Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-03
LOSES HIS FAITH IN BRYAN.
Mayor OF stuart, lows. Life.l.onR
Democrat, Quits the Party.

s OeS MOlneS, OcI. 3.--EI. VI. sIrduafIls
mayor of Stuart, Iowa, and one Of the
leading democrats of western Iowa. who
supported Bryan In 1896. came to Desa
Moines yesterday and announced that
he should support Mckinley and the re-
publican ticket this year, and would
take the stump to oadvocate the election
of Mckinley.
He stated that he did so because he
was opposed to fusion; could not bear to
be called a populist. and that he had dis
covered that the prophecies Of Bryan.
had come to naught.
On the other hand, he said. every re-
publican promise had been fulfilled and
the gold standard and protective tariff
had changed the nation from q borrow
ing to loaning nation. He said he re-
garded imperialism and militarism as
a cloak to cover free silver
4 Asked why he had decided to drop
\ Bryan, he said:
When Mr.. Bryan In 1886 told US that
liz Mckinley was elected and the gold
standard was endorsed we would be at
1.-THE mercy of the money powers of Eu-
lrope, thought his argument seemed
REASONABLE, but we find that the pro-
tective tariff and the single gold stand
ard have changed this nation from a
j borrowing to loaning nation. Such a
policy is good enough for me. i find
THAT all the prophecies that Mr.. Bryan
lmade in 1896 have been proven untrue,
while on the other hand every promise
made by the republicans has been full
filed.
4 The republican party has shown Its
strength ard craftsmanship in settling
1.-The money question, and 1t Is certainly
.lstrong enough to control and settle the
thrust and monopoly questions.
THE republicans promised to settle
1.-THE money question, and they have done
!. Iso. They now say they will control the
trusts, and I believe the promise will be
kept.
q II do not believe the so-called demo.
cratic party Is sincere in this talk abou
trusts and imperialism. do not be.
lieve there IL in existence in the Cnitet
I States or any part thereof such thine
! as imperialism or militarism.. believ,
! all this talk Is simpl va cloak to cove
! the one idea of sfree silver. and as far a
bossism 10 concerned, Bryan. sitting ],
{ his, home at Lincoln and debating tn
= platform OF the convention in Kansa
= city, was the biggest boss this countr.
has ever known.
!. .In 1896 supported Bryan because
was strong partisan, althoI was no
then IN favor of 16 to l. Now am Ger
tain that the policy of the Bryanites
. simply to get control Of this country b
. the cry of Imperialism and down Wit
: the trusts and then when once in con
= troll, to throw off the mask and enac
9 free silver. Bryan is his own platform
e He stands for IL to !. without any plat
Z form.
International affairs nave so shape
q themselves in the past two years ttla
q the United States has been called to tn
Leadership Of the world. President Nc
{ Kinley has shown himself to be one {
: the greatest diplomats the world ha
:. known.
z .PresidentS Mckinley has said, speak
. ling for the republican party, that tn
e United States proposed to give tn
= Philippine islands a stable governmen
s Mr.. Bryan advocates a protectorate.$
1.-THE latter case the foreign powers woul
e come in and there would soon be we
n not of our making, but for which "
e would have to be responsible.
- S.I have not made up my mind
s change my party allegiance in a day
le a week, but as the result of four yea
y OF study believe am right. and
propose to stand by 1t. :