Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22
BRYAN DEMOCRATS LOYAL
They Are Certain to Rebuke the Hill-Sheehan
"Elachne' Affront and Insult to Their Leader
RESENTMENT IN INDIANA Is VERY STRONG
Some viii Vote for Populist Watson. Others Will
Support President Roosevelt and Many
Will Stay Away From the Polls
on November 8.
,stH44. Corfs,pond~,es.j

sr~rs 10 inangurate a NhiFsviui cam
psign in this State. witA William Jen-
nu-r Bran a. The star orator. aad rhs!F
s,hi later decision 70 push ham % u.
front constantly and 20 double the mum
Der Of his sg,eecAss. has revealed at last
sn s1traerjiuary situation which has
thoroughly alarmed the leaders Bryaa
has b--en brought 70 lud.ana for the sole
yurgo-e ef seeing u his personal intn-
euce could not be relied On to stcp
wholesale rebellion on ths part Of the
Old hns Democrats. II has been an open
secret for some time, but uatl now the
Democratic mausgerS have constantly
denied st chat the rank aud file OF the
lpaisna Democracy. the men Who voted
fx Bryan because they loved him. the
nen who worked for silver because they
besevea IN IL. have bcen Thoroughly DIS
gusted with the oDe-sided reorganization
Of the Democratic party. IL IS to hrins
sh<se msa back into the fold that Bry 30
hss been brought here. but il Is not be
nsyea that the brilliant Nebraska leader
vaR Do more than make Perfunctory
speeches for Parker. because IA every
eoa.try town are 10 - fouad leaflets ex.
prssssng what Brysn's real opinions are.
and Just what he thlnks Of Parker and
ek4 oeep<FAts paAIfl4AH Nu1 -fthF sh HAH
sos,,aatios at 81 Louis
The old kne Democrats Of Indiana arr
sstur.iiy a peculiarly loyal uBA strsiEhi
forward class of men. They represent in
sAeir party the bone and sinew OF the
Geat manufacturing class. and more par
tIc~,arly IN. thoughtful. rock-ribbed. in
telAEen, portion OF the farming com
munity. They voted ,or silver In isgG
and In 1900 because they believed that
he system Of free coinage advocated by
Bryaa and the great mass of the West
en- Democratic leaders would put an
end To their poverty aud give them
chance TO compete on even terms with
the Wall street magnates, who, they werr
told. we~s stealing away from the peopi"
che wealth Of the country.
OBJECT to Being Called Traitors.
CosfitIons have changed since then.
Undeniabie prosperity has come 70 al
eissses. and there Is no longer disposi-
ton TO press the silver question % the
fron,. These old line Democrats. how
ever, do not relish IN. idea Of being
called Inmates or traitors, aad still less
DO they relish the Development Of party
polite. which has absolutely turned over
the control Of the Democracy to the very
men who bolfsi the party in iSsa'. They
have never believed II right that the tail
should sttempt 20 wag the dog. and they
cannot forget here ia Indiana that the
men who ar. now seeking 20 ostraclze
the faithful Democratic masses, aud who
are doing everything in their power 20
create Wall street control of the Demo
cratic party. are the same oues who open
H. only eight years ago ieft the Demo
eraey and voted direc, for the Republ
can candidate for the Presidency
There are no more loyal Bryan Demo
Gratis 10 the country than those Of In
Assa. Thi. Is particularly true of the
ceun,<y districts The people loved and
believed in their splendid leader. and Il
b a significant thing that when the
other States through the Mississippi val
Iey v.tea for Mckinley by an enormous
ms Yority, Indiana Kept the plurality
down 30 q narrow margin. Mr.. Bryan
made a campaign In this State that year
vaeh made friends wherever he went
IL is these warm friends and admirers
Of william Jennings Bryan who. in the
present campaign. have been disgnsted
and insultei by the men who are now
IN eentrol OF the Democrats machine.
They cannot forget that in 1896, here
In this city Of indianapolis, there was
held a convention % organize an inde-
pendent Democratic party. The gol ;
Democrats Of Indiana led the movement
against Bryan. They were foremost in
Urging the nomination OF Palmer and
Buekner. They nrgel all gold Demo
Gratis 10 vote for these two old generals.
aud no; to cast a ballot for William
jennings Bryan, who was denounced
much 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-ume Democrats
and they conducted their campaign on a
Democratic basis. Yet every one knows
what happened. The gold Democrats.
instead Of maintaining a show OF regu-
larity by voting for Palmer and Buck
ner. voted by thousands for Mckinley.
The Palmer and BuckneF vote in In
diana was mere shadow, and did not
begin 10 indicate the real strength Of the
bolt.
Brynnife- We're Generous.
Throughout all the campaign of 1896
the gold Democrats. not only in Indiana
bot in the country at large. abnsed Bryan
and Organism in the most savage terms
He received much better treatment from
tRe Republicans VINO Hlale lheir usDt
on an honest basis. who flooded the conn
cry with literature in behalf OF the gold
standard, bat who never assailed the
personal character or the integrity of the
beloyed Democratic standard bearer. In
the convention at st. Louis fhe gold
Democratic men were in control, al
though not in the majority. There was
Q sentiment in the party that some kind
OF reorganization was absolutely neces-
sary to success. The Bryan men were
dearly ip the majority. not only In the
convention. bnt throughout the country.
Yet they were generous, and thsy were
willing to kill the fatted calf fer the
psodigal son. But they expected him
to ea4 only his own share Of ths bar
bseue. and had no notion ehat aftsr be