Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-27
HE REALLY s.
: 4 DEMOCRAT.
~
,,,,,,,t, Announcement Of W. B.
Cochran as to His Politics.
"a OBJECTION TO BRYAN.
:. rponsht Him Dangerous
W, ",,s silver issue s'd'-rr"'A'd'
democrats WIN WIN


-, Ian 27.-w. Bourke Cock
Ne" to was the leader of the gold
,n ~ srJ speakers in the 1876 cam I'M
rnbllshes statement In the
T'isp' =, interview, In which he says;
i' q -, !, moi engaged in any movement
:, enterprises to aid any Demo
. 's action or thwart any Democratic
",'.'.rs lam neither a gold Demo-
.or a silver Democrat a Bryan
9" y, ,anu.Bryan Democrat | am
,a,ly a Democrat, without adjective
,ufcstlon or hyphen'
=. 1885 I believed that fidelity TO
.,,s,le principles imposed opposi-
:. "a The Democratic party There
Imported the Republican candi-
Nv opposition, however, was con-
a.' w. Inc platform. To the candidate
YES no objection and there could
hssn none. Before his nomination
- served four years with him IN
~ and the high opinion which
Armed then Of his personal qualities
.w FAD 10 say is now held by the
~ y. American people, But Mr.
s-,ss personal virtues, far from d.
sisblng my objection to the plat
~ IN which he stood in SO, intensi-
tait - ao,
=, Vben supported by vicious or COM
=, place men. It is only when they
*, me advocacy of enthusiastic, but
,erljsd virtue that they become
I'm formidable From all this you
IN percelye that the reason which led
"a regard Mr.. Bryan as a most dan
,,,ou. candidate while he represented,
XII Is believed TO be a virtuous plat
,~m would lead me to support him
urmly II he stood on sound plat
Mn,"
10 you believe that Mr.. BRYAN can
4 psSuaded 10 eliminate the silver
,ston from the next campalgn?"
lam very much mistaken In him II
\ would be capable Of suppressing. re-
rupcng or Disgusting his views on
,u question for any reward, even the
Presidency Of the United States. But
N issues Of the campaign do not de-
ma upon Mr.. Bryan or any other lead
q They are fixed by the pre-occupa-
| tn Of the electors Campaigns are al
uu gaged on the question which
appens to be Of chief interest TO the
eple al the time In this respect the
sryention has no other function than
, formulate the opinion reached by
be nnk and file Of the party as the
iault Of Individual reflection and Of
hzl discussions. The people seldom,
4 ever, pass upon more than one Issue
ua time. for the obvious reason that
ngn who agree upon any one question
AZ likely 70 differ upon another. and
therefore, the paramount question be-
Wnes the decisive issue.
The issue IN the next election will
b Imperialism or silver; Il cannot
b both. No matter what platform the
Convention may adopt, n its candidate
sse elected, the currency Of this coun-
u could MOI be reduced to a silver basis
{. al least four years. The silver
sssstion therefore, Will not play de-
cSye part In the campaign. 4 ques>
Voc which cannot be decided by the
teetlon cannot become one OF It's Issues.
Tie American people have never waged
: residential contest on an abstrac-
W. The maintenance OF an imperial
se policy or lis abandonment Is the
ee question which can be decided and
sNided fcreyer-by the popular verdict
lrf November, There Is little doubt
A' i Will b. rejected II all who con.
e1h i an allowed to unite in opposing
u The only chance Of its success lies
ns danger that antl-imperlallsm
~ o divided by the injection OF a
.,anelal discussion into the campaign.
W 10y part however. | balleve this Is.
y WI Be presented without any die.
s.eunS question TO cOmplleate II. Ii
! laQnceiYable that under our political
nSein the people should be denied the
~, 70 pass directly upon a question
s'u'ns me very structure and es-
s a,,: o our government.
"nlle desire for Mr.. Bryan's re-
/, s..lhAlon appears to be unanimous In
~ pafy the sentiment is stlll stronger
10y ~. ms people Of this country should
r M a. a, opportunity to vote squarely
~ y, 'lls policy, which threatens 10 ef-
i,s ,oilly'orce between our flag and our
, ..sa.uuon by unfurllng the one over
w i Where The other cannot exist
~. N. snlch has already deprived us OF
~, ~ unluestioned primacy among civil
S Az nallors which we had achieved
sr. .t .he frst glorious century OF our
n ~ uni, sllIe The Democratic party IL Is
~, ,ys2fy that Il should repudIate
a. US former expressions. that n
raj. 'ehounce, suppress or even lis
,n.l. any Of It's beliefs. The Demo.
,.MS,,!y ny would be lnvinclble II.
ss.sio.s we fact that the silver
\. 800, 81. mas been postponed by the peo-
= ~ w aI least four years reafir1nine
I, s,.sssary. the faith of The maio,I,v
te, ,,- We iaratlons Of SO. and their
"a ' ,e..ustlon 10 press them whenever
4 ,o,sl'sloh again rises for obtaining
N, , AVA verdict upon then. realizin9
y y Is section involves NOT any one
sn,s WI the very existence Of Dero'
sga ,ss,y,a.elhilnent, the convention
vis,rn,' usHe AL citizens who abhor The
tf5-vS 70 clothe this Republic in ,he
q.,s,s ,ses Of Imperialism. 10 co.
tl.vr',, N maintaining the territor,si
4 on.g.. o. The United States leavln.
sc'iy ~ " aTn.eeilng the financial in
I, .aereafle,.n =" pe set
7 Vonl5 an "a. would be your platforms"
bs,.nSs,s ltanlrm the Declaration M
On s,ssee and go to the peonla on
anns auue' On such a nlatsosr, ~, ~
'tfpalsn ~ ,i iSl9 would resemble he
y ssS -, y 700 In It's issues rs tenn.
Ast Jss..n RESULTS Who can douh,
'e,sIn n '' lssn immortal work would
Iiays az ~ IVY an Endorsement a. "V ara
isssyssI TN y as, as salutary as its au,bor
q (, Insists ST. S aSol that Mr.. Bryan him
Nltiso platgFeO,n. 'he readoptlon Of the
I AsysV , ,n IN It's entirety9s
'V,h bs, 1oubt Mr. Bryan viii nd.
eitd,ps,D ~, y. course and | am enus aI
, ,,aiISs,.ia maj be would decline ~ ny
.,stl'a Il e. or TO 70 remain in the g con- Nc
,,..lsai,isd an dIrsc S,alic3go platform were
"a bsIIsvns , .,ee. But 7 cannot ar ,na Az
~ As , ,,. mat he would refuse " ~ a 40
y shs,b,srs a,ssnent Of the conyept, ~ a &C.
e'r,sou :, MS : the proper t time as a.
'abadIss 70, 70 submitting the ane,s ana
S.,t Of tS " That platform 10 the oi h,dgI
llsrarn d hryan were elected nnor .
,l.,us Qua O, ,Sing that the ans mann
In ioar v ,soalt be preserved FOR tba
!, would s sesTs' J have no doub by' ,s sne
'S,sours, x w abide by il. He wo cnS'
~ a. " ice Ia u..t "'uiut