The daily sentinel., 1908-04-13
HIS REASONS
ARE INTERESTING
Aspen Man, Well Known Here, in Most Pointed and
Original Manner Tells Why He is Bryan Demo-
1at and yet Consstent--ln Plain
language He Explains

One of the most logical, plainl,
presented, series of reasons why ;
man should be a Bryan Democra
was given a few days ago at bi,
meeting in Aspen by Joseph Mellor
One of the long time residents O
Aspen and well known to many peo
pie In this city. He is one of tn.
most substantial citizens of that city
His reasons for supporting Mr.
Brynn's principles are worth the con
siderat.on of any man. They will
lind endorsement in the hearts OF
thousands and thousands of men and
women. Here are Mr.. Mellor's rea-
sons:
''At our last meeting I promised to
give my reasons for being Bryan
Democrat. Now l believe we should
all be able to give an intelligent rea-
son why We believe in either the Re-
publican or the Democratic doctrine
and I will try to give you some of
my reasons for being a Bryan Demo-
crat.
In the first place / am going to
make a statement that may seem to
be inconsistent and contradictory,
and that is l believe more dn prin-
ciples than I do in men, because II
principles are right and true they
VIII i've lOItNtT anu never ule !
whereas, the best of men live but a
for the principles and truths they
advocated while they lived.
"Then, why am l Bryan Democrat
without being inconsistent!
In the first place Mr.. Bryan has
been before the country something
like twelve years and though, a much
younger man than /, there is. not a
public question of any Importance or
of vital interest before the country
at the present time that we do not
know where he stands. There is no
equivocation of shilly-shallying, but
a clear cut statement that he who
runs may read and understand. That
is why l am Bryan Democrat.
There Is not before the country
or | may say the whole world at the
present time man who has spoken
before the public. both in this coun-
try and in Europe. that is listened to
by the most learned and intelligent
people, with more interest and at
tention on whatever subject he is
speaking and with less unfavorable
criticism than any public man have
ever read after.
1T does not seem to matter wheth-
er he Is speaking before the bankers
of Wall street or the International
parliament in London representing
twenty-six of the most intelligent
nations on earth. he is still the same
great and fearless champion of the
common people. the Great Com
moner. following in the footsteps of
that other great man of the com
mon people-Abraham Lincoln
and believing as he did, that the
greatest good to the greatest num-
Der is a good doctrine. whether 1t is
Republican or Democratic.
Another reason Is the stand Mr.
Bryan has taken on the silver ques-
tion. / think the people of Colorado
and all silver-producing states are
very ungrateful If they do not rec
ognize the fact that Mr.. Bryan made
the greatest fight for silver of any
man living. and / wish to make the
statement without fear of successful
contradiction, that he would have
won had it not been for Mark Hanna
and the immense amount of money |
furnished by the railroads, life in I
surance companies, and other large |
interests which dazzled and corrupt- |
ed the people-that is another reason |
why l am n Bryan Democrat.
Another reason why | can sup
port Mr.. Bryan is that he is the best |
in my estimation now be-
fore the Democratic party; not that |
the Democrats have no other good
men such as Mr.. Johnson of Mime |
sofa, Mr.. Douglas of Massachusetts,.
and other well known and popular
men but the position of Mr. Bryan
before the public is more distinct |
and definite. His views and opiu- |
ions are better known and his popu-
larity is greater. That Is not saving |
he is not going to have a great deal
of opposition. All of the same great |
interests that opposed him before,
with all their money, are at the pres |
ent time moving heaven and earth |
and even soliciting the help of the |
devil and all his angels to help de- |
feat the nomination of Mr.. Bryan |
before the Democratic national CON |
vention in Denver. That is why |
can consistently support Mr.. Bryan.
First let us take up the question
OF banking. You know, ladies and 4
that the common people
are not supposed to know or have |
any interest in banking. 1t is a very /
mysterious buslness-like the three
shell game-now you see it and now
you don't. We are supposed to put
our money In the banks anu have
faith in the Lord that we shall get IT
out when We need 1t. But some time
a cog slips and we fail to get it. Mr..
Farnum, the great Chicago banker,
says. 1t would not do for the govern
ment to guarantee the bank de
positors as advocated by Mr.. Bryan,
because 1t would rusn the business
of the good banks and put a prem
ium on the bad banks as they could
skip with the funds and the de-
positors would get their money just
as though nothing had happened.
That would be something awful.
from Mr.. Farnum's point of view.