The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-07-12
THEY HAVE THEIR SAY
Eastern Newspapers Do Not Appear
to Like the Ticket.
SOME MIGHTY HARSH WORDS
Coldbus Comment Which Shows
That Silver's Enemies Realize
They Have Been Radly
Punished.

New York July 1l.-Regarding the
democratic nomination. the Advertiser
says: The issue Is between honesty
and reputation. patriotism and rank
treason. He Is an accidental candidate
without one fibre OF presidential timber
In his whole mental and political COM
position"
st. Louis. July 1.-THE Globe-Demo-
crat, republican, says: There is o
strong probability that Bryan will get
votes In the Eastern states that Bland
could not obtain. because Bryan is less
conspicuously identified with the free
silver cause. This however. Is an els-
ment Of weakness In Bryan: for the
very consideration which makes him
less Objectionable TO the gold faction Of
his party will render him less accepta-
BILE to the silver faction"
Minneapolis. July 1.-THE Times,
democrat, says editorially: "Bryan's
nomination was the wisest choice the
Chicago convention could have made
from the standpoint OF the free silver
interests. His endorsement by the pop
ulist convention will mean a solid and
enthusiastic union OF all silver forceA
a situation which the republican gold
ocrat party may consider with alarm"
New York. July 1.-THE World. in
Its editorial on the democratic nomina-
tion. says: "Lunacy having dictated
the platform, II was perhaps natural
that hysteria should evolve the candi-
date. The nomination Of boy orator
for the white house at this juncture Of
the nations Affairs. domestic and for
eign. when the ripest experience, the
best wisdom. the broadest patriotism
and the greatest executive ability are
required. comes perilously near taking
the one fatal step from the sublime.
There Is no doubt as to the result Of
the election except as to the size OF Nc
Kinley's popular and electoral maJori-
ties. The democratic party. II not hope
lessiy disrupted. will be the natural rail-
lying point for the reaction against o
revel in spoils. a favoritism toward
trusts. which Is sure to follow the elec-
tion Of Mckinley"
New York. July 1.-THE Journal
says: 1T Is just to say that II there be
reason for grave objection to the plat
form adopted by the Chicago conven,
tion. there can be none urged against
the personal character of the presiden-
tial nominee. Since IL was the desire
VI great TIC CouvCuttvt
to pronounce for the free coinage Of sils
yer. no more representative champion
could have been put forth to lead the
battle. II seems easy to conclude that
his defeat IN November will not be easi-
ly compassed"
Chicago. July 1.-THE Times-Herald
says: "The nomination Of Bryan on
the populist platform means that there
Is a scattered. not numerous. but reso.
Lutte party In this country In favor Of,
among other things: Extinction Of the
right OF private contracts: legislation
so as to alter the supreme court of the
United States as to make II popullstic,
voluntary bankruptcy OF all business
men who are not vanderbllts and As
tors"
Kanes City. July 1.-THE Journal.
republican. says editorially: The poli-
tician who attempts to array one class
against another. to inhame the poor
against the rich: to kindle the fres Of
revolution In the breasts Of the people
Is demagogue and an enemy Of his
country. Such a man Is William Jen-
nings Bryan"
Kansas City. July 1.-THE Times,
democrat. says: ''The democratic con-
vention met to select the strongest can
didate the party could present.
New York. July li.-Regarding the
democratic presidential nomination the
Press says: "In the last hour, the
democratic convention nominated To the
presidency q man who, until yesterday.
was known 10 the vast majority of his
countrymen only through rumors OF
paragraphic print. His local repute has
been, IL not wide. intense as the star
attraction of populist principles and
the prime orator Of Nebraska county
fairs But the nomination matters lit
tie. II turns out to be lovely and
somewhat amusing travesty. A body
of men have met and assumed the ha-
biliments of the Democratic. Ragged
and foul as aRe these. they find con-
tamination in this touch of men who
have seized them in violation OF the low.
est code of thieves. In this guise II has
spared from the distinction OF its at
tack of political institutions which
Americans hold dear. IL has exalted
much which Americans hold particulars
ly vile.'
San Francisco. July 1.-THE local
papers make the following comments
on Bryan's nomination: The Examiner,
democratic: Whatever differences Of
opinion may have unhappily developed
In the councils OF the party In regard
to politics. there are none In regard to
the ability OF the candidate. With his
youth and energy and eloquence he rep
resents the vigorous life OF the West
II is a declaration OF independence. and
the battle TO make IL good begins to-
day"
rhe Chronicle. republican. says: The
sober second thought Is going to be
averse to Bryan. He Is an extremist In
all his political views. but in no sense
more set than in his devotion to the
principle of free trade. The best friends
OF silver in both parties do not want bi-
metsllism with free trade"
The Call. republican. says: 1T ID
hard to understand how the convention
finally settled upon William Jennings
Bryan. IL Just before plunging into
the abyss from whose depths OF deep
political damnation the democratic par
ty will never return. the convention
thought II would perpstuate a huge
joke wherewith to round out its blum
dering and perfidious life. the nominal
ton OF a man who sold out his party.
body and soul. for one chance In a mil
Hon to draw the epaulets OF q United
States senator. Is easily explained. Bry.