Show or OLD OLI 1 Mr Bryan is doing the expected expected He lie Is dividing his own party larty A long IonS time ago General Generl Grant said sid It I was sas wife safe to dep depend nd the Democrat Demo- Demo crat would woul always uh do something foolish fool fool- foolish ish which would lose them whatever whatever whatever what what- ever advantage they might gain There are arc people who have 1001 looked ed edwith with some degree of alarm on the undoubted undoubted undoubted un un- un- un doubted Interest tho the country has ha taken In the return of or Mr Sir Bryan Blan It I seemed scorned to th them n that he lie was attaining attain attain- ing lug an elevation from from Crom which he could not fall all fal to dominate the tho political situation situ situ- aU n In the tho coming campaigns campaIgns But Buthe the he truth of ot General Grants Grant's o old adage 1 i 11 verified Mr Ir Bryan has himself d dOpe done e the foolish thing He lie le has an an- an the tho very section of oC country t i which a n Democratic candidate mus mus depend for support the support the South Down Do there thele the tue voters have had hud little to lo t 5 say In the past as to the con con- n or of plat platforms The They have waited until after the national conventions conventions con con- of or their party and then have voted the ticket giving tho the Democratic Demo Demo- cratic the electoral votes of their st states ts' ts without much question or variation But the they do not like Wee government ownership of oC railroads g Aa As M MG G Governor velnor Cutler Cuter of ot this state stale has put the case caNe they do not believe beleve the lie time for Cor or gover government ment ownership has el ed el Whether the they believe beleve It ever will willIs wi willis Is an open opel question queston The Important things Is that tho they do not want It now A And d they are by no means backward about bout d declaring themselves themselves A fc few da lays days ago exulting In thi tw I booming of guns and the roar of the tho the populace Mr 11 Bryan Blun rose to arrogant heights arid and declared ho lie dl didn't nt care what the lie politicians of ot his party part want want- ed el He lie le had h's hs Is own platform and he was going to stand on It I. I Well Vei that Is all al right as a a matter matter matter mat mat- ter of ot rhetoric rhetorIc But neither Mr Ir Bryan nor at any other othor one man is going to have everything to say sy about the makIng making mak mak- ing lug of the Democratic platform He will wi doubtless be the strongest one man In his party party unless unless he continues I I his course of making mistakes and It Is probable his wishes will wi be very general generally consulted In the matter mater of or framing the tho convention resolutions But Bul that these wil wilt be the do dogmatic utterance of ot any one ono man Is more mOIo than doubtful The charge of oC dictation would woul Instant Instantly Ho lie 10 against a a platform so constructed D Democrats aro are very I I I prone to resent dictation Tho They are down on coercion They believe In Inthe Inthe inthe the multitude having Its 18 wa way and Its ls s say And the tho multitude North and South East and West Vest is going to have a n good deal eal to Ea say ag against government gov gov- O own ownership and about nil all nJ other things for or which the they mean menn to vote ote In 1908 l Meantime Secretary Shaw and an other oth othi- I er r strong shong expounders of the Republican can doctrine are In tho the South and more o of them will vIii wi be bo there here from flom now until the lie end of or the lie next presidential campaign and the they are arc telling the truth to the people The They are calling attention to tho the very positive benefits the Republican policy has brought to those states And It I is believed that the they will wi win for or their party moro more than one commonwealth from froni the lie olden olden oldon old old- en on place In the lie SolId South Mr Ir Bryans Bryan's radicalism Is helping thorn thom hem and not hurting lie Iho country And he need indulge In but little Itlo more of oC It to make certain his failure to carry carn the states slates which have never before be be- lie lie- fore ore deserted a Democratic nominee I |