The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-13
BRYAN'S MANIFESTO
Nebraskan Gives His Reasons
For Supporting Parker.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET FOR PEACE.
81. Louis Platform Opposes Imperial
ism and the Spirit OF War. which
Roosevelt stands For-Is For
Reason and Arbitration.

Bryan has issued the following state
ment here:
II shall vote for Parker and Davis
the nominees of the Democratic M.
tional convention, and shall do SO for
the following reasons:
"First.-Because the Democratic tick.
ct stances for opposition to Imperialism,
while the Republican ticket stands for
an imperialistic policy. On this ques-
! ton. which was the paramount issue In
! 1900 and which must remain an impor-
! tant issue so long as an attempt is made
10 hold colonies under the American
! flag this issue the convention was
unanimous, the platform emphatic, and
l have no doubt that the candidate
will carry out the platform.
Second. Roosevelt is injecting
the race question into American pot
tics, and this issue if 1t becomes ma
tlonal, will make it impossible to con
slider economic questions that demand
solution. The election of the Demo
cratic ticket will put IA quietus upon
this attempt and permit the race ques-
ton to work itself out without the Bit
torness which Mr. Rooseyclts conduct
has engendered
"Third.-Alr. Roosevelt stands for the
spirit Of war His friends present him
as a man of blood and iron. He be-
lieycs in streuuolsurs, ANA ID dlcates
love for warlike things. The Demo
cratic ticket stands fog peace, for rea-
son and for arbitration rather than for
force, conquest and buster.
"Fourth.-Th Democratic platform
declares in favor of the reduction of
The standing army, and as this plank
was unanimously adopted there is rea-
son to believe that a Democratic sue
cess on this subject would bring some
advantage to the people
For these four reasons / feel JUS
tilted In supporting the ticket but |
shall not misrepresent the situation or
appeal for votes for the ticket upon
false grounds. A Democratic victory
will mean very little. if any. progress
on economic questions so long as the
party is under the control of the Wall
street element. On the money ques-
ton Mr.. Parker is as thoroughly com
mitted to the side of the financlers as
Mr.. Roosevelt. If he does not go as
far as the Republicans would in retir.
ing silver dollars. in establishing
branch banks. in enlarging the powers
of the national banks and in the sub
stitutiOn of an asset currency for the
present currency, II will be because he
is restrained by the Democrats in the
house and senate. Nothing good can
be expected Of him on the money ques-
ton.
ION the tariff question some little
progress may be hoped for but the
Parker men on the committee were
necessarily in favor of a very conserv-
alive tariff plank, and it remains to be
seen whether Judge Parker will carry
out the positive and definite plank
which was submitted by the full com
mittee This is the situation
Judge Parker stands for enough |
things that are good to Justify me in !
giving him my vote; but as I have |
tried to point out for several months.
the triumph Of the Wall street element |
of the party denies to the country any |
hope of relief on economic questions. |
/ have nothing to take back have |
nothing TO withdraw of the things that !
/ have said against The methods pur- |
sued to advance his candidacy. II was
Il plain and deliberate attempt to de.
Ceive the party. The New York plat
form was vague snd meaningless and |
so because the advocates of |
Judge Parker were trying to secure
votes from among the people who
would have opposed his views had
they known them. II he had sent to
the Albany convention the telegram
that he sent to the st. Louis convention
he would have had very few instructed
delegates from the south and no pos
sible chance for the nomination But
he and his managers adroitly and pur-
posoly concealed his position until the
delegates had been corralled and the
assured. Then his friends
attempted to secure gold plank
which was overwhelmingly defeated i'm
the committee. After the party had
rejoiced over the harmony secured by
the omission of the question and after
he had secured the nomination he in
iected his views upon the subject at a
time when he could not be taken from
the ticket without great demoraliza-
lion. The nomination was secured,
therefore, by crooked and indpfensible
but the Democrat who loves
his country has to make his decisions
upon conditions as he finds them. not
upon conditions as he would like to
have them.
After having stated that ! shall sup
bort the ticket and after having given
my reasons for so doing, think it due
o the Democrats of the nation to say
nat while the figlH on economic ques-