Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-12-13
VAN WYCK FOR BRYAN
Voted for Him and for Him
at Present.
OPEN LETTER TO Mr., SCOTT
From Washington Man Able to
Defend Himself.
OPEN LETTER TO Mr., SCOTT

A citizen of the state of Washing.
ton addresses Harvey Scott, of the
Oregonian, an open letter 10 this is
sue which he has perfect right to do
from the standpoint of principle. Mr..
Seaborg employs plain English, and is
prepared to defend his assertions with
the authorities he cites. The Tam
many organization not only endorsed
the National Democratic platform,
out declared for municipal ownership
Jf public franchises in its city cam
paign this year.
While Robert A. Van Wyck, If left
to express his own private opinion
might not be for free coinage, as a
political factor he is a member of the
national organization which boldly
declared itself on the side Of the pro-
ducing classes and opposed 10 the
trusts that are depressing them,
1Mr. Bryan as the leader OF the .peo-
Piles Democracy undoubtedly had and
has now and will have the support
and backing of the Tammany organi.
zatlon. The declaration OF that party
now in control OF Greater New York
and in possession Of the keys to ma
tiOnal politics, 10 favor Of municipal
ownership, would seem to place Van
Wyck and his administration in sym
pathy With the Bryan Democracy
Mr.. sEABoRG's OPEN LETTER.
ILwAco, w ash, Dec. 10, 1897.
Editor Oregonian:
SIR:-Editorially, November 4, you
state that Judge Robert A, Van
Wyck, mayor-e ect of Greater New
York city, is gold standard man.
And the Seattle Weekly Post-Intel-
ligences of November is, editorially
echos it as follows: "But Van Wyck
is known'as.a gold standard man."
perhaps among the mlsinformed,
and misinformation is the support
and defense Of gold standardism.)
You both editorially with "Weyler-
ian, vision discern somethingof gold
victory in the election Of Van Wyck.
On the nomination Of Judge Van
Wyck the New York World, with gold
standard arrUgancy, stated that he
was gold standard man, to which he
at once replied in a published inter
view:
"Tbat the man who wrote IL knew
it to be false. that he was heart and
soul for the Chicago platform"
On October the city convention of
Gold Democrats endorsed Seth Low,
not Van Wyck, which fact alone
should prove that Van Wyck was not
"a Gold Democrat.
From the commencement OF Van |
Wyck's candidacy the fact that he
was supporter of Bryan was pub.
lished in Journals and magazines.
Still after election you dared to pub
lish your false editorial Of Novem-
ber A.
The Literary Digest, of October 8,
published by Funk & Wagnalls, Of
fame, stated that: "The
regular Democratic city convention
Robert A. Van Wyck for
mayor. He declares that he voted the
regular Bryan ticket last fall"
The Chautauquan for November
states that "Tammany Democrats
have supporter of Mr.. Bryan IN
Judge Van Wyck, their candidate for
mayor.
And the Review OF Reviews of
December, page 952 re-atiirm this
fact.
o Most likely you, with your bigoted,
superficial knowlege on the question.
and your utter disregard for truth
and yeracity will state, that Doctors,
Funk, Flood and Shaw have published |
1t would be in keeping with your
policy OF branding as
false" that which is "true" that |
which you know to be false"
The following editorials of Gold
Standard Republican papers, dis
closes that they are not so grossely .ig |
norant as yourself, or that they dare |
not, with such boldness, falslfy the
truth.
The New York Sun stated, that |
the transfer OF the state from the Re-
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