Milford chronicle., 1908-10-30
Many Influential Members Of
That Party Refuse to
Support Bryan.
New England, New York, New Jersey,
Maryland and the Southern States
All Furnish Evidence Of a Sweep
Ing Democratic Rally TO
Taft and Sanity.

That Taft and Sherman will have
the votes OF a very large number OF
Democrats on November Sd Is not
remarkable; It would be remarkable
IL the Democracy, including in its
ranks many who are eminent in busi-
ness, in the professions and in vari-
ous branches of industry, were united
behind Bryan, who represents a plat
form which aims to cripple business
and industry, and to paralyze every
form of legitimate enterprise. Bry-
ans past has been followed and stud
led by thoughtful, intelligent and
conservative members of the party
to which he claims to belong, and the
result is not favorable to Bryan. In
the view of many Democrats he has
grown worse instead of better, and
his free silver folly Of twelve years
kgo has not been improved upon by
his free trade, bank guarantee and
fifty per cent. business limitation vag-
Aries of more recent date. Bryan is
not exactly like the person in the
Scripture who got rid of one evil
spirit only to let seven more take its
y
the first devil, besides the later ar
rivals, and there is no telling what
new schemes for turning things top
By-turvy are being conJured in his
volatile brain.
No wonder, therefore, that many
sane Democrats are for Taft. All of
them do not speak their feelings;
most of them, probably, are silent,
hwna,F ofror1 m % mas r,aoIra =
imperative that they should speak.
For instance, Ferdinand Strauss, of
Boston, and Charles S. Davis, of Ply
mouth, Massachusetts,, were so quiet
about their intentions to vote for
Taft that they we're named as Presi-
Dental electors on the Bryan ticket.
Then they spoke out and said they
were for Taft, and their places on the
Bryan ticket had to be filled by 9TH
ers. Messrs. Davis and Strauss
doubtless typifed a very numerous
class of Massachusetts Democrats
who prefer the Republican candi-
dates, policies and principles to a
Witch's caldron of Organism.
Rhode Island was never more Sc
cure for the Republicans than in the
present national campaign. The real
Democracy, typifled by
men like Charles Sisson and DR..
James L. Sullivan, is either out
spoken for Taft like the gentlemen
named, or quietly waiting for election
day, when many Democratic votes
will be given to the candidates who
the policies which have
made Rhode Island a great little
State. In New Hampshire, also, the
old-line Democrats are largely for
Taft Among the more prominent
Wh0 will vote for the Republican
candidates are Kirk S. Pierce, of
nephew and heir of Pres !
ident Franklin Pierce, and Alvah w. |
Of Franklin, formerly DEM
Ocratfo National Committeeman.
In New York City and State the |
number Of Democrats who refuse to |
accept Bryan and Gompers is very
largo, as the vote on election day will |
prove. They are not, as a rule, doing |
much talking, but they are talking |
enough for it to be an open secret |
that they want Taft, and will vote !
Tor him. Many of the leading mer- |
chants are Democrats, but 1t is said |
on good authority that ninety-nine |
In one hundred are for Taft, because |
they regard his election as necessary |
10 business interests. Among New /
York Democrats who have come out |
and actively for Taft, Mr..
John Miles deserves honorable men /
lion. Mr.. Miles has sent out many |
thousands of circulars, to all parts of |
he United States, favorable to Taft, |
With excellent results. Nearly all re-
plies have been most encouraging. |
dr. Frederic R. Coudert, the noted |
New York lawyer, is also for Taft,
md Major-General Daniel p. Sickles, /
me OF the heroes of Gettysburg, and |
heretofore a stanch Democrat, has
.ome out for Taft. Among other
,rominent New York Democrats who
,ut principle above party in national
lffairs Is William B. Davenport, for
nerly Public Administrator, a noted
aWyer Of Brooklyn, New York; Ed
nund Wetmore, ex-president Of the
Club; John r. Dos Passos. a
loted lawyer, who voted for Alton B.
Parker; and Edward j. Maxwell, a
eading member of the bar, formerly
aptain in the Irish Brigade of the
Army of the Potomac, counsel for
4eneral Wade Hampton in his con-
est for the governorship of South
yarolina, District Attorney and Dem
lcratic chairman in Colorado, and
ater city attorney at Amsterdam,
lew York, and chairman of the DEM
cratic City Committee. Many others
night be named who have spoken out
or Taft, and very many who speak
My to their intimate friends. 1t is
shameful truth, also that many
Democrats intend to vote for Bryan
rho would be appalled, at the thought
4 his election, and who regard the
cry suggestion of Bryan's success
8 a nightmare to be shaken off as
uickly as possible. It IS to be hoped
hat all in this category will conclude
o support Taft, and thereby help in
verting the danger of Organism,
rhich is so clearly apparent to their
In Maryland Taft sentiment ap-
ears predominant among the better
lass Of Democrats, those who are
uficiently we'll informed to grasD