La Junta tribune., 1904-10-22
They Are Certain to Rebuke the Hill Shsshan
'Machins" Affront and Insult to Their Leader.
Resentment IN INDIANA IS VERY STRONG
Some Will Vote for PopuIist Watson. Others Will
Support President Roosevelt and Many
Will Stay Away From the Polls
on November g.

returned from his msager diet on the
husks OF Egypt he would tnaist 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 fsl-
lowship IN the party. and they carried
their generosity TO such an extent that
they were willing these former voters
should actually bold places of trust in
the party mana cement. IL was well
understood that Judge. Parker. Like Dave
Hill, and Belmont, and German. and
Sheehsn. and practically ali of the lead
I'M; eastern Democrats, were gold men,
The majority OF them. however, liked
Parker: had mainta aimed some kind Of
regularity and had voted for Bryan. al
though they did not believe In him or In
the silver standard. The delegat-s at
81. Louis. and most particularly those
from Indiana. were unwilling that the
platform should contain 4 slap In the
face for William Jennings Bryan. II
was for this very purpose that they omit
. ted all mention OF the gold standa ri. and
Alton II. Parker was nominated with
the unanimous support OF the Indiana
delegation. simply and solely because he
had voted for Bryan In ls:SB and 1900.
and because IL 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 q rsofganixed
and rejuvepated Democracy.
An Understood Move.
When Parker yielded 70 the advice
OF Sheehan aud his other associates in
L.. l.
famous telegram TO the convention. re-
buking IL for not passing . financial
plank. aud reiterating his own latter-day
devotion TO the gold standard, II sent .
chill down the backs Of the loyal old
time Bryan Democrats of Indiana. ParS-
er never would have been nominated 10
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. bur TO themselves. They
knew that Parker had voted for free
silver just much as they did. and
they did not see why he should feel called
upon to assume the functions OF q COM
nlittee on resolutions. and amend the
platform as he did through the unfair
medium Of telegram which was sprung
upon the convention just as /, was about
TO adjourn and when It's action In nomi-
mating Parker could not have been re-
called without inviting defeat at the
very opening of the campaign.
These good Bryan Democrats were
furious over the Parker telegram. Every
thing which has happened since in the
party management has only tended to
make them more angry. Judge Parker
has surrounded himsck with no one ex-
cept New York men. lie has abso-
lutely ignored the rest OF the country,
and the rank and file have become CON
,inced at last that he anI the men about
him are playing for the control Of New
York State, and care little or nothing
about the result in the rest OF the coun-
try. Instead of the gold Democrats
acting as grateful prodigais. humbly np-
precintive of the generosity Of the Bryan
Democrats. they have assumed TO act as
masters, and none of the old Bryan lead
ers has been able to get anywhere near
the sage CT Esopus. These eastern
Democrats denounce Bryan a. 6ercely as
ever they did. and the men who bore the
brunt of battle In 1896 and In 1900.
although they voted the same a. did
Alton Il. Parker himself. are given no
hand in the management Of de cam
paign, are denounced as ignorant and In
sane. and are used By the gold Democra-
tic party TO further its own plans with
ont regard at all for the best interests
OF the Democratic party as . whole.
CIsvsisnd's A6rouI
Grover Cleveland, who IL cordially
hated and despised BY Indiana Demo-
Gratis generally. has become the chief ad-
wiser of the Parker crowd. He has for
gotten and forgiven nothing. He still
talks OF Bryan and the Bryan Demo
Gratis as IL they were political and So
cial outcasts- Within q few days. In
discussing the gold Telegram. and the
action Of the convention. Mr.. Cleveland
said:
The party's action speaks for itself. II
has returned to ssnity. and future prugres
sp-sIs for Itself. The Seif.r. z Ii. Demo. .
cratic party h close 70 my heart, and Il b
once more upon the right road.
IL u no wonder. therefore. that thous-
ands and tens Of Thousands Of Bryan
Democrats in Indiana have become Dis
gusted at being treated like , low dogs
BY the men they forgavs and invited
back into the party. Hundreds and
thousanda OF them are preparing to-day
to give the sold Dsmocfatic wing Of
the party Q taste of the vssy medicine
IL administered n 1eo0 Many thousands
Of the Bryan Ds0ocfats are Aocking %
Watson. the Populist candidets for shs
Prssidsncy. and they are tarticularly
delighted at his letter Of accspeanca.
Which hews close to the line, Letting the
ehips Tan whers they will. CAndidate
Watson Aas voiced the views Of Z great
many Of the old line Demoefsts sAssusA-
oct tie State. whsn ~ says:
Rss.ssess h. . ssnisAtsst Rsp.bn<e..
who 6eelsrse boldly fer Republican psfn-
etpbeA aeAeatfy defending e1isfine eooA1-
ss bIlpd. I ean unSerssss1 : RepcbtiesS
me- that. and while I wssh Iove t. nAke
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