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, ddgroo to disturb tho country's
,' equanimity or jeopardize Its future.
On tho whole, indoed, whiio unmis
takably progressive in its tenor, it is
decidedly conservative in its text and
its nromisos."
The same paper also says: "In
Bryan tho democratic party has a
candidate who is likely to poll a
million moro votes against Taft than
Parker polled against Roosevelt.
Evon then he may fall short of elec
tion. But the republican party will
have a fight on its hands a fight
from start to finish, and ono that will
tax its resources to tho very limit.
That, at any rate, is tho cool, can
did judgment of this newspaper."
Tho Birmingham (Ala.) Age-Herald
says: "It is a popular ticket, a
vote-getting tickot, and every foe of
the party that has filled the land
with special privileges and private
monopoly will get In lino to support
to tho utmost until the day of ballots
the ticket that bears the honored
names of William J. Bryan and John
W. Kern."
The Portland (Ore.") Journal says:
"If Mr. Bryan is only an 'opportu
nist seeking votes,' ho at least is
not afraid to toll the people what
he believes in and what ho thinks is
good for them."
Tho St. Louis Republic says: "Wo
have but ono kind of democrats and
they are all for Bryan and Kern."
The Jacksonville (Fla.) Times
Union says: "No political platform
of any party will contain a clear cut
declaration against any of Mr. Bry
an's principles. No republican cam
paign orator of prominence will dare
to take a stand against them. This
does not prove they are right, but it
proves they are popular and the man
with views his antagonist does not
flnva nnanlv tn nnnnnn linn fbn novt:
thing to tho certainty of election." I
'i,'nft ljyncnDurg .va.j News says:
"And why this unprecedented record
of Mr. Bryan? tho reason for it all?
There are many reasons the chief
of which we believe resides in the
faith that the people have in the
man's singleness and purity and pa
triotism of purpose in the sincerity
of his desire to advance the common
weal to uproot wickedness and vice
and shame and crime in tho high
places to prove a democrat in deed
and act and achievement as well as such courage."
tho last ropubJican administration,
and if he states his opinion frankly
tho argument against Bryan becomes
weak indeed. In no direction can
one point and say, here our national
honor and good faith will be. be
trayed If wo have Bryan in control."
Tho Sioux City (la.) Journal
freo.) savs: "There was another
element that seemed to bo in Bryan's
favor a few months, ago. There had
been a panic in republican times."
The Osceola (Wis.) Sun says:
"The Sun has heard expressions
from scores of republicans in this vi
cinity, and tho majority of them ap
pear to bo of the opinion that with
a wiso choice for a running mate for
Bryan and a platform built along
right lines, the democratic party this
year has a chance such as it has not
had for years and is not liable soon
to have again to wrest the control
of the government from the repub
licans. Tho Sun is a republican
newspaper; it believes that William
H. Taft is well fitted to be the stand
ard bearer of the republican party
and that the government will be safe
in his hands, but it realizes that un
less the sentiment in other sections
of the country is radically different
from what It is in this immediate lo
cality, the g. o. p. has in this year of
grace, 1908, the fight of its life on
its hands."
The Buffalo (N. Y.) Times says:
"President Roosevelt got his reform
ideas from Mr. Bryan and the demo
cratic platforms which Mr. Bryan was
largely instrumental in framing.
This is well known to all the people.
Mr. Bryan stands today as the cham
pion of the people in demanding a
government of, for and by the peo
ple; a government that will take
control of the interests of the people
from the hands of the special privi
lege crowd."
The Davenport (la.) Democrat,
which has heretofore opposed Mr.
Bryan, declares for him, saying:
"Mr. Bryan's character has been the
subject of repeated approving com
ment. This is what makes him a
leader; what holds tl e confidence of
the public in him like a magnet. The
people know that he can be trusted
to do what he feels is right; and to
oppose what his conscience tells him
Is wrong. Few men have the ability
to champion their convictions with
in word, by striving manfully to the
end that one day the federal gov
ernment will "be so administered as
to produce the greatest good and the
greatest benefit to the greatest num
ber to wipe class proferment from
the statute books of tho nation, and
to preserve in all its solemn force
and integrity, the federal constitu
tion as tho ark of American cove
nant. Because, we say, of this con
viction on tho part of the demo
crats of the nation. Mr. Brvan has
been again chosen to stand in the
fore as the representative of their
political beliofs an.l Ideals."
Concerning newspaper comment
the New York Evening Post, distinct
ly anti-Bryan, says: "So far as the
first comments of tho Independent
press have reached us, they bear out
what we said yesterday that the de
fenses against Bryan are weakened.
Hero is the World, for instancor find
ing comfort In the fact that the 1908
platform Is much better than that of
189 G. Others, like the Times, are
taking up the old fight against Bryan
and the party to which they would
like to adhere; but nothing like the
fcest and vigor of the 189G campaign,
or even that of 1900, is to be expect
ed. The mere radicalism of Bryan
can terrify no one; our currency and
our standard of value are not im
perilled. Whore is the danger to
which any ono can point as monucing
the overturn of ovr institutions, un
less it is promptly met? Tho risk to
the supremo court? Ask any lawyer
of note what he thinks of the ap
pointments., to - that tribunal during
Tho Kansas City Star (rep.) does
riot like tho proceedings at Denver
and says: "The democratic party
was never completely Bryanlzed until
now. The Fairvlew 'farmer' has
been nominated on .'lis own terms.
The party, so far as its convention
proceedings are concerned, stands
for nothing that does not come from
Lincoln, Neb. At last Mr. Bryan
has demonstrated to tlie country
what Is meant by 'Imperialism.' "
The Washington (D. C Star says:
"Mr. Bryan had earned the nomina
tion. He had. met all rivals and re
plied 'to all democratic critics. In
the main ho stood to his guns, and
his enemies have gone down before
his steady fire. Moreover, he played
in great luck. Wall Street, which is
the poorest of politicians, took the
field against him, financing the op
position in many quarters and ad
dressing tself particularly to the
south, where Mr. Bryan has always
been strongest. This proved to be
a large help. Judge Parker's defeat
meant inevitably the return of Mr.
Bryan to leadership. He himself
was tho first to see that and to move
accordingly. The party had rejected
the so-called sane and safe policies,
and the Bryan policies were clearly
entitled to another try. Such was
Mr. Bryan's reasoning and it fol
lowed that tho Bryan policies called
for their author as their champion.
Thus has it been demonstrated again
that revolutions do not go backward.
The old democratic party), is a thing
of the past. It could not be resur-ireoteci-
junder, Judge Parker -in 1S04,
nor this year under tho suggestion
of the name of Judge Gray. The
now democracy means firyan, and he
la appropriately its leader. Now
that both parties have presented
their men for. first place it is in order
to congratulate the government on
the high character of the presidential
candidates. Both Judge Taft and
Mr. Bryan are in the best sense of
tho term good citizens. Thoy have
lived clean lives end no taint of re
proach is possible in either case.
Whatever happens in November, tho
next president .will be a man of
whom the American people may be
proud personally, regardless of dif
ferences of policy and doctrine."
The Chicago Record-Herald (rep.)
says: "Pages have been written on
the vicissitudes of Mr. Bryan's re
markable career, his rise and growth,
his 'resurrection' as masterful leader
four years ago, when his own nom
ination was out of the question, and
his steady and sure reconquest of the
overwhelming majority of the demo
cratic party. His nomination at Dan
ver was foreseen weeks and months
ago, and it can surprise nb one. Even
the confirmed anti-Bryahites in the
party have regarded it as inevitable.
Inevitable it has been, not because of
any scheming and intriguing, but be
cause Mr. Bryan reilects and voices
the sentiments of the rank and file
of the present democracy. MrT Bry
an is to the bulk of his party what i
Taft as a candidate is to the repub
lican progressives. He is the nat
ural leader because I j has been con
sistently 'radical,' because he is iden
tified with the side of advance and
not with that of uncertainty of stag
nation or reaction. He may not reu
nite his party; complete harmony
may even now prove impossible in
democratic ranks; but there is no
manner of doubt that a popular ref
erendum would have - given Bryan
the same, decisive preponderance that
the roll call of the delegates showed
on the first and only ballot. The
majority rules in governs jnt, and
it must and does rule in representa
tive conventions. The Denver nom
ination is therefore thoroughly hon
est politically and creditable to the
party and its leading men. It is
recognition of facts and qualities
that have. given Mr. Bryan his posi
tion of authority and influence with
in the democratic party."
The New Orleans Picayune says:
"Bryan's leadership will be accepted
by every democrat who wants to see
the republican yoke taken from the
shoulders of the American people.
Apparently the republicans .have
come to the end of their row, with
appropriations of more than a billion
dollars of public money on the heels.
of the worst financial panic the coun-.
try has suffered in twenty . ears. The
Picayune accepts Bryan as the nomi
nee on the announcement that he has
abandoned the silver standard of
fifty-cent dollars and regards the
government ownership of railroads
as too radical a remedy for railway
corporate domination."
The Memphis Commercial-Appeal
says: "The standard of party is
once more intrusted, to the great de
feated, to the man who has been vic
torious in defeat. It is not to be de
nied that the man thus signally hon
ored by his party must, be a remark
able character, a commanding per
sonality. There are many able men
In the democratic party, but all of
theni had to' give way to Byan. As
soon as it became known that Bryan
would accept the nomination, it was
all over but the scouting. The dem
ocrats of the union took the 'stand
that thoy did not care who was nom
inated, provided it was Bryan
Twelve years have passed since the
Commercial ppeal congratulated
Mr. Bryan on his first nomination
and extended to him its best wishes
Today we extend our congratulations
to one who is known all .over the
world. Ho has fulfilled the promise
6f other years. He has become one
of our great Americans, and we trust
that through him democracy will
come into its own again."
Fort Worth (Texas) Record: "The
democratic party has passed through
a stressful period of twelve years,
during which time it has been rent
into factions and torn by divisions
which reridered success Impossible.
At Denver it happily- emerged from
that state of disorder into a condi
tion of restored harmony and aggres
sive purpose. All its past differences
are buried and forgotten. It faces
tho country again in its old-time
fighting form, with closed ranks,
strong arms, high 'hopes and com
mon purpose. It remains now for
good generalship to win the victory
which the party deserves and tho
country needs."
In reply to inquiries, the New
York American received statements
from newspaper editors as follows:
The Arkansas Democrat (Little
Rock, Ark.) Wo will enthusiasti
cally support Bryan. We approve
the platform in toto. The Democrat
has always supported Bryan.
The Illinois State Register
(Springfield, 111.) We will support
William J. Bryan for president and
are heartily in accord With the plat
form adopted on every plank. The
State Register heartily supported
Mr. Bryan in both 189 G and 1900.
The Clarion Ledger (Jackson,
Miss.) We approve every plank in
the democratic platform, and every
nail in the plank, and. will take great
pleasure in supporting William Jen
nings Bryan and his running mate,
John W. Kern, just as we supported
the ticket in 1896 and 1900, and
just as we would have done four
years ago if he had been tho nominee
of the party.
The. Mprning Tribune (Tampa,
Fla.) The Denver platform reiter
ates and holds inviolate the basic
principles of democracy and will have
the unswerving support of the Trib-.
une, which supported Bryan In 1896
and again in 1900. Our hat is off
to Bryan and Kern. We sum it thus:
No trust tariff; equality under the
law; Bryan and Kern.
The Star (Wilmington, N. C.)-
We will support Bryan for president,
though preferring Johnson or Gray
before the nomination. . We approve
of the Denver platform. We loyally
and enthusiastically supported Bryan
in 1896 and 19 00, but believe in this
instance he should have given way
to a more available man.
The Daily News. (Springfield,
Mass.) We shall support the ticket.
We approve most heartily of tho
platform. We supported Mr. Bryan
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