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yOLUMB 11, NUMBER 82
Don't Mistake the Cheers of the Poli
ticians for the Votes of the People
99
The striking opisodo in which tho
democratic loador of tho house was
tho central figure yostorday is in
teresting from two points of viow.
Mr. Underwood's reply to Mr. Bryan
was given a1 reception which must
have pleased and reassured him, if
ho needed roassuranco, of tho fealty
of tho democratic members. But tho
incident also was u iriDuto to Mr.
Bryan's influence. The anti-Bryan-ltes,
who have been hoping that he
was becoming a negligible factor in
tho party, will got small comfort
from this incident. Mr. Bryan re
mains one of tho most powerful In
fluences in American politics. Lot
no ono forget that. Chicago Tribune.
ANOTHER POLITICAL FUNERAL
FOR MR. BRYAN
Editorial in Washington (D. C.)
Times: It is now some fifteen years
since publicists and press of a cer
tain persuasion began holding poli
tical funerals for William Jennings
Bryan on frequent occasions. Mean
while Mr. Bryan has flourished as
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the green bay tree and been able to
command tho nomination of a great
political party for president when
over he wanted. General expectation
is that 1912 will be his fallow
Boason, but that his word will be
potent enough to prevent the nomi
nation of any man he will not ap
prove. Tho Underwood-Bryan controversy
has afforded another opportunity for
those platitudinous panegyrists of
the Uriah Heap school to unburden
themselves of another set of funeral
orations. Let' us urge ardent mourn
ors not unduly to hasten in buying
tickets to the Bryan obsequies. Mr.
Bryan is represented as "repudiated
by tho democratic house," and "re
jected by his party's leadership."
Bosh! Mr. Bryan made a mistake,
which is one of his specialties. He
made a huge one in 1896 and got
more votes then, and twice after
ward, than any candidate for presi
dent had ever polled before 1896.
The strength of Mr. Bryan does
not depend on the attitude of the
democratic representation in con
gress. It never did, and never will.
It is with the plain people, not the
party managers. It is not based on
any assumption of Mr. Bryan's in
fallibility, but on a firm conviction
of his honesty.
Mr. Bryan made a mistake that
was made by plenty of other people.
He observed Mr. Underwood's poli
tical geography, and he noted the
delay about bringing forward a steel
schedule. Ergo, he assumed a casual
relation that did not exist. Mr. Un
derwood's explanation, backed by
the members of the ways and means
committee, is complete and satisfy
ing. .It is merely regrettable that
this explanation was not given to the
public sooner.
But as to any serious, permanent
impairment of Mr. Bryan's hold on
public confidence as a result of his
fulminations on the steel schedule,
it is nonsense. Mr. Bryan does not
play the sort of game for points that
smaller politicians play. He doesn't
maneuver to "get something on" his
antagonist and credit himself with
a number of points proportioned to
tho bigness of the something or the
skill of the maneuver. 'He plays for
the masses of his party, and his hold
on them is what enables him to in
fluence thoso leaders who are always
so ready to claim the platform with
funeral elegiacs. Mr. Bryan has
proved timo ULd again that he is
stronger with any other democratic
organization in the nation than with
the caucus of democratic representa
tives in congress. He will prove it
again.
but wo find that Underwood, Bailey,
Martin, ot. al., aro, and have been,
tarred with tho same stick that Aid
rich, Payne, Cannon, et. al., wero
tarred with, only not quite so deep.
Mr. Bryan, is right in assailing tho
position of the democrats in con
gress in imposing a duty on wool as
many democratic congressmen will
learn to their sorrow in the future.
Twenty-two thousand people in
terested in selling wool in the United
States can not longer pull the wool
over the eyes of ninety millions of
people interested in buying woolen
goods. It is unfair to impose a tax
of $160,000,000 on ninety millions
of people in order to give the govern
ment $14,000,000 in revenue. Long
live Bryan. Success to The Commoner.
Joseph Sarter, Morris, Stevens
County, Minn. Reading the article,
"A Word as to Dictation," I feel
as I am wounded deep in my heart
over the ingratitude of those who
allow to themselves the name demo
crat, and through their actions prove
that they are really very far from
deserving that great name. But also
gladness overcomes me, seeing that
every word mentioned means a' merit,
(a sorber in German) in the wreath
which Mr. Bryan has wound for his
country. I am delighted to know tho
greatness of his character and proud
do I feel as I were among those who
stood for W. J. Bryan in the last
campaign, even where Minnesota's
brave governor, the late J. A. John
son, was the choice of the state, in
the democratic county convention I
expressed myself In these words:
"I have placed the name of Minne
sota's great governor on record in
the white house for later years; at
this moment we need Mr. Bryan as
he has searched through all the hid
ing places of the, enemy.",. vIf the
good God gives me life and health
until the next campaign opens, then
I am only too glad when I am help
ing W. J. Bryan in his good work.
O. C. Lane, Bangs, Texas. I think
the issue is Jeffersonian democracy
vs. plutocracy, and unless the pro
gressive democrats control the na
tional convention and name a real
democrat to head the ticket we will
not win. But if it is controlled by
the progressives, they will name a
real democrat.
A. H. Ellis, Orlando, Okla. While
I recognize that Mr. Bryan needs no
words of commendation from me, I
deem It the duty of democrats every
where to let the world know that the
rank and file of the democratic party
are holding up his hands while he
is fighting the battles of democracy.
Multiplied minions of men and
women in this nation of whom Mr.
Bryan will never hear, have accepted
him as the beacon light that they
will follow. We rejoice that we had
elected a democratic house and when
congress met in extra session the
country had a right to believe and
J. M. Bowler, 501, Loan & Trust,
Minneapolis, Minn., August 4, 1911.
Hon. Oscar W. Underwood, Wash
ington, D. C. My Dear Sir: Your
recent sensational attack upon Wil
liam J. Bryan is a valuable contribu
tion to the present hard pressed re
publican administration. It is a,
vicious blow against the success of
the cause to which the democratic
party stands committed. Until your
speech flashed upon the country, our
prospects for success were all that
could be desired. Now the stand-pat
republican, and reactionary demo
cratic press will use your unfortu
nate attack to divide and disorganize
the democratic party.
Your speech as reported by the
press convicts you of having stealth
ily contrived your record in tho ways
and means committee and then used
that record as your defense against
Mr. Bryan's criticism of your action
In opposing, in democratic caucus,
the taking up and revising of tno
steel schedule.
Prior to your outbreak it be
gan to look as though you had
grown in wisdom as you had
grown in years, and that victory for
the democratic party and consequent
relief for a long suffering people
were In sight.
In tho past our party has suffered
disaster and defeat through the in
cubus of Plg-Iron Randall, Collars
and Cuffs Murphy, Hill, Gorman,
Smith and others who were faithful
servitors of the interests. In later
years we have had to carry Bailey and
Fitzgerald and a few notable indi
viduals who wero eliminated in the
laBt election. Now you turn up in
a stroner nosltion through the grace
I of tho ever vigilant interests to exude
did believe that some relief was in
sight from the unjust tariff burden, venom in an effort to destroy th
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