Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-10-16

Michael Dol IN tne WI u known
ocratic ll Y \ Y \. Il
no,lnceS Ills Position.
MCKINLEY and ! [. VAN SAINT:
Stand Tor Good Government and
1T VIII Receive His Support
\. /. .5.s This Year. 4: . !. Il u

): Michael Doran. the redoubtable old
Democratic chisftain, under whose
leadership the Democracy attained to
the height Of its influence in Mime
sofa, Is for Mckinley. and Van SAINT
this year. He will support the Repub-
lican ticket, state and national. with
all the strength OF his large influence
In the state and all the vigor he can
put into, the campaign. q a. :. 5%s..'
Four years ago Mr.. Doran was q
gold Democrat, and by the force Of hia
personality and connection he had q
gold standard delegation sent to Chi
oago in spite Of the fact that the free
silver heresy had gathered all the lead
ers in the rural counties to Its adher-
ence. w ~, 4 %}'sE ,&s3ts5E&Ey%+ y, r.
When Bryan was nominated Mr..
Dorian repudiated him and cast his lot
with the gold Democracy. Two years
ago he supported John Lind for gov
ernor and contributed. Of his time.
money and influence to the success Of
the present governor. It has been ~ru"
mored for some time that he saw no
hope for the Democracy In the ascends
ancy Of the Lind element and the other
day he announced. in newspaper In
terview,i that he repudiated Lind with
Bryan and the Pop,lhst doctrines they
uphold. 4lI.T H. l;~$gE>f a. r.. q
lis it true. Mr.. Doran, that you are
going to support Van Sant?" he was
asked ,% E e. - VI, .Fis;&
J 1T is true" said Mr.. Doran. II am
for Van SAINT. want to see him
elected governor, and think the best
interests Of the state would be served
by his election even as the best inter-
ests Of the nation would be served by
the election OF Mckinley for prest-
dent" ..,-.>, x s ]. i -. +. = .. -,
"Wky have you given over Lind 2"
+ why shouldn't /? What has he
done for the Democracy? In what 10
he Democrat?' The old war horse
-waxed wroth. I'll. a. 5.e:e
+ why should give. my support to
Lind, Ringdal, Knox. Meighen and that
crew OF destructionists? They are not
Democrats nor anything else that goes
for the good of the state or the country.
They are politicians In search Of Jobs,
and I can't see that the people owe
them anything. .r5 3s1. %sSt H;
II 81. They have no policy Of government;
they hass ~ party princtple Thsy'
simply seek II tear 60wn existing and
In place Of what they would take away
from US. 4ss The state has been made
prosperous by careful and generally
proper government. Ny interest In and
love for, the State o. Minnesota y too
great to permit me to take any chances
on turning 1t entirely over to Lind ana
the Bryanites. Who are the men who
are Lind's advisers7 When Democratic
principles were upheld BY the Democ-
racy were they ever heard of They
are q dangerous lot ana should not 10
trusted with the reins Of government.
" capt. Van SAINT 10 substantial man.
and a man Of solid sense, with good
principles to guide him. hope and
believe that he will be elected. His de-
feat would be blow to the state. E,s;".
II am for Mckinley for the same rea-
sons that I am for Van SAINT. because
I believe Organism 10 menace to the
country. There IL no suggestion Of
Democratic principles in the platform
that they have patched ur from the
1tatters Of all the ismS the cranks have
devised In twenty years Their hare
Drained theories are dangerous to the
welfare Of the country. Here - the
common sense view Of the question:
THE country 10 prosperous and the
government IL In safe hands. Bryan
and his followers ask us to turn over
~ - n.
from the safe and sure prosperity OF
the present and accept In place OF tt
what? Their promises Of change. A
change OF what7 For what? They tear
down. the, Republicans have built up.
They would destroy what we have
made. 4 . %,sI. ~ .sG ! Z : \ VI.
\. "Let well enough alone, say l. There
ID plenty on all hands Id the country.
There 81 employment for labor and
safety for capital. What better could
we hhve7 II Bryan or Lind could give
me assurances instead OF promises
would still. be againat them for their
principles Afs wrong, and. th6t which
10 wrong IN principle cannot bs made
right IN practice. "a ft::&.@5 n :.
= ''You can say 1'mah fsr Van SAINT ana
for Mckinley. ana ! believe. ~ hope,
that they WIN be elected = s1 a=s s.ss,
" Mr.. Doran has correspondents IN
Every town and village IN the state. and
lst before the olese ef the campaign, II.
Y There 10 quite . lack Of information
among the voters 10 to the manner OF
n