New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-09
n L. TOWNS'S ATTITUDE.
10 BE AT HEART A GOLD MONO
METALLIST.
THAT GOES TO DIsCREDIT HIS FIGHT
TOR BRYAN AND sILvER-HIs COURSE
IN THE CAMPAIGN.

BRYAN AND SlLNEt--hlS SObhsh
IN THE CAMPAIGN.
-. Interesting story leaked out yesterday.
-, as soon as It becomes generally KNOWN
y, serioasly discredit the silver campaign now
VS. waged in Brooklyn The story is TO the
st that several days after Mr.. Bryan had
go, nominated Mirabeau L. Towns. now the
.-.,aen, of the Bryan and Sewall Club NO. !, or
r. r,un,v said In conversation with an In
% friend. words to this effect: i nave
rs heen a gold monometaist: l am to-day.
alwavs EXPECT 10 be. You may be sur
.ssa 10 hear me say this in view OF the stano
,.re taken IN this campaign. but it is true
o-theless I shall go into the campaign ana
II for Bryan until Election Day, but not De
sa1 accept Bryan's theories. This silver ques-
~, ;s mon us and it must be settled sooner OF
49,, believe that the thing for us 10 90 Is 10
-. =, m now and show that il cannot succeed
".s hat the sooner it is dropped as poi'tcai
issue the better
.rs ~ the first men in Brooklyn 10 uecla'e MS
V, mSu,,nc. - BRYAN. Several days before ne
- tho foregoing statement he pubhciy an
ne that ne would support Bryan ana TINS
'.ro ,,terview which he gave out 10 BROOKLYN
only Bryan newspaper ,. mn
MI
-, 80, holt II is not becoming in man.
nut W.. 49,, 20 say that q large majority Of
y, = ,~o fools and idiots because they nave
HIS -. o platform to suit him. believe In
'V 80 o,d there is a good deal or Democ-
wv -. olo-eorn1 Both the candidate ana
'a>' ..,-,, are bright with the halo OF youth
/" core sentences of the platform
OIL" -. ,ha Declaration Of independence
''',.'--I tho history OF this country comes 10
.,,,or Il will form one OF the three tiea'
.,.o,te and becomingly follow the Dec
.; ~ independence ana 'he noiii'""
- lincoln. as the Declaration OF rreeuo''''
..,1., MON believe and stand by Inc la''ii may
:, ,rro,aous but the honesty IS unif''pe"'""''0
~, convention presents the spectacle OF men
"a :, their country's service ana i'll pa''' '
a,+v and respectable in their honest po"'s
,-,,rr together and sacrihchs 'he a"'o''''''
A;., might have been fervently reaHzeu ioi '"V
,.,,-e benefit of all the people; spectacle ',"'
T.. VIC, insniring No wonder that Na''oha' aus
u.-s sing and that hymns when afouseu "'''
=. AID the Marseillase hundred years as''
=. continuously forth. The new DeiiioOi"o'
-, he beaten but II has come 10 stay anu
hava the allegiance of honest 'iiNe' -,
.-io+s The silver question Is hheiVi' -
PA'-.S' -o,,v the people who want change II
oufh
-, rro-,d that the United States. II not aoie -
INC 49,, bae tho courage to try it. The spirit
<.-e,s abroad. The honesty Of lo6o mis- men
Ao.s,s The victories which that spiii' i'''p'
o,a made possible will be ours.
- emo ,,.erances the one appearing III oil
..r ~, the day after the nomination was
"a, and the other spoken In all appa''"'
..o.,,,v IN the presence of a friend TURNS"
~.ouar. ground for Mr. Townss coHeae ueS III
,ha interest," of 16 to l 10 demand an eNp-
,io, The person to whom Mi towns Conn
HE gold rnonometallic sentiment
known leader of the Shepard orsaii'A"''0.
NJ Towns's statement was repeater ses'e.
~ this Shepardite in the presence OF liioO'''
reporter. .o,,,, contra
r.,orv statements. his course since D''
r,-,i,ation is quite interesting. he was ono -
,,o ers, IN conceive the idea OF the ioi i"".'o"
- q Rrvan and Sewall club as soon as
.nsr Brvan was nominated he Wonn ,o,ion ~
60 peter n McNultY for the loIhla1'On
aeiA -, and Sewan Club, and wheh the ~ W.
- ga nized he chosen us presuss'.S. oI,iv
r.,,rs,s method Of campaign Is ~ NO. nd
meetings. at which he acts as IND md an others
.nozys the members of the clup anu an III and
~ yish to attend the meeting u 80 10
snsuer questions his alleged p pup An
sro,. H. shallowness of GOLD arg uieII'9 ID
dsp'y VIZ .5ro,,ch which Mr. Towns has galheu
in IN h,a of a reputation for nraNeIl ",
his Challenge TO meet EdwaGa MR. 7A1 To~ns ex
n,essed his Willingness 10 chd,,ipS hanard has
pfess1u me- oh a contest and Mr. Snepalu mo-
90 rrown his Willingness 10 enter , m ,ros.ns
lie discussion of the question h WIN meeting have
The final arrangements '
O Another act of Mr. Towns which mas navment
much attention his insisting ,nar n recently
upon mortgase IN gold. He inserted in me
should be MADE -, -" his effect. but when tins
Sse kno Su and was asked actp oT that
ps sn he had nothing to say Of an American
Il was the inalienahie ris"' "