The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-25
REGISTER TO-DAY If YOU WOULD
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oVERMYER ON SITUATION.
Topeka Democrat Advises Party to Go
Slow on Instructions


When David Overmeyer, of Topeka, was
asked yesterday by a reporter for an in
terview concerning the Democratic stu
alton in Kansas, and what action would
the state convention in Wichita take re-
garding the candidates for president he
said:
Il don't think any man can tell at this
time. Hearst deserves the sympathy Of
the West for the fight he has made
through his papers on the trusts, and he
has my admiration and sympathy for
that reason, and because the plutccrats
all assail him; but l cannot bring myself
to believe that the convention should in
struct for any candidate.
ITO instruct for candidate is not i'm
accord with any recent precedent in this
state. We have done nithing of the kind
since We got through with Cleveland. He
was the last. and l think that dose ought
10 last us for a lifetime.
In 1896. when every true Democrat and
every Populist in the state was for the
iamented Bland we didn't instruct for
him, because in our advocacy of the
money of the constitution-honest money.
sound money-we did not want to be ham
pered by the appearance of putting any
mans claims above principle. We didn't
want 10 be accused of pie-counter or
band-wagon tactics.
In 1880 when Mr. Bryan was our idol.
We did not instruct for him, but con
tented ourselves with instructng the del
egati0n to vote for some man who had
been true to the ticket and platform Of
1896 and who was still true. Again we
put principle above the mere claims Of
any candidate. and so l think we ought
20 limit the delegates TO the national CON
vention to Il choice between candidates
who We're true and loyal supporters of
the Democratic nominees and platforms
IN 1896 and 1905
THE Missouri Democrats will present
Senator Coclrell. He is one of the grand I
est men in the country. Why should We
take position in advance which WOULD /
ignore him and our Missouri friends ut
terly. and pledge us not to cast a single 1
vote for him under any circumstances?
The South has not had a president for
fftysiN years. General Taylor. a Wing. /
was the last. And. barring breckenridge /
irregular-the South has not had a Demo 1
cratic candidate for sixty years James /
X. Polk was the last The South has
great claims upon the Democratic party.
II she sees fit to present them. She has
many worthy. gifted and competent men.
Some OF them will undoubtedly be p~e-
scented as candidates 10 the Democratic
convention.
There is Senator Carmack. of Tennes-
See. brilliant man. Ex-Governor Hogg
and Senators Culberson and Bailey. of
TeNas-all talented and able men. and 81 /
OF them, as well as Carmack and Cocker.
were earnest supporters cf Mr.. Bryan In
1os6 and 1909. The state Of Missouri. Ten
nessee and Tevas all cast the:r electoral
votes for Bryan. in both camoajg qs. N.hT
should all these good Dcmoc-atic states
and all Of these good Democrats he to'd
that We take a stand in advance that Ut
terly ignores and fiouts them?
Then there's General Miles. OF course
as recently stated. if he IS = Prohiowi-
Zionist. that finishes him But Z thar ~
NOR was put out. as I belle e II was
simply TO injure him. II will react in mis-
favor when the truth Is known. Fio wt.l,lG
receive the support Of the old soldiers al
most unanimously. His candidacy woili
resent the most imprudent as wei as the
most offensive features of Roosevelt's
cha raCter and conduct
Roosevelt has exhibited 2 jealousy o.
ether men not seen in any public charac-
ter since the first Napoleon He has in
some way side-tracked every hero Of the
spanish-American war. He DESTROYED
sohley. at least until the voice Of impair
dal history can be heard. He managed
TO cast cloud over Dewey. The world
knows how he treated AIiles-and the
world knows Miles-and tvery civil war
veteran resents it.
in his Worlds Fair speech he man
aeed to pronounce the name Of Jefferso,
!ust once. though it was through Jefferson