If William Jennings Bryan is the nominee in 1900 I will not vote for him

[NoPasaran]

He's a demagogue and a free silver man! End of story!

[elperromagico]

1. By Gawd, I'm with you. I'm for Debs!

[Melynn]

94. You're going to vote for debutantes?

What's up with that? ;-)

[Mojambo]

2. Okay but then the Republicans will win and it will be ALL your fault! n/t

[Ishoutandscream]

3. Is Cleveland thinking of running again?

I love his no-nonsense, honest approach to government. Bryan is too much of a fundy, in my opinion, but I love his common man approach.

Looking forward a bit, who do you think will be our nominee in 19 ought 4?

[elperromagico]

5. I hear Frances Cleveland might run.

[Huckebein the Raven]

6. so, what do you think of this suffragette movement ?

:P

[Ishoutandscream]

7. I think it's a little too early to think about women's suffrage

The country doesn't seem ready for it. Give it another 20 years.

[NoPasaran]

27. Give women the vote?

Next thing you know they'll want to own property!

[Ishoutandscream]

29. Damn. There went my diet coke

You have now gotten me out of character. LOL!

[Huckebein the Raven]

64. or *gasp* minorities will be asking for their rights

[Lone Pawn]

19. Come on now.

All that would do is just double the votes for married men, and in the event an unmarried lass attempts to vote, it would be like marking ballots at random. I certainly don't think we need to go out on such a limb in such a close race.

[sleipnir]

21. Cleveland got lucky. He only won because Harrison's wife died.

If Harrison didn't have the misfortune of a sick wife, he would have been hitting the campaign trail 24-7.

Cleveland should give it a rest, he'll never beat McKinley, he's too old now.

[Ishoutandscream]

24. Well, that's debateable. But I do hear Grover only has

a couple years left in his old body. I love the guy, but it's time to move on.

[Huckebein the Raven]

4. At least he's not Henry Cabot Lodge

:silly:

[Ishoutandscream]

9. Yeah, Lodge. Fucking isolationist

Like there aren't any countries outside the US! Hey, Henry, it ain't 1892 anymore! We're moving into the 20th century, for God's sake.

[Padraig18]

8. What? You'd let that Republican ass McKinley be elected????

Good God, man, have you NO shame?

[Ishoutandscream]

10. Who knows, maybe some anarchist might get hold of him

I hear among the grapevine that TR may be his running mate. A man who is a progressive Republican. We can only hope.

[catbert836]

61. Anarchy has been spreading lately.

They killed Tsar Alexander in Russia a few years back, and I heard a few days ago that King Emmanuel of Italy was killed by a bomb under his carriage. It's only a matter of time until it comes here.

[Magrittes Pipe]

12. McKinley is unelectable with that loose-cannon, inexperienced running mate

[Lone Pawn]

16. No kidding!

Hey, Roosevelt, it ain't Cubia, so calm down! Seriously, that egomaniac would probably charge into the white house on horseback, firing his sidearm into the inaugural crowd.

[Magrittes Pipe]

25. Guffaw!

Next, you'll tell me that girls and mothers will be granted the franchise -- and perhaps even the Negro!

Then, you will tell me that in one hundred years, the White House shall be occupied by a semi-literate oiler from Texas! Ha!

[Lone Pawn]

35. Pish. Those women are no more likely to win sufferage

then those teetotallers are to enact their crazy ideas of prohibiting sale of alcohol. Ha! Ha!

And a semi-literate failure being our President? How droll! Certainly something so counter to the esteemed rank of President of the Republic is only a fanciful jest!

[elperromagico]

15. Especially with that evil mastermind Mark Hanna running his campaign?

[Lone Pawn]

11. What are you talking about?

How on Earth could you not vote for Bryan? Cross of Gold was the greatest display of oratory even to be given by an American! He could very well be the populist change this party needs! And, for God's sakes, would you prefer a big-money man like McKinley?

I suppose you'd rather throw your vote to Donnelly.

[Ishoutandscream]

13. You're right - great speech! But what a crazy fundy

shit, I'm so undecided.

[Lone Pawn]

17. He's not a fundy, he's passionate!

He's a man of the people--not like that elitist McKinley. Of course he's got some fire; he's got the energy to get things fixed in Washington!

[Ishoutandscream]

18. Okay, you're selling me on this.

You really think Bryan could win? I'm betting my cross of gold on this one.

[Lone Pawn]

20. Well, he lost '96 pretty bad, but

I think things are shaping up pretty well. With a strong showing in the swing states of Kansas, Nebraska, W. Virginia, and Iowa, I think we can pull it off.

[Ishoutandscream]

28. The 96 election is my main concern.

don't want my candidate to be considered a "loser." But, I do need to vote on principle, and Bryan is the progressive we need. You sold me.

Now, to bet the mortgage!

[Robb]

14. Best. Thread. Ever. n/t

:thumbsup:

[Califooyah Operative]

51. Indeed. NT

[NoPasaran]

22. I think it was a mistake for us to go into the Phillipines

But now that we're there, a unilateral withdrawl would leave the place in chaos and play into the hands of the Japanese!

[Lone Pawn]

30. Certainly. I think we should pull out after we train

a Filipino army to fight the Bolo insurgents, and then keep US troops on naval bases there for, say, 50 years. That would let us check any Japanese threats until the Filipinos are capable of self-rule.

[Magrittes Pipe]

31. The Japanese! Those sandal-wearing goldfish tenders?

Bah!

[Lone Pawn]

33. They just kicked China's ass over Korea,

and they're looking to fight a war with Russia. Mind you, I don't think they have a chance in Hell against the Russians, but the Japanese aren't anything to sneeze at.

[NoPasaran]

40. The Japanese are only a threat to other Asiatics

They stand no chance against a White Man's army. I hear their eyesight is so poor they can't even aim a rifle properly.

Still, they could turn the inscrutable masses of China against our merchants and missionaries. The Dowager Empress isn't going to live forever you know.

[Lone Pawn]

42. I agree, but

the Filipinos are Asiatics as well, and we don't want to make our white elephant the crown jewel of the Japanese empire. If the Japanese and Chinese were to ally together with the Indo-Chinese, the Manchurians, and the Filipinos, we would have an irritating fight on our hands. They've already proven in the Philippines that, once captured, they become too barbaric to civilize properly. Such a war of races would clearly be a victory for Westerners, yes, but at what cost? Surely such an endeavour would yield us no more territory than our foray into the Philippines, but yet would cost us unknown amounts in lost trade and income.

[WMliberal]

74. come come now. Are you insinuating that the Europeans could lose control

of their colonies there. Next you'll be telling me that the Indo-Chinese will boot the French out at gunpoint! HA HA HA!

I say just keep the opium flowing and those barbarians will stay pacified.

[Ishoutandscream]

36. I hear there are tensions mounting between Japan and Russia

Man, those czarists will kick some Japanese butt. I mean, come on! We have no need to worry about little ol' Japan!

[catbert836]

58. I don't know. I' not totally sold on the opposition for that one

Manifest destiny is still going on, and it may be our destiny to bring civilization to the Pacific. we don't want our new territory Hawaii being suprise attacked by the Japanese in 40 or so years, after all. Besides, we're spreading civilization and Christianizing the natives over there.

[GOPBasher]

23. I hear there's an up-and-coming guy named Roosevelt.

He's with that progressive party that ended slavery, the Republicans. Keep an eye out for this guy! I'd support him in a second.

[Lone Pawn]

32. This isn't REPUBLICAN Underground!

Look, you can argue about the merits of Lincoln all you want too, but the Republicans haven't had a good President since, and Roosevelt won't be any better than the last few Republican failures.

[Cooley Hurd]

37. Roosevelt is a dangerous reactionary! Even Mark Hanna hates him...

However, he has a hot daughter:

rrrrrrrowl!

[Ishoutandscream]

39. WHOA!!! HUBBA, HUBBA!!!!!!!

She's finer than frog hairs!

[GOPBasher]

38. Well, good points, but I'm telling you,

this guy, "Teddy" Roosevelt, is awesome! He believes in protecting national forests, for example. He's also pretty populist on economic issues.

[NoPasaran]

41. Protect the forests?

Why don't you anarchists just come out and say you'd like to break up the trusts and encourage omnibus drivers to commit unspeakable acts with their horses in the public byway?

[Darranar]

53. Yeah, sure! He's just a stupid imperialist...

who will ignore the workers like everyone else.

[Darranar]

49. He's a brash imperialist with a huge ego. No, thank you. n/t

[catbert836]

60. We're not Republicans here

But if push came to shove, i'd definitely support him. He has a good background in Cuba, and has been known to be very progressive, despite his party. Kind of a modern-day Abraham Lincoln.

[Bouncy Ball]

26. History geeks are funny.

[sleipnir]

34. You better vote for him, I hear that Roosevelt will resign and let Sherman

take over as VP!

Can you imagine having to run against John Sherman in 1904! All he wants to do is make millions of dollars for his friends in the bond market.

The Republicans will control the White House for 20 years if this is allowed to happen! A Dictatorship will be upon us.

Though I hear Sherman is also starting to fail in health, this could be a constitutional crisis like nothing we have ever seen!

So for the love of your country put away your petty squabbles and vote for WJB!

[GOPisEvil]

43. LONG LIVE THE BULL MOOSE PARTY!!!!

Strewth!

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

44. AMERICANS!!! I HATE YOU!!! I HATE YOU ALL!!!

You staged a phony war and STOLE TERRITORY from us (Cuba)! I hope you'll evolve over the next 100 years and don't do anymore of these slimy schemes!

[Lone Pawn]

45. Shut up, Spaniard!

We gave the Cubians their freedom! If you want to complain about stealing territory, ask for the Philippines back already.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

46. You can have it. I'm busy campaigning for the Republic.

Once we can make this country into a Republic (again!) everything's gonna be all right here. I'm sick of wars.

[Lone Pawn]

47. Of course we are a Republic now!

We are the THE Republic on the Earth! We are the greatest people on Earth--of course we deserve to show the world!

[Darranar]

50. Cuba for the Cubans, I say. We stole stolen goods. n/t

[WI_DEM]

48. WJB is moving the party to the left--where it should be!!

[Darranar]

52. Wrong! Bryan is obsessed with the gold/silver debate...

and is only too happy to ignore more urgent labor matters.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

54. Free silver bastard!

nt

[Darranar]

55. Deflation supporter!

You're just against people having more money, aren't you?

[Huckebein the Raven]

70. Damn right. Say no to the free coinage of silver at 16:1

I was born a gold man and I will die a gold man. That J.P Morgan is a friend of mine

[Anarcho-Socialist]

56. McKinley has blood on his hands with the Spanish-American War

I don't want us involved any more imperial wars. Although the wingnuts in the North will probably vote for McKinley because of the War. Bryan is anti-war and I would definitely support him.

[Melynn]

93. McKinley is definitely an imperialist

He supports the British in the Boer War. He won't get my vote because of the Boer issue. I say no to empire building. :thumbsdown:

[catbert836]

57. He's a demagogue!?

He's a great speaker. I wasn't for silver coinage originally, but when I heard (about) his Cross of Gold speech, it totally convinced me. We have to support whoever is the nominee, despite their politics. We don't want that pasty McKinely guy do win, now do we?

[NoPasaran]

62. Sound money is the foundation of the Republic

Free coinage of silver is so irresponsible one might as well suspend specie payments and issue unsecured greenbacks until all men are paupers!

[catbert836]

63. But the farmers need it!

Many poor people can't pay off their debts/mortgages because they won't allow free coinage of silver. We must have it.
Although, I do have my doubts about Bryan. I've been hearing lately about this book On the Origin of Species by a British fellow called Darwin. It's basically saying that man evolved from apes, but when Bryan was asked about it, he seemed terribly intolerant to it. If this Darwin man is right, the party needs to embrace it, for science is the way forward.

[Huckebein the Raven]

59. That Jack Johnson is something else

[Huckebein the Raven]

71. That guy is going to be Heavyweight Champion one day

mark my words. :P

[Hardrada]

65. We need someone who can appeal to moderate Republicans

And we'd better not go with a left wingnut like Bryan. Maybe Cleveland could run again.

[UrbScotty]

66. At least his last name isn't that of the 1920 Democratic Nominee.

James M. ... :D

You wouldn't believe the discussion I had with a group of people today. We talked about Harding's opponent in the 1920 election, then I pointed out the name of Michigan's Attornety General, and it all went downhill from there.

:D

[DrGonzoLives]

67. Typical East Coast banker elitist

n/t

[CubsFan1982]

68. I'm an Alton B. Parker man, myself.

That would be funny only to poli-sci majors. :P

[Radical Activist]

69. I keep saying. A populist from the midwest or south would work!

Team him up with Edwards and we can't lose!

[davhill]

72. The media killed Bryan

After that scream of his.

[NoPasaran]

73. McKinley never would have gotten his war

If not for Hearst and the rest of the yellow press.

[CubsFan1982]

79. Never woulda happened if we'd nominated Parker.

Now there's Presidential material!

[sniffa]

75. regardLess of who wins

i wiLL be grooming my handLebar mustache and cracking the heads of the fiLthy irish.

[Hissyspit]

76. Is anyone as concerned by development of some rigid ballon technology...

by the Germans as I am? Have you heard of it? I believe they are calling it after von Zeppelin. I am also quite concerned with the rise of the organization referred to as "The Boxers." Why are Americans so complacent with the obvious signs of threat from overseas?

[Hissyspit]

77. What is his stand on imperialist adventurism by British in the Transvaal

I hear they are making plans for starving and torturing good Dutch settlers and land-owners. I admit to being somewhat ignorant of fact with concern toward the current U.S. candidates and platforms.

By the way, all, I highly recommend the new Berliner Gramophone flat discs over the Edison and Columbia cylinder recordings. I believe they are the modern.
Previously the Sousa marches have been the most popular.
I myself do not care for military music. This Arthur Collins fellow is quite entertaining and I am hoping for more operatic recordings. When do think Caruso will make recordings?

[WMliberal]

78. kick.

great thread

[no name no slogan]

80. All this bickering

makes me nostalgic for the Whigs.

[CubsFan1982]

81. Where have you gone, Millard Fillmore?

A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.

[DelawareValleyDem]

82. Politics aside, I think we can all agree

that the gasoline powered automobile is just a fad

[NoPasaran]

83. My word yes!

Who would want one of those noisy mechanical contraptions other than a self-indulgent idler of the Leisure Class?

[calico1]

84. And what about those silly flying machines?

What are those silly Wright brothers thinking? They are making fools of themselves. Man will never fly. What a ridiculous idea! Nothing can beat our railroad system!

[Cuban_Liberal]

85. But he lost so badly in '96-- shouldn't we choose a US Senator?

Someone of stature?

[CubsFan1982]

87. Admiral Dewey!

The Whiskers We Want, The Epaulets We Need.

[Cuban_Liberal]

90. Yes, we could take the national-security issue away with him.

Does anyone know if he's a Democrat?

[WoodrowFan]

91. who cares

anyone named Dewey is a shoe-in in an election for President! I can see the headlines now, "Dewey Wins!"

[CubsFan1982]

92. If he isn't, I know this professor out at Princeton...

Who's looking for something to do. :D

[WoodrowFan]

86. so you support the war in the Phillippines?

Bryan is our only hope of getting the US troops out of the Phillipines!

[NoPasaran]

88. See Post 22 above

It's regrettable that we're there, but it be a mistake to withdraw now before we've brought civilization to those benighted savages.

[Huckebein the Raven]

89. Hands off the Philipines and say no to the Monroe Doctrine !!

[Darranar]

96. Yeah, sure. Bryan's an imperialist too...

he's just lying to appeal to those of us not so enthusiastic about stealing land and resources.

[Huckebein the Raven]

95. Has anyone been to one of those moving picture shows ?

fascinating