Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-16
VICTORY FOR DEMOCRATS
CERTAIN, SAYS W. J. BRYAN,
ON BRIEF ATLANTA VISIT
Republicans Realize Weakn ess of Own Ticket and Are
Using "Red Menace" Sc are to Win Votes Com
moner Decares-0ff n New Campaign Tour

Genuine enthusiasm over the ma
tional political situation and the
chances for Democratic victory at
the polls in November was reflected
in the attitude OF Williams Jennings
Bryan, the Great Commouer," one
Of Democracy's greatest leaders and
one of the outstanding personalities
in American political history, as he
stopped over between trains in At
lanta Monday morning.
"The country is turning to the
Democratic ticket as the only oppor-
tunity to elect a progressive presi-
dent and vice president" said Mr..
Bryan, who is fresh from a, three
weeks speaking tour on the Pacific
coast. and is now plunging into a
compaign through the northern
states of the Mississippi valley. He
took brief respite from his speak
ing engagements to accompany Mrs.
Bryan back to Miami, and his stop
over in Atlanta was only for a few
moments while the Dixie Flyer
changed locomotives.
''I have not been in Florida much
lately" remarked Mr.. Bryan in
answer to a question as to his re.
cent activities.
On Extended Campaign
For the past three weeks I have
been on the Pacific coast, speaking
in eight states-California Oregon,
n hi pcrtn To- FOL ht-;v
and New Mexico I reached home
Wednesday, where I went to take
Mrs. Bryan back to Florida. Now [
am bound for the northern Missis-
sippi valley, to speak until the night
before the election in November, in
Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado and the
states in that territory.
"As I view it, the situation Of the
Democratic ticket is improving every
day. Our greatest difficulty is the
presentation of the northern
papers, nearly all of which are Re
publican.
There is a deliberate conspiracy
to belittle the Democratic chances in
order to force Democrats to vote for
Coolidge to defeat La Toilette.
But every day makes it more ap-
parent to progressive Democrats
that La Toilette can not be elected
and that Democratic vote for La
Toilette really aids Coolidge, the one
candidate whom all progressive, both
Democrats and Republicans, desire
to defeat.
1T is a queer campaign the Re
publicans are waging. They must
have very unsatisfactory ticket
when they make no arguments for
their candidate, but attempt to
frighten voters into supporting them
as the least of two evils. How have
the mighty fallen!
Turning to Democrats
LAS a matter of fact, the country
is turning to the Democratic ticket
as the only opportunity to elect a
progressive president and vice presi-
dent. 1t is Davis and Bryan, or
Coolidge and Daw Progressive
Democrats ought to have no hest
fancy in making a choice.
1.-The logic of the situation Is with
us and our cause will grow every
day until election, when we expect
to have a majority in the electoral
college. An election In congress
should not be planned for 1t mere
ly means a second chance for us if
we should lose the first. We have
two chances while the Republicans
have only one.
But we shall not count on using
our second chance. We expect to
win in the electoral college. Why
should the American people sur.
render their right to elect progress
slve president in the electoral col
lese themselves and turn the task
over to a congress elected two years
ago? We will have a progressive
president and vice president, and it
is better to elect them in the cleo
toral college by voting or DAVIS and
Bryan.
Coast Hostile to Dawes
There is no enthusiasm for the
Republican ticket on the Pacific
coast. There is violent hostility to-
ward Dawes because of his cruet
attitude toward irrigation. The ONLY
remedy Dawes offers the farmers is
t, reduce the food supply and starve
the world, while Coolidge's only
remedy is to appoint commission