The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-03
BREWSTER TALKSOF BRYAN
rHE NEBRASKA NAN NOT A FRIEND
or 1.-THE PROLETARIAT."
vsrmer Bryan Leader Of Brooklya Tells at
LeustA why He Abandoned isis Friend
Rrou The Piatts-The Faiisctes Of the Free
silver Idea Bryan All WRONG on Trusts
r.kes the Wroug View OF Miittarism.

Farmer BTy0D LoA0or Of ntoOhhyo Aefs ~
L~ustA why Hs Abandoned isis Friend
Fron The Piatts-The Failsctes Of the Free
silver Idsa-Brysn All WRONG on Trusts
Takes the wrong View Of Miiitarism.
II vas announced some time ago that Ei-
gene v. Brewster who was one OF the original
unconditional Bryan Democrats In these parts
during the campaign OF is98. had deser'ed
Bryan, repudiated the Chicago platform ana
declared himself for Debs and Hartman. the
candidates OF the Social Democratic party Tor
President and Vice President. MT. Brews-
ter's change OF political faith WAS not accom-
plished without some pangs over the severins
OF old ties and, incidentally, without some
thing OF a family row.
Mr.. Brewster Is one Of those men VINO IL IN
politics that he may battle for a principle
Bryan's course since 1890 and the changed con-
ditions have convinced him that the election OF
Bryan and puttiDA into effect the declarations
Of the Chicago platform would be- a severe biow
to the principle for which he The be''er-
msnt OF the condition OF the common people.
the proletariat. as he loves TO call them. This
may seem strange. but Mr.. Brewster has opin-
Ions TO support his contention. lie thinks they
are unans werable, and he has found many men
TO agree with him. In the library and studio OF
his home at 38 Monroe street, Brooklyn. MI
Brewster told a reporter Of THE Sun why he mad
felt constrained to transfer his support from
Bryan 10 Debs.
at Il true, he said, that I am against Bryan
In this campaign. l hated TO throw MN over.
but had to do IL or be false 10 myself. or
Bryan the man. I am as fond as ] am OF my W
brothers. thought over the matter for a long
time. came 10 a conclusion and then announced
n. without having consulted with any one or
told any one beforehand what ! was going TO do.
The first my family knew Of II was when they
read I. IN the newspapers. Then tho hedi'ii-
atone became uncomrortably warm for this sea-
.op NJ the yesr. Yen scc, ny wife Il devoted to
BRYAN. She thinks he is a lovely man ana a
great statesman. She IL President OF a Womens
BRYAN Club hero in Brooklyn and Is doing all she
can 10 help the Bryan cause.
-When she heard that I had concluded TO give
my support to Debs she made a few very forcl-
bic remarks and informed me that henceiorfh
the house would be divided against Itself on
political questions and that ] could go my way
while she went hers. The house hasn't fallen
vet. although ! have heard II rumored that we
were 10 separate. These rlmors don't oother
either OF us in the least so long as we know
they're not true. But after 1 had reckoned
with my wife I had 20 reckon with my mother
and brothers. They live down at Bay Shore.
L, l., maintain a moro or less extensive estao-
lishment and their sympathies are not az all
with the common people. When they found
out that / had gone over, hook, line and sinker'
10 the proletariat they raised an awful rumpus
and said ] was not Of them.
Il simply mention these things to show that
I didn't give up Bryan just for the fun OF the
thing. Had ] wanted to get along as easy as
possible. | would never have let II be known
that had changed my views. no matter how |
voted. But the fact IL. / feel that the common
people in these days need all the help they can
get. Their cause is my cause. their betterment
my mission. Because | have become convinced.
after much thought and study. that the cleo
ton OF Bryan would be a calamity TO the prole-
tariat. I must. IL I would be honest. withdraw
my support from him and give It to a man
whose election would really benefit the COM
mon people. That man Is Debs. Therefore. I
shall do all that I can to secure his election
"How many votes do you think Debs will
poll7" asked the reporter.
IF Bryan be the candidate OF the Kansas
City convention. as | have no doubt he will be"
was the answer. "Debs and Hartman will poll
nearly n million votes. II. by some trick.
Bryan loses the nomination, and somebody Of
the Cleveland Whitney-Hil type Of statesman
be put up, Debs will poll many more than a
million votes"
How large n vote do YOU think Barker and
Donnelly will poll?"
Il do not think that ticket will cut much
figure In the election. There is no reason
why Populist Democrats should not support
nrvop Tharn ia M ranSOp WHY radical Pom