The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-03
SOUTH IS SHY OF BRYAN.
WOULD RATHER BE ALLIED NTH
THE EAST THAN THE WEST.

So Says Joseph Willett of Alabama, ono of
the Tammnny Long Talkers-He Throws
Bouquets mt Augustus Van Wyck and
Takes No Stock in GormRn's Candidacy.
Joseph ]. Willett President OF tho State Bar
Association OF Alabama. who has been selected
TO make one OF the long talks at the Tammany
Hall celebration OF the Fourth Of July. arrived
In town yesterday and went to the Hoffman
House
The Democrats IN the South" said Mr..
Willett to THE SUI reporter. have no conf
dence in the Democracy ofthe West. In 1895 the
West was allowed to make the platform and to
name the candidate. Both received the loyal
support OF the Democratic voters and leaders
OF the South Two years later we flrd the
West returning a Republican majority to the
Senate such IA has not been known since the
period OF reconst ruction. The West is dividing
again and the old lines are restored. We OF
the South are in favor OF going back to the old
alignment with New York. Connecticut and
Maryland II we can.
mir. Bryan has u great m any friends in the
South-'riends such as Blaine had in New
England after his defeat for the Presidency in
1884. and as Clay had after his defeats friends
OF the kind that every defeated candidate has.
But while there is this feeling OF sympathy
and friendship among many Democrats. there
are thousands OF Democrats who would not
be sorry to see some other candidate nomi-
mated by the next National Convention. FIX
Senator German Is not considered as seriously
in the race. You know more of his, prospects
here than We do. MIR. German VIII not be a
candidate, in the convention. He may be-, "a
cand idate before the convention meets. and he
have whose . n will The he
to load a forlorn hope He isn't the kind OF
man 70 get in front q, the guns: 49,.
South. He is not known "a well as Bryan Is.
put ne En9Tn and LespbSSGd Vi claim
much ours as @' he Is yours is IS one q our
own people He was educated in the, South
End End in q, ihe North, ana he married Richmond 1n
sands Of people who know him or OF hin, and
they all admire him. u
the next convention i is,a little early TO speak
Throughout the South there is feeling that
have Ieppp anf aee The people in the
Southern States believe in a tariff for revenue
only Silver has many friends and will con
received letter from Mr., Walker, Of
rency Commission. in which he said that
there was S5OO,OOOOOo less capital in the
30 ons Ss th ns nfrf Of affairs
some measnrs 81 relief and on account Of, il
many voters favor the silver plank OF tho Chi
caGo platform To offset them there is a large
number--thousands Of voters who do not be-
will be Republican, for 81 years to come and
there would be no hope of passing free silver
measure. even II successful campaign could
BE- conducted on that issue.
AS for Populism. it is dead now. It would
revive L the Democratic party should abandon
lose the. N3rth and the Fast, The Democrats
other, hand. we don't stick to silver. we will
lose he Populists who are now IN the party.
~ think am safe insaying that three out OF
nanent exhaustion of tn" nations territory in
the Philippines. Down there We have race
Hardly week passes. that the papers do not
record the rare Of white woman by
%ns sSnT or he he i fS sss o w we ssSG
take TAXI M in sH2 the nSgeTs W.
there. and that 1t has cost THOUSANDS OF lives
and millions Of treasure. The people think
can. Most of them believe that, we should es
tab!ish Government there and then let them
shift for themselves. Just as we are doing in
we can't see why this country should send
it's capital to develop colonies when there are
billions Of dollars worth Of mineral wealth in
the South not scratched. The iron industry, OF
du H land and sold Tor S. IS Eighty per cent Of
rrG%ns wa hTSD' he
masters prefer, the European trade to the
home trade The pay Is more prompt for one
thing Thirty days means thirty days TO an
English or a French or German firm. When
We sell on thirty days time to them. the money
Is ready for us at the expiration Of thirty days
When we sell to n Northern firm. they ask for Il
renewal. and then another and one can never
tell when he Is going to get his n, money: Th he
the value OF all the mills and has
brought into the market ore beds which
have hitherto had no commercial value. This
prosperity does not affect the great number OF
people engaged in agriculture. however. and
they find it hard to get enough to live on witt
cotton that costs six cents to raise selling a,
four cents u pound"