St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-08-17
A Western BoIter to the Democratic
Ticket.

The Times-Republican of Marshall
town, Ia, tells of the position a promi-
nent democrat of that city has taken
and his reasons for supporting the re-
publican ticket as follows:
J. E. Stanton, a well known business
man OF the city, manager of the Temple
OF Economy, and lifelong democrat,
has announced that he has repudiat
the democratic ticket this year and will
support Roosevelt and Fairbanks. Mr..
Stanton is not a Parker man, and does
not believe the New Yorker true demo
GRAFT of the school of Thomas Jefferson.
On the other hand Mr.. Stanton is an en-
thusiastic Bryan man, and considers
that the Nebraskan is the only one who
can successfully lead the party to vic
tory. He is willing to wait four years, or
possibly eight, when he thinks Mr.. Bry-
an will again carry the party's banner
to victory.
sidered especially prominent in demo-
cratic circles since coming to Marshall
town, he has taken an active interest in
the conventions, and ATTENDED them.
While resident of Des Moines, before
coming here, he took an active interest
in the affairs of his party, although he
never sought an Office. Mr.. Stanton is
prominent A. o. U. W., and it will be
remembered that be came near defeating
Will N. Narvis OF Mucatine, for the Office
of grand master workman. He has
wide acquaintance over the state, and
his republican friends, at least, will be
glad to learn of his change of heart dur
ing the present campaign.
Mr.. Stanton disagrees with the demo-
cratic nominee on the trust question,
and says that while Roosevelt has never
taken positive stand on the trust ques-
ton, he can be depended upon when the
proper time comes. He considers Parker
a candidate put forward and supported
by the trust interests. and not true
democrat at all. MIR. Stanton is demo
crat born of democrats, his father and
grandfather having been in the party
before him. He sets forth his position in
letter to Mr.. Bryan as follows:
'Marshalltown, Iowa-Hon. w. J..
Bryan: God bless you, Mr.. Bryan, you
| made a good fight; you kept the
faith, and thousands of democrats
hope you have not finished your
course. We will follow you any
where except into the Parker camp. We
can't vote tor the political train robbers
who held up the state of Illinois or the
traitors who hid behind the carcass OF
| Grover Cleveland and shot from the rear
in go and 1900. We will sit down and
wait for you, Mr.. Bryan, to lead us to
victory four or eight years from now.
My grandfather cast his first vote for
Thomas Jefferson, my fathsr cast his first
vote for Andrew Jackson, and cast my
| first vote for Samuel J. Tilden, and have
voted for every democratic candidate
since, not excepting Grover Cleveland.
The few moments ] saw you at the
hotel in this city confirmed my opinion
that you are the man to lead the demo-
cratic party to victory.
81 feel like stealing sentiment from
my old acquaintance, Eugene Field,
Lord bless you MIR. Bryan, may you live
thousand years, and try and keep
things moving in this human vale of
tears. May I live a thousand, too-a
thousand less one day, for I'd kinder
hate to be on earth and hear you'd
passed away Yours in sorrow,
T.. E. STANTON