The San Francisco call., 1896-08-04

my notion, wodld be the worst thing that
could happen to the country. l shall vote
for Mckinley, if l vote at all, much as |
dislike to vote the Republican ticket. I
hope the gold Democrats will not put a
ticket In the field, as it could not hope to
succeed and would only ieopardize Nc
hlnieys chances. 1t is every true Demo
Gratis duty, in my opinion, to support Nc
Klnley either directly or indirectly by
not going to the polls. ] believe there are
thousands OF Democrats all over the coun-
ter"
Ex-Sheriff James G. Kays-I have not
told any one yet how / shall vote. am
Democrat and have always been silver
man, but put my country's honor above
everything else.
Henry S. Baer, president of the Los An
geles Wine Company-1 have bee n llfe-
long Democrat and am Democr at still,
but as the old saying goes, "You can lead
horse to water, but you cant make
him drink" Altgeld and Tlllman can't
force me to vote for their candidate. Inc
| Chicago platform does not voice the De-
mocracy Of Jefferson or of Cleveland, and
l shall not follow it. have three broth
ers, and all of US have voted the Demo
cratic ticket all our lives, but we shall not
do so this year. We have Hoped" and
every one of US will vote for Mckinley. l
hate to do so, but between two evils Will
choose the less.
Henry Wander Leck, manager of the
| Ducommun hardware-Store-W hlIe am
| a Democrat | believe that the action OF the
! Chicago convention is opposed to the
| principles of the Democratic party nave
| not LETT the party, but the party has lett
me. | think the best and easiest way TO
| defeat Bryan is to vote for Mckinley. L
have never voted for any but Democrat
| for President but this year snail vote LOT
Ii. D., ~. iro
E. P. Tresslar, photographers am
sound-money Democrat and as sdch am
opposed to the platform OF the Chicago
convention. l shall vote for Mckinley, for
| believe he offers the only salvation for
the country. Our foreign obligations must
be met and there is but one way to do it.
| | am in favor OF paying our honest debts
honestly. l have voted the Democratic
ticket for twenty-five years, but l shall
not do so this fall. The platform OF the
Chicago convention is not fair statement
of Democratic principles. should be
sorry to see the sound-money Democrats
put up another ticket for | believe that
our only hope is to concentrate upon Nc
| Kinley.
Isaac Norton, secretary of the Metropoli-
tan Loan Association - have always
been a Democrat, but cannot accept the
| Chicago platform. l am convinced that
sound money is our only safeguard. If
| the silver men VIII III NON6mD6T L Dcllcf0
we will have the greatest panic the coun-
try has ever known. Wages will be the
first thing to suffer and the last to recover.
I shall vote for the sound money candi-
date.
L. Sutor, manager for ]. R. Newberry &
Co., wholesale and retail grocers-I am a
sound money Democrat, and certainly
shall not vote for free silver. | have al
ways voted the straight Democratic ticket
in National politics, but l cannot do so
this year. l do not like Mckinley, but
prefer him to Bryan. The money ques-
ton is of paramount importance in this
campaign.
NJ. L. Graft, attorney for the Board OF
Trade-I am a Democrat and believer in
the principles of Democracy enunciated
by Grover Cleveland on questions OF
finance, tariff and the administration OF
public affairs. By reason of these convl c.
tions feel it my duty to vote for the Re-
publican nominee for President. l shall
do it for the reason that the agitation by
the Silver party has driven out OF the
channels OF trade, as circulating
medium, a large portion of the drafts,
bills of exchange and other evidences oil
credit by means of which the largest por-
ton of the commerce of the world is at
present conducted. In my opinion such
destruction of confidence has brought
about larger contraction OF the circulat-
ing medium than the entire value of the
silver mines of the country. For anoth er
reason | believe that any Law which per-
mits the owner of a silver mine to have
stamped upon his product. the credit of
the Government, so as to increase It's
value, and at the same time denying to
owners OF other products the same right,
is manifestly unjust and contrary to the
spirit of good government. Iconsider the
money question paramount to every other
political issue.
Judge Enoeh Knight, Receiver 6 OF Pub,
California, stated his attitude tersely as
follows: 81 do not intend to support
either the ticket or the platform of the
Chicago convention"
These are but few expressions of opin-
ion by Democrats who oppose Bryan
There are hundreds here who would say
the same.