Cañon City record., 1904-10-27
t.spe,anl Correspondence,


indianapolis, Ind, Oct. II
TIE decision of the Democratic man
ayers 70 inaugurate whrlwind cam
paisn N this State, with William Jen-
sings Bryan as the star orator, and their
stjn later decision to push him to the
front constantly and to double the num-
ber Of his speeches. has revealed at last
an extraordinary situation, which has
thoroughly alarmed the leaders. Bryan
has been brought to Indiana for the sole
purpose of seeing il his personal influ-
ence cosld not he relied on to stop
Wholesale rebellion on the part of the
sad line Democrats 1t has been an open
secret for some time, but until now the
Democratic managers have constantly
denied It, that the rank and file of the
Indiana Democracy, the men who voted
fer Bryan because they Lowell him, the
Ran who worked for silver because they
believed in 1t, have been thoroughly dis
gastsd with the one-sided reorganization
e che Democratic party. 1t Is to bring
shese mea back into the fold that Bryan
hss been brought here, but it Is not be-
1eveA that the brilliant Nebraska leader
Will Do more than make perfunctory
Gpeeches for Parker. because In every
eoantry town are to be found leaflets ex-
prsssing what Bryan's real opinions are,
end just what he thinks of Parker and
Ahs desperate politicians who secured his
6s0fnatis1 at st. Louis.
The old line Democrats of Indiana are
osturaMy q peculiarly loyal and straight
fsTwards class Of men. They represent In
their party the bone and sinew of the
sreat manufacturing class. and more par
6eulariy the thoughtful, rock-ribbed. in
telligen& portion of the farming COM
F1r ;r,
end in 1900 because they believed that
tAs system Of free coinage advocated by
Bryan and the great mass OF the West
Qn Democratic leaders would put an
cd 10 tAeir poverty and give them
sAancs T. compete on even terms with
tie Wall street magnates. who, they Were
told, were stealing away from the people
ths wealth of the country.
Object to Being Called Traitors.
Conditions have changed aimee then.
Undeniable prosperity has come to all
classes, and there is no longer a disposi-
tion to press the silver question to the
front. These old line Democrats, how
ever, do not relish the idea of being
called iunatics or traitors, and still less
Do they relish the development of party
politics which has absolutely turned over
ths control of the Democracy to the very
men who bolted the party in 1896. They
have never believed It right that the tail
ehould attempt to wag the dog, and they
cannot forget here In Indiana that the
men who are now seeking to ostracize
the faithful Democratic masses, and who
are doing everything in their power to
create Wall street control Of the Demo-
cratic party, nre the same ones who open
b, only eight years ago. left the Demo
sracy and voted direct for the Republi-
ean candidate for the Presidency.
There are no more loyal Bryan Demo
erats II the country than those of In
dana. This is particularly true of the
esuntry districts. The people loved and
believed In their splendid leader, and 1t
b 4 significant thing that when the
ether States through the Mississippi val
ley voted for Mckinley by an enormous
majority, Indiana kept the plurality
down to q narrow margin. Mr.. Bryan
made q campaign in this State that year
which made friends wherever he went
1t In these warm friends and admirers
q William Jennings Bryan who. in the
present campaign, have been disgusted
and insulted by the men who are now
In control of the Democratic machine.
They cannot forget that In 1906. here
In this city of Indianapolis, there was
pendent Democratic party. The goll
Democrats OF Indiana led the movement
against Bryan. They were foremost in
urging the nomination OF Palmer and
Buekner. They urged all gold Demo-
erats to vote for these two old generals.
and not to cast a ballot for William
Jennings Bryan, who was denounced
nuch more severely by the gold Demo
Gratis than ever he was by the Republi-
cans There was an appearance of 10y
atty to the old party, because Palmer and
Buckner were both old-time Democrats
and they conducted their campaign on Il
Democratic basis. Yet every one knows
what happened. The gold Democrats
Instead of maintaining a show of regu-
Aity by voting for Palmer and Buck
ner, voted by thousands for Mckinley.
The Palmer and Buckncr vote in In
diana was a mere shadow, and did not
begin to indicate the real strength of the
bolt.
Bryaui.es Were Generous.
Throughout all the campaign of 1896
fhe gold Democrats, not only in Indiana
but in the country at large, abused Bryan
and Bryanism in the most savage terms.
He received much better treatment from
the Republicans who made their fight
On an honest basis, who flooded the coun-
try with literature in behalf OF the gold
standard, but who never assailed the
personal character or the integrity of the
beloved Democratic standard bearer. In
che convention at st. Louis the gold
Democratic men were in control, al
though not in the majority. There was
. sentiment in the party that some kind
ef rsorEa nixation was absolutely neces-
sary to success. The Bryan men were
dearly In the majority. not only In the
csnventjon, hut throughout the country.
Yst they were generous. and they were
wil1fng 70 kiii the fatted cak for the
pssdisal son. But they expected him