New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-14
POLICY OF THE SOUTH.
TREND OF SENTIMENT SEEMS TO FAVOR
BRYAN's NOMINATION.
VIEWS OF OPPOSING FACTIONS ON THE
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATF-FA'oh-
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Washington Aug 13-A Tribune correspond
on, has talked with a number Of Southern Dem
ocratic politicians, some OF them members Vi
Congress, respecting the policy the South ues"e
to see adopted next year. both with reearu ~
candidates anC with regard to piatforns' III"
y,sws NJ Representative Clayton. Of Alabama
have been published. Some OF the Georgia W"
grossmen who have been here recently seem OPP
nosod IN rryan's denomination. but do not openly
combat It, It Is stated as coming from the''
that they do not like~the fact that when Juose
Crisp was first in the field for the OFFICE Vi
Speaker OF the House, Mr.. Bryan opJeo'eu "
choosing hin, on the ground that he was an
ex- Confederate soldier. Much Is at'ennp'eu ~
be made Of this matter. But the 1riehds VI WI
BRYAN say that It is useless TO go pach ~ LOO
and ~ refer 70 questions OF personal preference;
that other Northern Democrats held slii'''a' w
s,t,ons and that Mr.. Bryan has always been
friendly 20 the South, his ancestors having emil
grated from that section. They declare that ne
s'.o,a do iustice 70 the Southern Democrats In
oil bIs anpointments II elected President Fur
tberuore they assert that the bringing up OF
this frivolous charge, after the campaign Vi
1906 Is an evidence OF the weakness OF the
movement TO set aside the nominee OF lo'o iof
the leadership of the party In l9oo
OPPOSED TO TAMMANY.
The Southern friends OF Mr. Bryan say tha'
the nucleus Of the opposition to their la'or'.
Is Croker and Tammany Hall. but that afo"N'
this nucleus are gathered such heletose"e'
elements as the gold standard boilers some Vi
the gold men who voted under protest lor Di'"''
and a number Of public men noninaHy III la'oi
~ silver az an issue but who really wish to see
it shelved or hidden in generalities' lhey "''o
aver that the comparatively few anti-bryah
politicians among the adherents OF Tree e"'e'
who seek other grounds for their opposition are
like Livingston Of Georgia. expansionis's'
CLAYTON Is a sort Of expansonist' ana hereih
differs from w J. Bryan but he favors the lat-
| ter's nomination on Ill grounds as most ex-
nedient Fx-Goye rnor oates OF Alabama,
| more prominent man, who has been classed as
| friend of sound money, said to tribune
correspondent a few days ago that Mr.. Bryan
| was the favorte Of the Alabama Democrats
| This IS likewise true OF Arkansas, OF South ana
North Carolina Of Virginia, and OF nearly
every Southern State II not every one. Mary
| land alone excepted. Here and there voice Is
| raised like that Of Senator Morgan, ana II Is
| understood that several Congressman OF less
note are in accord with that Senator
| The average Democratic politician from the
| South favors the readoption Of the old platform
| with planks as they phrase IT. declaring
strongly against trusts and militarsm."
As to the Philippine matter and the general
question OF expansion. they differ somewhat
among themselves, but perhaps the greater
| number are favorable to a declaration against
what they term "Asatic expansion"
| ARGUMENT AGAINST BRYAN
| Those Congressman who have discussed the
| subject this week, and who incline TO an anti
| Bryan course, use this argument: The South
| Is more interested In getting a local currency OF
| sufficient volume, such a safeguarded State
| bank could Issue under a law TO be framed re-
moving the tax from such institutions. than in
| insisting further upon free coinage Of silver.
! The who exploit this view are against
| Bryan the question Of expansion. They use
| all other possible arguments and preteXts as
| we'll
! On a full view OF the matter 1t would seem
old candidate favor the the readoptlon Of the
| old principle and that the opposition to Mr..
| Bryan is largely based on a supposed de-
| cadence of the silver sentiment and the ex-
lstence Of vital sentiment in the Democratic
| party favorable TO expansion. The question in
| dispute Is the extent OF the decadence and the
| real strength OF the sentiment referred to.