The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-11-03
DOUDLE-FAcEDNESS..
Stress Of the Campaign Makes
It Still More Plain.

Abusing Bryan and Begging Him At
the Same Time to Save Them, the
Cleveland ParkerItes Arrslgn the
Western Wing Of Their Party Worse
Than Ever.
Begging Bryan to swing the circle
In Ohio and make Democratic appeals
In party strongholds at the tail Of
train, only proves panic on the part
of the managers. Indiana gives him
more time because he is their last
hope for carrying that state. The
chance Is small, IL conditions com.
pare With Ohio. The published list
of recent leaders here silent in this
campaign on the state stump includes
thus far such men as Tom L. Johnson.
John J. Lentz, Frank 8. Monnett, II.
II. McFadden, e. II. Moore. Over in
Tiffin Kora F. Briggs. postmaster
under Cleveland, always a strong
Bryanite, declares in his Tiffin News
that Parker's election would threaten
the free institutions of the country
and would place the government "in
the hands OF the gang of plutocratic
traitors behind Dave Hill and August
Belmon." He declares for Watson,
and his local following in Tifln will
be greatly strengthened by the speech
Hill is to make in that city. Another
significant sign was the incorporation
the other day Of company by Urbana
Democrats to start paper in opposi-
tion to the present party organ, the
new sheet TO support Bryan.
Can a dozen or even 20 ten-minute
talks by Bryan bring into line his fol-
lowers in every Ohio county who sup
ported silver because they supposed
him to be sincere as they were in its
behalf? Will his open letter to Chair
man CARRIER help very much? He says
In 1t that Parker announces himself
as unqualifledly in favor OF the gold
standard, and is no better on this
principle than Roosevelt. but that he
supports him for other reasons
Bryan has also said lately "T have
neither recanted nor receded from my
position" on silver, and that Parker
is too much like Roosevelt"
Bryan reiterates in his CARRIER let
ter what he has said at every chance
since Parker's nomination, to-wit:
"When the election Is over, want
us to renew the fight for economic
REFORM" meaning. thereby, silver, in
come tax, government control of rail
roads and other principles opposed by
| DoYlynr ~ gin nj aro
see (and no one thinks that he is blind,
ether that Parker's election will be
a defeat for the Bryan principles and
power. The real Bryanites, thousands
of them, will stand by his doctrines,
not by his example. knowing that
while he has to go through the mo-
tions Of supporting the ticket, his
heart is with them, and that their only
chance is in Parkers defeat. Such a
double play certainly can not help
the Parker cause. For all that II gains
by Bryan in Ohio and Indiana must
be lost because of Bryan in eastern
states where the Parkerites at tho
same time are playing the same game
of being the original and only gold
party.
Let two recent Eastern utterancea
illustrate this double-facedness. In
accepting his denomination for con
eress from Tammony, Bourke Cock
ran took pains to show that the Demo
cratic leaders are sane" now. HI
spoke of removing "the impression o
insanity" and OF freeing ourselves
from suspicious dangerous principles,
and said that all members OF the part,
are united in support Of sane" prin
ciples. Every word in the speech wa'
q slap at Bryan and all his supporters
for the past eight years,
In his most recent bubble utterance
carefully prepared for publication
Grover Cleveland also bluntly said o
Bryan and Bryanis@ In speaking ~ IN
uemoera''o no, ~ that 1t has had "mis
.aKen leadership and un,Democrati
: expedients." Mr.. Cleveland also use
these words: 81 do not say that ] be
lieve the party organization has in al
things and at all times been true +
Democratic principles, or that 1t ha
. never entered upon foolish paths O
apparent e7pediency or downright el
ror." Bryal says 81 have neither re
canted nor receded from any pos
!. tion." Bryan rightly refused to spea
at meeting over which Clevelan
should preside. Bryan voters will right
ly refuse even his faint-hearted pie
for Parker, endorsed by Cleveland an,
Cochran, Hill and Bondbuyer Belmont