The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-01
LEAVES DEMOCRACY.
Captain William E. English, of In
dianapolis, Quits Bryan.
Declares the Kansas City Platform
to He Unsafe, Unwise and I'm
patriotic-Bryan tho Inn
perialist.

Capt. William f. English, Of Indian
apolis, lifelong democrat, son OF
William II. English, who for many
years was a leading democrat
In Indiana and was the democrat
ic candidate for vice president on the
Hancock ticket in 1880, and associate
and companion of such Indiana demo
Gratis as Hendricks and Mcdonald, has
written letter to Mayor Taggart, OF
that city, declaring that he has aban-
doned democracy and Organism and
come out for Mckinley and Roosevelt.
Capt. English succeeded to his fathers
prominence in the party. He was
elected member of congress from the
Indianapolis district on the demo-
cratic ticket, and twice represented
the district in democratic national
conventions. Throughout the state
he was recognized as one of the party
leaders who always took an active in
terest in politics. At the breaking out
of the war with Spain he was given
a commission as captain and served
in Cuba, being at San Juan and San
tiago Since the war he has retired
from the army and is now living in
indianapolis. "
Opposes Kansas City Platform.
The letter of Capt. English is adj
dressed to Mayor Taggart, of Indian
apolis. and begins by rendering the
writer's resignation as member of
the. city park commission. 1t then
continues:
"Being radically and earnestly opposed
to the principles of the populist party, now
in practical control of the present demo-
cratic organization, / cannot support any
man or set of men who stand upon the Kan
sas City platform of 1900 The principles
enunciated in those populistic declarations
of political faith are. in my opinion. un-
safe, unwise and unpatriotic, hurtful in
their present effect. and dangerous to the
future welfare and prosperity of the coun-
try
Capt English then recapitulates his
services to the democratic party and
tells of the regret he feels at severing
old associations.
Quotes from Charles sumner.
"In the eloquent words of the great
Charles Sumner, delivered at a trying pc
Rod of his political history: There are
matters legitimately within the range OF
expediency and compromise. but the ques-
lions now before the country are of an
other character These questions will not
admit of compromise. The questions are
not within the range of expediency. To be
wrong on these questions is to be wholly
wrong.
upon these great questions, In consider
alton of which neither compromise nor ex-
pediency can legitimately hold place and
upon which to be wrong is to be wholly
wrong l take my position individually for
the right as II is given me to see the right,
and as a free and untrammeled voter, with
no personal interests to be affected except
such as AFFECT every other good and loyal
citizen.
1.-THE demagogues well-worn cry of
trust or monopoly has no terrors for
me. as am In no way engaged In the busi-
ness of money lending. hold no mortgages
for money loaned, and own no stock what
soever in any bank, insurance company.
railroad trust, monopoly, corporation or
combination"
Bryan First American ImperinIist.
After relating his record on the
financial question, Capt. English says:
"I believe from the foregoing record 1t
will have to be admitted that have at all
times been consistent in my advocacy of
sound financial principles. and In opposi-
tion to the unsafe financial policy which the
autocrat of Lincoln, Neb., made the para
mount issue of the campaign by forcing
its adoption on the Kansas City convention
over the wishes of the majority of the
delegates themselves, and by refusing,
is alleged, to be a candidate unless II was
Incorporated in the platform. In this we
have our first and only known example of
the real American Imperialist' in full ex-
ercise of his dictatorial powers. This was
the paramount issue created by the Me-
braskan ma jesty himself, and Is understood
to have been the only one which he per-
sonally and automatically demanded from
his humble subjects. After his edict In
this regard had been abJectly obeyed, with
that graceful condescension which some
times sways and unbends the most i'm
perial OF rulers, he graciously permitted
the convention to select for itself sec
ond paramount issue upon which to go
before the country, and has since in his
speech of acceptance set the great seal OF
his royal Endorsement and approval upon
It,"
Condemns Attacks on Administration.
Capt English says he had no fell
lowship for those who clamored for
war with Spain, and when it came,
devoted themselves in the face of the
enemy to endeavors to cripple the adj
ministration in its vigorous prosecu-
ton of the war by carping criticism
and unwarranted attacks upon it's
management, at n time when the gov
eminent had the most momentous
problems to solve and the most over
whelming difficulties to overcome. At
the present time / have even less SYM
pathy with these same gentlemen,
who, when the war has ended tri-
umphantly to American arms, are
equally anxious now to deprive the
nation of the fruits of that war, at
tanned through the sufferings and sac
rifices of its soldiers, and persistently
devote themselves to giving every pos
sible aid and encouragement to those
who are in armed and active rebel
lion against the United States govern
ment, its flag, and its authority"
Capt. English argues strongly for
expansion and says the territory ac-
quired from Spain must be held. He
says "the paramount issue in this
campaign that overshadows and over
whelms all others is William Jennings
Bryan himself, who, of his own Volt
ton, now, as in 1896, stands before the
safe. conservative, order-loyinp. law