The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-07-19
Mr.. EPIzOOT WILKINS.

Inside history Oh ANA-
forts to Promote Harmony.
rcopyrIght, 1899 by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
WASHINGTON. D. C.
Tu the Editur:
In mi larst lettur l pre- tn rite
about the conclooshun NV the confab we
he'd at st. Louis with Col. Bryan. the
members Nv the Dimicratic National
Committee. and uther inharmonius ele-
ments Nv the Dimicratic party. Col.
Bryan's glowin picter Nv our party in
control Nv the Trusts, with SO mutch
addishunal patronage at our disposal.
wrought US up tn a hi pitch Nv exsite-
ment. and we almost forgot that we wuz
opposed tn en-. We wuz so mutch elated
over sich a glorious prospeck thet we all
ajurned tn the bar fer mutual congratoo-
lashun aud enkurrijment. We all under
stood. however. what Col. Bryan he'd
meant bi she little glimmer Nv hope he
he'd given us. 1t WIZ exclusively fer the
managers--the KNOWN wuns hoo pull the
ropes and la out the plans tn fool the
people. On the stump and in the nooze-
papers we air tn hte the Trusts more
feercely than ever befoar. but if we win
we air tn grab EN- and wurk EN- fer all
tha air wuth in the interests NV the Dimi-
cratic party. 1t IL CRATE scheme and it
orter wurk well in every part nv the
kountry. We hev always bin trubbled b
not hevin cnuff offices tn go round. Mr.
Cleveland run up agin no end Nv difikil-
ties in thet wa, but if we kin git hold Nv
the Trusts. and reorganize EN-. and turn
EN- our wa. we kin du wunders fer the
hungry and thirsty Dimicrats boo will be
on hand wen the spies air ready tn be
distribooted. "Tu the victors belong the
spiles," hez always bin the motto NV ev-
cry troo Dimicrat except doorin Mr..
Cleveland's Administrations wen we he'd
to shout fer civil servis reform and-hold
on tn the spIles. With such Il mitey in
gine Nv reform ez the Trusts reorganized
under Dimicratic manijment. we Good
give neerly everybuddy a place and not
hev to resort tn desepshun ez we did onct,
under M-. Cleveland, Wen hiz Secretary
NV the Treasury promist tn make a good
Moo Gersey Dimicrat an Inspector Nv
Pork at Jeroosaem. 1t wuz Il low-down
joke and it lost us votes wen we found
out thet pork wasn't yOosed in JerOOsa-
lem. All sich bad breaks Good be avoided
if we he'd Offices Pnuff to go round. and
no uther plan seems so eaZy ez Col. Bry-
ans. But NV course. it must be held and
treated ez strickly cOnfidenshal. He Good
not afford tn go befoar the kountry and
hev it Understood that he wood tolerate
ennything like a Trust under emmy cir
kumstances-and we Good not afford tn
hev him, but privately we kin asshoor
ourselves that everything kin be made tu
cum our wa if we kin land him in the
White House. This inplize thet Col. Bry
an iz tn be the Dimicratic candidate fer
President next yeer, and | fOresee trubble
ahed fer me wen | am obliged to break
the awful nOOze to Mr.. Cleveland. But
we kinnot let emmy man stand in the
pathwa tn victory and let him biloxi up
the road. If Mr. Bryan IL nominated
shell hev tn support him provided thet he
gives me satisfactory asshoorances tibet
] shell be properly taken care NV" if he
IL elected. kin safely 81 the same Nv
emmy uther man hoo may be nominated
and so kin emmy good Dimicrat hoo heZ
the welfare Nv the kountry at hart. vile
at the same time not foolishly ferGettin
hiz own.
Whut ] hev ritten consernin Mr.. Bry-
ans wilinness tn adapt hizself tn cir
kumstances in order tn gain votes fer a
nominashun or an clccShun, must not be
known outside ny the contractin parties.
so ave all pledged his helth in foamin
mAwAker Nv beer and solumly swore our
selvs tn secrecy. If we finally conclocd
tn 90 it alone on free silver, ez the issoo,
we shell fix the platform in that wa; but
if we concood that the Trusts kin he
made tn pan out better fer US. or we kin
scare moar people with enl. we shell maik
the fife with en- bi addin plank agin
''imperialism" wen we find out whit il liz.
| think we Good hev agreed upon sum
general plan uv acshun if it he'd bin left
tn the members of the committee hoo
were present. Tha were mostly frum the
south and west and ajority of EN- were
friendly to Mr.. Bryan; but | am afrade
thare liz goin III be hot old time wen we
git the full committee tugether. The Dim
icrats Nv Moo York and Moo England,
and sum of the Middle Stats. air badly
broke up over gold and free silver. and
we didn't dare tn commit the party on
any fnanshal isSoo notwithstandin we
he'd a fat majority wch we manoofac-
+ered on the spot. Vile we felt thet we
i-were capable Nv rasslin with all kinds Nv
questions. and settin the course
the Dimicratic party tn steer b yet
. thot it improodent tn du so with so
q nv members absent. Tharefore We
- aver it bi publiAly deklarin thet we
70 ~ NV cum tugether fer a friendly con
- g whut the party shood du. The
~ 70 trooth NV the matter wuz thet.
NJ Mr.. Bryan-hoo IL alwaze
o arywhere i'll every part Nv the
= 1Aerever two or three Dinicrats
ss ~ d tugether-the CRATE stats
- ~ Dimicratic party staid ava
ore attenshun III our meet
o. X, M tn sowin sirkle Nv Old
81 .N.1eir course indicates thet
c. ~ 81. the chances fer success
SIss xt yeer, and / ask mi
x ~ = ble thet all our laberin
- N/$>A, $yinkin and palaverin
q = p$E Sessin incident, vile
}. 50 ct upset US consid-
M ~ <>Wun NV the kom-
W ~ ~ - Sd bi drinkin tn
n p crowded fer the
. y g g &n fit. 1t wuz