The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-08-04
VOL. XXXV.--NO. 41.

convention acted very wisely in declaring
anti imperialism TO be the paramount issue of
the campaign for 1900. The most effective
way of rebuking the Mckinley administra-
tion's attempt TO transform this republic into
an empire is to vote straight for the Demo-
cratic presidential nominee"
Joseph Breitinger, chairman Of the county
gold Democratic organization of Cleveland,
Ohio: ''There is "a stampede to Bryan among
the gold Democrats of Ohio. will call
meeting of the campaign committee of the
gold Democrats and try TO get things in better
shape, but | fear we shall not be able TO stop
the stampede. To get at the sentiments of
the Democrats who opposed the Chicago plat
form four years ago have talked or COM
municated with about 400 of them, and have
been surprised TO find that nearly all of them
are for Bryan now."
J. Haskins Hobson, State Chairman of the
Populist party in Virginia, announces his pur-
pose to support Bryan and Stevenson and
says he will use his utmost influence to pre-
vent the putting up of another electoral ticket
in this State.
George NJ Hillman lawyer, of Mount
Holly, N. j.: "I voted for Palmer and
Buckner i'll 1896. but | will vote for Bryan
now. Four years ago did not believe in the
free coinage of silver at the ratio of l6 10 /.
| am not thoroughly converted to that doctrine
yet, but | do not think the dangers resulting
from it are as great as those to be feared from
Imperialism and trusts.
Judge Thomas A. Moran, of Chicago, who
supported Palmer and Buckner in 1896, is
now supporting Bryan and Stevenson. He
says: "In my opinion, the gold Democrats
generally will support the Democratic ticket.
The fact that the silver plank has been in
serted in the platform will not affect the gold
Democrats, who favor Bryan and Stevenson. -
Sigmund isler, a distinguished lawyer of
Chicago: Il was gold Democrat and did n
good deal of stumping for Mckinley. This
year | have decided to support the Demo
cratic ticket and vote tor Bryan and Steven
son.
John P. Hopkins, former mayor of Chicago,
and gold Democrat: II am in line for the
national Democratic ticket this year"
The Rev. DR.. Silas C. Swallow, candidate
for president of the United Christian party,
says: ''If we must choose between the two
candidates of the old parties, must say that
| should support the man who clings to prin-
ciple and adheres TO what he believes TO be
right rather than the man whom the people
never know where TO find on any vital issue,
who was against the liquor traffic at one time
and for it now; who was for free silver and is
now for gold; who was for free trade with
Porto Rico, and then for Porto Rican tariff. -
John Dewitt Warner, n Gold Democrat,
writing in the New York journal, gives i'm
perialisn first place among the issues: ''fhe
issues in this campaign are, take il, first,
imperialism, and second, trusts. In both OF
these respects the Democratic platform is ad.
mirable. The issue of imperialism is one of
principles TO which our people are only gradu-
ally getting awakened. Indeed, until lately.
we have had so little to do with questions of
foreign policy that, though we have fairly
understood our federal constitution, as ap-
piled TO domestic matters, we have not had
cause to consider its application to foreign
ones, or the extent to which our policy in
these latter involves home concerns
Henry U. johnson of Richmond, Ind, for
two terms$a Republican congressman from
that district, has given out that he will sup
port Bryan this year on the issue of imperial
ism. Others who were prominent in the OPP
position in 1896 and who are now supporting
Mr.. Bryan, are josiah Quincy, former mayor
of Boston; OIto Oswald Ottendorfer. ediior of
the New York Staats Zeitung; the great labor
leaders, John j. Daley, Eugene G. johnson
and John j. Issing, all of New York. Ed
ward NJ Shepard, Bourke Cochran and Carl
Schurz have practically announced their in
tention to support the Democratic leader.
President Brown of the Northern Indiana
Normal College will support Bryan for presi-
dent. Brown was bitterly opposed to the
Nebraskan in 1916, but has announced his sup
port Of the platform adopted at Kansas City.
President Browns action is only synony-
nous with changes in sentiment among edu-
Gators generally in Indiana. College faculties
in SO were nearly unanimously opposed to
Bryan.
Ex-Alderman P. Tecumseh Sherman, son
of the late Gen. William T. Sherman, has
boiled the Republican national ticket. 81
am opposed to the reelection of President
Mckinley said Mr.. Sherman, yesterday,
''because of the treatment accorded our brave
soldiers during Spanish war. | cannot sup
port an administration that was responsible
for the pryations suffered by the regulars and
volunteers in Cuba"