The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-23
BRYAN APPEALS
FOR HARMONY
Declares GcebePs Election
Cannot Hurt the Party.
REGRETS THE QUARREL
ALI, ENGAGED IN IL bElN'
SOUND DEMOCRATS.
WHAT DtFEAT IN STATE WOULD Milan
What Shall il Profit If we Fleet Democratic
President and pouse and Have Hostile
Senate 10 Block Legislation

ST. Iouis. Mo-. July 22.-1ion. W. J.
BRYAN tonight gave to the Associ'tea
pross f., letter written to Trey Wood
con National Democratic COMMITTEE
man for Kentucky, bearing upon 'ne
f,ctional differences arising III me ranks
of the Democratic party III Neh'u'Ns
through the nomination of Nhlllam toe
bel for Governor, nj LouisVlile' seNer'i
weeks ago.
Speaking of the I4oulsViiic convention
Mr. Bryan says:
Il noted with deep regret the bitter
ness which characterized the contest FOR
the gubernatorial nomination ana SUI
diously avoided saying or doing anything
which could be construed as an expires
sion of preference between the candi-
dates. all of whom | know personally.
and all of whom were o'itSpoken sup
porters of the Chicago PLATFORM
II did not then nor shall now ms
cuss the relative merits of the candl-
dates: neither am ! sufficiently informed
upon the facts to sit IN Judgment upon
the conduct of the convention whlch
placed the ticket in the Held. ne
only objection | feel called upon to
consider mt the time is one urged by Il
number of friends whose sincerity
cannot doubt but with whose opinion
cannot agree: namely that the election
of Mr.. Goebel would cndanger the sue
| cess of the Democratic principles rs
enunciated in the Chicago platform.
| Mr.. Bryan them goes on at great
length to show Mr.. Goebefs loyalty to
the Chicago platform and expresses a
desire that all gold Democrats shall re-
| turn TO the party fold. provided they
will accept the Democratic platform and
support candidates pledged to 1t.
| In conclusion he says:
Certainly Il victory won upon the
| platform adopted by the Louisville con.
vention can not do harm, but what shall
we say of defeat? If the Republican
/ State ticket is elected, the Republicans
/ in Kentucky and elsewhere will be ne
couraged and the fight of 1900 made
harder. If the Democratic State ticke,
is defeated Il Republicans Senator may
be elected from that State. The Seila
| tor elected by the next Legislature vii
| serve throughout the next Administered
| ton. What shall it profit us If WI
elect President and House of Repre-
sentatives and have hostile Senate Il
| obstruct legislation. Silver cannot b.
restored: the trusts cannot he over
thrown. The imperial policy of thu
Republican party cannot be brough
TO an end until the Senate. the Hous'
of REPRESENTATIVES, and the executive arr
all taken out Of the hands of the RepuI
lican party.
I'VE are engaged in a/great contes
between plutocracy and Democracy, ;
contest which may decide finally wheth
or English tinanciers or American voter
shall control our financial policy; wheth
or our Government shall be n govern
| ment of the trusts or a government o
the people: whether our nation shall re
main republic or become an empire.
In answer to those who urge tina
Mr. Goebel's election would be detrmen
tai to the cause of bi-metalllsm, am
to me personally, | deem it my duty t
say that | have no personal interest
that deserve to- be considered whe
Democratic principles are at stake ans
that in my Judgment the cause o
Democracy would be injured by the dc
feat of a Democratic ticket nominate
upon a platform which unqualifiedly Ell
dorses the Chicago platform"