The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-15

ocratic party to seek to ooax back men
OF the type of Perry Belmont and w. c.
whitney into Its service. 1t would afford
just cause for suspicion of our good faith
II protesting undying hostility to plutoc-
racy we should invite the assistance of
men who are essentially plutocrats But
upon men of the Ottenderfer stamp, and
upon those who left the party because of
sincere but ignorant distrust of 10 to l -
we may look with different emotions And
II Is just TO ask of them as well whether
they are not prepared to subordinate their
apprehension for their investments and
their accumulations to their desire to
avert the evils of militarism and imperial
ism, and to destroy the menacing power
of the trusts. They say:
We think the war in the Philippines
causeless and cruel, an affront at once
to humanity and to common sense
we discern in the growing spirit of
imperialism a menace to our American
hpeNles, and threat to rivet the evils of
military domination on our country.
we see in the Portion Rican treaty
nat violation of the United States consti-
tuition, the thin end of the wedge which
shall split our government.
We are appalled, by the growth of
trusts and monopolies and their dominance
at Washington.
I'VE recognize Mr. Mckinley as the de-
fender and in part the creator of the con-
ditions which we denounce, and Mr.. Bryan
as their most conspicuous antagonist
Having said all this-as tens of thous-
ans of former anti-Bryanites are saying
it-what sane men can close their discus
sion thus:
But we will suppress our conscientious
aversion to a bloody war, our solcitude
for the permanence of the republic, our
dislike of militarism, our disapproval of
the unconstitutional Porto Rican tariff
our apprehension of the growing power
of trusts, and our distrust of the men
under whose administration all these con-
ditions have arisen, rather than vote for
an honest and courageous opponent OF
them, who at the same time is believer
In the free coinage of silver though with
out power-if elected-to give it effect"
1t is perhaps worthy of note that the
sentiments uttered by Mr.. Ottenderfer
were expressed by some of the German
editors recently gathered in Chicago I'M
der the auspices of the Democratic Ma
uonal Committee. One-third of those
present had been hostile in 1896 on the
money issue. I'VE don't want Mr.. Bryan
to retreat one step on the silver question:"
said one. 1--WE and our people are as
hostile to it as ever, but we know that
whatever he may say it's fate is settled
by the new currency'law. Our people like
him all the better for sticking to his
truly live issues of anti-imperialism and
anti-militerism he is our best and most
vigorous 1eader."'
The Republicans of the Ninth Ohio dis
trict, which includes the city of Toledo,
have renominated James H. Southard for
Congress after a bitter fight. Mr. South
ard is strong administration Republican.
standing for the Porto Rico tariff and all
that it implies. The Democrats have not
had a Congressman in this district since
the days of the late Frank Hurd, the vet
eran free trader. This. year the election
will be complicated by the certain candi-
dacy of Mayor Sam" Jones, he of the
Golden Rule, on one of his justly celebrate
ed non-partisan nominations, and sup
ported by one Of those perfect organiza-
tons which he can construct in the inter-
walls of his disquisitions upon the evils of
organization in politics. Some of his the
cries are TO me incomprehensib but the
man himself I admire hugely. He IS a
power to be reckoned with in Ohio, and
perhaps in national affairs. If l were a
Toledo Democrat / would urge the organ
ization either to indorse the nomination of
Jones or to make no nomination against
him. He is fully in accord with most of
the fundamental principles of Democracy,
is an honest man, a foe to plutocracy, and
will be valuable member of the House.
Democrats in the district may feel that IL
nominated he will draw enough Republic
can votes away to enable a regular Demo-
crat to slip into Congress, but a study of
the returns of his latest candidacy de-
molishes that theory. Jones polls about
as many Democratic as Republican votes.
My own judgment is that, with three can
didates in the Toledo district, he will be
elected.
Those who are watching the ante-con-
in "a 10 ~
find many evidences of the new activity
of the men who are trying to defeat Mr..
Bryan's nomination. 1t is matter of cur
rent notoriety in Michigan, where 1 spent
several days last week, that Mr.. Don NJ.
Dickinson is trying to pick up as many
anti-Bryan delegates as possible That
singular organization, the ''HotelkeeperS'
and Travelling Mems League" is still col
Letting funds from Bryan Democrats and
disbursing them in pushing the candidacy
of Judge Van Wyck. l have seen letters
from more than one state saying that
agents. evidently on salary and repre-
senting some sort of a national organiZa-
ton, are travelling about trying to awak-
en- public sentiment in favor of any can
didate except Bryan. In New York the
convention to select delegates has not yet
been called, and there seems to be an
inclination to postpone il in the hope that
sentiment can crystalline about some can
uluate OLner imam Bryan. ldtnHdHy pro-
fesses to be loyal, but Mr.. Croker re-
mains abroad in sphinx-like silence, and
one of the most highly-paid of Tammany
officeholders is permitted to travel about
the country distributing Van Wyck liter
ature ana pulling wires, while his Of
fetal duties are performed by a deputy.
Withal, a literary bureau is at work some
where and quantities of printed matter.
most of it pointed toward Judge Angus
tus Van Wyck. is being distributed where
it is expected to hurt the Bryanite cause.
The significance about all this work is
that it is being done secretly The men
who have been detected as parties to il
are men who publicly profess themselves
supporters CT Mr. Bryan The fact is that
Mr.. Bryan cannot be beaten for the NOM
nation except by underhand means. A
frank and open fight before the people
on the single issue of his nomination
would result in the selection of Bryan
delegates in almost every district in the
United States. Such weakness as he pos
sesses is among the politicians. Two re-
cent events have shown his strength
with the people. Senator Morgan has