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emen: the ESS lESEiTEl nil film u li i ili L L if it i ! WASHINGTON WHEELS 'INTO LINE ON EXPANSION ' Colonel Frank Wilkeson,' formerly Populist member of the legislature of the state of Washington, and who was one time associate editor of the New York Sun, has rejected Bryan ism. He says: "I am an expansion ist of the most -extreme type and believe in holding the Philippine Islands for commercial reasons as well as a military and naval base. I have paid taxes for thirty years to establish eastern manufacturing in dustry. paid evenunderangry pro test, because I lived itn a region remote from all possibility of profit . able manufacture, -and now, when Washington has a. chance to estab lish a manufacturing .Industry to supply the people ; of Asia with fin ished products, il:am.a high tariff advocate. I want the industries of Washington diversified; I want our coast built up and commerce estab lished. I want to see the consum ing powers of the market of Asia in creased, 6o that.it -will consume all the surplus wheat 'Taised In Austra lia and on the Pacific coasts of the North and South American conti nents.and this will increase the price of wheat raised in the Mississippi valley, whore I have a large farm. I believe that the success of Democ racy will directly and disastrously affect my pocket; that it would if carried to a logical conclusion create industrial and commercial lethargy on the Pacific toast, and by curtail ing the power of consumption of the foreign and domestic markets cause breadstuffs and provisions to fall in value." Hiram Hammer,, one of the ablest Populists in Washington (state): I am a Protectionist, il believed that unless we had free silver, want and destitution would follow. The re verse is true. I believe that in the future as in the past that whatever legislation we obtain rthat Is, in the interest of all the people must come through the Republican party. John H. Slipper, Hamilton, Wash., one of the largest merchants in the Upper Skagit valley, .and a Demo crat. Dr. M. B. Mattioe, Sedro-Woolley, Wash., a leading physician and life long Democrat. A. Lyons, Burlington, Wash., an enthusiastic fusionist in:1896-'98. C. E. Bingham, mayor of Sedro Woolley, Wash., head of the bank ing house of C. E. Bingham & Co., who has always been -a. staunch Democrat. Henry Thompson, Birdsview, Wash., : an extensive rancher and old-line : Democrat. N. W. Carpenter. Mount .Vernon, Wash., a large saw mill , owner and a Populist. J. B. Holbrook. Sedro-Woolley, Wash., bank cashier and an active Democrat, Thomas W. B. Thomson, Hamil ton, Wash., mine owner in the Upper Skagit, and a Populist. Iouis Kirkby. Sedro-Woolley. Wash., mail carrier and a Populist. W. E. Schricker, La Conner, Wash., bead of the Skagit County Bank and an influential Democrat. Adam Huff, Bayview, Wash., a rancher and strong Fusionist. M. O. Pease, Anacortes. Wash,, mine owner and a good Democrat all his life. ,Col. Geo. G. yon, Seattle, news pawner proprietor and editor. Expan sionist, former .chairman Republican Territorial Committee, leader of Sil ver Republicans 1S96. J. E. Vecnd. Walla Walla, farmer, presvnt member Rte.te senate, electe4 as Fi'sionist 1S96. Expansion. Dr. G. V. Calbouxi, Seattle, origin al silver Republican and one of managers fusion &tate campaign 1896. .Expansion. J. C. .McCrimmoD, Ncrth Yakima, .diairmt.n Populist County Commit Xee 1S9C. Expansion. M. E. J lay, Wilbur, original Silver Republics n and fusion organizer; Is cow chairman Lincoln County Re publican Committee and nominee for .tate senate. Expansion. Dr. J. C. House, Port Tonsend, formerly chairman Idaho Republi can Territorial Committee; Silver Republican and fusion organizer this state 1S9-3; chairman Jefferson A. Parkhurst, Oriskany, N. Y. I have always been a Democrat, but as regards the national ticket this fall I believe in letting well enough alone. John F. Malloy, Oriskany, N. Y. I have always heretofore voted, the Democratic ticket, bt this year my hallot will be cast for MeKinley. I believe the country is prosperous now and in the proper shape or us to sup port MeKinley. We do not want a change at this time. I can not go Bryan. When a man forces himself on the people as he did you may count me out. R. B. Holman, Oriskany, N. Y. I have never yet voted the Republican national ticket, but will do so this year. I don't want to see any change. Things are in good shape, and we should keep MeKinley where he is. R. Clawson, Oriskany, N. Y. I am a Democrat, but I shall vote tue Repub lican ticket this year, at least that is my intention at the present time. Me Kinley is a good man. and we have had good times under his administration. H. G. Millington, Clar Mills, N. Y. I am for MeKinley. I voted for Cleveland the last time he ran. and got enough of it in his term, and shan't vote that way this year. MeKinley is good enough. Charles Lorraine, Clark Mills. N. Y. I used to be a Democrat, but have changed In the last two years. It is better for the people to have MeKin ley. The times suit me better under the Republicans. A. Piatt. Oriskany. N. Y. I have usually voted the Democratic ticket, but this year I am out for MeKinley and he will get my vote. Times are good enough for me now and I don't propose to do anything that would tend to bring about a change. County'Republican -Committee 1853. Expansion. Geo. S. Courter, "NoTth Yakima, secretary Silver Republican State Central Committee '1896. Expan sion. L. TJ. Whitney, Everett, former prosecuting attorney Snohomish county. Finance and' expansion. F. M. Sanders, -Entiat, Chelan comity, business man. Expansion. George Donworth, 'leading attor ney l Seattle. Finance and expan sion. Josiah Collins, leading attorney of Seattle. Finance and expansion. S. M. Shipley, attorney, Seattle, Silver Republican organizer and fu sion nominee -for tate senate 1898. Expansion. Richard Gowao,. attorney,: Seattle. Finance and expansion. Col. W. M. Ridpath,-mining man, Spokane, former .Republican mem ber and speaker 'Indiana 'house of representatives; manager George Turner's senatorial. fight 1897. Ex pansionist. W. H. Piumner, attorney, . Spo kane, elected to state senate as fu sionist 1896. Expansion. Col. J. J. Weisenberger, What com,: fusion campaign speaker 1896; original Silver .Republican; major First Washington Regiment Volun teers in Philippines; delegate to Republican state .convention 1900; present colonel 'Washington State National Guard. Expansion. D. G. Haight,: business man, Aber deen, life-long .Democrat. Expan sion. Co". J. J. Tolkas, Aberdeen, mer chant, life-long Democrat. Expan sion. Mark .Payette, Aberdeen, mer chant. Expansion. I. C. Jrowtherx,Aberdeenyretired. Expansion. - IL Li. Blanchard, Chimacum, Jef ferson county, former member board county .commissioners, life-long Democrat; now president State Dairy Association. Expansion. R. J. Chard, Port Townsend, mer chant, life-long Democrat; is for ex pansion and against -Democratic pro-Boer .sympathy. Charles Pink, Port Townsend, former city councilman and appoint ed customs inspector under Cleve land administration. Same reasons as Chard. A. N. Godfrey, Port Townsend, former county surveyor; appointed deputy collector customs under Cleveland administration. Expan sion. J. C. Pringle, editor Port Town send Evening Call. Finance and expansion. F. F. Marble, JCorth Yakima, elected county surveyor 1892; nom inated for same office by fusionists 1900; resigns from ticket and de clares for MeKinley. John Louden, leading business man North Yakima. Expansion. Judge C. C.Austin, Seattle, former member state senate and elected police judge Seattle on fusion ticket 1896. Original Silver Republican. Expansion. Solon T. Williams. Seattle, Silver Republican, elected to state legisla ture as fusionist 1896. Expansion. W. A. Peters, attorney, Seattle; .former Democrat. Expansion. .N. J. Craig, Everett, chairman Populist County Convention 1896; anember city council. Expansion. John McRae, Everett, life-long Democrat and leading party work er; former city councilman. Ex pansion. A. W. Criswell. Everett, leading Populist. Expansion. Harry Knowles, Snohomish, fu sion chief deputy sheriff 1896-'98. J. M. Holden, Orting, People's Party organizer 1896. Expansion. James Coplan, business man, Ort ing. Expansion. Henry Beckett, Orting, assessor Pierce county 1896; elected on fu sion ticket. Expansion. II. P. Bulger, Tacoma, People's Party speaker and club organizer 1896; Republican organizer 1898. Expansion. M. B. Harben, Seattle, fusion speaker and organizer 1896-'98. Member King County Republican Convention 1900. Expansion. J. Lorraine, Clark Mills, N. Y. I have been a Republican ever since tne last presidential election. Think I shall vote for MeKinley because the ! times are better now then ever before. . Denniscn, Oriskany, N. Y. I was a Democrat until four years ago. I shall vote for MeKinley this year. Ve want a continuation of the good times. II. B. Harrison, Clark Mills, N. Y. I used to be a Democrat, but no silver business for me. I think I shall be a Republican hereafter. The Democratic politicians are playing for selfish ends and not for the good of the country. Croker was able to overrule the whole Democratic convention at Saratoga when everybody else wanted Coler for governor. Then he put an anti-trust plank into the platform and be is one of the head men in trusts. I shall cer tainly support MeKinley this year, .whatever I may do arterward. P. W. Copeland. Clark Mills. N. Y. I used to be a Democrat. It is hard to tell where the Democracy la now adays. I think I shall vote for MeKin ley. I think that would be the wiser way. Arthur Wright. Clark Mills. N. Y. I am a Democrat, but I shall do as I did four years ago, vote for- MeKinley as the less of two evils. Lewis Farmer. Clark Mills. N. Y. I voted for Cleveland three times and four years ago I voted for MeKinley. I have no use for Bryan. I am going to be a Republican. We had all the Democratic administration under Cleveland's last term that we wanted. H. E. Palmer, Bridge water, N. Y. As a party we don't' say much about free silver. I guess that is the wiser way. I am an expansionist. I don't object to that part of the administra tion's policy. michigan has many Mckinley converts II. B. Stncltey, Sethton, prominent farmer. Satisfied Republicans are right as to Gold standard. J. Howe, Perrinton, prominent farmer. Same as above. John W. Travis, Traverse City. Better business -now; (foolish to change. James O. Crotser, Kingsley. Bet ter business now; foolish to change. Joseph Carko, Anton Mickles, and Paul Wieneskie, East Lake. Coun try more prosperous under Republi can rule. Cristopher 'Clark, Marion. Ex pansion. J. Warren Scoville, Marlon. Pros perity. A. J. Montgomery, Reed City. Prosperity. James H. Booth, and J. C. Corbin, Duncan. Republican party has ful filled pledges. Frank C Miller, Ionia; formerly secretary and treasurer Democratic County Ctommittee. Edwin A. Murphy, Ionia, candi date for prosecuting attorney Dem ocratic ticket, '98. Albert E. Shelley, Belding, real estate dealer; prominent Democrat. C. C. Reeves, O. S. Shaw, James Lampson, and Otto Tacy, Covert. Business prosperity. L. P. Parkhurst. M. D., Middle- ville, and B. W. Stickney, Hartford. Satisfied ne was wrong on silver question. Changed his mind as to 16 to 1. Michael Holman, Ilesperia. Bet ter times. Cassius Potter, Lattin. Better times. Samuel Frees, Lattin. Better times. R. R. Gale, Hart. James H. Slater, Hart. Bad policy to change now. Col. Benoni Lachance, Ed-VilL Pres., Mackinaw Island. Philippine question. C. H. Angell, St. Ignace. Philip pine question. George Wilson, Newton. Times good enough James Sealey, Will E. Fuller, Geo. Frownfelder, Fred E. McMichael, and Frank JL, Fuller, Greenville. Satisfied with present conditions. Charles R. Culver. Carson City. Disgusted with imperialism buga boo. Dr. William Richardson, Carson City. Lost confidence in 16 to 1. Albert Grover, Mclvor. Pros perity. Louis Boley, Mclvor. Prosperity. John Jones, Hetherton. Changed mind as to 16 to 1. William Hunt, Hillman. Changed mind as to 16 to L David Moore, Atlanta. Changed mind as to 16 to 1. R. Stickney, Hartford. Foreign policy. John Mackey, South Haven. For eign policy. Charles Rosevelt, Keeler. Foreign policy. Paul Suchs, lumberman. Pledges of Republican party kept. Charles Bradley, leading farmer, McBain. Don't like Bryan's speech of acceptance. Lawrence Dahoney, mill man, Mc Bain. Thinks Bryan dangerous man. Henry Coopman, Falmouth, mill man, McBain. Fears repetition of times of 1895-'96. John J. Sweetland, M. D., Mott ville. Money question. George W.Nihart, Petoskey, chair man Democratic County Committee . St. Joseph County '96. Money ques tion. A. W. Maring, Mendon." F. L. Burdick, Sturgis. Robt. McDougall, Harbor Springs, candidate Silver ticket auditor-general '96. John B.Whitney, Hillsdale, candi date Democratic ticket '98 for city treasurer. B. E. Sheldon, justice peace, Hills dale. C. A. Sheperd, ex-prosecuting at torney, Hillsdale. Frederick Chester, Camden. O. W. Halstead, banker, Mason. Money question. F. W. Webb, merchant. Mason. Money question. John Dean, leading farmer, Mason. Better times. C. G. Huntington, retired mer chant. Mason. Better times. Thomas Sarrow, Mason. ' L. B. Smith, Webberville, leading farmer. Money question. S. L. Kilbourne, Lansing, promi nent lawyer. Money question. Edward Wood and Geo. Wood, Jr., Richland. Better times. Charles Grover, and Geo. Galitly, Richland. Spanish war volunteers. Newell Barber, Cressey. James Calthrop, Prairieville. William Amell, Beaverton. W. W. Hunter, supervisor, Bea verton. Alphonso Otte, Beaverton. James A. Leisen, Menominee, Democratic Candidate State Senate '98, lieutenant Spanish war. Ex pansion and war policy. John M. Knox, C. N. Bliss, and C. Vining, Beaverton. Recent history. Dr. E. Laylor. Baldwin. Pros perity. Henry Ingraham, Luther. Pros perity. Ed. Kildel, Luther. Prosperity. J. G. Rogers, Chase. Prosperity. John Boosinger, East Jordan, merchant. Prosperity. M. M. Burnham, lawyer. East Jor dan. Prosperity. C. J. Herron, merchant, Boyne City. Prosperity. W. W. Bailey, merchant, Boyne City. Prosperity. George W. Bailey, real estate, Boyne City. Prosperity. J. Milo Eaton, lawyer, Charle voix. Prosperity. O. H. Marsh, hotel proprietor, Boyne Falls. Prosperity. E. J. Penberthy, ex-postmaster, Houghton. Election of Bryan would destroy confidence. Martin Newland, farmer, Leroy. at this office-lOl papers lor'saie cents per hundred. Wm. Bonesteel. liveryman, Evart Foreign policy. W. E. Haybarker, merchant. Orono. D. C. Thompson, sawyer, Ashton. Samuel Peasley, produce dealer. Ilersey. Frank Proctor, merchant, Ilersey, Prosperity. Herbert Richards. Menominee. DeWitt Brown. Stephenson. John Fisher, Cassopolis. Expan sion. Frank J. Kneeland, St. Louis, real estate. Satisfied with present conditions. James A. Burgess, prominent stock buyer, St. Louis. Wants pres ent conditions to continue. Richard E. Hughes. St. Louis Satisfied with present conditions. Dr. S. P. Tuttle. St. Louis. Edward Crick. Forest Hill. Frank Platz. Rogers City. Tariff, Henry Hanson, Rogers City. Con vinced on all national questions. Ernest Adrian, Rogers City. Same as above. S. L. Kilbourne, Union City. Money question. W. M. Gow, Cadillac. J. E. Henderson, Cadillac, court stenographer. Olof Johnson, Swedish merchant, Cadillac. J. H. Bearss, Yuma, lumber man ufacturer. Ed. Wilson, hardware dealer, Sherman. Henry Bull, ex-alderman, Petos key. Isaac Toil, ex-village president, Petoskey. William Dimmer, Copper Falls. J. J. Gagner, insurance agent, Gladstone. Better times. W. H. McDonald, hotel keeper, Gladstone. Better times. Fred Falkins, stationery engineer, Gladstone. Better times. John Malloy, city marshal, Glad stone. Better times. Alex. Murker, Gladstone. Better times. . James Davis, Mt. Pleasant. John Battner, Caldwell. John C. Wood, Caldwell. James Forquer, Caldwell. Fred Fchlafley, Caldwell. F. C. Dingman, Caldwell. Alex. Worden, ex-alderman, Pe toskey. J. J. Reycraft, former Democratic candidate for mayor of Petoskey. John Litney, Suttons Bay. George Steinel, Jr., Suttons Bay. Cannot go free silver. Dr. R. P. Burke, Empire. Cannot go free silver. M. Oberlin, Bingham. Cannot go free silver. D. H. Day, Glenhaven. Cannot go free silver. Samuel B. Owen, Elk Rapids. Archibald Cameron, Sr., Central Lake. George J. Noteware, Bellaire. Charles L. Cleveland, Bellaire, I. G. Nobles, Oxford, and Robt. Bur dick, Oxford. Are satisfied that they were wrong as to free silver. D. G. Tillotson. Charlevoix. J. H. Edsall. Greenville. W. J. Roberts, Maple Rapids. Isaac Wolf. Luther. G. W. Barringer. Leroy. James Kanane, Dowagiac. Party has abandoned cardinal doctrines of Democracy. Col. John A. Elwell. St. Louis. Judge Chas. J. Pailthorp, Petos key. M. W. Stevens. Niles. L. H. Beeson, Niles. Charles A. Johnson. Niles. Dr. Henderson, Buchanan. Charles F. Howe. Buchanan. Allen B. Morse, Ionia, ex-supreme judge, was Democratic candidate for governor in 1S92. Money question. Hon. R. A. Montgomery, promi nent attorney, Lansing. Money question. William Walter, Fennville. Money question. Hon. William H. Porter, Marshall. Money question. Chas. W. Gale, Owosso. Our only sarety is to vote for MeKinley. William Smith, Amadon, promi nent farmer. Money question. Monroe Morrow, Benton Harbor. Says country is prosperous; he wants no change. Dr. Robt. Henderson, Buchanan. Frank Parsons, Grand Ledge. Afraid of Bryan on silver question. R. S. Whelpley, Grand Ledge. Afraid of Bryan on silver question. John Corbin, Eaton Rapids. Afraid of Bryan on silver question. C. Murphy, Remus, prominent business man. Says free silver would be disastrous. Timothy Nester, Munising, for years leader of Upper Peninsula Democracy. Edward Skidmore, Vestaburgh. Disgusted with the silver party. James B. McCrea, supervisor, Roscommon. Don't believe In free silyer and believes In expansion. O. P. Dickinson, ex-supervisor, Houghton Lake. Can't go Bryan. MeKinley did as he promised and we have good times. James H. Sly, ex-county treasurer, Roscommon. Is for gold standard. David Burleson, leading farmer, Roscommon. Has had enough of the Democratic party. Bert J. Morrison, Benton Harbor. Does not believe in free silver. Charles F. Howe, Buchanan. Josiah Reynolds, old soldier, Ama don. Is for expansion. A. B. Kllse, life-long Democrat. Sturgeon Bay. Will vote for Me Kinley because business is so much better. L. A. King, Harbor Springs. Good times. Cr ristian Pontius, Harbor Springs. Good times. Frank W. M. Cook, Harbor Springs. Good times. George E. S. Cook. Harbor Springs. Good times. George Burrows, Harbor Springs. Good times. Eugene Ferguson. Harbor Springs. Good times. .bu,d pur- you wish pood seats, you chasa tickets at once. WISCONSIN DEMOCRATS ABANDONING BRYAN Charles II. Schweizer, LaCrosse, Wis. Formerly chairman of the Dem ocratic City Committee and city attor ney: I have never been a Republican and I have never been and am not now in accord with Mr. Bryan and his plat form. Being convinced that Mr. Bry an's election would result in disaster to the country at large, presently or ultimately Z must refuse to aid or lend comfort in any way to doctrines which are so pregnant with evils. Nor can I find in the issue of imperialism any real excuse for supporting Mr. Bryan and impliedly endorsing his financial and Populistlc heresies, an issue raised to distract the attention of the voter, and especially Gold Democrats from these fallacies the dangers of which were so thor oughly exposed in the last election. The best interests of the country de mand at this time the defeat of Mr. Bryan and his principles. I feel, there fore, that it is my duty to exert what little influence I may command in op posing his election, and to cast my vote as my convictions dictate, for Me Kinley and Roosevelt." John Johnston, cashier of the Marine National Bank of Milwaukee, formerly the Wisconsin Marine Bank, the oldest banking institution in the West, and Alfred James, president of the North western National Fire Insurance Com pany, both leaders of the Wisconsin Democracy, have declared for Presi dent MeKinley. Messrs. Johnston and James have always been stalwarts of the party. They declare that many other Democratic business men are go ing to desert the Democratic party be fore the campaign is over. Mr. Johnston said: "Yes, I am a Republican, for the present, at least. In 1896. when Bryan was nominated at Chicago, free silver was made the issue of the campaign. I was opposed to free silver then, and have been ever since the issue was first presented to the American people. I think, were legislation enacted author- zing the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, the country would soon go to ruin. I am a stanch advocate of expansion. I am thoroughly con vinced the acquisition of foreign terri tory in the manner outlined by the present administration will redound to the business Interests of this country." Sylvester Hartmann, the well-known grocer of Green Bay. Wis., who for years has been a stanch Democrat, re- urns rrom His Luropean trip an un compromising Republican and advo cate of MeKinley and Roosevelt. While IOWA DEMOCRATS WHO ARE OPPOSED TO FREE SILVER E. G. Graham, mayor of Stuart, Iowa, and one of the leading demo crats of western Iowa, who sup ported Bryan in 1896, has announced that he should support MeKinley and the Republican ticket this year and will take the stump to advocate the election of MeKinley. He stated that he did so because he was op posed to fusion; could not bear to be called a Populist, and that he had discovered that the prophecies of Bryan had come to naught. On W. W. Witmer. Des Moines, Iowa. Against free silver. L. M. Martin, Des Moines, Iowa. Against free silver. B. F. Tillinghast, Davenport, Iowa. Against free silver. M. Ricker, Waterloo, Iowa. Against free silver. J. P. Kieffer. Waterloo, Iowa. Against free silver. W. J. Knight, Dubuque. Iowa. Against free silver. W. J. Cantillon, Dubuque, Iowa. Against iree silver Sam G. Sloane, Charles City. Iowa. Against free silver E. Duke Nayen, La Portez Iowa. Against free silver. Hon. C. S. Ranck, Iowa City, Iowa. Opposed to free silver. Hon. John Everall, Elkader, Iowa. Opposed to free silver. Judge J. C. Mitchell, Ottumwa, Iowa. Opposed to free silver. F. M. Hubbell, Des Moines, Iowa. Opposed to free silver. George II. Otis. Monona, Iowa. Opposed to free silver. T. J. Sullivan, Elkader, Iowa. Opposed to free silver, Hon. G. L. Gilbert, Monona, Iowa. Opposed to free silver. Hon. George Scofield, Strawberry Point. Iowa. Opposed to free silver L. Hagenan, Burlington, Iowa. Opposed to free silver. Jacob Epstein, Burlington. Iowa. Opposed to free silver. H. A. Mathes, Burlington, Iowa. Opposed to free silver. G. H. Prenzler, Burlington. Iowa. Opposed to free silver. John Sullivan. Bridgewater, N. Y. Guess I am more of a Republican this year. I shall certainly vote part of the Republican ticket. Barnard Gagan, Bridgewater, N. Y. I shall vote for MeKinley this year. I voted for him four years ago and shall do the same now. I am a Demo crat, and when the Democratic party comes back to my way of thinking I will be with them again. G. L. Randall, Bridgewater, N. Y I think it will be well to leave things as they are. I don't think a change would make it any better. C. N. Neal, Bridgewater, N. Y. I am a Democrat this year just the same as always, but I am not in favor of free silver. A man can be a Democrat and not in favor of Bryan. The times are good enough without taking any chances on a change. William H. Barron, Bridgewater, N. Y. I am going to vote the Republican ticket this year. We are getting along all right just as it Is. A change would not be any improvement. I am very much interested in Mr. Brownell's can didacy and shall do all I can to help him. Byron Rose, Sauquoit, N. Y. I lived in Utica until a while ago, and when there marched with the Jacksonians and voted the Democratic ticket. This year I shall vote for MeKinley for President. The times are good enough just as they are without any change. C. Li. Bowen, bauquoit, N. Y. I used to be a Democrat, and suppose I am counted so now, but in these times 1 am a Republican. What is the use cf voting for Bryan and make things worse than they were under Cleveland? The times are good enough now. Charles J. Bonaparte, Baltimore Md., always an independent Democrat: objects to the "undoubted socialistic tendencies of the whole Bryan outfit." Ernest Harvier, president of the In dependent Democracy of the Fifth As sembly (N. Y.) district: "Whatever favor is due Mr. Bryan and his nartv for his emphatic denunciation of Im perialism will be suppressed by their stand on the currency." i . . I W P - ' 1 25c at F. G. Fricke & Co.'a drug store. Mr. Hartmann has always been a sound money man and was forced to bolt the Democratic national ticket in '96, it was not until his recent visit to the old country and because of what he saw and heard there that he deter mined to cut loose altogether from the party of Bryan. "While," says Mr. Hartmann, "I love the Fatherland as the place of mv birth, I must now as an American citizen place the interests of the United States first. I am not a politician, but if the people of foreign countries see in Bryan's election a cut- ting off of this trade from bur mer chants and manufacturers, then It is easy to see with which party the best interest of this country lies." Mr. Hart mann knows of two other business men of Wisconsin who went over to Europe Democrats and came back Republicans One of them is a well known Manito woc merchant, the other lives In Port Washington. Mr. Hartmann believes that more Germans will vote for Me Kinley this year than did in '96, as they are all strongly against the upsetting of either the monetary system of the country or trade conditions. R. Winkler, German, Scott P. O., Wis. Chris Bammel, German, Adell P. O., Wis. Gottlieb Suengler, German, Adell P. O., Wis. Robt. Schultz, German, Adell P. O., Wis. Fred Melcher, German, Random Lake, Wis. Fred Dannes, German, Adell P. O., Wis. Ernst Sider, German, Scott P. O., Wis. Gottlieb Hilger, German. Adell P. O., Wis. Henry Capelle, German, Adell P. O., Wis. John Goetsch, German, Random Lake, Wis. Robt. Viersig, German, Adel), Wis. Claire B. Bird, attorney, Wausau, Wis. "We must look to the Republican party to administer safely the practical affairs of the government. The De mocracy has gone in its decadence so far that it has been swallowed by the Populists." George Schweizer, cashier German American Bank. LaCrosse, Wis. Prof. J. T. Sims, principal of the Mosinee (Wis.) High School, is a can didate for the Republican nomination for superintendent of county schools. Mr. Sims was an enthusiastic Democrat two years ago. the other hand, he said, every Re publican promise had been fulfilled and the gold standard and protec tive tariff had changed the nation from a borrowing to a loaning na tion. He said he regarded imperial ism and militarism as a cloak to cover free silver. Captain W. A. Duckworth, for years a leading Democratic worker of Keosauqua, la. Because expan sion is the true Democratic doctrine, and that Bryan is no Democrat. W. J. Puckett. assayer in charge of the mint, Denver, Colo., under Presi dent Cleveland: "I have always been a stickler for party, never having voted any other than a Democratic ticket. I shall now support the Republican ticket from top to bottom. I have many reasons for such action, but at present will only attempt to refer to one. Mr. Bryan boldly and publicly upholds the Philippine insurgents con demning the action of the administra tion, commending the action of the in surgent leader, Aguinaldo, and giving us to understand he i3 following the example of Washington. If this Is not ueasun, wnat is it 7 The boom of can non, the roar of musketry, the clash of sabers the battle is on. Perish the politician who in time of war opposes country, right or wrong." Dr. A. A. Ames, three times elected mayor of Minneapolis on the Demo cratic ticket: "I am a Republican be cause the party represents patriotism, expansion and true progress." W. A. Dobbyn, Minneapolis, Minn, formerly a Populist: "The Populist party is disintegrating and the Repub lican party will get most of these votes." E. C. Benedict, Greenwich. Conn, when asked to contribute to the Demo cratic campaign fund wrote: "I re gret to find no party in existence whose platform supports Democratic princi ples to any degree. Four years ago our state sent delegates to the Chicago convention as representatives of un questioned Democratic principles They were outvoted in the national convention which, promulgated a plat form of doctrines almost wholly at variance therewith and committed an unpardonable crime when they used our good name as a label. Therefore I would as soon think of contributing to a lot of Chinese who have captured our Christian churches, set up therein the teachings of Confucius as the gos pel and a painfully conspicuous Joss to worship instead of the unseen God. and without changing the names of.tne churches call themselves regular Christians." ' tt, ""np,e; ', bie taste will surprise yo- New York. K"5 all druggist- fnt . K""int' of foreclosure and sale of sal You are required to answ before the 26th da, oINover Bv C. S.Polk, his attorne First publication Oct 18-4 j present at the hearing. uray, '