The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20
WILL OPPOSE BRYAN.
A Leading Iowa Democrat Objects TO his
Silver Views

friend of former Gov. Horace Boies,
and who four years ago refused to sup
port Bryan, because of his free coin
age of silver views, has again an
nounced his intention of opposing
= >Bryan and doing what he can to de-
feat him. We clip the following in
terview with him from the Mime
apolis Tribune: Being asked what in
his opinion would be the attitude
( of those Democrats who were opposed
. to Mr.. Bryan and the Chicago plat
form in 1896, he replied:
$50 far as | am advised, excepting
some few politicians, their position re-
mains unchanged toward Mr.. Bryan
and the issues he stood for then and
stands for now.
''There are no new issues of suffi-
cient Importance to obscure those
raised in 1896 and reaffirmed at Kan
sas CITY, emphasized and rubbed in by
the reiteration of the exploded 16 to 1
fancy" ''Why, then, - was asked,
edo national Democrats so earnestly
oppose Organism? Is party jealousy
the inspirationg'
'No, indeed the root of their OPP
position is the conviction that the sue
cess of this movement will produce a
revolution in our financial system and
chaos in business, and that it is de-
structive of the Democratic party and
its historic principles.
''You may say that the Bryan finan-
cial theories will be harmful because
a Republican senate can block them,
Z and that the advanced doctrines of the
chicago platform are true Democracy,
but the statement that the mad dog
cannot break his chain and therefore
will not injure the family is not a
sufficient answer to my objection that
. | do not wish to buy him for my
family
Besides, we may all be much de-
ceived as to the strength of the chain.
Our financial system can, undoubtedly,
be shaken by aBryan administration. To
elect him president means house of
representatives in sympathy and the
passage of laws threatening the integri-
ty of our finances, which, with the aid of
certain senators interested in silver
mining, would instantly become a
menace to every man in business.
''Distrust and uncertainty over the
all-important and fundamental ques
NEtion of our standard of value would
fidence and security. Ex-Gov. Alt
geld will be the logical choice of Mr.
Bryan for secretary of the treasury.
"Anyone familiar with the delicate
mechanism of the public finances and
the vast field of discretion before
secretary hostile to our financial sys-
tenn can undertand how quickly doubt
and fear would take the place of
stability.
sit must not be forgotten that these
Amen now seeking to control the gov
eminent regard the gold standard as
the most cruel enemy of the human
race and hate it with a financial
hatred, which success will only deep
: en- as opportunities for gratifying their
sentiments present themselves.
''Then you disagree, Mr.. Baldwin,
with the view that the Chicago plat
form party represents true Democracy
Eyes. The doctrines of the Chicago
platform are revolutionary of Demo-
cratic principles, and no greater ca
lamity could happen the Democratic
party now or hereafter than to have
them successful.
: ''They are Populism masquerading
in the name of Democracy.
''Gov. Boies, of my state, who sup
ported Mr.. Bryan in 1896, now sees
how destructive of Democracy are the
Populistic vagaries not only on the
money question, but regarding the
authority of the courts and other
features, and has recently repudiated
the movement.
Eugene Debs regards and rightly
so, the Bryan movement as feature
of his so-called social Democracy,
(which eliminated in 1894 in the Chi
cago mob, for suppressing which they
will never forgive eX-President Cleve
land. Surely we have not forgotten
those days of terror.
I'm the face of problems such as
7these the discussion of trusts seems
academic Senator Butler, chairman
of the Populist national committee,
was right in saying that the Populist
party could lead before the populace
'as its chief and greatest captive the
Democratic party and its platform. y
''What about the so-called new
Democratic issues of trusts and imper-
ialism, asked the reporter. 1.-THE
trust will prove weak as a political
+. issue, said Mr.. Baldwin, decisively
\ but for the disclosures of the ice
trust Van Wyck, of New York, would
III oil pIOpetDl1lCy nave Dccu CuOScu DIS
Mr.. Bryan's running mate to fight the
trusts.
This is typical of the whole agita-
tion, its sincerity and evanescent char
acter Tammany, with Croker, Van
Wyck, Sulzer and all the leaders found
in every trust they can get into
solid forBryan and success.
''As to imperialism, there is small
z choice between Bryan and McKinley
to my thinking. Had Mckinley taken
q the other direction and favored aban-
doning the Philippines is there any
doubt that Mr.. Rryan would have de-
nounced his conduct as dastardly?
''Mr. BRYAN is in character and tenn
permanent jingo. He hurried to Wash
ington from Florida to urge the ratif-
cation of the treaty with Spain, where
by we bought the islands and assumed
the attitude of owner.
But for his action that treaty
would not have been ratified He,
therefore, did more than any other one
4 H. H.