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GENERAL BUCKNER
DECLARES FOR McKINLEY
John M. Palmer's Running
General Simon B. Buckner, of
Kentucky, who, in 1896, was the
candidate for Vice President on
the National Democratic ticket,
has returned from a trip abroad.
He said:
"The advices that I have re
ceived from Kentucky make me
believe that the McKinley Elec
tors will receive a majority of the
votes cast in that State.
"The real, simon-pure Demo
crats of Kentucky, have no sym
pathy with either Bryanism or
Goebelism. Bryan, in his trip
through Kentucky, identified
himself with Goebelism and drove
away from his support the real
Democracy of the State. The
candidacy of Mr. Bryan on the
Kansas City platform is in oppo
sition to the principles of true
Democracy, and his election
would be a menace to civil liberty.
I am not going to take the stump
for anybody, but I shall do what
I can to secure the re-election of
Mr. McKinley.
"The Goebel law is a remarkable
measure. While the vote for
Governor in many precincts was
Elton T. Ransom, formerly Demo
cratic Assemblyman, Ransomville, N.
Y.: "I have carefully watched Presi
dent McKinley's course and cannot see
where he has failed In duty as an
able chief magistrate, and a patriot of
lofty ideals. If conducting a success
ful war against Spain, freeing and pro
viding for the education of the Cubans,
supporting the honor of our flag and
protecting our citizens wherever lo
cated, is imperialism, then I am an
imperialist."
Samuel J. Macdonald, Newark, N.
J.: "Mr. Bryan's election would, with
out question, alarm the entire business
world, and we know by sad experience
the distressing and fearful conse
quences of such alarm."
John L. Blair, St. Louis, Mo., son
of Frank Blair, Democratic candidate
for the Vice-Presidency in 18C8: "What
I most wish to see now is that Mr.
Bryan shall be so overwhelmingly de
feated that he and all his Populistic Ilk
shall be forever banished from the
Democratic party. I think it the duty
of every good citizen to aid in bring
ing about this result, to the end that
no party will ever hereafter insult the
Intelligence and self-respect of the peo
ple by putting at its head such a tat
terdemalion as he who now assumes to
lead the Democratic party."
August Kreamer, manufacturer,
Brooklyn, N. Y.: "There can be no
question to my mind that the Repub
lican party Is the only one that fully
knows how to conduct the affairs of
the country for its real prosperity. Act
ing under that belief, I have identified
myself with the McKinley and Roose
velt League, and will devote the very
little time that I can get away from my
business to progressing the fight
against Bryanism."
George Sommerville, prominent
farmer, Greenville, 111.: "I am satis
fied with President McKinley's admin
istration; I have made more money in
the past four years than I did under
Cleveland's administration, and I be
lieve the country is more prosperous
than when under a Democratic admin
istration. While I was not particular
ly in favor of taking the Philippine
Islands, they have become our prop
erty; our flag waves over them and I
am in favor of keeping it there."
Edward C. King, Democratic candi
date for Congress in 1896 and formerly
prosecuting attorney, residence, Lin
coln, 111.: Afraid of free silver.
P. H. Carlin, Brooklyn, N. Y., lead
ing builder and contractor: "The elec
tion of Mr. Bryan would be a lament
able mistake. If I did not sincerely be
lieve this I would not turn my back
upon the political teachings of my life.
A series of disasters would follow his
election to power. All confidence abroad
in our financial stability would be de
stroyed, whether free silver could be
at once adopted or not. Gold would
be hoarded by the banks for self-protection,
law or no law."
Stephen A. Foley, life-long Demo
crat, and formerly county judge, Lin
coln, 111., believes in expansion, in con
tinuing the present prosperity and
balks at free silver.
General William Crooks, formerly
colonel Sixth Minnesota Volunteers,
St. Paul, Minn.: "In my opinion the
administration of Mr. McKinley, in
dealing with the questions that have
arisen and have been most serious and
difficult, has been honest, patriotic and
national, and the American people will
not forsake him while he is engaged
in doing their will and upholding
bravely, as he has, the honor of the
nation at home and abroad."
Oscar Straus, Minister to Turkey,
New York: "I am called a gold Dem
ocrat because I am opposed to a dis
honest dollar. I opposed Bryan in
1896, and I will oppose him again."
LEADING GERMAN DAILY
HAS LEFT W. J. BRYAN
. The New York Staats Zeitung,
that some time ago supported
.Bryan on the question of impe
rialism, has deserted his banner,
and come out squarely for Mc
Kinley. The cut is the severest
Bryanism has yet received in the
East. The Staats Zeitung admits
that the current is strongly
against Bryan, and says there is
nothing in the Bryan cry of im
perialism and militarism. It is
against him on the money ques
tion. The Staats Zeitung is one
of .the most powerful German pa
pers in the country.
Mate Favors Republicans
thrown out, it was allowed to
stand as far as it related to mem
bers of the Legislature. The lat
ter elected J. C. S. Blackburn to
the United States Senate, but I
can not conceive that that body
will seat him. I think that I am
not exaggerating when I say that
at the election in which Mr. Goe
bel was a candidate for Governor
20 per cent of the honest vote of
the State was thrown out and
nullified to permit the issuing of a
certificate to him. A similar state
of facts would prevail this year
but for the fact that Congress
can take a hand in investigating
the returns. Goebelism means
that it matters not how the people
may vote, so long as Goebelites
can do the counting. The Repub
licans might carry every county
in the State but one, and then
the State Election Commissioners
could, with only that one coun
ty, legally declare the Electoral
vote for Bryan. Whether the
Goebelites would dare to do this
remains to be seen, as their ac
tion would be subject to review
by Congress."
Ex-Mayor Robert C. Davidson, Bal
timore, Md.: "I would not vote for
Bryan on a gold platform. I think he
is even more dangerous than the plat
form he is on. I am against any man
now and for all time who attempts to
cheapen the price of the dollar we have
now. Don't talk about Bryan to me."
Hon. J. N. Perrin, Illinois: "The
Filipinos had no business congregating
an army 60.C00 strong outside the city
of Manila and starting a war with our
soldiers after we had taken the city
from the Spaniards, that same city
never having been occupied by the
Filipinos. I do not believe in saying
to our soldiers over there that they are
fighting for a wrong cause. I am an
expansionist."
II. L. Loucks, South Dakota, once
President of the National Farmers' Al
liance: Prosperity.
Lowell Rondebush, Clermont County,
O., state lecturer at Farmers' Insti
tutes: Prosperity.
William F. Cody, better known as
"Buffalo Bill." North Platte, Neb. Been
a life-long Democrat.
Everett P. Wheeler, New York: "I
do not see how any Democrat who
voted against Bryan in 1896 can con
scientiously and consistently vote for
him in 1900."
Alexander E. Orr, New York: "I
will not vote for Bryan. I hope every
body will do all that can be done to de
feat this ticket by voting for McKin
ley." Delancey Nicoll, New York: "I can
not vote for such a dishonest financial
policy as the platform advocates."
Ex-Controller Theodore W. Myers,
New York: "The Kansas City con
vention made a fatal mistake in keep
ing alive a dead issue. I cannot sup
port by action or vote the free coin
age of silver. I am one of a large
number of discouraged Democrats who
are wondering why in the name of
common sense their party does not
want their help and votes."
Francis H. Ruhe. New York: "I
never voted the Republican ticket in
my life, and four years ago was out
and out for the gold standard ticket.
This year I am for McKinley for all I
am worth."
William J. Curtis, member of the na
tional Democratic committee, New
York: "The platform adopted and
the candidates nominated at Kansas
City show that the Democratic party
under its present management no long
er presents any attractions to the men
who have always believed in sound
Democratic principles."
William L. Turner, 22 William street,
New York: "I don't think Bryan has
the slightest chance of election. I
shall vote for McKinley and Roose
velt." Charles D. Ingersoll, 170 Broadway,
New York: "Even as it was in 1896,
so it is in 1900. I cannot stand Bryan
and debased money; I certainly shall
not vote for him."
John D. Crimmins, New York: "Bry
anism and Populism have dictated the
ticket and the platform for the Demo
cratic party. By adopting the 16 to 1
plank the convention has virtually de
feated its own ticket and elected Mc
Kinley and Roosevelt. In my opinion
Bryan will receive a worse defeat than
he received four years ago."
George M. Feimlin, farmer, Grand
Island, Neb.: "I was born and reared
in Germany. I know wrhat militarism
is and when a Democratic politician
tells me that I must be afraid of mili
tarism I tell you he is either totally
ignorant of what militarism is or he
is totally dishonest in attempting to
make me believe something which he
cannot believe himself. The little frag
ment of an army this country has
neither endangers the republic nor can
cause the fine increase in the price of
my farm products. I am going to vote
for McKinley and I'd like to see the
man that can stop me."
M. D. Walker, public administrator.
Holt County, Mo.
Captain James Rice, ex-Secretary of
State Colorado, Cleveland, Ohio.
William J. McCarter, Philadelphia,
representing Hughes & Bradley, neck
wear. "Like thousands of others, I
knew less about free silver than I
cared to acknowledge, but I took Bry
an's word for it. This year McKinley
will receive my support. Why? The
reasons for my change in sentiment
are palpable. Everywhere I travel
Bryan's platitudes are made more gro
tesque by the arrowing prosperity of
the country, "iac is good enough for
me this year, and that is just the way
hundreds of other traveling men feel.
This talk of an 'ominous silence' ,is
bosh."
THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT
MR. CLEVELAND'S POSITION
There ia no longer any uncer
tainty about where Grover Cleve
land stands Ii this campaign.
The forme?" "President of the
United States Is against Bryan
ism and against .Bryan.
John S. Green of Louisville
wrote to the former president in
quiring if he has ; ctanged his
views on the financial question
as expressed in his lettVto Chi
cago business men on pril 13,
1895.
Mr. Cleveland's reply : tox Mr.
Green is as follows: , V
"Buzzard's Bay, Oct. 7, 19CT.
John S. Green, Esq. Dear Sir: X
have received your letter, inclos-'
ing a copy of my letter written;
more than five years ago to the '
business men of Chicago. I had
not seen it in a long time, but it
seems to me I could not state the
case better at this time if I
should try. I have not changed
my opinion as therein expressed
in the least. Yours truly,
"Grover Cleveland."
The letter was written five
years ago to William T. Baker,
George N. Smith, John O. Roche,
T. W. Harvey, David Kelly and
Harry S. Robbins, in response to
an invitation to visit Chicago in
the interest of sound money.
Some of the striking extracts are:
"If the sound money sentiment
abroad in the land is to save us
from mischief and disaster it
might be crystallized and com
The Democratic Honest Money League
of America,
ISO BROADWAY. NEW YORK.
This league was organized in 1896 to oppose the eloctlon of Vill
laa J. Bryan upon a platform demanding the free coinnge of silver at
the ratio of sixteen to ono.
In the present oampalen UrT Bryan is again the candidate and free
liver again the real issue.
We dealare In far or of the existing gold standard and the election
of the candidates pledged to Its maintenance.
Ve oppose the free coinage of silver at the ratio of sixteen to
one and the election of William J. Bryan, and pledge our moat earnest
efforts to their defeat.
We call on all Democrats who held their country's honor and wel
fare above Frty loyalty to unite with us In this final effort to era d-
lcate Bryanls and secure repose and safety to the Nation. Cold Bm
e crate eleoted ICr. Mckinley: Gold Democrats, If they would secure the
frulta of the victory of 1696, Bust re-elect fcla, And In the sane in
tereati that of Honest Honey.
PROMINENT GERMAN
HOPES FOR BRYAN'S DEFEAT
Louis Windmuller, the New York
merchant", who in previous cam
paigns has been recognized as the
exponent of the views of a large
number of eitizens of German de
scent and who up to the disruption
of the Democratic party by Bryan
was a prominent gold Democrat and
a contributor to the literature for
former campaigns, has announced
that his views regarding the fitness
of the two presidential candidates
have in no wise changed from those
he entertained in 1896.
"Although a gold Democrat then,"
said Mr. Windmuller, "I voted for
Mr. McKinley, oelieving iat to vote
for third party candidates was to
throw away a vote. I can say now
that I have never been sorry for
making the choice I did then. I be
lieve now as I did then that Bryan's
election would be a national calami
ty and that all tuose who really care
for the country's welfare have
nothing else to do but to support
Mr. McKinley. All other questions
are of minor importance beside that
F. S. Andrews, proprietor Phoenix
Inn, Findlay, Ohio. "I consider myself
a Democrat. I am going to vote for
McKinley. As a business man this ad
ministration suits me. The Philippines
do not worry me in the least."
Joseph Bear, of Frost burg. Md., life
long Democrat, and twice mayor of
the city: "McKinley's administration
has convinced me that the Republican
party is the party of business and
progress."
Eugene V. Brewster, Brooklyn, N.
Y.: "There are twenty-five reasons why
Mr. Bryan should not be elected. The
chief one is that he has behind him a
disorganized mass of men with con
flicting theories, and if elected, the
appointment of many thousand of of
ficials out of such a mass would mean
confusion worse than confounded."
Thomas II. McCracken, business rep
resentative of the Progressive Car
penters' and the New York City Car
penters' unions for ten years: "Bryan
will not get my vote this year. He
got it in 1895, but he won't get it in
1900. Why? Well, because he isn't
consistent, that's all."
bined and made immediately ac
tive. "An insidious attempt is made
to create a prejudice against the
advocates of a safe and sound
currency by the insinuation,
more or less directly made, that
they belong to financial and busi
ness classes, and are therefore not
only out of sympathy with the
common people of the land, but
for selfish and wicked purposes
are willing to sacrifice the inter
ests of those outside their circle.
"It is a time for the American
people to reason together as mem
bers of a great nation which can
promise them a continuance of
protection and safety only so long
St its solvency is unsuspected, its
honor unsullied and the sound
ness of its money unquestioned.
"Ifce discredit or depreciation
in the. financial centers of any
form oi money in the hands of
the people is a signal of immedi
ate loss everywhere.
"If reckless discontent and
wild experixuent should sweep
our currency from its safe sup
port, the most ) defenseless of all
who suffer in that time of distress
and national discredit will be the
poor, as they reckon the loss in
their scanty support, and the
laborer or workinjrmart as he sees
the money he has received from
his toil shrink and shrivel in his
hand when he tenders it. for the
necessaries of the humble lome.".
of the currency, and the Democratic
managers may boast all they want
to, but the fact is that a vast ma
jority of the German-born voters
regard this question as the para
mount one, beside which 'imperial
ism,' so-called, cuts no figure. The
trust question is hardly worth talk
ing about for the reason that both
parties have concluded that trusts
are bad things. I regard Mr. Schurz
as deluded respecting the Philip
pines. The Philippine question is so
much on his mind that it has pre
cluded him from looking impartial
ly at the situation in its entirety.
His judgment, in fact, seems to have
been completely overclouded by it.
"I consider Mr. Bryan a danger
ous man for the reason that he seeks
to arouse class hatred and panders
to socialistic and popuiistic tenden
cies. He should not be elected, and
it is the duty of every business man,
every working man and of all who
love their country to see that he is
defeated."
M. Sievers, traveling man, Milwau
kee,. Wis.: "The acts of a lot of hood
lums in Victor, Colo., are repeated in
Chicago against Mr. Roosevelt and
undoubtedly caused by that unclean
sheet known as the Chicago American,
must turn every man with any self
respect away from such company. For
this reason I refuse to vote the Dem
ocratic ticket."
Dr. J. H. Woodward, Seward, Neb.:
"I voted for Bryan in 1806. I believe
that he and his con-fusion parties
have practically admitted that silver
is to be relegated to the rear. On the
question of the Philippines I am with
the Republican party and President
McKinley, from first to last. Mr.
Bryan resigned his colonelcy to urge
his Democratic friends in the United
States senate to vote for the ratifica
tion of the treaty."
William A. Perrine, representative
of the Iron Molders' Conference,
New York: "Prosperity."
A. Fling, merchant, Stanberry, Mo.:
"No Bryanism, even if I am a Democrat."
BRYAN'S DEFEAT
PRESERVE
Edward S. Bragg, soldier,
statesman and life-iong Demo
crat, came out squarely tor Pres
ident McKinley in a speech at the
Pabst Theater, Milwaukee, on
October 11th. He did more. He
exhorted the Gold Democrats, atv
whose solicitation he publicly
made known his views, to do like
wise as a step essential to the
preservation of national honor.
General . Bragg said, among
other things:
"The h rt of this great peo
ple has always beat loyal to the
government when the war trump
sounded, and has never tolerated,
and will never tolerate, encour
agement to a public enemy, while
he is robbing, fighting, slaying
the brave men, your sons and
brothers, whom tne government
has sent forth to do its mission,
whether that enemy be an En
glishman or Mexican, a Spaniard
or a Filipino.
"The result of '96 is as a thrice
told tale. Wisconsin, never lack
ing in its duty where State or
National honor is concerned, set
the badger stamp of condemna
tion on Mr. Bryan's 16 to 1, in
dorsed by over 100,000 plurality.
Are you ashamed of thi3 record,
and would you undo it? No, my
fellow badgers, we will stand to
our guns in the second battle as
we did in the first.
"He who knows Mr. Bryan
knows that he has never aban
doned 16 to 1. The carrying
into effect of his financial tneo
ries is the great purpose of his
life. He is honest, if not prac
General Horatio C. King. New York,
former law partner of David B. Hill:
"J"our years ago, with a large num
ber, of Democrats throughout the country,-
revolted from the platform for
mulated at Chicago. I had a fond hope
that possibly they might come back
to reasSa. and true Democracy, but the
reiteration, of the same sentiments at
Kansas City.- the re-affirmation of the
same doctriao, the addition of a worse
one, that is, tc haul down the Amer
ican flag in the Philippines, hiis con
vinced me th.it liryanism is Fopulism
run mad. I am atiazed that any por
tion of my fellow Democrats of the old
period should, for' the sake of this
bugaboo of i:p.ri::lisn?. undertake to
crawl back iruo the SO. called Demo
cratic party."
John Kuykcndall, Demr, Colo.:
"The people of this country almost
unanimously urgvd the President to
engage in the recent war. I,VUQ an
American and I do not see hov J. can
honorably do anything but sustahthe
President."
W. H. Kelley. Cheyenne, Wyo., toi
merly Democratic member of the leg?
islature, has declared a nomination
from the Democrats for clerk of the
district court saying: "It is for the
greatest good of the country that
President McKinley be re-eieeted. The.
country has prospered. 1 am not in
sympathy with the position taken by
the Democratic party on the question
of expansion. Both of the parties are
sincere in the statements that under
certain conditions combinations of
capital should be subjected to legisla
tive control."
Henry Garvin of Kever, Wells coun
ty, N. D.: "Wrote a letter to the Fargo
Forum, challenging a statement that
farm loans could be secured at f. per
:ent, and agreed to vote for McKinley
if it was true. The challenge was
promptly taken by Banker Ed Pierce
and Colonel Morton of Fargo."
Charles Meteer, for twenty-seven
-. ears local agent of the American Ex
press Company, l'ana. 111.: "Prosper
ity." Adam Schauss, head of the Adan.
Schauss Manufacturing Co., Toledo.
O., who supported Bryan four yearr.
ago: "Bryan stands for the re-opening
of the disturbing money question.
The crp of imperialism finds no echo.
It is too silly a dodge to catch the peo
ple with. To make us Germans believe
that we stand in danger of militarism
requires better proof than Mr. Bryan's
word."
Charles O. Summers, blacksmith.
Winchester, Ind: "Times are good
enough for me and want them to con
tinue so, I am making good money and
am satisfied."
Elmer Thomas, Lynn, Ind., timber
buyer: "I worked several years ago at
the business of buying timber, and
could barely make a living, but after
McKinley was elected President and
business began to get better, my sal
ary was gradually increased, and now
I am making plenty of money. Since
McKinley's election I have bought a
good piece of property and have it
paid for and money in the bank. Mc
Kinley Is good enough for me and I
propose to vote for him."
Isson G. Gillett, an old-time Dem
ocrat, and his three sons, stanberry.
Mo.: "Not one of Bryan's 1896 proph
esies have come true."
Michael Doran, of St. Paul, the
"Father of the Minnesota Democ
racy: "Why should I support what
they call a Democratic ticket. There
is not a Democrat upon it. I am for
progression and prosperity, and I am
satisfied with the present national ad
ministration. Bryan ofTers U3 nothing
that he was not proclaiming in 1K.
He presents no new arguments. He is
tearing down instead of building up.
I supported Bryan four years ago. but
I am glad he was not elected. I shall
do some hard work for McKinley and
the Republican state ticket, for I do
not want this country to got into the
hands of knockers."
Col. C. H. Murray. E'.khart. Ind., a
prominent Grand Army :r?an: "I am a
believer in bimetallism, but Bryan is
a demagogue and is utterly lacking in
the essential qualities of Etnt'.'j-rran-ship.
The 'anti-irrp'-rialist issue' is
the veriest rot."
Nelson J. Palmer, prominent Demo
cratic leader, Fredouia, N. Y.: "Prosperity."
WILL
NATIONAL HONOR
tical, and he has never said, and
he never will say, he has aban
doned it. He would not abandon
it at Kansas City.
"I have said Mr. Bryan is an
v honest, if not a practical, man.
v What he says he believes he can
Qo, and will never falter in Lid
attempt to do it.
"He is a dreamy idealist. He
talks and acu and believes, if
he vrci Presiuent, by a wave of
his magic wand, as 'tweie, he
can make a desert blossom; that
he can doaway with want and
misery, ana make all his sub
jects prosperous and happy. Iu
other words, tt-at he is possessed
of the mysterious power that can
make the world a 4 Utopia, if you
give him a chance.'
"Such a man is a delightful
companion, an estinable mem
ber of society, but a WAd. bull in
a china shop would not be more
dangerous to the safety of the
crocaery than such would be to
the safety of the State, if en
trusted with the management of
affairs.
"The country is prosperous
money Is plenty and good; inter-',
est has dropped to 5 ptx ceut; the
market of our abundant crop; has
furnished the money to discharge
old morttjayes and build new
hemes; labor hnda employment in
our State, and the laboier tlxes
the wages. Vhy should you de
sire a change, unless it be for
the betterP And that better
state yci cannot hope to find in
the balloon of the ideali3t,
Bryan.''
James A. Curtiss, a prominent Merl
den. Conn., Democrat, and former
member of the .Meriden board of pub
lic works, is out f r McKinley :.nd his
joined the Comme cial and Industrial
League. He says: "I am afraid of
Bryan on the mon y question. The
silver idea may be ah right fifty yens
from now, but I don't expect to be
here then. I believe it Is for my te.it
interest from the mor. y standpoint
to have no change at i nsent in the
financial policy of the government,
and I am going to vote as I honestly
believe."
Dr. Wm. T. Walls, Mad:?.m, Ir.d.:
"We have risen to a position whh h
ranks with the best governments on
the face of the earth, notwithstanding
all prophecies by Mich men as William
Jennings Bryan. I am proud cf tae
rresent prospering conditions and
will vote for McKinley and to support
his policy of expansion."
Capt F. M. Grant, Canton. 111.:
"For the country to turn aside from
the broad open highway of a solid and
stable currency to traverse the bng
and slough of cheap money would only
e equaled In supreme folly by the
Ac of the owners of a great steamship
lift to seek in bedlam for one of its
inniaes to command its largest anj
best easel on a voyage across , ti
sea."
Kar.dohh Barton, of Baltlrao;. Md.,
a lifelong Democrat, who e.rved In
the Confederate army throughout the
war, ami wht was chpften a delegate
to the Nation? Democratic Conven
tion at Chicago.' 133i by the Mary
land Democratic State Convention:
"Bryan represents a debased currency
with all the i 1 1.4 which that Involves.
And yet he talks of the Republican
party placing the dollar ahead of the
man, as if every living Democrat.
Bryan included. doe3 not think as
much of a dollar aa every living Re
publican does. I want none of him.'
1). Sterett Glttings, son of the late
Richard -. Gittings. of Baltimore. MJ..
who was a prominent and lift Ion
Democrat, for many years State's At
torney for Baltimore county and one
of the Presidential electors for Tlllea
and Hendricks, will vote for McKin
ley and Koos'-velt. He says: "I op-
' posed Mr. Bryan In 1850. and I am
! opposed to him in lliOO. If Mr. I'.ryaa
jand the Chicago platform were brtd In
I 1S30, Mr. Bryan and the hyphenate!
t.'tr.cago-Kansas tity platform are
doubly bad in VMiO. If Mr. Bryan wai
repudiated In lj'l. when the dDrM
sion in all kinds of business vmlered
any change apparently a charig for
the better, so much Hie more ought he
to be turned down In 1'JhO, when the
country is enjoying an era of unexam
pled prosperity."
Charbs S. Wiley, one of the leading
attorneys of Coles County, III., and
heretofore a prominent Democrat. ha
announced that henceforth he will
support the. Republican ticket. He
was a candidate for Secretary of State
on the gold Democratic ticket In lSDO.
He opposes both free silver and anti
expansion. Thomas J. Powers, member Co. B,
44th Indiana, during the Civil War!
Warsaw, Ind.: "I fought four years for
the preservation of the American flag
and cannot tolerate Mr. Bryan's atti
tude in reference to the Philippines.
I have also observed that Mr. Bryan's
predictions have not been fulfilled."
Silas Stonr. Warsaw. Ind.: "I've had
four years of prosperity and I propose
to do ail I tan to continue it. I can
not risk and Bryan prosperity la
mine."
I S. R. Moore, a lifelong Iemocrat.
Kankakee, in. .
GERMAN PA PUR LEAVES
BRYAN
The German Tribune, of Leav
enworth, Kansas, the only Ger
man pnper publish?! in that
State, has left Bryan's stardard.
The rersoas for th chanf-e are
t'.iat tbo Tribune believe i in pros
perity and sound r-5ony. rnd
that the cry cf "imperialij m" ;s
fa!:;?. T.e Tribune suj.r.crtel
Bryan four year aro. It his a
circu:ar;cn ci l.fcGO wc;.;y .ill
lie State, and L, GOO daily
in Leavenworth.
