The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-16
BOLTS BOY ORATOR.
Prominent Illinois Democratic
Newspaper Out for Palmer.
BRYAN Is NOT A DEMOCRAT.

asd Held Fast Co Teachings of the
rsrty's niustrious Founders and In
terpretcrs.
The Quincy Herald. one of the Oldest
and most prominent Democratic news
papers In the state of Illinois. has
pulled down the Bryan flag and hoisted
the Palmer standard. In a recent Is
sue The Herald has an editorial over
| two columns in length giving the rea-
sons for It's transfer of allegiance. The
| leading points of the article are sub
| Joined:
| "The Herald has been a Democratic
i paper sixty-one years II Is now a
| Democratic paper. II will remain
| Democratic. The miscegenation with
| Populism accomplished in the Chicago
platform was never approved by this
| paper; but. so long as only Bryan and
| Mckinley were in the field OF choice,
Il felt compelled to give the Nebraskan
the weight of preference. But, since
the day of nomination in Chicago. Bry-
| ans Democracy has been steadily rad
ing into invisibility. while the Popu-
listic colors of his creed glare in ex-
elusive prominence.
"As the campaign progresses 1t be-
| comes more and more evident that
Il
Is at the head Of the Populistic forces.
The Chicago nomination merely adver-
tises the fact that Populism Is attempt
ing to swallow the Democratic party.
The measure OF Its success In that
great gustatory feat will depend on
the number OF votes saved for true
Democratic principles by the unselhsh
and patriotic movement OF Palmer and
| Buckner by the National Democracy
| at Indianapolis.
"Mr. Bryans own record and pres
| ent attitude forbid that he demand
| Democratic support. He is the nomi-
| nee OF an alleged Democratic conven-
| ton, that refused the courtesy OF an
| approving word for the only Demo
crat who has occupied the presidential
chair for twenty-eight years. He was
nominated on a platform nine parts
| Populist to one Democratic. the
whole trend Of politics since his nomi-
nation Identifies him more and more
with Populism. His nomination at
Chicago was accomplished by Populist-
ic influences working within the Demo-
cratic party. and the same influences,
dropping their Democratic alias and
| known In st. Louis by their right
| name, made him the regular nominee
! | of the Populist party for president OF
II
the United States.
The principles upheld by the great
: | leaders of the party have been ruth
, | lessly cast aside by this limber-tongued
Nebraskan. The teachings OF Jefferson,
| Jackson, Benton, Tilden. Cleveland are
: whistled down the wind by the wordy
!. | young champion OF Populism.
But Democracy and Populism are
not synonyms. and the support OF a
) candidate so identified with Populism
0 and hostile to Democratic traditions
! has been Increasingly irksome to Dem
| ocrats The Democratic rejection OF
> the Chicago candidate and platform
), has strengthened with the flight OF
time. Every days reports have served
to confirm what was only too well
known before: William ]. Bryan is
: | not a Democrat. does not stand on q
y Democratic platform, and had not beer
Democrat for a long time previous e
his appearance In this campaign as
: | champion Of Populist principles anc
/, l the chosen candidate OF the Populis
}, party for president.
. THE Democratic rejection OF Popu
4 ism and It's candidate eliminated a
a | Indianapolis. There was Democrat
. | ic convention. In II was no faint o
. Populism. no bids for the support o
e anarchy. no revolutionary deliverances
q In the Indianapolis convention there wa
u not a delegate who is not Democrat
1 cherishing the traditional principle
n and illustrious leaders of the old party
Il There was no Populism. fiatism, pater
b, nalism-only oid-fashioned Democracy
}. holding fast the teachings of the Illus
. trious men who founded the party an
u then made it's history glorious.
ali
h the platform and the party's best ira
~ ditions.
70 Palmer and Buckner and the plat
y form on which they stand are as trul
IN Democratic as Bryan, Watson. an
y Sewali and their platforms are Popu
listic No Democrat whose politics
Integrity has not been contaminated b
the dangerous vagaries of Populisr
J. can hesitate between Palmer and Bry
IN an II in search Of a candidate for whor
N ne may vote and remain a Democrat.
ID The Herald will not travel In tn
i Populistlc procession. but will Civ
n such aid as II can to a movement de
signed to save future for the Demo
ID cratic payty when the transient vogu
er OF Populistic vagaries comes TO an en-
he and they are consigned to oblivion wit
Is other kindred crazes."
:. Bryan Deceives About Mexican Dollars
10 Mr.. Bryan says that the reason this
m the Mexican silver dollar can be bougf
n In Wall street at IS cents is because
N a. not a legal tender In this countr!
Nv and that you cannot pay your take
with Il or pass II in trade, while undt
free coinage our silver dollar would
legal tender. and you could pa
re your taxes with II and pass IL for II
Mt cents in trade. Mr. Bryan aid not te
OF his audience that the Mexican dolls
n Is a legal tender In Mexico and pass'
r. there for a dollar, and that In passir
or A for a dollar they ask twice as muc
u, or more for everything they give yc
3 for that dollar as you would have
ke pay for the same thing across the rtv
n In Texas. Nor does Mr.. Bryan q
e. them that while our silver dollar In n
n a legal tender in Mexico. we can neve
n theless get two Mexican silver dolla
IL In Mexico for one OF our silver dollar
n. George f. Rogers.
mt Wheat at rs cents. with the great r
n duction In freight charges. means pro
Il perity TO the western farmer and co
ton at 81 cents means a glorio'
| thanksgiving to the millions In u
south. The gos vel. according to Brya
!. clearly states hat neither wheat M
cotton has any right to advance. WI
=. silver in the last stages OF decline, al
- their outrageous conduct may htiy
called the "srims Of isse"-Louisvil
(Ky) Post.