The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-07-17
TIE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE.

TIE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE.
The nominations made in. Chicago
e. last week seemed to be pretty ,gener-
ally satisfactory to the western DEM
Gratis and the silver republicans and
the populists, and lt.now looks more
than probable that the latter will
endorse Bryan and Sewall when they
convene at st. Louis on July .22nd.
w. j. Bryan is lawer by profession
and represented his district in con-
.gress from 1890 to 1894 and during
his four years in that body attracted
D II great deal of attention by his
speeches on silver and tariff. He re-
tire from congress to become candid
ate for U S. Senate, but was defeated
as the legislature was republican. He
is man Of small means, but it is con-
fidently expected that his personal
ability and integrity will attract more
votes to him than Wall streets barrel
will be able to control for VIM. Nc
Kinley. 90
Arthur .Sewall of Maine is SO years
OF age, he is.a ship builder, banke
and railroad man, of wide business
and political experience and it is be
lieved will bring tue full strength of
that portion of the democracy of the
east, not bound up inlthe gold stand
ard, to support Of the ticket The
platform on which these gentlemen
are nominated is Il decided departure
from old traditions and shows conclu-
slvely that the eartern wing no longer
controls in the councils of the party,
and. the first expression Of the senti
sments of the west and south combined
that has ever crystalized into a de-
,claration OF principle, in convention,
by eitler OF the two old parties, and
c was written .by. Chas. H. Jones, Editor
of the St. LOUIS Post-Dispatch. The
Platform demaQds the free Oiiiage of
silver NJ the ratio of l6 to I; de- =,
nounces the issuing of bonds in timest
OF peace; that the power to issue pap.
er money be taken from the banks and
that all such money shall be issued
directly from, the treasury. It declares
IN eavor of tariff for revenue and de-
nouces the Mckinley tariff law which
has been twice condemned by the
people i'm general elections and which
proved such 4 prolific breeder of trust
and monOpOlies and is opposed to any
tariff legislation until the financial
question is disposed of. 1t asserts,
that there would be 10 deficit in the
nauonalrevenuessshad aot the Supreme
court declared the income tax, uncon-
,stitutional.
1t therefore declares in favor of an
amendment to the constitution and
the levy of All income tax. 1t is oppos
ed to pauper European labor. 1t de-
nounces the profligate waste of public
money and demands return to demo.
cratic simplicity, and favor stricter
control of the great arteries of trade.
the railroads. The sLevenworth Times
publishes The following Topeka dis
patch:
.'.Popusists as a rule are we'll pleased
with the. nomintatiOn of Bryan ana
the Indications are that the leaders
WILL work TO secure his endorsement by
.the ,Popalist national convention"
Senator A. w. PETER said to-day:
I am pleased with the result of the
convention. The platform is a great
advance 1t seems rs II the Demo
<catic party lis born anew and that it
awill be a progressive body in the fu-
turr. Bryan is the best nomination
.sshst could have been made. He is too
young Ito be mOsS-back. His can
edidacy ,will give courage to the young
saen OF the nation. Now if it can be
made reasonably certain that in case
of success the cabinet will be made up
of men like Morgan of Alabama, Tel
der of Colorado, Daniel of Virginia,
.Altgeld of Illinois. Williams of Mass
.achusets, Allen of Nebraska, Sibley
of sPennsyIvinia and some representa-
. tive Populist from the Pacific states 1
think there could be "A union of
= all friends of silver throughout the
country on presidential electors that
will place Mr.. Bryan in the presidency.
Chairman John W. Bleidenthal of
the Popuhst state central committee
said 81 think that the nomination
: is the best that could have possibly
been made. ] did mot hope for the
selection of man that would be so
acceptable to the West generally. His
age is decidedly in his favor from a
Populist standpoint. He is young.
.asgerssive, liberal, broad minded and
will naturally grow in favor of the
reforms the people desire. I think
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