The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Regular Correspondence WING.

platform and then selected eX-Congressman
Bryan of Nebraska, populist to head their
ticket On the contrary, they are delighted
with both ticket and platform, both of which
have already done efficient work for Nc
Kinley and Hobart. When you say that Bryan
is natural born orator you say about all
that can be said in his favor. During the two
terms he served in the House, he demon
strated that there was little underneath his
ability to talk brilliantly smoothly and
dramatically. and before he retired from Con-
gress he was at outs with all the Democratic
leaders because of his having shown them
| that he was much more of Populist than a
Democrat. He was so much of Populist
that only two years ago he wanted the Pop
ulist nomination for Governor of Nebraska
but was beaten out of it by Holcomb. His
career since that time has been anything else
but great. He made n failure us editor of an
Omaha paper, and was repudiated by the
voters of that State when he stumped the
State rs the Populist-Democratic candidate
| to succeed Mr. Henderson in the United
States Senate. The man who defeated Bryan
in that campaign and who can be depended
upon to see that Mckinley and Hobart carry
Nebraska this year is Senator Thurston, who
so ably presided over the st. Louis conven-
ton.
The nomination Of Arthur Sewell, of Maine
for Vice President did not strengthen the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ticket Even in Wash
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all prominent in politics, everybody was ask
ing, when the news of Sewall's nomination
was received. "Who is Sewall?'' And in all
Washington, no picture of him could be found
| by the newspapers. His nomination was
evidently intended as a sop to the disgrunted
Democrats of the middle and Eastern States
who had nothing to do with putting Populist
Bryan at the head of the ticket. But it will
not work.
Even after the Democrats have adopted an
out and out Popuist platform and nomi-
mated Populist for President, they are far
from certain OF securing the Endorsement of
either the Popuists, the silver party, or the
boiling silver Republicans. That is Il matter
OF bargains and deals yet to he made. The
leaders of each of these factions will make
demands-eytensive ones, too-which must
be met before they will agree to support
Bryan and Sewall, and even if they agree to
do so it will still be a matter Of doubt as to
how many votes of the rank and file they can
deliver. Senator Teller could probably have
gotten the votes of nearly all of these fac
lions had he been nominated by the Demo-
cratic party but it is certain that BRYAN
cannot.
Members Of the administration are not
talking. They are waiting for Mr.. Cleveland
to give them the cue. 1t has been known for
sometime that Mr.. Cleveland favored the
nomination OF gold Democratic ticket,
while many other prominent Democrats. who
will under no circumstances support Bryan
and Sewall on their Populist platform favor
voting directly for Mckinley and Hobart as
the surest way Of rebukng the work of the
Chicago convention. The latter have the
support of such prominent papers AS the New
York SUM- Herald and Times. Republicans
are not worrying about what the sound
money Democrats may or may not do, for the
very simple reason that they are confident
that Mckinley and Hobart can and will be
elected by Republican votes. OF course they
will be glad to have Democrats vote the
ticket because they believe that the larger the
majority against the Chicago ticket and
platform, the better it will be for the future
OF the country. 1t is Il question of law or
der, public credit and general prosperity
against anarchy, reputation and ruin.
This is the way a Kentucky Democrat
Major D. W. Sanders, of Louisville. now in
Washington. sees the action Of the Chicago
convention: The Democracy" he said.
has drifted clear away from its ancient moor
ings and has gone into the camp of the So
cialiss and Populists. 1t is horrible to con-
tcmplate-this nomination of Bryan. But
there is this consolation, Bryan hasn't any
more chance of reaching the White House
than he has OF getting to the North Pole. He
is,as near election now as he will ever be-
He will be beaten in Maryland, West Vir-
ginia, Missouri and Kentucky with certainty
and will be in great luck if he carries Ten
nessee, North Carolina and Louisiana. No
such crazy platform as he stands upon will
ever receive the endorsement of the Ameri-
can people, There are thousands of Demo-
Gratis who think just as this one does. and
who will this year cast their vote for Mckinley
and Hobart.
Senator Chandler. of New Haven, saws
Bryan and Sewall will be us badly beaten rs
Greeley and Brown were in ~, and that the
Democratic ticket will simply be overwhelmed
by wave of American common sense.
While Governor Mckinley is a strong and
convincing public speaker, there is a general
disposition among republicans to rejoice be-
cause OF the announcement that it has practi-
cally been decided the neither Gov. Mckinley
nor Mr.. Hobart would make any stamping
tours during the campaign. There wouldn't
be the slightest improperly in either of these
gentlemen or both making speeches during
the campaign, but somehow most people can
not get rid of the idea that it is lowering of
the dignity which should naturally belong
to the candidates for the high offices of
President and Vice President for gentlemen
who are nominated for those positions. to
take the stump for themselves. The re-
publican party has plenty of orators to do
the talking, and in November it will have
plenty of voters to elect Mckinley and
md fhns to,