated the other day
that the coal men had plunhcred the
public TO the extent OF $500, 900 600
per year.
THAT sum is greater than all the
stealing done by the men now con-
fined in the pcnitentia.ies OF the
United Sta,es--and nothing Is being
done TO i'nprison the eXpioiters or to
protect the public from them.
IT makes comparatively little II
terence who is chairman of the ma
tional committee. but 1t makes ire
nendous difference whether the COM
mi,tcc is Interested in personal amb-
IONS or the welfare ~ the masses"