The state herald., 1904-10-21
They Are Certain to Rebuke the Hill Sheehan
'Elachine" 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 8.

returned from ms meagcr net on tne
husks Of Egypt he would insist on clean
ing ont the whole house.
Ninety per cent. Of the delegates to
the st. Louis convention had voted for
William Jennings Bryan for the Presi-
dcncy. Yet they were willing to see
the gold Democrats restored to good fell
lowship 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 well
! understood that Judge Parker like Dave
| Hill. and Belmont, and German, and
Shcehan, and practically all of the lead
in- eastern Democrats, were gold men.
| The majority of them, however, liked
| Parker; had maintained some kind 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 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 Il. Parker was nominated with
the unanimous support of the Indiana
delegation, simply and solely because he
had voted for Bryan in 1896 and 1909
and because ii 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 Il reorganized
and rejuvenated Democracy.
An Understood Move.
When Parker yielded to the advice
! OF Shechan and his other associates in
| Albany and in New York. and sent his
famous telegram to the convention, re-
buking it for not passing financial
| plank, and rciterdting his own latter-day
devotion to the gold standard, 1t sent a
! chill down the backs Of the loyal old
! time Bryan Democrats of Indiana Park.
cr never would have been nominated IL
that telegram had been sent in the early
hours of the convention. The Bryan
Democrats naturally looked upon 1t 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 COM
mtire on resolutions, and amend the
platform as he did through the unfair
medium Of telegram which was sprung
upon the convention just as il was about
to adjourn and when its 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 himself with no one ex-
cept New York men. lie has abso-
lutely ignored the rest OF the Csun.ry,
and the rank aud file have become con
Ninced AZ last that he and 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 proiirals. humbly ap,
rreclative OF the generosity Of the Bryan
Democrats, they have assumed to act a.
masters, and none Of the old Bryan lead
crs has been able To get nuywher. neat
the sage OF Esopus. These eastern
Democrats denounce Bryan as iiercely a.
ever they did. and the men who bore III,
brunt OF battle In 1896 and Ia 1900
although they voted the same as dii
Alton Il. Parker himself, ar. given n,
hand In the management OF the cam
palgn, are denounced ms ignorant and in
sane. and are used by the gold Democra
: tic party to further It's own plans with
ont regard at all for the best interest
OF the Democratic party as whole.
CieNeiand's AHront.
Grover Cleveland, who Is cordial,
hated and desplsed by Indiana Demo
crnts generally, has become the chief al
wiser OF the Parker crowd. lie has for
gotten and forgiven nothing. lie still
talks Of Bryan aud the Bryan Demo
Gratis as II they were political aud so
cinl outcasts. Within few DAYS, II
discussing the gold telegram. and III
action OF the convention, Mr. Clcyclau,
said:
The pnrty's action speaks Tor Itself. I
has returned 20 sanity. aud future progrra
on the rirht lines il now assured Yss 4
speaks for Itself The welfare OF the Demo
ctntl" party !. clos" 10 my heart. and u 4
once more uron the right road
II IL no wonder, therefore. that thous
nnds and tens Of thousands OF Bryai
Democrats In Indiana have become dis
sus,ed at being treated like yellow dog
by the men they forgnye aud invite,
back Into the party. Hundreds an,
thousands Of them are preparing to-da,
10 give the gold Democratic wing o
the party n taste Of the very medlcln
b II administered In 1890. Many thousand
OF the Bryan Democrats ara aocking /
! Watson, the Fopulirt candidate for th
Presidency. and they are particular
! delighted NJ his letter of acccptnnc,
> which hcws close 10 the line, letting q,
: chips fall where they will. Candida,
= Watson has voiced the Views of gr.t
! many Of the old line Democrats ,hrougl
J. out the State. when he says
Roosevelt IL n s,rnightout nrpubiicsl
u who declares boldly for llspuhllrhn pril
!. eipl"s drnnntly defending eaiatinv c6nd
4, il"n-. lie !. not In ambush, he IL behif
Ne blind. eau understand n HTpuhiien
4" Ike that aud while would love 10 mai
7. NY hnitl. M flhg ~ his helmet, until oi
- nf ~ wrht down, IN pnlittrhi defeat nj
death, yet ! could trsppct him all n
W while ~ q f1emnn worthy ~ amy man
n ntrrli "" Il not ErrAlng the support
r if;hh brnnrtniH upon fnlaH prptpbHrH.
"a. II not playing confidence game ~ n
" nesro question, lie Il not attempting