The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-05
SOUTH Shy OF BRYAN.


Would Rather be Allied with East
Than Woat-P0pullsm Is Dead-A
Southern Democrat Talks.
New York Sun: Jospeh J. Willett.
president OF the State Bar Association
Of Alabama, who has been selected to
make one Of the long talks at the Tam
many Hall celebration Of the Fourth of
July, arrived in town yesterday and
went to the Hoffman house.
"The Democrats in the SOUTH" ssid
Mr.. wlllett to the Sun reporter, have
no confidence In the Democracy of the
west. In 1896 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 and the west returning Republican
majority to the senate such as has not
been known since the period of recon-
structIon. 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.
mfr. Bryan has great many friends
in the south-frIends such as Blaine had
in New England after his defeat for the
presidency in 1884, and as Clay had af-
ter his deteats-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 nominated by the next ma
tional convention. Ex-senator German
Is not considered as seriously in the
race. You know more OF his prospects
here than we do. Mr.. German will not
be candidate in the convention. He
may be a candidate before the conven-
ton NETS, and he may have candi-
date whose name will be presented. Mr.
German, himself, is not the man to lead
a forlorn hope. He isn't the KIND Of
man to get in front OF the guns.
"Augustus Van Wyck is very popu-
lar in the south. He is not known as
well as Bryan is, but he is known and
respected. We claim Judge Van Wyek
is a southerner. He is as much ours as
he is yours. He is one Of our own peo-
pie. He was educated in the south
and in the north. and he married a
Richmond lady. Throughout the south
there are thousands of people who know
him or of him, and they all admire
him.
"of the platform which will be adopt
ed at the next convention It is a little
early to speak. Throughout the south
threre is feeling that tariff reform and
antitrust planks should have promin-
emit place. The people In the southern
states believe in a tariff for revenue
only. Silver has many frienls and will
contiue to have friends until the bank
ing facilities OF the south are improved.
l recently received letter from Mr..
Walker, Of Massachusetts,, the chair
man Of the currency commission, in
which he said that there was SbVV'VVV'-
900 less capital in the south now than
there was in 1850. So long as this condi-
ton of affairs remains unchanged, the
people will seek for some measure of
relief, and on account of st many voters
favor the silver plank of the Chicago
platform. To offset them there is
large number-thousand of voters
who do not believe that silver can win.
Besides, the Senate will be Republican
for six years to come and there would
be no hope of passing free silver
measure, even If successful campaign
could bo conducted on that isue.
"As for Popullsm. it is dead now. 1t
would revive II the Democratic party
should abandon silver, however. You
see, we're between scylla and chary-
bdis. II we stick to free silver we
lose the north and the east. The Demo-
Gratis there will do Just as they did In
1895. II, on the other hand. we don't
stick to free silver, we will lose the
PopulIsts who are now in the party"