The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-13
BRYAN CONVERTS.
senator Scott Pays His Respects to.
schurs, Cochran, olney, Hill and
uottcrson-Detalls That are In

Senator Scott rays his hesPeet' W W
schurz, Cochran, olney, Hill and
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str-uctive and Diverting. a
Nav York Sun: "The half dozen or
co Of recent conspicuous converts to
organism attempt to Justify their
change Of front by what Is perhaps the
,,ost curious and also the most ira
,Ioual line. OF argument ever made use use
II IN, a political campaign" remarked
senator Scott. at Republican national
headquarters, this morning. "All OF
them. schurz, Cochran, olney Hi,
ELECTROMAGNETIC substantially the
came plea. They state that they ophos-
"a I;rvnn four years ago because they
e ~ him and his doctrines dan
,,orni,s, but that they now support nun
hcrouse they consider TINT he has be-
Come oou, safe man. who will not practice,
~ president, the doctrines which he'has
,,aoched as a candidate. II there was
a,,ar n candidate placed In more hu-
,,,liotlnr position than Mr.. Bryan IS
,,Igrhd, by these clcventh-hour converts
:" his cause, my memory certainly does
unt recall II, All these men opposed
sre. silver in 1896, and they a}l oppose
I, NOW. md said Mt Topeka last month
,hnt the silver question wasfstill more
smnortnnt than 1t was four years ago.
To-, these men, although processing not
N have changed their principles, sup
mort Bryun because they say that he
bos changed his principles, or Will
change them as soon as. lie gets into
rho White house; and, moreover, for
sno,h. they have rallied to his support
becS,se they have learned lately to ad-
miro his sterling character-that Is to
sny they support him because they do
moi believe he will do what he promises
10 do. aud they admire him because
they think he is insincere.
Few Details Instructive.
"a few details may be not only In
s,ructlve but diverting. Colonel Wat
,ersop now supports Mr.. Bryan as an
honest. safe man. but In 1896 he de-
scrihed him as a dishonest dodger. q
daring adventurer and q political Ia
kjr' But Bryan Is the same Bryan OF
ls96, and his principles, as announced
by himself, have undergone no altera-
tions.
"Mr, Cochran. in coming out for Bry-
nm the other dag, said he did not believe
that Mr.. Bryan as President would I'M
dertake to pny off the national obliga-,
tons in silver, because he had too high
nm opinion Of Mr.. Brynn's honor and
sincerity. But Mr.. Bryan. himself, has
publicly stated. over and over again.
that the gold standard would not be
maintained In this country longer than
he could help IT. and that he should get
rid Of 1t at the first opportunity. II Mr..
BRYAN Is sincere man he must mean
this. which he has said repeatedly. but
Mr. Cochran thinks It would be proof
of his sincerity If he should not do
what he has said he would do;
There is no Danger.
-Four years ago Mr.. Bryan threaten
cd publicly that he and his party would
prosecute their war OF determination
against the gold standard to the bitter
end. and Mr.. Schurz then said that
Mr., Bryan's election, with such pro-
Erammc as this. would produce the
mos, violent and destructive panic on
record: but now although Mr.. Bryan
has not announced any change In the
programme, Mr.. Schurz calmly an
nounces that there Is no danger.
I'm brief, the Indications are very
strong that there is quite n good-sizcd
cat in the meal somewhere. Expert
enced and intelligent men like these
are not fools, and they should not Mt
tempt to palm off upon the public such
set Of foolish excuses. II they wish
10 retrace their steps and vote now for
the man whom they repudiated in 1896.
let them do so by all means: they have
a right TO do so without giving any
reasons whatever. But the reasons
which they. have given will do neither
themselves nor their candidate any
good. 1t would have been far better
for them simply, to have said either
that they think they made u mistake
In 1895 and wish to correct the mistake
now, or that they have received inside
Information which renders them conf
dent that Mr.. Bryan, II elected. will not
pursue the disastrous course which he
has pledged himself to pursue, as
marked out by the Democratic plat
form. in which latter case they might
have applause his change OF views. but
not his honor and sincerity AS 1t is.
they have simply rendered themselves
and their candidate absurd"