The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-25
WHY DEMOCRATS DESERT.


New York Letter IN Philadelphia Press.
On the eve of the departure Of Senator
Jones there come some new annosnro-
ments which may reflect no moro than the
] individual purpose OF those who make
them, and yet which seem 70 point 10 a
tendency which cannot be very gratifying
TO Senator Jones any other Democratic
campaign leader.
The most important OF these announces
ments is that made last night by VIM q.
Hornblower. and IL is spoken OF to-day as
| important, partly because of The high re-
spect always given to any opinion from
Mr.. Hornblower. and partly because ne is
one OF the conspicuous Democrats in New
| York. who knows what Democracy means.
who can expound the fundamental prin-
cirles upon which that party has been
built. and who. besides. Is a man who not
only thinks clearly, but has a singularly
feIicitous gift of expressing his thoughts
wI.a perfect lucidity. That quality was IL
Illustrated recently in an argument which
| he made before ex-Judge Choate in a case
which was peculiarly involved in its vari-
Gus interests and claims. Only mind pos
sessed in high degree OF power Of an
| alyzing and of illogical process could have
unraveled the tangled thread in which this
| litigation was involved as Mr.. Hornblower
did.
| Ii is this characteristic of his mind that
| has compelled Mr. Hornblower, he
| frankly says. reluctantly from one point or
| view, TO see that at this time the imme-
diate question is whether honesty, integ-
| rity and common sense shall be applied TO
| the financial affairs of the United States.
or whether popular approval shall be given
10 the Vagaries, whims and fallacies OF tho
| Populists and Bryanites with all the result
/ ing disaster and dishonor.'
| Mr.. Hornblower is one of those who looks
with extreme apprehension upon any de-
parture from the traditions of a kind which
would involve the government OF a colony
without permitting representations or partic-
ipation in our affairs By the people OF that
colony. His view is similar TO that taken
by Senator Hoar and by ex-President
| Cleveland but Mr.. Hornblower, as a law
yer, who sees accurately, asserts that the
| treaty of Spain is ratified. the purchase
money paid and the islands now un-
| questionably in our possession. But, in
| his judgment, the question of their future.
and OF our future, as determined indi-
rectly by their future, is necessarily a
| Question which must be decided not i'm
mediately, but by and by. whereas the
ether question upon which issue was made
| between the Republicans and the Demo-
cracy must be determined Immediately. In
| fact Mr.. Hornblower takes the same view
| that was expressed by Mr.. Mckinley in his
letter of acceptance, namely that while the
question of expansion or imperialism, So
| called, may be paramount, the financial
question Is immediate. He therefore, an
| nounces that he feels compelled 20 vote for
Mckinley, and does not make this an
| nouncement publicly for any other reason
than that he has been besought by many
| friends, especially In the Democratic party.
| &c give his opinion as TO the real issues or
| this campaign, and his own determination
| as to which of them he shall support.
Another statement comes. not from a
| lawyer, but from Democrat very busy
with important affairs, the employer some
Il =
| not less than 5000. He is a contractor who
| IS erecting the Naval Academy at Ann
apolis, as well as other public works there.
| and in addition TO that is building the
greatest of the worlds power factories.
excepting the one at Niagara, the plant
| upon the East river front, which is 10 fur
| nish the equivalent of 70.000-horse power in
| the electric current. These are only few
of this contractors undertakings. He
ranks with Mr.. Mcdonald as a contractor
| who undertakes great things, and he has
been a lifelong Democrat. He is 2. III.
| Carlin, of Brooklyn, and he declares that
| IL is impossible for him TO support Bryan.
| because, notwithstanding what the Demo-
| cratic leaders may say, the currency ques-
ton is the paramount issue.
Mr.. Carlin has often Eaid private ~ what
| he expresses in this communication, that
| this Nation is large enough and has oppor-
| tunity enough for all the expansion that is
1 healthful. But at present he believes that
| the immediate issue is TO be discovered i'm
| the currency plank OF the Democratic plat
1 form, although he considers IL as especially
/ dangerous il there be a successful attempt
| TO array what are called the masses against
/ the classes
| ct insist he says, that there are no
4 classes in this country. The workman OF
| to-day may be the employer of tomorrow.
| and by his own thrift he may be caDi-
| talist in a few years. There is every en-
| couragement for the American workman
| to make constant effort 10 improve his own
| and his family'S position" Mr.. Carlin Is
also of the opinion that the future OF
/ and the dogmas which he represents.