Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22

Ninety per cent ot the delegates 10
tho 81 Louis convention hsd voted for
Z William Jennings Bryan for the Presi-
deucy. Yet they were willing 20 see
the gold Democrats resored to good fel-
I lovship IN the party. and they carried
I rheiF generosity b such Al extent that
. hey were willing these former voters
.hsud aefnauy holi places Of trust in
the party mana cement IL was well
Z understood that Judge Parker, Ike Dave
I iliI. and Beimont and German. and
Sheehan and practically all OF the lead
| in= eastern Democrats. we're gold men.
I The majority u them. however, liked
I Parker; had maintained some kind Of
Z regularity and had voted for Bryan. a.
though thes dii not believe in him or in
the silver standard The delegates at
-, Laais. and most particularly those
Z from Indiana. were unwilling that the
platform should contain 4 slap in the
fac. for William Jenniug, Bryan. 1t
WAS for this very purpose that they omit
te1 all mention u the gold standard, and
Alton &. Parker wa nominated with
the unanimous support Of the Indiana
delegation. simply and solely because he
had voted for Bryan is 1898 and 1900,
[ and because &; was felt that he could
appeal 70 the country aud to the loyal
I Bryan Democrats. not on the financial
issue. but on the basis Of reorganizei
and rejHvennted Democracy.
An Understood Move
Nhen Parker yielded 70 the sdVice
7 ~ She.haH aud his other associates in
I Albany and IN New York. and sent his
I famous telegram % the convention, re-
huklng It tpr not passing a financial
plank. and Ftsfrratius his agn latter-day
devotion tu the gold standard. II sent a
chill isvvH tho hacks II the loyal old
time BrFaa bcnncrats of Indiana. ParS-
rr never would have been nominated IL
That t-Hesr=in had been sent ia the early
hours # ta- convention. The Bryan
I Democrats naturally looked upon IL as an
intentional inslt, not only TO William
Jennings Bryan but 70 themselves, They
knew that Parker had voted for free
] silver just a. much as they did. and
they DID not see why he should feel called
uPoa - assume the functions OF a com
nlttr-- "a resolutions. iu1 amend the
Platform DE- dd through the unfair
neiiHm u a telegram which was sprung
upon the convention just as il was about
to adjourn aud when its action in uomi-
mating Parker could not have been re
called without inviting defeat at the
very opening of thr campaign.
These good Bryan Democrats were
furious over the Parker telegram. Every
tinng whieh has happened since In the
party management has only tended %
make them more angry. Judge Parker
has surrounded himself with no one ex-
crpt New York men lie has abso-
luteiy Ignored the rest Of the country.
aTaN sfts. 4.
,inced at last that he ard the men about
T lnm are playing for the control of New
York STATE. and care little or nothing
/ about the result ia the rest ~ the coun-
/ tr1. Instead % the gold Democrats
acting As grateful presligsls. humbly ap-
/ prseiatige u the generosity Of the Bryan
I Democrats they have assumed 10 act as
masters. and none of the old Bryan lead
/ ers has been able 10 get anywhere near
the sage of Esopus These eastern
Democrats denOunce Bryan as fiercely as
ever they did. and the men Nho bore the
brunt Of battle in lS.fd and ia 1900
although they voted the same as did
/ Alton H. Parker himself. are given no
hand in the management Of the cam.
paign. are denounced - ignorant and in
,une. and are used by the gold Democrs.
tic party 10 further its own plans with
out regard at all for the best interests
Of the Democratic party as whole,
Cieveiaud'- Adront.
Grover Cleveland. who il cordially
hated and despised by Indiana Demo.
Gratis generally. has become the chief ad
wiser OF the Parker crowd. He has for.
gotten and forgiven nothing. He still
talks Of Bryan and the Bryan Demo
Gratis as il they were political and so.
cial outeasts Within a few days, in
discussing the gold telegram. and the
action of the convention. Mr.. Cleveland
said:
The party's action speaks for ITSELF 1t
has returned 10 sanity. aud future progress
on the right lines Is now assured. Yes, II
speaks for itself. The welfare of the Demo
I cratic party Is close 10 ms heart. and IL Ia
I once more uTou the right road.
IL IS no wonder. therefore. that thous-
ands and tens Of thousands OF Bryan
I Democrats in Indiana have become dis
gusted at being treated like How dogs
by the men they forgaye and invited
back into the party. Hundreds and
thousands Of them are preparing to-day
to give the gold Democratic wing OF
the party a taste of the very medicin,
it administered in 1896. Many thousand.
Of the Bryan Democrats are aocking tt
! Watson, the Populist candidate for the
Presidency, and they are particularly
delighted at his letter OF acceptance
! which hews close to the line, letting ths
chips fall where they will. Candidate
! Watson has voiced the views OF a greai
many of the old line Democrats through
out the State. when he says:
Roosevelt Is straightout Republican
! who declares boldly for Republican prin
I cfnffg tf61ufty defeudfng erfStfng
tions. He Is not in ambush. he q behind
| no blind. / can understa nd a Republican
Ike that. and while ! would love 10 MAKE
my battle NJ ring on his helmet, until ons
Of us went down, in political defeat and
death, yet l could respect him all thu
! while A. 4 foeman worthy Of any mans
Bryan Democrats upon false pretenses- H,
| II NOT playing . confidence game on tbs
Negro question. He b not atteuDting Il