The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-04
SOUND MONEY DEMOCRATS.
They Have No More Love for Bryan
Than They Had I'm 1896.

One OF the sound-money Democrats of
the city said yesterday that 1t was impos-
sible to forecast the result of the confer
ence which has been called for May % I'm
this city. After the conventions at Phil
adelphia and Kansas City have made their
platforms. he said. the National Democrats
may be able to reach a definite conclusion.
"As far as known The continued. 'and
after an extensive correspondence through
out the State, IL can be said that there has
been no change of sentiment on the part
Of the sound-money Democrats on the SUBJ
ject of the Chicago platform. The dislike
for Bryan and the hatred of the Chicago
platform have intensified with time; the
folly of that platform has grown conspicu-
Gus since its adoption. Both the platform
and Bryan would be ludicrous misfits for
the situation now presented to the country
Bryans pronounced and aggressive war
and expansion views heretofore expressed
with the marked coincidence between ex-
pansion and Imperialism as presented by
the philippine situation disqualifies him as
a candidate on an anti-imperialistic plat
form. The deliberate abandonment of the
tar1n Tor revenue only policy of the DEM
ocratic party by the Chicago platform of
1896. with Bryans earnest adherence to
that platform, disqualifies him as a candi-
date on an antitrust platform.
I'm the light Of the history of party poll
tics. the Chicago platform is practically a
protective tariff platform, and as Ii is gen.
orally conceded that the protective tariff is
the mother at least of some trusts Bryan
on the Chicago platform reaffirmed will
find that his right hand will be tied I'm the
fight against the trusts. In view of the
new living issues conspicuously confront
Ing the people and demanding solution, to
reaffirm the Chicago platform and nomi-
nate Bryan, with the result inevitable of
making the money question leading issue
In certain sense, would make Bryan and
the platform both misfit.
within sixty days after the opening OF
the campaign on the platform which
Bryan is now advocating, under the ham
mering Of ideas which will take place
there will come growing conviction that
the nomination of such n man on such a
Ilatfrom, in the light of existing condi-
tions. was ludicrous blunder.
ION the other hand, the sound-money
Democrats are Democrats: their opposition
to a protective tariff is emphatic and earn
est Their antagonism to the centralizing
POLICY of the present administration is un-
equivocal: the coddling OF capitalistic in
fuences by the administration. under the
domination of Hanna, has aroused a rank
feeling of antipathy to the Republican par
~ and toward Mckinley I'm particular. To-
day Mckinley is much weaker than he was
four years ago, and in general terms IL
may be said that there is prevalent among
sound-money Democrats a feeling of strong
opposition to the administration.
What the sound-money Democrats will
do. therefore. Is a grave question. AS the
outlook is at present they are between 'the
devil and the deep blue sea- Under such
circumstances n man can go fishing II he
can't do anything else"