The river press., 1904-11-02
win Jeffersonians by sham adherence Il
Jefersonian principles.
Manv win Vote for Roosevelt.

Many Will Vote TOR NooseVelt'
Watson has made many friends by his
letter of acceptance. and the Bryan
Democrats generally endorse what he
said about the honesty of Roosevelt and
the fact that he is not masqneradiny to
secure votes At first they were in
clinct to vote for Watson as a rebuke
to the Parker gold Democrats. but OF
late many of the former free silver men,
particularly in the rural districts, have
taken it into their heads that they might
follow the precedent set for them in
1906 by the gold Democratic wing, and
instead Of going to Watson, so straight
out to Roosevelt and thus make the les
son as impressive as possible
There was u great shout of joy among
the Indiana Democracy when they read
Watson's letter, and in more than one
community they ch,ered at the clever
manner in which he took off the hide
from the hypocrisy Of Alton B. Parker,
when he said:
With Mr.. Parker 1t Is different. lie IS not
Jenersoninn Democrat; yet he seeks to
secure the support OF Jeffersonians. His
attitude is thoroughly disingenuous, pro
foundly lacking In true manhood and lead
ership. He was willing to stand upon the
New York State platform which Mr.. Bryan
ueuuulIcpu as Il ulSlltIltSL plNtiOfil I1lS
position was SO indefinite, so foxy, 80 en-
tirely neutral that Mr. Bryan declared to
cheering thousands TINT Parker was ''abso-
iutcly unit for the Democratic nomination"
and that nobody but nrtful nodger'
could stand upon the New York platform
which much rescmhleu its father David
u. Hill.
This clipping from Watson's letter is
being carried in the pockets Of thous-
and> of loyal free silver Democrats, and
nesting in the same pocket with it is II
little leAtlet confirming extracts showing
Mr.. Bryan'S opinion Of the Democratic
candidate for the Presidency. The In
Ciana Democrats remember the sincerity
with which Bryan said in his speech at
Chicago last April. long before the con-
vention at ST Louis:
Taking the New York platform as a text.
| can prove to every unbiased mind that
Judge Parker is not a tit man to b" nomt-
mated by the Democratic party. or any
other party that stands for honesty ami
fair dealing in politics. We have evidence
sufficient to convict Judge Parker OF abso-
lutte unhtncss for the nomination.
While Mr.. Bryan comes into the State
at the particular request Of the Parker
managers it will not take him long to
find the sentiment Of tue people They
will listen to him rs they did Of Old
and they will cheer his magic eloquencc
to the echo. Eoncthnless they will not
vote for Parker, because they know that
Bryan himself has been trcked and
cstranAed. They know that Mr.. Bryan
will support Parker only because he
deems it his duty to mnintain his reyu
lnrity i'll the party, and thus still fur
tl,er to shame the political traitors who
left their party in 1896, and who are
now seeking to be returned to power
through the votes Of Bryan ami the
Bryan Democrats, wholn tIrey denounced
So freely only Il few years ago aS luna
tics and incendiary.
Mr.. Rrynn's Purpose.
The people here perfectly we'll Wnefer-
stand what Mr.. Bryan means by going
on the stump for Mr.. Parker. Most
of them look forward to- still another
regeneration of the Dernocrauic party.
following upon the crushing deteat Of
Parker next month, and they expect that
their splendid standard BEARER will be
the leader Of this final and successful
rcorganiza ton Of the Democracy. 1t was
personal triumph to William Jennings
Bryan in the st. Louis convention when
hn secured the omission in the platform
o: any allusion to the gold standard. ami
his friends feel that he was personally
tricked and shamed by Judge Parker $
gold telegram. They fully agreed with
Bryan himself when he said in the Com
moner Of July 18th. in speaking about
Judge Parker's gold telegram:
Then his friends attempted to secure a
| gold plank which was overwhelmingly de-
| frated In the convention. After he had Sc
| cured the noninatton he injected his Views
| uron the subject ut Il time when he could
not be taken from, the ticket without great
decentralization. Tho nomination, therefore.
| WAS secured by crooked and lntlefenSibr
methods 1t was plain aud deliberate at
| tcmpt to deceive the party.
None Of Mr.. Bryan's speeches in In
diana during his whirlwind tour OF the
State can by any possibility etface tn,
effect which has already been produced
by his own deliberate statements before
and after the convention. These loya
\ silver Democrats have learned only too
we'll that the men now in control OF tn,
party despse Bryan as much as ever
they did. and that, il Parker should bt
elected, the loyal silver Democrats, wh,
represent the great mass Of the party
would have no more to say in the al
ntinstration than they did during tn,
closing years OF Grover Cleveland's tern
in the White House
} Bryans tour in Indiana will only ac
cent nate the love of the silver Democrat
for their lender 1t will only make then
more determined tn punish the New Iorl
cctrrie which surrounds Parker for it
, persistent attitude Of hostility to Rrya1
and all his friends. The silver Demo
Gratis Of Indiana are too smart to- b
trclch by unsrr,puou> political man
ayers, and they will not vote for any can
lilate who represents. us Parker doe
to an extraordinary extent, the prevaleu
, eastern sentiment OF bitter hostility t
William Jennings Bryan and rverythin
he represents.
\ Look out for Il sensational slump i
the Democratic vote OF Indiana. Max
! up your mind that the loyal Bryan Dem,
Gratis have become tired OF being made
football for the INSCRIPTIONS easter
= men who have seized upon the nH,n:,G,
t ment of the party to til" exclusion {
). every WESTERN idea and of every we>ter
man. The Democratic vote for koos,