Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-08-02
OTHER DEMOCRATIC OPINION

OTHER DEMOCRATIC OPINION
Henry Hentz, a prominent New Y,yk
gold Democrat: The platform upon
which the convention has nominated
Mr.. Bryan mus necessarily be obnox-
ious in the highest degree to all gold
Democrats. 1t certainly, on the whole,
Is most offensive to me. | cannot SUD
port Mr.. Bryan with this absurd end
fanatical reiteration of &c to + and this
revolutionary mounting about govern.
ment by injunction
Ernest Haryier, president of the In
dependent Democracy of the Fifth As
sembly IN. " District: Whatever ia
vor is due Mr.. Bryan and his party for
MS emphatic denunciatiOn of imperiaI-
ism will be suppressed by their stand
on the currency"
Everett ?. Wheeler: I do not see how
any Democrat who voted against Bry-
an In 1896 can conscientiously and con-
slstently vote for him in 1900.
EX-Sontroller Theodore w. Myers:
Inc convention made a fatal mistake
In Keeping alive a dead issue. | can
o support by action or vote the free
coinage OF silver. | am one OF a large
number Of discouraged Democrats who
are wondering why in the name of
common sense their party does not
want their help and votes.
Francis H. Ruhe: I never voted the
Republican ticket in nv life, and four
years ago YVES out and ou- for the gold
standard ticket. This year I am for
! Mckinley for oil 7 ~ mouth
William J. Curtis, member of the ma
tional Democratic committee: The
platform adopted and the candidates
nominated at Kansas City show that
the Democratic party under it's present
management no longer presents any at
fractions TO the men who have always
believed in sound Democratic princi-
pies.
William L. Turner, % William
street: | don't think Bryan has the
slightest chance of election. | shall vote
for Mckinley and Roosevelt.
Charles d. Ingerso'1, 10 Broadway:
Even as it was in 1896, so it is in 1900.
l cannot stand Bryan and debasad
money; | certainly shall not vote for
him.
John D. Crimmins: Organism and
Populism have again dictated the ticket
and the platform for the Democratic
party. By adopting the Is to l plank
the convention has virtually defeated
it's own ticket and elected Mckinley
and Roosevelt. In my opinion Bryan
will receive a worse defeat than he re-
ceived four years ago.
Ex-Governor Moadley of Ohio. lama
Democrat, but where two such men as
Mckinley and Bryan stand opposed as
candidates for the highest Office in the
land | think my duty TO my country
is plain. / will vote for Mckinley.
Oscar Straus, Minister to Turkey: l
am called a gold Democrat because !
am opposed to a dishonest dollar. | OPP
posed Bryan in 1896, and will oppose
him again.
e. Ellery Anderson: No man who
values his honor or that or his coun-
try could think for a moment Of sub
hitting to the cranks who call them
selves Democrats. Personally, al
though I have voted the regular Demo-
cratic ticket every year since 1854. with
the exception of 1896, when | voted for
Palmer and Buckner. l shall certainly
cast my vote for Mckinley and Roose-
Welt in November.
Major w. H. Thomas (Democrat): !
voted for Mr.. Bryan in 1896, although
did not favor the Is TO l proposition.
This year, however, | shall cast my
vote for Mckinley and for two reasons:
Because of the stand of the Kansas CITY
| convention on the silver question, and
because | have no sympathy with It's
| so-called anti-imperialistic declara-
tions. Free silver is dead as an issue.
Prosperity has killed Ii. The anti-im-
periaIistic attitude of the Democratic
party I consider un-American and un
Democratic. | am a firm believer In
expansion. II an argument were need
ed TO prove the value of the acquisition
of the Philippines we have 1t in the
unreasonable advantages 1t has
brought to this country in connection
with the present disturbances In China
b. F. Nelson, one of the most prom
inent Democrats in Minnesota, Is not
pleased with the radical silver action oil
the Democrats at Kansas City.
''This action means the utter de cal
of Rryan and his whole crowd, IL makes
no difference who they may nominate
for vice president" he said YESTERDAY
"The Eastern Democrats, by declaring
Themselves in the party again, simply
place themselves where they can DO the
most good when the time LOT
gathering up the fragments and reor-
ganizing the Democratic party.
Abram s. Hewitt: I'm not In laVor
of Mr.. Bryan nor Of his 16 to plank,
certainly shall not support Mr..
| ar vote for him. am not prepared 10
state Just yet whether shall vote TOT
Mckinley. ro.a
Alexander r. Orr: No, ! will not vote
for Rrvan. I hope no third ticket VIII
be put up. I hope everybody VIII 90
ali that can be done to defeat this tlcK-
ct by voting for Mckinley. 49,.
Delaney Nicoll: cannot vote lot
such 4 dishonest financial policy as the
platform advocates.