The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-27
MORGAN MAKES STATEMENT
NOT PLOTTING AGAINST BRYAN

The Chicago Platform the Grandest
Presentation OF Democratic Prin-
pies Ever Made.
Senator Morgan, OF Alabama, has
given his views on politics to a repro.
sentative of tho Atlanta Constitution,
explaining the circumstances OF tho al
| legged interview with him not long ago
in Washington. His statement is as
| follows:
THAT interview Yes, see they
are making good deal out OF it or try
Ing to-" said he, as led tho corversa-
tiOu up to the matter that had taken
me to his presence. "Well, it is hard
ly necessary for mo to say that l am
making war on nobody or that there Is
no deep and dark plot back Of anything
| nave said or done. [ am not in tho
habit OF making war on Democrats
and If Mr.. Bryan is nominated, shall
be found supporting him with all the
the delegation from this State, II the
DemCcrats-the majority Of them-
think Mr.. Bryan the best man to NOM
mate, will throw up my hat as high
as the highest. | have said nothing
that can fairly be construed as fight
against the brilliant Notwithstanding
Us a fight for any other OF the many
good Democrats who may or may not
have presidential aspirations. The
ideas | have advanced are given solely
for the purpose Of contributing toward
Democratic victory. | want the party
to win, If 1t can win without surrender
Ing any OF it's principles. | would not
sacrifice principles in order to gain a
victory, for such victory would be
, hollow and would mean nothing In the
ul nf hnt
| wOl,u like to see the party win, and
| think now &c tho time to carefully
| consider what one Of all the true and
loyal Democrats OF the country will be
| the best man to nominate. [ have no.
body to suggest, but the party ID big
ger than any one man and surely 1t
| will not hurt to consider calmly and
| soberly what Is best to do under all tho
circumstances"
asked Senator Morgan If the inter
view published In Washington was q
carefully prepared document givcn out
as an authorized statement or how it
came about.
"Ob, no. it WAS nothing of the sort.
| have said nothing about it, because
do not care to say anything that will
look like reflection upon newspaper
friepd with whom did talk but 1t all
grew out OF casual conversation on
the street one evening. That WAS or
the 9Th Of July. l had forgotten all
about it until the l1th, when 1t ap
peared in the papers. | do not now want
10 be undcrst0od as repudiating 1t, al
Though sc printed it only partially rep
resents my views, and much OF the Ian
guago put in my mouth never used
Much that did say was omitted
some things that would have changed
toe general trend Of the interview be
ing forgotten by the man with whom
talked, and instead Of ito being care
fully prepared prenunciamento, as some
Of the newspapers have endeavored tC
make out, | told my friend at the out
sot that did not want tho matter tC
be used rs coming from me, but gave
1t to him rather with the idea that he
elaborate it in his own way and rs his
own matter. A fter we had talked he
beseeched me to let bin use my name
III connection with the suggestions
had advanced, and as he had said /
would greatly add to the value OF tn
matter to him, finally said he nigh
do 30, as | am never afraid to fathe
any views which | hold. | did no
think he was going to put me in quota
tion marks or l would have seen to
that all | said WAS presented just as
said it, but again let mo say that d
not reFudiate the young man who did
ii general way, got down some of m
views as | gave them"
"Wnat particularly was not pre-
sented ?"
. "Well, for one thing, what l had t
say about the Chicago platform. ] am
, as you know, great believer In tn
Chicago platform, word for word an
letter for letter. | have studied tina
platform in the light OF Democrati
, history more than most men, and
have always maintained that 1t Is tn
grandest presentation OF the true prin
q ciples OF Democracy that has ever bee
! made. believe In every plank in tina
a platform and have always advocate
n it, not In general way merely, but /
p every way looking to the enactmen
y into law Of any Of It's principles. | SO
y y indicates q weakening on the platform
y y and they are proclaiming that the
q have caught me. Well, all I've got
v say about that is they've caught Il ta
J. tar, that's all.
THE whole Idea of my talk" co
Il tinued Senator Morgan, was that v
!. ought to all got together and elect
q president IL we can. | find lot
t. good Democrats--as good Democra
h as anybody, % loyal, aB earnest and
h true-who do not believe 1T is posi- b
"a to win with Mr.. Bryan rs tho nom
a nee. Even those who are talking mo
n enthusiastically for his nomination Al
"a inclined to take that Wow of it. l
It decd, 1t Is difficult to find Democr
# familiar with the situation throughO
/. the country who believes Mr.. Bryt
"a has much Of q chance FOR election.
d Now, som0 people may cry O.
4 against this talk as heresy, but II it
true that there is scarcely a chance
,e win with Mr.. Bryan, | an sure 1t
n. not heresy on the part OF other Dom
10 Gratis to look around and SEQ II there
" not some other man upon whom 6
m Democratic elements might unite, al
O. ON the Chicago platform elect hin
~ | feel sure that II MIR. Bryan were 50
is lated that any other Democrat had
d better chance Of election he would n
to lot personal ambition stand In tho W
is OF party success. do not say there
1t any Othor man who does stand o bett
rs chance; but what do say is that it
as our privilege as Democrats, and indie
lnty IN thn ~ tn lnply