Passaic City record., 1900-10-20
RATIONAL HONOR OVER
COLONIAL QUESTIONS.
Why Judge Hornblower De-
clines to Support Bryan.
Opinion of a Leading New York Jurist
Whose Elevation 10 the Supreme
Bench Was Beaten by
D. B. Hill.
(By Judge William B. Hornblower of
New York

(By Judge William B. Hornblower of
New York;
| Judge William B. Hornblower Of New
York, who was nominated to the Su-
preme bench Of the United States by
President Cleveland, and whose confirm
alton was beaten in the Senate for pure
ly personal causes by David B. HILL has
made the following statement why ne,
Democrat, cannot support Bryan:
| I have been repeatedly asked during
the past few weeks what, IN my Judg
ment, is the duty Of a Gold Democrat
who is also an Iniperialist, in the
pending presidential campaign. The
question is by no means a simple one,
and can well understand and appreciate
the position taken by such men as Mr..
| Schurz, Mr.. Shepard and Mr.. Olney.
:. For my own part, however, cannot see
my way clear to reaching their conclu-
sons. The same reasons which COMPEL
ed me to oppose Mr.. Bryan in 1896 COM
pei me to oppose him in the present cam
paign. All the heresies, financial and
| Populistic, which were embodied in the
I'M Democratic, crazy-quilt platform of
| 1896 are readopted without any attempt
at modification or modification by the
Kansas City platform. The 16 to plank
is expressly reafirmed and redeclared,
and this at the instance Of Mr.. Bryan
himself. I cannot support a candidate
who still adheres to a proposition which,
| to my mind is monstrosity and which,
| if carried into effect, would in my judg-
ment produce untold disaster to oil
| classes of the community and bring dis
honor and humiliation to our nation. The
| fact, if it be fact, that recent legisla-
| ton has made it difficult for Mr.. Bryan
to carry into practice his avowed princi-
pies does not, it seems to be, make it
| any the more right to vote for man
who still maintains these principles. 1t
is quite within the possibilities that dur
ing his administration, if he should be
elected, complete change might be eff
| fected in the political composition Of both
houses of Congress, and the verdict of
the people expressed at the polls in favor
| of Mr. Bryan's election as President
might be carried into effect. 1t will GER
tainly be Mr.. Bryan's duty, according to
his expressed declaration, to do what in
| him lies to bring about this result.
/ 1t is not to be forgotten that Mr.. Bryan
is not only the candidate Of what is left
Of the Democratic party, but he is the
candidate also of the Populist party, and
has accepted the nomination on their plat
,ol"' ihe rauica. 1o.ions " INC ~.
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Perialisin is us propaple eneet upon our
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waros eliarsihs 'ne powers oI 'ne eAecu-
live as Det"een lne eAe.u.l,e anu .ne
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Inc question as 10 "nat Is Tue para
mount Issue III thls campaign Is one on
which men may honestly diher. IL seems
TO me, however tnat the most important
issue oe1ore US at tne present moment is
whether our oomestlc analrs are TO De
thrown INTO CONFUSION ana exposed TO dls-
aster. Inc rights ana wrongs or our CO.
/ ioniai possessions must IN TINS emergency
be supordinated to the rights and wrongs
OF our own aHairs.
Furthermore, l am by no means salts
fed that Mr.. Bryan would be a safe per-
son 10 whom to lntrust the imperiaiistic
future Tn NV irdcmant he orob+ ~