The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-05-26

ested in the editorial entitled The
Presidential Nofinee.' and appearing
in a recent issue of the Times You
say that for The democratic party to
Incur The hostility of either MI
Cleveland or Mr Bryan and their fol-
lowers" would be the height Of folly,
and You add that friends Of both
these gentlemen must be willing to
eliminate their individual preferences
and to join their Interests for the
good OF the party"
You have sJruck an interesting
vein Of thought here. and l think that
democrats throughout the country
Who admire YOU as a man and dem
2crat would be glad 10 have you go
| bit deeper along this line.
We must agree that it is not 100
much TO ask democrats to eliminate
individual preferences" if by this
you refer to the candidate; and yet
it will also be agreed that the can
didate should be a man whose re-
cord and character would justify pop
Ular confidence that he would honor
ably endeavOr to fulfill the platform
pledges. But while very properly ad-
yising democrats to yield their pre-
ference, so far as the candidate is
concerned, would You counsel them
20 become Indifferent as to the char
acter of the platform? | am sure you
would be the last. to give such ad-
vice.
And this prompts me to ask that
You present through the columns Of
the Times a program by the adoption
OF which the democratic party would
not incur the hostility Of Mr.. Cleve-
land and his followers"
In the first place. could these gem
tlemen be persuaded to support the
ticket in 1904 ii the nominee for pres
ident were a man who had faithfully
supported the democratic ticket and
platform in 1896 and in 1900? Would
YOU advise Jhat in order not 10 in
'Ur the hostility of Mr.. Cleveland ana
lis followers. democrats generally
agree to the proposition that no man
who heartily subscribed 70 the ma
tionai platforms Of 1886 ana of 1900
be C3nsid red eligible 10 the nOmi-
nation?
What would ycu have democrats
DO n the construction Oh their plat
form in order to avoid mourning the
hostility 0i Mr.. Cleveland and his
followers? How many Of the princi-
pies ana the policies in which we be-
ileve must We surrender in order 10
avoid mourning this hostility?
! BImetalism Might be Omitted.
Persistent effort has been made to
nave 1t appear that the question of
bimetallism is the sole obstacle to
harmony so far as the platform is
concerned. Nothing has occurred
since 1896 to justify che bimetallist
IN abandoning his position On the
contrary, the bimetalist contends
mat the very prosperity of which the
republican party leaders boast is
chlefly due to the increase in the
volume OF money, a thing which in
, the campaign Of 1896 democrats
| claimed. and republicans denied.
would bring us better times: and
even though the amount of money has
! largely Increased during the past
seven years. there is constant agita-
! ton for further increase. Republic
can leaders would accomplish this re-
suit by multiplying the national bank
nCCe9' increasing the output to the
/ fullest extent possible by the gov
! eminent bond deposit plan and in ad-
uluon thereto comforting upon banks
the extraordinary privilege of issuing
notes on their assets, The bimatalist
/ prefers to obtain this increase in the
i democratic way. through bimetaIism.
/ et !. 2 Sc" convenience. il providing
an ansWer to these questions. let us
assume tat democrats who believe
IN blmetalism would. for the purpose