The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25


men who voted for Mckinley in 1896
nave announced their intention Of vot-
ing for Bryan and Stevenson this year.
While there are among these many
gold Democrats who voted the Repub-
lcan ticket four years ago, and who
are returning to their former allegi-
ance. there are still hundreds of life
long Republicans who have consistent
ly supported the Republican ticket,
ever since they reached their major
ity, but who now find It impossible to
accept the Republican platform adopt
ed at PHILADELPHIA. The list includes
business and professional men. bank
ers, educators, historians, jurists and
the like, and m itself presents forci-
BILE argument in favor Of the Kansas
City platform and the ticket nomin-
ated at the Kansas City convention.
The reason given for their CONVEX
sion by these recent additions TO the
Democratic ranks are many. The gold
Democrats, who left the party four
years ago because OF its attitude on
the money question, declare that this
issue is not the paramount one in this
campaign; that the questions OF i'm
perialisn, militarism and trusts are OF
immensely more consequence to the
country, and upon these questions they
cannot support the Republican party.
why They support Bryan.
The many vctees OF foreign birth
who are leaving the Republican party
give as their reason Tor doing so that
they are opposed to its policy OF i'm
perial.sm. Many Of them, also, differ
with the present administration in re-
gard to its colonial policy. and believe
that the constitution is beng ignored
in the conduct Of the administration
towards Cuba and Porto Rico.
Still others give as their reason for
coning over to Mr.. Bryan that they
believe, in q crisis, the country would
.e safer in his hands than in the
hands Of the men who dictate President
McKinley's course OF action. In view,
Of the continuance Of the war in the
Philippines and the complicated con
dition of affairs in China, they be-
lieve that there is grave danger Of a
crisis to successfully carry this coun-
try through which will require a clear
head and mature judgment, such as
Mr. Bryan possesses.
Ex-seeretary Of State olney has
written a letter declaring himself for
Mr. Bryan and advising all patriotic
citizens to support the Democratic
andidate. Mr.. Olney has always been
an expansionist but has not confused
t, the Jeffersonian article with imperial
ISM. His announcement came as a
bomb shell into the Republican camp
Great Names in tbs Van.
st the head of the list of converts
10 Democracy since the Kansas City
convention stand such names as Web
ster Davis, late assistant secretary OF
ne interior under Mr. Mckinley; G.
L. Wellington, senator from Mary
and; Patrick Egan of New York. who
was minister to Chile under Presi-
dent Harrison; Thomas Wentworth
Higginson of Boston, soldier, histo-
rain and litterateur; and score OF
others equally as prominent The Re
publicans, in their desperation, are
announcing conversion after. CONVEX
sion to McKinleyism, but they are I'M
able to present list containing such
formidable array of names of ma
tional reputation as the above.
Webster Davis, who resigned his po-
sition as assistant secretary of the in
terror and cast his lot with the Demo-
Gratis, did so because he had visited
South Africa and had become con
WINGED that the attitude of the present
administration towards the struggling
Beers was un-Arherican and unjust.
He had been making speeches for the
Democratic ticket ever since he an
nounced his conversion at the Kansas
City convention, and his work has
been the means of changing hundreds
of votes from Mckinley to Bryan.
Former Lieutenant Governor Jones
of New York, who was an enthusiast
tic supporter of Mr. Mckinley in 1896
says in announcing his change OF SEN
timent: Il believe the country would
be safer, In the event of any possible
crisis, in the hands of Mr.. Bryan. a
man Of unswerving firmness. integ-
rity and ability, than under the con-
troll of Mr.. Mckinley"
FRANK Mohhell, VINO, as the Repub-
lican attorney general of Ohio. en-
foYeed the law against trusts so dill
gqntly that they sought to bride him
wi tn half a million dollars He is out
"a ID Bryan now.
Wells. Fargo q Co.'S President
John ]. Valentine, president of the
4 w ELLIS, Fargo & Co. Express. says:
m 'B glowing that between the claims OF
i fire. Pmen, that all men are entitled to
equ l political rights, and the dogma
I OF tyranny, that might makes right,
| then is no middle ground, / favor the
/ end0 rsement of Bryan and Stevenson
and the straight support of the Demo-
crs c nominees"
iward Osgood Brown, a prominent
Chi ago attorney, says: Il believe
B, an honest, able and right on the
I, real issue of the campaign. L