The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1920-05-25
LETTER FROM F. J. PARHAM
Asheville, N. c., May 2:

bcdr MI SiCcs
am on my way to Paris, kentucky
and to the state Of Illinois in the in
terest Of the hog business, and am
still advertising Union, Union county
and Sardis farm.
The second person I met after get
ting on the train at Union was Hon
+orable William jennings Bryan, on
his way from his Florida home to
Asheville, where he will spend a few
days, then he goes to the Presbyterian
assembly and on to the Republican.
convention to get all the dope that
will help guide the old Democratic
convention in the framing Of their
platform.
After talking with Mr. Bryan for
nearly an hour, I thought possibly I
had better excuse myself and go to
the smoker. However, had not been
there long before he came in and in
vited me with some insistence, to take
lunch with him on the diner. which of
course did. Enlt..
He asked about Union ard its peo-
pie, and Of course gave him a bril-
liant outline Of what We were doing
and he is thoroughly aware that I'm
ion and Union county people are UP
and doing and as the saying goes,
what I am talking about" He
knows that Union county has a ma
tional reputation for producing the
best red hogs in America and that
they are raised on Sardis Farm, and
this fall we are going to reach out for
an international reputation by send
ing one to South America.
His views on national politics, as I
gathered them, are briefly these:
Hiram Johnson, Republican, cannot
be nominated on Iaccount of his So
called progressive views. He is too
fast for the party.
Wood cannot be nominated on ac-
count of his being a hardened mill
tary man.
Herbert Hoover cannot be nomin-
ated because the Republican party
will not stand for his ideas.
They must find compromise dry
candidate and in Bryan's opinion
Sproul (please correct if have mis-
PEELED his name) governor of Penn
sylvania, is the nominee as he fills the
compromise bill.
Democrats7-Palmer cannot be nom
mated on account Of his failing to
use the laws he had at his command
and if not adequate, he failed to pass
the buck to congress asking for laws
that would suppress the middle man
and profiteer. y
McAdoo Is in the Presidents family
and the people would resent family
affair.
Wilson will not ask for third
term.
Edwards is too wet to ever get the
nomination.
Cox, Of Ohio, is lined up with the
moneyed interests and has for his
staunch and open supporter the Wall
Street candidate of 1916.
Mr.. Bryan cannot accept the nom
ination unless the Republicans nom
mate an out and out whsikey advo-
cate, and Mr.. Bryan cannot believe
they will make this mistake.
The man. is not in sight yet and
when he does come into sight he has
hard job before him.
Mr.. Bryan is on the resolution COM
mittee of the convention and his idea
Of the platform is to write into it en-
dorsement of prohibition and enforce
ment, immediate ratification of treaty
with reservation as agreed to, imme-
dlate and strenuous drive on prof.
'teering, prohibiting federal reserve
banks for restricting credits by rails
ing interest rates, (which Is the Wall
Street banking method" and detrimen-
tai to legitimate business and hard
on the consumer. He says this plat
form will suit the South and West,
and with strong man nominated the
Democratic party will stand a fight
ing chance. He was not talking for
publication and told me a great many
more things that I will tell you upon
my return.
If you care to do SO you may use
any part of this LITTER for publica-
tion within your discretion as to
what part should be published.
My train is now ready to leave and
l must close.
Regards to all my friends.