The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-09
POLITICAL NOTES.

The S. Paul Globe, the leading Democratic
paper of Minnesota has bolted the Democratic
national platform and candidates
George C. Williams, president OF the Chemical
National bank, Of New York, used to be a Demo-
crat, but will vote for Mckinley and Roosevelt.
Here ia his comment on the doings at Kansas
City: Sixteen to one tolls the knell OF the
Democratic party"
President John f. Boone Of the Colonial Trust
company, OF New York. said on Saturday that
he would vote for Mckinley and Roosevelt. lie
used to be Democrat, but Bryan and free sill.
yer drove him out Of the party. Mr. Boone said
that there was no question about the result Of
tn election. at will be the same as four years
ago, only more So" his comment.
at begins to look" says the Philadelphia
Press, ''as If the Bryan torchlight paraderS will
soon be bearing signs like these: Give the
Boxers Chance and Let the Missionaries Take
Care Of Themselves Don't Protect United States
Citizens Abroad; They Ought to Stay at Home
Down with Thrift and Our Own Pockets All the
Time, Tell Aggie, Kruger, and the Empress TIE
Time Tell Aaggie, Kruger, the Empress TIE
Hsi to Wait for U.s."
VicePrcsident S. G. Nelson, Of the saaboard
National bank, OF New York city, Is also going
to vote for Mckinley. 81 agree with Mr.. Hill,"
he said, that the perils Of imperialism are not
so great as those OF dictatorship. l voted for
him again. Don't make any mistake, every vote
will count This is the time to give a correct
and final answer to the question Of an honest
| currency. The way for every man to answer it
is to vote for the Republican ticket"
Alexander f. Orr, cx.prcsident Of the New
| York chamber Of commerce, is the latest of the
| Gold Democrats to come out in open support of
| Mckinley and Roosevelt lie said Saturday: 81
am Democrat and have always voted the Demo-
I cratic ticket when its principles and its can.
didatcs permitted me to do so. ! cannot vote for
| Mr.. Bryan, though and the only course left to
me is to give my support to the Republican
| national ticket The currency issue is the para
mount issue, no matter what certain Democrat
who have not the courage OF Mr.. Bryan say 20
| the contrary. II is on the currency question that
the battle will again be waged. Any attempt
| to force this issue to the rear will meet with
failure. And on that issue the so.called Demo-
cratic party cannot hope for anything but defeat.
I want to say one word on imperialism. I am
one of those who believed that when Dewey
smashed the Spaniards we should have been CON
tent to grab and hold one coalinR station in
those islands. But ! am not so blind that
cannot see that It is impossible for us to rccede
from the position that we have taken there
without such a reputation Of words and deeds
without such loss OF prestige, without such in
justice to our own people, as would render il
| a wrong step for the nation to take"
j. p. Caldwell editor II the Charlotte Oh
| server, has bolted the Kansas City ticket and
platform. The Observer Is the most influential
daily newsnaper in North Carolina and has
large circulation among the cotton mill and bank
men and business men in general The course o.
Mr.. Caldwell has aroused storm. He has re
ceived several hundred kilograms and letters
congratulating him upon his stand. This is hi
declaration Of independence: "The Observer can
It,t i,1ot, al h.
platform promulgated at Kansas City. We arr
| opposed to the free coinage Of silver and golC
at the ratio Of 10 to I, and while there is lttlt
danger Of this for four or six years to come, thu
pcrpctuaton Of the agitation for it is to be dep
rccated. The reaffirmation of the Chicago plat
form in general terms would have been haC
enough, but its two most obnoxious features wcr,
singled out and emphasized when free silyc
and government by injunction" were specifically
indorscd. The lattor is a bid, as it was in 1896
for the support Of the lawless, and it is b,
far the most offensive plank in the platform
to one who believes in the supremacy OF the law
and in upholding the hands Of the courts Th
saying that the antiimperialistic plank present
the paramount issue does not make 1t so ant
moreover the issue does not appeal to us. Thi
country had no business In a war with Spain
but II got into one, and as a consequence Ger
tain territory fell under its control. II could no
shrk its obligations in Cuba, Porto Rico and tn
Philippine Islands II 1t wanted to. But it is no
80 much the platform that Is to be feared as tn
man upon it, Mr.. Bryan Is essentially a dan
gerous citizen. He is an honest fanatic. Neithe
his ability or his integrity Is open to doubt
But he Is radical self.willed, head.strong, i'm
perious, determined to have his way and deter
mined. II he cannot do so, that the procession
shall not move at all. His way is not the wis
way lie Is not At man for president. i
charge OF the craft, he would rush It upon tn
rocks He may he elected, but we shall hav
no completely in the act"