Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-20
SILVER TO
THE FORE
INDICATIONS ARE THAT BRYAN.
TIES ARE LEADING IOWA
DEMOCRACY.
CONFIDENCE GAME
w. R. Hearst, A Prospective candi-
date for the Democratic Presidential
Nomination and Always Bryanits,
Active Among Iowa Democrats.

Des Monies, Oct. 17.--(SpeciaD-
Are the Iowa democrats trying to
work the confidence game upon the
people of the state! Are the silver
men who We're defeated in the last Two
state conventions again in the ascend
ency, and are their policies debating
the course of the campaign this year?
These are questions that the voters Of
the state would do we'll to consider.
1t will be remembered that the gold
men only won out in the last two dem
ocratic conventions by narrow MAORI
ties. In the convention two years ago
they refused to re-affirm the Kansas
City platform by q majority OF about
forty votes, and this year their major
ity was only about 100. This indicates
that the two factions are almost equal
ily divided in Iowa. The silver men
are not satisfied with the platform
adopted this year. William Jennings
/ Bryan, whom they revere as a leader,
has repeatedly denounced it. Several
democratic conventions have refused
to follow the example of the state con-
/ vention and have reaflrmed the Kan
/ sas City platform in the strongest
terms.
! Sullivan and Silver.
| There are other indications that the
silver men have practical control. All
I of the candidates of the democratic
state ticket have been supporters OF
the Kansas City platform. J. B. Sulli,
van, their candidate for governor, has
! always adhered to the principles OF
(! the Kansas City platform, and his dis.
trict. the eighth. went strongly in
i favor of reaffirmation at the last state
convention. He has always supported
Mr. Bryan and there is no question
/ but that he still believes in all of the
principles enunciated in the last ma
tional platform of the party. Under
| these circumstances it is not unfair
to say that vote for Mr.. Sullivan is
a vote for the Kansas City platform.
Hearst and His Work.
4 But there are still other indications
that this is true. w r. Hearst, o
the Chicago American, has Away:
supported the Kansas City platform
and Mr. Bryan through his papers. Il
5 fact his paper in Chicago is said t
have been started in 1900 for the pun
: pose of assisting Mr.. Bryan in hi
sScampaign In spite of this fact tn
) democratic state committee has al
/. ranged with Mr.. Hearst to fcod tn
l. state with copies of his paper durin:
!, the next two weeks The gold demo
Gratis are supposed to control the stat
, committee and yet they do not hesi
l tate to enter into an arrangement witt
/. Mr.. Hearst, whose papers have a.
WAYS been outspolsen for the platform
which they refused to reaffirm at thel
last two state conventions.
/ In view of these facts, is it not re;
sonable. to believe that the silver me
: are still controlling the policy OF th
I democratic party in Iowa? They hay
the state candidates. they absolutel
i control several of the congressions
districts and in several counties the
;. have refused to adopt the course fo
lowed by the democratic state CONVEX
v ton. The democratic state committe
has entered into arrangements wit
a. Mr.. Hearst which places them undo
obligations to him. If he is cand
i. date for president next year he wi
n call upon the Iowa democrats 10 +
6 pay him for his assistance this yea
q The voters of the state should consi
er these matters carefully. There
still reason to believe that a vote IL
]. the democratic ticket is endorsemel
of the Kansas City platform includir
4 free silver.