Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-20
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.
Especial Correspondence.)


puign in this State, with William Jen-
nings Bryan as the star orator. and their
still later decision to push him to the
'front.' constantly and TO double the num-
Der OF his speeches, has revealed at last
an extraordinary situation. which has
thoroughly alarmed the leaders. Bryan
has been brought to Indiana for the sole
purpose Of seeing il his personal infu-
ence could not be relied on to stop
wholesale rebellion OH the part of the
old line Democrats. II has been an open
secret for some time, but until now the
Democratic managers have constantly
denied 1t. that the rank and file of the
Indiana Democracy, the men who voted
for Bryan because they loved him, the
men who worked for silver because they
believed in it, have been thoroughly dis
gusted with the one-sided reorganization
of the Democratic party. 1t is to bring
these men back into the fold that Bryan
has been brought here, but it is not be
lieyed that the brilliant Nebraska leader
will do more than make perfunctOry
speeches for Parker, because in every
country town are to be found leaflets eX-
pressing what Brynn's real opinions are,
and just what he thinks of Parker and
the desperate politicians who secured his
nomination at st. Louis
The old line Democrats OF Indiana are
naturally peculiarly loyal and straight
forward class Of men. They represent in
their party the bone and sinew of the
great manufacturing class, and more par
ticulnrly the thoughtful, rock ribbed, in
tellgcnt portion Of the farming COM
muuity. They voted for silver in 1896
and in 1900 because they believed that
the system Of free coinage advocated by
Bryan and the great mass of the West
ern Democratic leaders would put an
end 10 their poverty and give them
change to compete ON even terms with
the Wall street magnates, VINO, they were
told. were stealing away from the people
the wealth of the country.
object to BEING Called Traitors.
Conditions have changed since then.
Undeuiable prosperity has come to all
classes. and there is no longer a DISPOSE
ton 10 press the silver question to the
front. These old line Democrats. how
ever, do not relish the idea of being
called lunatics or traitors and still less
do they relish the development OF party
politics which has absolutely turned over
the control of the Democracy to the very
men who botcd the party in lSoG. They
have never believed it right that the tail
should attempt to wag the dog, and they
cannot forget here in Indiana that the
men who are now seeking to ostracize
the faithful Democratic masses, and who
are doing everything in their power 10
create Wall street control of the Demo
cratic party, are the same ones who open
ly only eight years ago left the Demo
4 II. l.1t
can candidate for the Presidency.
There are no more loyal Bryan Demo
Gratis in the country than those of In
diana. This is particularly true of the
country districts. The people loved and
believed in their splendid leader. and il
Is a significant thing that when the
other States through the Mississippi val
ley voted for Mckinley by an enormous
majority, Indiana kept the plurality
down to a narrow margin. Mr.. Bryan
made a campaign in this State that year
which made friends wherever he went.
Ii is these warm friends and admirers
OF William Jennings Bryan who, in the
present campaign, have been disguised
and insulted by the men who are now
I'm control OF the Democratic machine.
They cannot forget that in 1896. here
held a convention to organize an inde-
pendent Democratic party. The gold
Democrats of Indiana led the movement
against Bryan. They were foremost in
urging the nomination of Palmer and
Buckner. They urged ali gold Demo
Gratis to vote for these two old generals,
and not 10 east ballot for William
Jennings Bryan. who was denounced
I,- ,h 4
Gratis than ever he was by the Repuhli-
cans. There was an appearance of 10y
atty to the old party. because Palmer aud
Buck 1er were both old-time Democrats
and 'r conducted their campaign on a
Den tie basis Yet every one knows
what tappene'i The gold Democrats.
instead of maintaining a show OF regu-
larity 10y voting Tor Palmer and Buck
uer. voted by thousands for Mckinley.
The Palmer and Buckuer vote in In
diana was mere shadow. and did not
begin To indicate the real strength Of the
volt.
Bryauitc. Were Generous.
Throughout all the campaign OF 1896
the gold Democrats, not only in Indiana
but in the country at large. abused Bryan
and Organism in t,e most savage terms.
He received much better treatment from
she Republicans who made their fight
IN all honest hlSiS. who flooded the coun-
Try with literature in behalf Of tue gold
standard. hut who never asSailed the
personal character or the integrity Of the
beloved Democratic standard bearer. In
:he convention at st. Louis the gold
Democratic men were in control. al
though not In the majority. There was
\ sentiment in the party that some kind
sf reorganization was absolutely neces-
sary to success The Bryan men were
clear'v in the majority. not only i'm the
eonv ton. but throughout the country.
yct t.-,y were generous. aud they were
Milling to kill the tatted calf for the
oru,isal son. But they expected him
10 eat 0+ly his own share Of the hSr-
tecuc and had no notion that after he
Setarned faom his mesger diet on the