Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-23
CROKER ENDORSES RRyAH

On behalf of the Tammany organization
DICK Croker has endorsed the candidacy
of Mr.. Bryan. In the light of history it
may well be doubted whether his augers
we'll for the Nebraska statesman. In 1876
Tammany opposed the nomination of Til
den, and Tiiden was nominated; in 1884
Tamnany opposed the nomination of
Cleveland. ard Cleveland was nominated.
In 1883 Tammany favored the nomination
OF Cleveland, it was made unanimous.
and the nominee went down to defeat I'M
der the load of Tammany's endorsement.
The fact is, the American public has lit
tie use for that corrupt gang of thieves
known as Tammany Hall. andLwhenlit
comes out" for a man the self-re speet-
ing people of this country are apt to go
the other way on general principles. TT
was the recognition of this fact that de-
stroyed the influence of that organization
III the natiaonal democratic conventions
of 1876 and 1884. n
Last year, speaking on behalf Of his or
sanization, Mr.. Croker declared himself
against Mr.. Bryan, insisting That the
democracy could not and would not agree
upon the free coinage ratio Of 16 to- The
effect of this was to strengthen Mr.. Bry-
an among silver men. but anxiety for re-
standard-bearer of the democracy and
fearing his inability to carry New York
without the aid of Tammany he has for
months past systematically given out the
idea that no objection VIII be made to
the retirement of the Is to l ratio.
With Mr.. Bryan willing to make some
question other than silver the paramount
issue in 1900. and with no reference in the
platform TO the free coinage ratio Of Is
to 1. Tammany is willing to accept the
candidacy of that gentleman and take up
the fight IN his behalf. And why not? If
the free coinage ratio of 16 to / is aban-
doned by the democracy, what else can
the gold wing of that party ask for? Mr..
Croker is satisfied with the situation. In
his interview endorsing Mr.. Bryan he
says:
am satisfied that nothing will be done
by the next democratic national conven-
ton that VIII drive any good democrat
away from his party. The silver question
will be regulated in time. and congress
may safely be trusted to settle the ratio.
Of course, he is satisfied. 1t was the
declaration in favor of the free coinage
of silver and gold at a ratio of IS to /, by
the Independent action of this republic,
that drove Mr.. Croker and his gang away
from his party in 1896. but he is now sat
isfied that nothing will be done by the
democracy in 1900 to drive any good
democrat away from his party" He has
received assurances to hat effect, hence
his endorsement of Mr.. Bryan.
1t must fall upon the ears of silver
democrats like sweet music to hear ME-.
Croker endorse the candidacy of Mr.. Bry-
an with the statement that 1.-The silver
question will be regulated in time, and
congress may be safely trusted to settle
the ratio Out upon such rot! Let the
miserable farce come to an end. Let every
honest silver man raise his voice in pro-
test against the ~nauseating hypocrisy of
the so-ealled leaders of the silver democ-
racy, and demand that the issue of 1896 be
made the issue of 1900, or that it be hon
orably laid aside as a political question
of the past.
TIC juggle with the question-to talk
free coinage with the free coinage ratio
left QUITO pirate about bimetallism while
INDUCING in political jobbery with the
leaders of the gold wing of the democ-
racy, and planning the downfall of the
white metal as the price of their support
lis the acme of insincerity and deceit.
Yet that is precisely what the so-called
leaders Of the silver democracy are doing.
Every honest believer in free coinage
must reach the conclusion, in the face of
the situation that now confronts him,
that his dream of bimetallism must be
realized If at all in a different atmos-
phere than that exhaled from the hollow
pretences of a t%ruculent democracy. "