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Show ts Le will I e - ; " I t j - i- . -- -iJt I yadvtrnti:-.,' 1 r.vcr tn;:., c.-trtl cf tL tru.ts and economy -n c J Kt;:j tl ? r.;.ir3 cf tLe Govemiueut Le will able to Lrirj Liclc tL3 rroJi-ral rroJi-ral Democrats. ' ( TJie men who are re s-por.sille fvT Democratic da-feat da-feat this year beat Bryan la ISC 3. We think. the party will Lave litth ie for theta hereafter. 3rycn Liki!y to Control. .X .The. Democratic party is a long way from being rdead. - -'Although it was overwhelmingly defeated at the election last week its members have not deserted it '.tJ.ermanentlv. - - 'They had no confidence in the leaders who under he guise of reorganizes captured the party machiu- 3 ty' and nominated unknown candidates. The rank itrid file simplj- resolved to rebuke and dethrone the elf-constituted leaders. - '- As matters stand William J. Bryan is the biggest "lnan in the Democratic party today. He will be. 3'ven greater four years from now. Twice he was the choice of the party for its candidate for Presi- .dent and twice he made hard fights. He received a -much larger vote each time than was cast for Judge Parker. But the element which had bitterly opposed op-posed him took control, framed the platform and named the candidates. Mr. Bryan submitted! He ;Iid not bolt like the men 'who succeeded him had done. He frankly said that ticket and platform did not suit him altogether, but that he would support i)oth. And he did. He worked hard for Democratic "success. He made many speeches and urged his for-tier for-tier followers to be regular and vote the ticket But they would have none of it. They had no Confidence in such men as Hill, Belmont and Tag-igart, Tag-igart, and they distrusted Judge Parker because of l is association with them. As for the ancient Davis lie Mas considered as a sorry jest. Perhaps he did liot do the ticket much harm, but he was nbt a source i'.f strength. The Democrats were disgusted. They Showed it. But they did not vote for Roosevelt be- au.se they loved him more. They loved Hill et al. less. ' 1 ' The fate of the little band of New York politicians politi-cians who thought they were the Democratic party has been settled. They will have no voice in party affairs hereafter. Bryan or men like him will be io control.. . 1 . The rank and file of. the party like Bryan, because be-cause they consider him sincere and honest. Many ' .who did not. agree with him voted for him because ihoy had confidence in his integrity. ' He was not .controlled by anybody. ' Mr. Bryan of course realizes real-izes that free silver is a dead issue, and within four |