| Show THE OLD DEMOCRACY As we predicted german is not approved by alie bryan democrats asa as a leader Althou gli lie liaa been chosen the leader of democrats in the sen ate succeeding senator jonca of arkansas lie is objectionable to bryan and the men who train with the nebraskan there is every indication that german will be nominated by the democrats for president and that he will be able to draw to his support the financial inter eats of the country but the sulking of the perhaps their open and aggressive opposition will make his election almost impossible in the last commoner wm J bryan pays senator gorman this compliments the senator from maryland is a man of great force and extended legislative experience probably no other man iu washington h so well acquainted with public men and parliamentary ui c besides this he is a man of exemplary personal habits of indefatigable industry and perfect self control in kotlier words he has most of the qualifications considered necessary for leadership but the above is the full measure of praise bian bi an has for the marylander aa he proceeds to point out those qualities which are objectionable and he says if his sympathies were ory with the people lie would be an admirable man to epcar for the democrats in the senate but he fails at the crucial point his record shows that he is too close to the corporations and organized to be commander in chief of the democratic forces in the most influential branch of the national legislature there is not a single reform for which mr gorman stands nor is there a single remedial measure which can be said to have his aad support he has never said or done anything to indicate that he desires positive and effective antitrust anti trust legislation on the contrary his environment is such as to make it certain that his great influence will be used to stifle rather than promote legislation aimed at the trusts the chicago chronicle of last friday contained a dispatch from washington stating that J pierpont morgan visited the capital the day before and baw a number of senators including aldrich hanna and gorman it docs the party infinite harm to have as its leader in the senate a man on intimate terms with the most influential trust nii ignate and money changer in the united states for it gives the lie to the bartys promises to reform the fact german supported the ticket in the campaigns of 1896 and 1900 is used to answer objections from kansas city platform democrats and the argument nuy be satisfactory to those who regard regularity as the only test but there is an important distinction which must be drawn A man who without accepting the platform supports the ticket can urge his loyalty as a recommendation if he aspires to a position where his views will not misrepresent a majority of the party but it ii absurd to say that because a member of alie minority acquiesces in the will of the majority the majority be willing to put him in a position where he can thwart the will of the majority since 1890 mr gorman lias never lost an opportunity to reward the men who deserted and the enemy he may as well be recognized as the most potent of all the men who are now trying to reduce the democratic party to servile support of the program arranged by organized wealth on all economic questions except the tariff he is in agreement mr cleveland and on the tariff he h even worse than cleveland the statement that he is going to unite the party in an attack on the tariff and the trusts simply means that ho dav org a sham battle on these issues without prospect or promise of interfering seriously with the republicans there arc in the senate a number of strong and vigorous representatives of sound democratic principles plea and they will find it more and more galling to march under the banner of one who stands for the commercialism that is corrupting politics and making money the measure of all ti lings tah is a declaration of war upon german but the tact that the senator has already triumphed to the extent of gaining the leadership of the democrats in the senate foreshadows fore shadows a greater victory for him in the of the party next year and indicates the waning power of jhc thc reformers and abo reversal of democratic policy and principle the arty is no longer standing upon the kansas city platform bu is back to where grover cleveland left it in connecticut la from long ank tidal river la quon at tbt lone udal river |
