Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-28
OTHER DEMOCRATIC oPINIoN.

OTHER DEMOCRATIC OPINION.
Henry Hentz, a prominent New Yorl
gold Democrat: THE Platform upor
which the convention has nominate
Mr.. Bryan must necessarily be obaox
ious In the highest degree to all golt
Democrats. 1t certainly, on the whole
Is most offensive to me. I cannot sup.
port Mr.. Bryan with this absurd an
fanatical r%elteration Of '1G to L and thi.
revolutionary mounting about govern.
ment by Injunction
Ernest Harvier, president Of the In.
dependent Democracy of the Fifth AS.
sembly IN. " District: Whatever ia.
vor Is due Mr.. Bryan ard his party for
his emphatic d|enunclation OF imperial
ism will be suppressed by their stand
on the currency"
Everett p. Wheeler: / do not see how
any Democrat who voted against Dry
an In 1898 can consc'entlously and cen
sistently vote for him In 1900.
E~x-Sontroller Theodore w. Myers:
The convention made a fatal mistake
In keeping alive q dead issue. I IAN
not support by action or vote the free
coinage Of silver. | am II Of a large
number OF discouraged Democrats VIII
are wondering why In the name Of
common sense their party does not
want their help and votes. e.
Francis II. Ruhe: never voted the
Republican ticket in my life, and four
years ago was out and out for the gold
standard ticket. This year | am for
Mckinley for all | am worth.
william J. Curtis, member Of the ma
tional Democratic committee: The
platform adopted and the candidates
nominated at Kansas City show that
the Democratic party under its present
management no longer presents any &C
fractions to the men who have always
believed In sound Democratic princi-
pies.
William L. Turner, % William
street: | don't think Bryan has the
slightest chance Of election. ! shall vote
for Mckinley and Roosevelt.
Charles ID. Jngarsol, 10 Broadway:
Even as 1t was in 1896, SO 1t is in 1900.
| cannot stand Bryan and debas1d
money; certainly shall not vote for
him.
John d. Crimmins: Organism and
Populism have again dictated the tick IT.
and the platform for the Democratic
party. BY adopting the 16 TO | plank
the convention has virtually defeated
Its own ticket and elected Mckinley
and Roosevelt. In my opinion Bryan
viii receive a worse defeat than he re-
ceived four years ago.
Ex-Governor Moadley Of Ohio: lama
Democrat, but where two such men as
Mckinley and Bryan stand opo7ed "a
candidates for the highest office in the
land | think my duty to my country
is plain. | will vote for Mckinley.
Oscar Straus, Minister to Turkey: /
am called a gold Democrat because I
am opposed to a dishonest dollar. I on
posed Bryan In 1896, and | will oppose
him again.
E. Ellery Anderson: No man who
values his honor or that of his coun-
try could think for a moment of sub
hitting to the cranks who call them
Democrats. Personally. al
though have voted the regular Demo-
ticket every year since 1854, with
the exception OF 1896, when | voted for
Palmer and Buckner, | shall certainly
my vote for Mckinley and Rose
welt In November.
Major w. II. Thomas Democrat). II
voted for Mr.. Bryan in 1896, although
did not favor the Is to / proposition
This year, however, | shall cast nv
vote for Mckinley and for two reasons:
OF the stand OF the Kansas City
convention on the silver question, and
because | have no sympathy with its
so-called anti-imperialistic declara-
Free silver Is dead rs an issue.
Prosperity has killed it. The anti-im-
periallstic attitude OF the Democratic
party ! consider un-Amer!can end un
Democratic. ! am n firm believer in
expansion. II an argument were noel-
to prove the value of the acuui it'on
IF the Philippines we have 1t in the
unreasonable advantages Il has
brought to this country in connection
With the present disturbances In China.
b. F. Nelson, one OF the most prom
nent Democrats in Minnesota, Is not
with the radical silver acton of
he Democrats at Kansas CITY.
This action means the utter defeat
VI Bryan and his whole crowd, il NIX s
10 difference who they may nominae
or vice president" he said We terday,
The Eastern Democrats, by declaring
themselves In the party again, simply
lace themselves where they can do the
most good when the time comes for
altering up the fragments and reor-
the Democratic party
Abram S. Hewitt: I'm not in favor
f Mr.. Bryan nor of his 16 to | plank
certainly shall not support Mr.. Bryan
r vote for him. ] am not prepared to
just yet whether | shall vote for
fcKinley.
Alexander %. Orr: No, | will not vote
Bryan. ! hope no third ticket will
g put up. | hope everybody will co
that can be done to defeat this tick
I by voting for Mckinley.
Delaney Nicoll: ] cannot vote for
UGH a dishonest financial policy as the
latform advocates.