Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-07-04
ARE IN FULL SYMPATHY
SENATOR MANTLE WITH THE SILL
YER MEN WHO BOLTED.
mailer the Only Candidate Likely to
Draw the Full silver Repub-
Iican Strength.

Chicago, ILL.,, June 26-The Morn
ing Record today prints an in
.orvew with Senator Lee Mantle of Mon
ANA who is stopping at the Auditorium,
~ which he says that Senator Teller
shoud be nominated for the presidency
NV The democrats at Chicago. when
osked if he was in full sympathy with
4be silver men who walked out of the
e. T,ouis convention, the senator replied
that he certainly was
rontinuing he said: 1.-THE ctrcum-
s+ances surrounding the delegation from
Montana were somewhat different from
those of Idaho and Colorado. In those
states they were practically instructed
to bolt, while the Montana state con-
vention voted down a boiling instruc-
ton. Hence five of the six delegates
from Montana felt that they would be
hest rejecting the emphasis of their con-
stituents bv reserving all their rights ana
RELOCATING the whole matter back TO
them to determine for themselves what
their action shall be. So far as | am ad-
yised this course seems to have met the
approval of the great body or republicans
in my state.
"Do Won think silver democrat could
VIM"
~ do not. In the first place it is only
upon the issue of bimetallism as opposed
to the gold standard, the policy of the
republicans that the democratic parry
has the slightest chance G. success III
this campaign. With the silver question
out it would be a waste Of time for tn
democrats to hold Il convention even.
Therefore the silver question assumes
an Importance which at this time over
shadows everything else.
He then goes on to say that the issue
nb oh ha contest
must be fought is not distinctively a
democratic principle or a populist prin-
ciple or a republican principle, and con-
cludes as follows:
THE populsts and silver republicans
jointly will, l think, number at least
three million votes-nearly or quite hair
the votes necessary to bring success.
1t Is useless for our democratic friends
to say that these people are not hon
estly for bimetallism if they refuse to
support a democrat. The fact remains
that many of them will not. The reasons
are numerous and not difficult 10 eX~
plain.
THE question then arises. will the
democratic convention take note of these
varying conditions and take for stand
ard bearer the only man who, it seems
to me, can at this time successfully weld
the bimetallic forces of the country into
homogeneous mass and lead them to
victory?
Senator Teller has formally renowned
the republican party. so that in support
ing him no democrat need fear that he
IS voting for a republican. He stands
pre-eminently as the great champion aud
defender of bimetallism in this country.
blmetallists everywhere look upon him
as their leader He possesses in the full
est degree every neseccary attribute or
learning and experience and ability Cor
me discharge of the great office of pres
iaent OF the United States. His record
IS absolutely CLEAN and his personal
character Is above reproach. He Is ac-
eeptaole to the populist party, although
ne olfters from them in many ways, and
"lthout their Endorsement the demo-
Crdtlc candidate can not possibly be
elected No other candidate could at
tract the full republican silver strength,
Mmch lies mainly in the states which are
dpsolutely essential to the success of the
SILVER candidates.
with him as their nominee / firmly
one'e the democrats can snatch a vic
Ivy from what, up to the meeting of
t tn national republican convention, was
o one most hopeless prospect which ever
0'ifohted political party"