Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-08
he Is A DEMOCRAT.
Senator Mitchell Abides the Result OF
the Convention-Wu Vote for
Bryan and Sewall.
From the st. Louis Republic

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Bryan and Sewall.
From the st. Louis Republic.
Senator John L. Mitchell, OF Wis
c~onsin, is one of the rich men of the
Senate. He is q Democrat of the old
school. He believes in the right of
the majority to rule. The boilers
confidently expected that Senator
Mitchell would Join them, but he is
not that kind OF a man. Senator
Mitchell spent Saturday In Washing
ton, and I had a long talk with him.
81 am a sound money man." said
he, shut I viii vote for Bryan because
I am a Democrat. Though / don't be-
lieve in free silver, / do not propose
to set myself up against the great
majority of the party. The Chicago
Convention was a regularly organized
convention. 1t was the assemblage of
the national Democracy. 1t declared
for Bryan and free silver. l owe my
political place to the Democratic
party. Why should not I obey the
dictates of my party? Some things in
the platform. are not to my liking.
What of it? That is not cas- enough
for me to bolt. Certainly, it is not
reason enough for me to help elect
| Mckinley, who does not represent
| Democracy. 1t is my contention that
all men who call themselves Demo-
Gratis should stand by the party. 1t
may be that we shall be beaten. What
of it? The Democratic party has been
beaten a great many times. 1t ought
to be used to 1t. I am. Suppose we
don't win. It viii be said, of course,
that it is because of free silver. 1t lie
easy enough to find explanations after
a thing happens. But the fact re-
mains that we shall be no worse of,
because we Democrats did not expect
to win, even before the Chicago Con-
vention. But there is a good chance
of winning, and if we do, we shall be
much better off,"
"What do you, as a business man of
sound money views, think of the pre-
dicted disaster to business in the event
of Bryan's election?'
81 think that the predictions are
vastly overrated. I do not look for
any catastrophe. The probabilities
have been greatly exaggerated for
political effect. Should Bryan be
elected it will be found that the effect
has been discounted.
81 am going to Wisconsin shortly. ]
am not a speaker. I shall, however,
make my usual contribution to the
Democratic campaign fund. | don't
care to make any special prediction
about Wisconsin. I am not much of 9
predictor, anyhow. There have beer
tidal waves before this, and nobody
has forseen them until afterward,
when the I-told-you-sos' r pIenti.
full enough. But Bryan is going te
poll a big vote in Wisconsin. You
see, the Democrats and Populists have
effected a fusion. The result may bs
} a surprise.
"What I am most curious about
Senator Mitchell continued, with {
! twinkle in his keen eyes, sis the dou'
! BILE answer to this question:: 'Witi
whom will the Indianapolis Democrats
~caucus?' Take the Senate. Will thu
Democrats who are supporting TIT
Indianapolis ticket seek to caucus witt
! us, who are fighting for the regula
! ticket, or will they go off and caucu
} by themselves? It is my opinion tina
: they are certainly not entitled to eau
Gus with us. Maybe Hill is an excep
ton. I don't know about Hill. Yol
see, he is with us and against US. HI
is for the ticket and against the plat
form. Maybe he will caucu witt
both the Chicago and Indianapoli
Democrats. Seriously, though,
should object to the supporters of tn,
Indianapolis ticket coming into on.
-caucuses. They have no right there
They are not only not for Bryan, Blu
they are working for and expressing
the hope of the election OF Mckinley
! That is not Democracy. TT me
who hold such views are .5. emo
Gratis, If the test of a mans Hsmoc
: racy is his standing by bic p .