Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-07-17
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any kick coming to them because the Chi
oago convention adopted an Anarchist Pop
ulist platform and then selected ex-Con-
gresham Bryan of Nebraska,a Populist 4
head their ticket. On the contrary, the,
are delighted with both ticket aud plat
form, both of which have already done eff
Gent work for Mckinley and Hobart
When you say that Bryan is a natura
born orator, you say about all that can b,
said in his favor During the two term.
he served in the House, he demonstrated
that there was little underneath his ability
to talk brilliantly, smoothly and dramat
cally and before he retired from Congress
he was at outs with all the Democratic
leaders because of his having shown them
that he was much more of a Populist than
a Democrat. He was so much of a Popu-
list that only two years ago he wanted the
Populst nomination for Governor of Ne
braska, but was beaten out of it by Hol-
comb. His career since that time has been
anything else but great. He made fail
ure as editor of an Omaha paper, and was
repudiated by the voters of that State when
he stumped the State as the Populist Dem
ocratc candidate to succeed Mr.. Mander-
son in the U. S Senate. The man who
defeated Bryan in tina, campaign and who
can be depended upon to see that Mckinley
and Hobart carry Nebraska this year is
Senator ThuTston, who so ably presided
over the St Louis convention.
The nomination of Arthur SewalI. of
Maine, for vice President did not strengthen
the Democratic-Po puliSt ticket. Even in
Washington, where nearly everybody has
a sort of general knowledge of the men
who are at all prominent in politics, every
body was asking, when the news of Sew
alPs nomination was received, ''who is
Sewall ?" And in all Washington, no pic
ture of him could be found by the newspa-
pers. His nomination was evidently in.
tended as sop to the disgruntled Demo
Gratis of the Middle and Eastern States,who
had nothing to do with putting Populist
Bryan at the head of the ticket, but it will
not work.
Even after the Democrats have adopted
an out and out Populist platform and NOM
mated Populist for President, they are far
from certain OF securing the Endorsement of
either the Populsts, the silver party, or the
boiling silver Republicans. That is mat
ter of bargains and deals yet to be made
The leaders of each of these factions will
make demands-eX extensive ones, too-which
must be met before they will agree to sup
port Bryan and Sewell. and even if they
agree to do so it will still be a matter of
ioubt as to how many votes of the rank
md file they can deliver. Senator Teller
ould probably have gotten tile votes of
Yearly all of these factions had he been
dominated by the Democratic party, but it
S certain that Bryan cannot.
Members of the administration are not
alking. They are waiting for Mr. Cleve
and to give them the cue. 1t has been
nOwn for some time that Mr.. Cleveland
avored the nomination of gold Demo
ratio ticket, while many other prominent
will under no circumstan.. {
IS support Bryan and Sewall on their pop.
list platform favor voting directly for Nc a
inley and Hobart as the surest way of
buking the work of the Chicago Con-
enton. The latter have the support of
lch prominent papers as the New York v
IN, Herald and Times. Republicans are =
1t worrying about what the sound money le
emocrats may or may not do, for the very e
nple reason that they are confident that n,
cKinley and Hobart can and will be So
,cted by Republican votes. Of course
ey will be glad to have Democrats vote CT
E ticket because they believe that the lar
r the majority against the Chicago ticket
d platform, the better it will be for the
lure of the country. 1t is question of
v, order, public credit and general pros =
-ity against Anarchy, reputation and
This is the way Kentucky Democrat
Naj. D w. Sanders, of LouisviIle-now
sees the action of the Chi :,
70 convention THE Democracy" he
4, has drifted clear away from its an.
It mornings and has gone into the camp
he Socialists Anarchists and Popullsts.
horrible to contemplate-ths nominal m
of Bryan. But there is this eonsola. =
I, Bryan hasn't any more chance of
hing the White House than he has of
ing to the North Pole. He Is as near