The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1896-09-30
81 Was Born a Democrat and Never
Lived in Any Other Atmos-
phere."
MCKinIey's Election Means More
Bond Issues.
BRAVE WORDS FROM sEwALL.
lAt'auta constitutional

James Creelmap, the special CORE
spondent of the New York World, sends
to his paper report of an interview
which he recently had with Arthur Sc
wall, the Democratic candidate for Vice
President. 1t is evident that the candi-
date made deep Impression on the cor
respondent. There was no room left to
doubt Mr.. Sewall's strong individuality
and the sincerity of his devotion to Dem
ocratic principles.
Mr.. Sewal declared that there could
be no surer way to defeat Bryan than
the retirement of the candidate for Vice
President, and this fact was clearly I'M
derstood by the Hanna gang. Such in
fluence as the Republican corruptionists
can bring to bear in certain quarters has
been exeitt d to the fullest extent to pre-
vent the fusion of the Democrats and
Populists. The exposure of the bribery
scheme at Indianapolis makes that fact
clear.
The following from Mr.. Creelman's
report will interest those of our readers
who are not familiar with Arthur Sewall's
record. In response to question, be
said
81 believe in the Chicago platform, every word.
The attempt to question my Democracy is nonsense
was born a Democrat, and have never lived in
any other atmosphere. And /. has not always been
pleasant political road to travel in this State dur
ing the last thirty years. Three or four years ago
there only two free silver men in this town
Mr., Toirey and my self Remember that have not
been politician, and that my training and associ-
atoms have been those of a bushes man. | arrived
at my present nvictions regarding the essity
Tor free silver by studying the question bust
ness man."
Mr.. Sewall looked me full in the face.
"And can't understand why shrewd man like
you should believe in free silver" he said.
can't understand why anybody does not that
The country can't stand these financial conditions
for four years longer. 1t is impossible"
"Corgress may give rel eff ii Mckinley selected
! suggested.
s mo-" said Mr.. Sew ALL "That me- ms more bend
Issues"
shook my head.
Eyes, itmeans more tond issues. If Mr. McKin-
ley elected there will be bond issue within thir
~ days, Nothing can p event it. Talk about trusts
and monopolies the create monopoly in the
world is the gold monopoly 1t is crushing the ma
ton Senator Lodge, in his last speech, declared
that the gold standard a good thing, because
the country has been growing richer under it. IT'S
true that the wealth of the United States has in
creased, but who is getting III The trusts and
porasions and sy indicates. They alone have profit
ed by the present monetary system. The poor have
!. been growing poorer. he debtor class increases.
Prices have fallen and fallen and fallen say it can
not last. became free silver man by looking at
the matter as a business man, and the | study
il the more am convinced that there is no ether
salvation possible for the people.
We think that no one can read that
clear and uneQuivocal statement without
feeling that, whatever may be the belief
of the small professional politicians, Ar
thur Sewall is the man for the place. A
Maine Democrat must necessarily be OF
the true-bue variety, and Mr.. Sewall be-
longs to that class. He is not a polite
ian, and he did not embrace the doctrine
OF free coinage with any hope of making
political capital out of it. He studied
the money question as business man
and banker, and he came to favor the
free coinage of silver because he knows
that, while few bankers and business
men may reap temporary benefit from
the gold standard, in the end they will
reap more substantial benefit from that
sound and safe financial system which
will bring prosperity to the people.
Among other things reported by Mr..
Creelman was the remark OF Mr. Sewall
that, while he might be defeated and
Bryan elected, yet he was thinking more
Of the success of free coinage than OF the
success of Sewall.
The hearts OF the people will inevita.
bly, go out to the man who thinks less Of
bis own success than he does OF the sue
, cess Of principle.