The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-10-28
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 very large number Of
Democrats on November Sd is not
remarkable 1t would be remarkable
If the Democracy, including in its
ranks many who are eminent in busi-
ness, in the professions and in vari-
Gus branches of industry, were united
behind Bryan, who represents 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
ago 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
place. He has warm corner yet for
the first devil, besides the later ar
rivals, and there is no telling what
new schemes for turning things top
sy-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,
except when circumstances make it
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 were 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 typified a very numerous
Class of Massachusetts, Democrats
who prefer the Republican candi-
dates, policies and principles to a
witch's caldron Of Bryanism.
Rhode Island was never more Sc
cure for the Republicans than in the
present national campaign. The real
old-fashioned Democracy, typifled by
men like Charles Sisson and Dr.
James L. Sullivan, is either out
bpOh0n lOT IdlI ike Tie S0uIleulell
named, or quietly waiting for election
day, when many Democratic votes
will be given to the candidates who
represent 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
who will vote for the Republican
candidates are Kirk S. Pierce. OF
Hillsboro, nephew and heir of Pres
ident Franklin Pierce, and Alvah W.
Sulloway, of Franklin, formerly Dem
ocratic National Committeeman.
In New York City and State the
number of Democrats who refuse to
large, as the vote on election day will
prove. They are not as rule, doing
much talking, but they are talking
enough for 1t to be an open secret
that they want Taft, and will vote
for 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
to business interests. Among New
York Democrats who have come out
resolutely and actively for Taft, Mr.
John Miles deserves honorable men.
ClOus MT. MILES has S0uC OUT many
thousands Of circulars, to all parts ot
the United States, favorable to Taft
with excellent results. Nearly all re.
plies have been most encouraging
Mr.. Frederic r. Coudert, the noted
New York lawyer, is also for Taft
and Major-General Daniel E. Sickles
one of the heroes of Gettysburg, and
heretofore a stanch Democrat, has
come out for Taft. Among other
prominent New York Democrats who
put principle above party In nationa
affa1rs is William B. Davenport, for.
merly Public Administrators, a noted
lawyer OF Brooklyn, New York; Ed
mund Wetmore, ex-president of the
Harvard Club; John r. Dos Passos. 6
noted lawyer, who voted for Alton B
Parker; and Edward j. Maxwell, 6
leading member of the bar, formerly
captain In the Irish Brigade of tht
Army of the Potomac, counsel fol
General Wade Hampton in his con
test for the governorship of Soutl
Carolina, District Attorney and Dem
ocratic chairman in Colorado, anC
later city attorney at Amsterdam
New York, and chairman Of the Dem
ocratic City Committee. Many other,
might be named who have spoken ou
for Taft, and very many who speal
only W IuclI lullihdlS lIleuuS. IL ii
a shameful truth, also that man,
Democrats intend to>vote for Bryan
who would be appalled, at the though
OF his election, and who regard thu
very suggestion of Bryan's success
as a nightmare to be shaken off a.
quickly as possible. 1t is to be hoped
that all in this category will conclude
to support Taft. and thereby help II
averting the danger of Bryansm
which is so clearly apparent to thei
intelligence
In Maryland Taft sentiment ap
pears predominant among the bette
class OF Democrats, those who ar,
sufficiently well informed to grasl
the issues Of the campaign, and Il