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A DEMOCRAT DEFENDS MR.
HHVAN
To tho Editor of tho Now York
World: Tho principal reason for
the perpetuation in power of the
republican party is the fact that tho
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success at the polls before their can
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Mr. Bryan being politically dead
when he has led the democratic party
three times against tho very in
terests that are today levying such
heavy tribute upon the wage-earners
is enough to prove that when he
foretold to the American people that
there was grave denger of the trusts
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owning the people he wasn't fir
from telling tho truth.
Tho reception he received at the
Jackson Day dinner at Washington
is enough to prove that the other
candidates who go into the-national
democratic convention thinking it is
a Bryan wake had better not be too
sure. Many of his predictions have
come . true. Roosevelt during his
seven years of rule advocated and
put into use many of Bryan's far
sighted ideas. There is hardly an
intelligent democrat today but. that
acknowledges Mr. Bryan's great
ability, love of country, his having
kept aloof from the money-changers.
In fact, it is the common expression
of many that "he is ten years ahead
of his party." What would you
think of a business man who would
object to some invention being ten
years ahead of the times?
Stop the loud denunciations of
men who have fought for years for
the success of the democratic party.
Ono among them who has been so
signally honored by the American
people, even after three successive
defeats by Wall street, rises and
says like the Spartan of old: "I
will work harder for the man who
is nominated than I did for myself."
To me that has tho right ring and
in marked contrast to "Augustus
Caesar" Roosevelt's attitude toward
the child of his own political crea
tion. He sits in silence at Oyster
jBay and utters the word "liar" to
what his friends in kindness may
say. Fred A. Pettit, New York,
Jan. 10.
I rOW TO ELECT TliE NEXT
DFlMnflRATin PrJTCCTivnwm
To tho Editor of the Baltimore
Sun: Sir Senator O'Gorman's
views upon the selection of the can
didate of tho democratic party for
1912 are the most sensible I have
yet seen. The anti-Bryanites and
tho Goldites, who have never "ler
up" on Mr. Bryan, seem utterly
oblivious to tho fact that he is to
day a tower of strength in our party,
and has the larEronf fniinwinn- nf ..,
ono man in America, irrespective of
all parties. His high moral char
acter, his couracro. his lnvnifv i,
democracy have endeared him to a
vast multitude of admiring country
men, and without his indorsement
of tho candidate of our party in 1912
tho contest would be decided in ad
vance. And it seems to us the
height of political folly if the poll
ticians who hnvn innToi &
Bryan's enmity by their "crooked
ways" and ho has not hesitated to
denounce them should not recog
nize this fact and cease their abuse
of this greatly loved and distin
guished man, who has a place in the
hearts of tho American people sec
ond only to that of Patrick Henry or
Henry Clay.
Senator O'Gorman shows by his
fearless expressions about Bryan his
political shrewdness and loyalty to
our party, and that he is perfectly
willing to concede to Mr. Bryan the
prominent position ho is entitled to
and willing to consent and abide by
his advice.
Therefore, let the "small f rv "
who are not worthy to tie Bryan's
shoes, stop their abuse and listen
AhCi adViCS of tlle grcatest man in
America today, and we have no
doubt Bryan would select a man as
row wt f,0Ur Party of the Woo"
i ow Wilson type, and we know what
the result would be. But if the poll-
ticians, in their folly, influenced by
selfish considerations, refuse to al-
iT Mr' ?ran a place in our coun
sels he richly deserves and select a
candidate to whom " iecc a
reasons, he is opposed, defeat will
be ours.J, S. B., Freoland, Md
Sun: Sir The letter of Mr.W. 3.
Boswell, of Brevard, N. C, seema un
fair to Mr. Bryan, though I. S. B., to
whom it is directed, may havo de
served it. I did not see the letter
of I. S. B.
There are many other democrats
who were displeased with the ap
pointment of Chief Justice White
and the reading of the word "un
reasonable" into the Sherman anti
trust law, it'being the belief of many
that the trusts wanted it just so.
I have always liked Judge Har
mon, but it seems strange that all
tho bitter enemies of Mr. Bryan are
ardent supporters of Governor Har
mon for the democratic nomination.
Isn't the proper democratic posi
tion for the lowest possible revenue
tariff? Do representatives Under
wood, Adamson and Fitzgerald more
nearly maintain this position than
Mr. Bryan?
Who was it that asked President
Taft why he named a trust democrat
instead of an anti-trust republican
to be chief justice of the supreme
court? It really seems that the so
called democrats appointed to cabi
net and other positions of impor
tance by the present administration
aro men who never supported the
national ticket in Mr. Bryan's cam
paigns. How did Mr. Bryan knife Judge
Parker? I heard him speak four or
five times in Indiana for Judge Par
ker in 1904 and I heard Judge Parker
return the compliment in 1908 with
a speech in Wilmington, Del. The
fiasco, as Mr. Boswell calls the 1908
campaign, was more due to knives
in the hands of the so-called anti
Bryan democrats than to Mr. Bryan.
He was nominated by delegates
voted for by the people and I can
think of nothing fairer from a demo
cratic point of view.
Who advocated the open caucus?
Was it Bryan or Harmon or Under
wood? Let's have as much real democ
racy in the platform and ticket as
possible. If all the leaders will play
fairly andlbe consistent, we can have
harmony worth tho price. It seema
safe to assume that Mr. Bryan will
give full and earnest support to the
ivBiauu ue ougnt not to be criti
cised for endeavoring to have a can
didate and platform acceptable to
all stanch democrats.
Millions of democrats consider
r,nan & Prfect gentleman and
do not doubt that he will apologize
when circumstances prove him mis
taken in his accusations. W C
Dizer, Wilmington, Del.
AN "APPRECIATION1'
f-yo'ling la,dy who had returned
?J? a ,t0,Ur throuSh Italy with her
father informed a friend that ho
if n I11 ?G Italian citles t most
of all he loved Venice.
frlit' VniCG' t0 b sure!" said the
il can readily understand
that your father would like Venice,
r. JJS, gondo as- ad St. Mark's,
and Michelangelos."
rrShi' uH" the younS !ady inter
rupted, "it wasn't that. He liked it
because he could sit in the hotel and
News window."Catholic
HE KNEW
niolThG bject of tho average ex
plorer seems to be to acquire enough
material for a lecture."
HT,rYes;ithat is my wifo's aim when
v?i! e,?pl(Te8 J? Pockets." Louis
ville Courier-Journal.
A BILL-POSTER
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