Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-07-16
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The expressions of the promi
nent and conservative democrats OF
the nation regarding the Chicago
platform and the nomination OF
Bryan for the presidency is extreme
~ interesting and amusing. Fol.
lowing are few Of the expressions
made: &
william {. Whitney said: I'VE
shall know In thirty days just what
the people want U. to do, and We shall
do it,
Col. Fellows, in speaking Of the
Chicago platform says:
There IL not one ioia Of democracy
ia such PLATFORM It isa tissue Of
populistic and anarchistic notions com.
piled BY men who have no claim to
recognition ~ statesmen or even poll.
tjcians, but who are freDzied fanatics.
| cannot sec how can support such a
platform or any person placed upon it J"
General Bragg expressed himself AS
follows regarding the action Of the
chicago Conventions:
bryan and silver will he buried
under an adverse majority Of 100000
in the State OF Wisconsin. I shall not
support the ticket. Bryan il popu-
list not democrat, and rather than
support such q ticket I'll vote and
work for Mckinley. Yes. sir, I'll vote
tor Major Mckinley and wen elect
himv
senator Dubois, on July end, ex.
pressed himself M follows in the CO.,
umns of the New York Herald:
wish to emphasize the tact that
silver Democrat could not carry the
states Of Idaho, Mentans, Colorado,
Nevada and Utah. Teller could.
These states must I've carried or the
Democratic ticket will M beaten.
Therefore, Iclaim. Senator Teller is
the logical candidate, and the man for
the OCCASION"
Ex-Governor Flower, Of New York,
says Of the conventions:
II believe the platform violated the
established principles Of the democracy
10 many more places than the mere
adoption Of a platform. l do not he-
Iieve it is policy to Mt present ~ act a.
to give it an Endorsement. ] believe
It Is q crazy quilt Of anarchy and the
outcome Of ot incompetent and brain
less fools--mischief breeders and schem-
ers to ruin the democracy. will new
er cast my vote for such ticket or its
representatives. l am democrxt and
this platform is not democratic"
The following extracts from the
speech Of Senator Villas, of Wiscon-
sin, before the Chicago convention,
will offer but little consolation to
the oldtime democracy which he
represents: ~
Anger will redress no wrongs;
fury will rage vainly against prin-
ciples Of finance"
Purge the platform from the
imputation Of a purpose to plum
der"
Why did robbery by law come
to be democratic doctrine.
Somewhere in this country.
may he some Marat. some Dalton.
some Robespierr. but you have
not president who will follow
him."
Ex-Governor Russell, Of Massa-
cnusetts. in his speech before the
recent demo-populist convention At
Chicago. used the following Ian.
guage:
II have but one word to say.
the time for debate is passed. I
am conscious. painfully conscious,
that the mind of this convention is
not. and has not been, open for ar.
gument. I know why this great
majority. which has seen fit to
override preceden,s and attack the
sovereignty of states. is to ,igidly
enforce its view l know full we'll
that appeal also will fall on deaf
ears. There is but one thing left
10 enter my protest. I do so. not
IN anger in bitterness. hut with
feeling of infinite SORROW. Our
country, il not this convention,