The Delawarean., 1900-09-08
pELAwARE.s DEMOCRACY.

sues, are describing the present pol
itical feeling with an effrontery un
usual even for them. Thus we fin,
them editorially stating that there is
strong feeling extant in the Demo
cratic party against Mr.. Bryan, ant
that the farmers, especially, withou
regard to party lines are opposing hin
and the Democratic platform in Ken
and Sussex counties. Nothing coult
ibe further from the true condition Oh
affairs. While these journals are
claiming that the opposition shown
to MIR. Bryan in 1896, by what were
then termed the gold Democrats, has
increased during the past four years
and that the element is growing i'm
strength and numbers all over the
State, we have the assurance which
comes from many of these men them
selves that to-day they have dropped
all opposition on this score, are re-
turning to the Democratic fold and
will earnestly support the Democratic
nominee and THE party'E platform.
Instead of increasing in numbers this
class of opposition as distinct class
has almost entirely disappeared. In
fact THE organization which worked
against the national ticket and OPENLY
against a portion of the State ticket
In 1896, has entirely disappeared. and
while there may be a few men, RADICAL
in their views, who have allied them
selves with McKinleyism and severed
their old party ties completely, large
majority of those who in that cam |
palgn voted and worked against the
Democratic electoral ticket and the
Delaware Democratic Congressional
nominee are to-day prepared to sun
port both. The larger ~ortion of this
element was in 1896 centered in New
Castle county, the city of Wilmington
furnishing the majority of the votes
thus cast. 1t is from reliable sources
in that city corroborated by the fact
that the organization on this line of
1896 has ceased to exist, that we base
our estimate of political conditions
there
When we take up the situation as we
ind lit in Kent and Sussex counties we
are literally speaking of home affairs.
and Of that which we know. From
his standpoint without hesitation we
wish to brand as false the statement
published in these republican organs.
The conditions existing today are truly
not exactly those which prevailed in
1896, but the change is squarely in a
direction opposite to that which these
editors would point III
instead of drifting from Mr.. BRYAN !,
nd the Kansas City platform, all over
he agricultural portions of the twol }
over counties we find men focking to r
democracy. The men who stood by r
ne Democratic candidate and platform n
our years ago are to-day more active +,
md determined in their allegiance.
lost of those who owed allegiance no
ne Democratic party and were then ii
lkewarm, are evincing an old-time +
ctlvlty in the party's interests, and n
lth them are here and there coming 4,
lto the Democratic fold heretofore #;
lfiuen.tial Republicans, until the ag- fl
Sregate from this source far more a,
nan overbalences the number who Al
Ill leave the party and cast their b
otes for the Republican electors or n
fuse to vote at all. "
Instead of the apathy which these %;
epublican organs claim to find in the re
emocratic ranks, we are able to dis a,
'ver only enthusiasm and wide al
wake interest to the Importance of D,
e campaign upon which we have en- st
red. William jennings Bryan is
oser to our people to-day than he !
as four years ago because they know fir
m better now than they then did. st
le democratic platform of principles sy
'peals more strongly to their sym at
thies to-day than has a similar th
atform for many years done because er
cry plank therein contained. every NO
inciple advocated has for them a liz
rsonal interest and application. bl
William Jennings Bryan lis stronger. ter
lch stronger in Delaware to-day re;
IN he was four wears ago Strono 81