Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-16
WON'T SUPPORT IT
Controller Eckels Tells Why He
Objects to the Chicago Ticket.
GOOD OF THE COUNTRY ABOVE PARTY
Thinks There May Be a DEM
ocratic Ticket Put Up.
HIS FU RTH Err VIEW S

Mr.. Eckels, controller of the currency.
who has just returned to this city from a
visit to Chicago during the democratic con-
vention and to his home in Ottawa, Ill,
makes no secret of his reputation of the
platform and nominations of the Chicago
convention. He used plain and vigorous
language on the subject in the course Of a
conversation with a Star reporter at the
Treasury Department today.
Will Not Support Mr.. Bryan.
1T has been repeatedly stated and not
denied he said that upon several oc-
casions MIR. Bryan declared he would not
support the nominee of the national con-
vention If he was an advocate of the gold
standard and stood upon a gold platform.
/ take IL that he felt that he could not
consistently do that which seemed to him
would work injury to his country. Upon
the same ground / shall not support Mr..
Bryan In his speech at Chicago he an
nouneed that the question was one of prin-
ciples and not of men. Taking the same
view. democrats who refuse his candi-
dacy support Will do SO because the prin-
ciples he stands for are at variance with
democratic doctrine, and If enforced would
be detrimental to the we'll being of all of
our citizens. 1 do not believe party fealty
should extend to the advocacy of any
thing which the voter believes would work
harm to his fellows. / do not believe a
man can be looked upon as having put
himself without the pale of his party when
in the partys name he Is asked to indorSe
principles foreign to the party, and can
didates who do not belong to it. If, how
ever, such is the case, ! am willing to go
out
May Put n Democratic Ticket Up.
The statement issued by the sound
money democrats of Illinois is the express
sion Of their views as to what ought to be
n &c
elsewhere agree with them there will then
be united effort made to place demo-
cratic ticket in the field. Such ticket will
give an opportunity to have the economic
questions presented by the Chicago plat
form properly discussed before democratic
audiences by democratic speakers. The
majority of the voters wish to do the right
thing all public matters. and every
means which will enable them to see the
right ought to be employed. long can
vass upon the merit of the free coinage
question will eliminate from 1t much of the
passion and prejudice with which 1t starts
out. In the end 1 do not believe 1t will pre-
sent of the masses against the
classes. but as many of the masses will be
against free silver as of the classes. / look
for very large proportion of the laboring
people to be against free silver at the cleo
tioH- The great proportion of the laboring
classes are the most diligent of all readers
of the daily papers. They discuss these
questions freely, and in the end find where
the right side of an economic question is
and indorse it. This was the case in the
tariff discussion. and the same result will
follow in this instance. Some leaders and
agitators may attempt to cause them to
forget the real question by an Introduction
of irrelevant matters, but they will not sue
ceed.
Exaggerated Statements.
Many statements are made as to the
strength of the move among the farmers
In Illinois and elsewhere. and especially
among the republicans. This may or may
not be true at the present. The chances
are. however. that such statements are ex-
aggerated However this may be four
monthS' discussion will bring about very
dfnerent results from those which now are
on the surface. The movement has now as
accessories all the enthusiasm of a conven-
non climax. novel nomina ton and the
curiosity attaching to the announcement
OF new doctrines and new tests of political
1aith These things will not stand against
school house discussion and newspaper ar
guments. In the end 1 believe the defeat
OF MI Bryan will be quite as signal as
was that of Mr.. Greeley"