The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-10-21
RESENTMENT IN INDIANA IS VERY STRONG
8ome Will Vote for PopuIist Watson, Others Will
Support President Roosevelt and Many
Will Stay Away From the Polls
on November 8.

hasks Of Egypt he would insist on clean
ing out the whole house.
Ninety per cent. OF the delegates to
the st. Louis convention had voted for
William Jennings Bryan for the Presi-
dency. Yet they were willing to see
the gold Democrats restored to good fell
l0wsnip in the party. and they carried
their generosity to such an extent that
they were willing these former voters
should actually hold places Of trust in
the party management. 1t was we'll
understood that Judge Parker. like Dave
Hill, and Belmont. and German. and
iacehan. and practically all OF the lead
eastern Democrats. were gold men.
nc majority of them. however. liked
.,rker; had. maintained some kline Of
regularity and had voted for Bryan, al
though they did not believe in him or in
the silver standard. The delegates at
st. Louis. and most particularly those
from Indiana, were unwilling that the
platform should contain a slap in the
face for William Jennings Bryan. 1t
was for this very purpose that they omit
ted all mention Of the gold standard. and
Alton 3. Parker was nominated with
the unanimous support of the Indiana
delegation. simply and solely because he
had voted for Bryan in 1896 and 1900.
and because it was felt that he could
appeal to the country and to the loyal
Bryan Democrats. not on the financial
issue. but on the basis OF a reorsanized
aud rejuvenated Democracy.
An Understood Move.
When Parker yielded to the advice
Of Sheehan and his other associates in
Albany and in New York. and sent his
famous telegram to the convention, re-
bnking it for not passing a financial
plank, and reiterating his own latter-day
devotion to the gold standard. it sent a
chill. down the backs Of the loyal old
time Bryan Democrats of Indiana. Park
er never would have been nominated il
that telegram had been sent in the early
hours OF. the convention. The Bryan
Democrats naturally looked upon it as an
Intentional insult, not only to William
Jennings Bryan, but to themselves. They
knew that Parker had voted for free
silver Just as much as they did, and
they did not see why he should feel called
upon to assume the functions Of u COM
mittee on resolutions, and amend the
platform as he did through the unfair
medium of a telegram which was sprung
upon the convention just as it was about
to adjourn and when its action in nomi-
mating Parker could not nave been re-
called without inviting defeat at the
very opening OF the campaign.
These good Bryan Democrats were
furious over the Parker telegram. Every
firing which has happened since in the
party management has only tended to
make Them more angry. Judge Parker
has surrounded himself with no one ex-
cept New York men. He has abso-
lutely ignored the rest Of the country,
and b rank and Gle have become con-
sinced at last that he and the men about
him are playing Tor the control Of New
York State, Gnd care little or nothing
about the result In the rest Of the coun-
try. Instead 81 the gold Democrats
acting ~ grateful prodigals, humbly ap-
preciative Of the generosity Of the Bryan
DeiDOcrqts, they have assumed to act Is
masters, and none. Of the old Bryan lead
ers has been able to get anywhere near
the cage Of Esopus. These eastern
Democrats denOnnce Bryan as fercely as
eyer they did, and the men who bore the
brnnt Of battle IL 1896 and in 1900,
although they voted the same as did
Alton sB. .RArker himself. are given no
hand Ia the management Of the cam
paisn, are denounced a. ignorant and In
iane, and are used BY the gold Democra-
out regard 1t Ill Tor the best interests
q the pemccratic party = ! whole.
clsvsissd's Aaresa
Gr0y0r Cleveland, who IL cordially
hated md despised BY Indiana Demo