New-York tribune., 1900-07-11
WILL NOT SUPPORT BRYAN
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS CANNOT swAIy
LOW FREE SILVER-FEELINr
AMONG GERMANS.

Chicago, July 10 CSpeciaD Illinois Souna
Money Democrats are Just where they stood four
years ago, so far as Bryan and his platform are
concerned Right up 70 the date OF the Kansas
CITY Convention they were declaring themselves
Democrats still, and would say nothing in favor
or the sound money principles enunciated Al
Philadelphia They had hoped that their own
party would see a light and keep OF the "16
TO l question. After the Democrats had taken
the fatal step al Kansas City, the Illinois Sound
Money Democrats did not hesitate TO state that
they would vots for Mckinley
Among these are such men as James n
Eckels Controller Of the Currency under Prssi-
dent Cieveland's second Administration; John r
Walsh, the we'll known capitalist and banker:
James H Forgan, who succeeded Lyman B
Gage as president Of the First National Bank
Of Chicago, and hosts OF others. In fact. il may
be said that every Democrat who was opposed
to the teachings Of Bryan and his party in 1896
is more opposed than ever before at the present
time, and that all viii vote. as they did n 1896
against the Bryan ticket.
In addition 20 these staIwarts there are many
who hated TO give up their party in 1895 and
cluns 10 it in a doubling kind OF way Now that
they find the Democrats SO welded 20 their
faIacies as 10 perperuate them in their platform
they have decided 10 cut loose from their old
associates. and VIII vote for the straight Repub-
ucan ticket this faU
II would appear also that aside from th4
straight American vote the Democrats viii lose
in the East and in the Middle West, they viii
suffer by reason OF the detection Of German and
other foreign vote OF the West. German-Auler
cans OF the Middle West dislike William Jen-
nings Bryan's free silver theories now as much
as they did IN 1906 The I6 TO 1 dose mas not
been made mere paIalabie TO them by favortng
il with anJi-imperiaLsm and pr0-Boer decIara-
tiOns. Representative German-Americans in Chi
cago and Milwaukee say So
Public sentiment in 81. Louis and Cincinnati
and other typical centres OF German thought
and influence runs n the same direction. While
a tendency 10 desert President Mckinley on the
claimed all over the Western country and more
than half believed by many, il appears 70 have
Bryan insisted upon the reiteration OF the silver
plank of 1S96 in the platform.
II find more Germans who care Cor the gold
standard and want IL protected said William
Boldenweck Yesterday. than do Germans who
are concerned about sO-caued Imperialism"
1t l. hard 10 speak for the German CiliZeus'
said T J I.efans They usuaIIy rbi0Lx ara
speak for themselves. Buu I believe whatever
dissatisfaction there NAV have b4an among
Germans with the Mckinley Administration has
been done away with by the reiteratiOn OF 10 70
l by the Democratic National Convention
The question OF how the Germans are going
20 vote tnls year IS easy 20 ask. but hard 20
answer" said Joseph Brucker, Editor OF the
Staats Leitung- The Germans are sound
money people, and will believe. vote that way
in the fall"
II am no Bryan man" said Moritz Won Baum
back. banker and old time Democrat OF Mil
waukee- II am a Gold Democrat. and viii sup
port no candidate on a Is 10 1 platform I
think the German Democrats generally viii not
do SO, but 1 can speak positively only for my
self"
Former Senator Yahr. OF the Charles Baum
bach Company. Of Milwaukee. said Il am
opposed TO l6 70 l. II is idle 20 talk OF anything
save a monetary basis recognized by the whole
world"