The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-03
Free Silver n Dc1usion and Snare,
Consistently Opposed.
EXPANSION NOT A CRIME
AS MR.. BRYAN Is TRYING TO MAKE
THE PEOPLE BELIEVE.
Jefferson. Whose Name II Revered by
All True Democrats. Was the Ma
tion's Greatest Expansionists
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
COLUMBUS, Ind. Sept. 2.-The Hon. w.
C. Duncan, of this city, a well-known law
yer. and hitherto one OF the most jealous
and prominent Democrats In this congress
sional district has renounced Bryanized
Democracy, and will this fall support Nc
Kinley and Roosevelt. He makes this an
nouncement In a letter 10 Capt. W. e En-
glish. a copy of which was secured to-day.
Mr.. Duncan, in the main. gives the same
reasons as Captain English for opposing
the queer combination of Populists. silver
ties and other lists which have captured
the party of jefferson. Tilden and Cieve-
land.
Mr. Duncan lived in Nashville. Grown
county. until his removal to Columbus. he
has served as special judge on many occa-
sions, and is known throughout the dis
trict as Judge" Duncan. AS Democrat
he was twice elected prosecuting attorney
for the judicial district composed OF Bar
tholomew and Brown counties. Later he
was elected to the State Senate from the
district of Bartholomew, Brown and Mon
roe counties, receiving the full. Democrauc
vote. He was elected senator again. and
served two terms of eight years In all. In
1894 he was the Democratic partys chair
man i'm the old Fifth congressional dis
trict, and. while George w. Cooper met de-
feat, as did all other Democratic canci-
dates for Congress in Indiana that year,
the percentage of Democratic loss in that
district was less than in any other. IL was
while serving in the Legislature and
member Of the Democratic state central
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acquainted with Captain English, and II
was his friendship for the captain that led
the Judge to first inform Mr.. English OF
his change OF political faith In fact. the
letter is a private one to Captain English.
but the Journals representative has Sc
cured the Judges permission to print 1t.
The publication of the letter will cause
political sensation in Columbus, where
Judge Duncan is popular with all classes.
IL has been known for some time that he
did not look with favor on Bryan's l6-to-l
hobby. but few people suspected the Judge
would openly repudiate his party. The
Judge is a man of strong convictions and
his step has not been taken without fuii
consideration. He has renoEnced Bryan
fzed, OF populized, Democracy. with the be-
lief that his action is i'm the interest OF his
country. He expects no political gain for
the step he has taken. In fact, he recog-
nizes that. from a selfish standpoint his
step will not benefit him. Like many other
Democrats this year. he believes all who
have the welfare of their country at heart
should drop personal considerations and
vote TO give Organism its death blow.
In his letter Judge Duncan makes IL clear
that the so-called Democratic party OF to-
day is not the party OF Jefferson. who was
an expansionist of the highest degree. lie
also arraigns Popocracy for its wild the
ories OF finance. and shows wherein the
party he has renounced has violated It's
traditions. The letter Is severe condem-
nation Of the leading pIanks Of the Kansas
City platform. and should be read by ev-
erybody