The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-06-04

The New York Journal prints strong
interview from Mr.. Richard croker IN
which he comes out unreserved for Mr.
Bryan The interview was procured py
Mr.. w #. Stead and furnishes one OF
The Journals greatest accomplishments
Referring TO the presidential election
Mr.. Croker was asked who would be
elected.
wv. 7. BRYAN VIII be elected as sure as
fate. and very good thing. too. Why'
w. J. Bryan viii defeat Mr.. Mckinney
in his own state Of Ohio.
"rhe republican candidate was electcu
IN Ohio the last fall election. although
he two onnoncnts had a plurality of So
coo votes over the number that carr icu
tho republican ticket. Since then things
have gone steadily worse for Mckinney
In ohio.
al. +; - state In which the German vote
is very strong. and German repupiic1nS
naturally sympa thze very intehSeIy VIZ"
| tho Dutch republicans Of South AFRICA
| who are in arms against M wv
| Impcrialistic friends.
..'That is rot the only thing In whlch
| Mr. Ncrfnlcy's position has changed for
| the worse in Ohio. There are strikes. anu
! no end of other local complications when
| seem TO me TO make II a moral cer','iu ~,
! that W. j. Bryan will sweep ONO AT inc
/ next election. and Nnen he does, thch
| goodav 10 Mckinley. II he carries oiiio
| H.. can carry anything 1T.
.''rhcn vou are "a convinced Bryanl'e'
| Mr.. Crol>or?' | said. c.o-
! 81 am for w. j. Bryan SAID MI -
| kor. THE newspapers have been puttih9
! about the story that 1 was against M
| II is not true It IS the very contrary U
| true. ,o,o
I
! heart. He is far and away the aoieS'
/ man that we have got in American poIl-
ties this day. He is a wonderful h,i ,
! There IS no man to compare Win Nm
| whore or 10 nut alongside OF htth' re
! is a fine character. n man OF hish n
pie and Of tremendous energy. -
! mark my word. when W. J. Bryan =
| elected he will work eighteen houls d -
| - - ~ carry out in spirit and in let
ter every plank in the denlocr"uc pr.
! rorm Hitherto other men have resarueu
| Tho rlatrorm drawn UP at their cohNeh-
| tion os a ladder on which they mount 70
| n<,,-or and which they kick down as soon
as they get on the top. MI bryan i NJ
| . man of that sort. lie does llot W'n1
10 be elected for purposes OF Naiiisi
ana love of position. He tliihhS' am
agree with him, that II ne Is M ~ ahi,.
win do his country good. lie WIZ oe aNlo
10 serve the people. and he VIII be q gov
crnina president, not mere Jay rs iIe'
| whose movements are governed oy WIZ
pullere. He is man Of conVlc'loh;
81 teu vou there Is no man nave
| known in nv time for whom nave d
greater regard and esteem thah lo' W.
j. Bryan DO YOU know ann. a .,ot
| .%o T" I said. Il have never had that
Measure hut | am glad TO hear what you
sa,, because in England We were rather
| diccorcarted at the suddenneSs WITH
which q Young man, totally unknown. wits
| spr,Inr- upon the nation at the Ihlcaoo
| convention. -. ,,a,.,, >.
| said Mr.. Croker. He is good man ne
| vac a vouns man Of thirty-slX. ana at
! that convention his real sterling merits
made themselves felt by the people whoh
he addressed !. ,,.
"s,nce then he has grown. and he mas
,-,rrov.d every year. until now he Is IN u
nosifion that no other living man mas 90
| in America Ills nomination tor the uSAH-
ocratic ticket is as certain as sum lSe'
| ,rhe election Will be fought and won, not
IN, the second name. but by the hrst
| name IN the ticket. And that first NAME
mark we'll my words there is no DOUBT AT
All about il. will be W. J. Bryan
Then | said: What about silver. Mr..
Crokcr?' GOO
"\N. j. Bryan is right" said MT Gro
xer lin taking ms Stdilu upon SA'NA'
81 have never been a silver man, but
I never can see why they make SO much
fuss about 1t. Many of the ablest men III
tbo cn,lntry are on his side. and l never
Gan make out what it is that his critics
blame him about. Is 1t the exact ratio
that is in dispute, or do they OBJECT u
silver altogether as a medium or metaIIc
currency; in other words. Is 1t the 10 10 l
that they kick at. or Is II silver at any
ratio? .,-,.,
Anyhow. Mr.. Bryan is right In sticking
to his guns.
"Nlv party interests. SO far as New
York city is concerned, would counsel me
TO advise that he should weaken on the
silver plank. but 1 would not say woro
to induce him ID do II.
ut would. indeed. be fatal Tor MN 10
do IT. ,,,
.NIr Rrvan's strength is in his character
and In the beliefs OF the people. ana in MS
honesty and sincerity. II he were 20
weafen on silver he might gam some
vo,cs from the bulls of Wall street but
he would lose far more in sacrihcnS 'ae
interests OF the struggling farmers. who
are ground Gown between combinations
of railways and trusts.
"Hencc he stands where he did on the
silver question, and he does right.
I'm the next election continued MI.
Croker "other questions Will OF necessity
be more to the front.
.,rherc is the question of trusts and
there Is the question of imperialism. 1t
is upon these that the election Will main
IN be fought and won.'
"IIe will enforce the laws against trusts