Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-15
BRYAN AND SEWELL
Nominated at ChicogO--Press Opinions on the
Ticket.

Memphis, July 1.-THE Evening Scim-
itar (Dem.) says; The candidate for the
Presidency has been for the two years
past identified with the Populists rather
than the Democracy of his own State,
and less than a year ago he publicly de-
clared that he would not vote for the
nominee OF the convention if that body
should refuse to endorse free silver. For
these reasons the Scimitar can not con-
sistently support the ticket nominated
by that convention, and therefore will
not support it.
Detroit, July 1.-THE Detroit Free
Press, which has always been n stalwart
leading journal of the Democratic party,
will tomorrow bolt the Chicago nve
toms platform and candidates, and de-
clare its independence of all party Or
CARNATIONS, although it will In the fu-
ture give preference to candidates of
Democratic antecedents and Democratic
views.
Baltimore, July 1.-THE Baltimore
Sun and the Baltimore Evening News,
both heretofore strongly Democratic,
will not support Bryan in the coming
campaign.
/ st. Paul, July lin the course of a
long editorial on the Chicago conven-
ton, the Globe (Democrat) will demand
the holding of another Democratic con-
vention for the nomination of a national
ticket.
Philadelphia, July 1.-THE Times
(Democrat) will say, editorially: We
doubt whether the Chicago convention
could have chosen any man so well
equipped to unite and inspire the cheap
money fanatics as Mr.. Bryan. United
patriotic citizens can easily win an over
whelming triumph over the combined
foes of national honor.
Chicago, July ll.-Washington Hesing,
editor and proprietor Of the Illinois
Stats Zeitung, one of the oldest and
most influential German papers in the
West, has bolted the Chicago convention
and platform.
Lexington, Ky, July 1.-THE Morning
Herald, the leading Democratic daily in
the Blue Grass District, declines to sup
port Bryan. In an editorial announce
mentit says: 1t awaits the developments
OF the future with the belief that's Dem
ocratlc ticket upon q Democratic plat
form will be nominated by a Democratic
convention and which will receive the
votes of those who are unwilling to vote
for either a Republican or a Populist.
We will not stultify our record by adj
yocating the election of the nominees,
We are Democratic; this platform and
ticket are anarchic, socialistic, every
thing but Democratic. We can not ioin
a movement in which Altgeld and Till
man n their sort are set up as apostles.
In the meantime we hold ourselves ready
to cooperate with the true Democrats
OF the country, in such efforts as may be
determined on as being best calculated
10 keep alive the principles of the party,
as laid down by Jefferson, enforced by
Jackson and indicated by Grover
Observation-Disclosures Times.
The nomination of William J. Bryan, of
Nebraska,by the Free Silver Convention
In Chicago was the result of a delirium.
The convention, claiming to be Demo-
cratic, became possessed by the one idea of
forcing a false and ruinous financial sys.
tenn upon the country. Dominated by
this monomania 1t overran and trampled
under foot Democratic precedent and
principle, and then gave itself up to the
abandon of recklessness. Crazed by its
own success in overriding Democratic
conservatism and wisdom, 1t paused not
to reflect, but rushed forward upon i'm.
pulse. The history and the work of the
Democratic party were forgotten and in
a blind and frenzied zeal the mad ma.
jority of the convention lost sight of ali
that Democracy has at stake in the fu-
ture.
United in the one passionate purpose
OF antagonizing to the utmost the sound.
money sentiment Of Democracy, and
evlncing their hatred of the national
Democratic administration, and heed.
less OF all argument or appeal made by
the prominent Democrats who sought to
reason with them, the convention ma.
Jority adopted an un. Democratic plat
form with eager and unthinking &C.
claim.
Having thus wrought-having, as they
believed, committed the Democratic or.
ganization finally to the heresies of
Populism and socialism, they began a
wild search for a leader il the Presiden.
tlal campaign. Confused by the claims
OF candidates and the intripues of the
demagogues who had special interests to
promote, they swayed to and fro, an in.
coherent mass, until Bryan stepped to
the front with his prepared speech and
oy.his oratorical skill charmed them into
a new madness which worshipped at his
feet. All of their tried and tested leaders
were forgot. Bland, who was admittedly
the logical candidate, was illogically 10
nored. The majority mass was beyond
the control of its leaders. 1t was be-
witched by a voice. Only Bryan could
be nominated. 1t was the apotheosis of
CAB.
The platform is unDemocratic and anti
Democratic, and the nominee is a Popu.
list, who has declared that he would
never vote for a Democrat on a gold
standard platform. No sound money
Democrat who is honest in his conyic-
tons on the money question and has re-
gard for the true principles Of Democ-
racy can consistently vote for the ticket
nominated at Chicago.-Nashville Ban
ner.