GENERAL LEW WALLACE
OUT FOR McKINLEY
General Low Wallace , of Craw-
fordsville , Ind. , who has fre
quently criticised the Republican
Administration , has declared in
favor of re-electing President
McKinley. He says :
"I shall vote for Mr. McKinley -
ley and I shall vote for the en-
tin. Republican ticket. I shall
vote for Mr. McKinley because
the thought of the election of Mr.
Bryan is abhorrent to mo for sev
eral reasons. In the first place ,
I hold the man insincere , for no
candidate can take nominations
from three parties without in
tending to fool some one in case
of his election.
"In the nest place , Mr. Bryan's
financial policy is one which , if
put in effect , would bring disas
ter and ruin on the country.
Preo silver is a menace to the
business interests of the country.
George B. Wcston , Bolchertown ,
Mass. : "I have voted the Democratic
ticket since Franklin Pierce was our
President , but the 'pull down the flag
and sneak homo' policy Is too big a
dose , and if. I live I shall vote for Mc
Kinley. Any American In whoso soul
dwells one spark of national pride
who Is willing to humiliate his country
in the eyes of the world should be
stood up and shot. "
M. F. Bumgardner , farmer living
near Ottawa , Kan. : "Four years ago I
was for Bryan. I shall vote for Mc
Klnley and the straight Republican
ticket this fall. I am satisfied with
conditions. I don't want any change. "
J. T. Yerkes , near Ottawa , Kan. :
"Four years ago I voted for Bryan. I
am satisfied with present conditions
and think a change would be disas
trous. I notice that all the Populist
predictions of four years ago have
proven false , nnd every promise the
Republicans made has been kept. "
Walter Marks , farmer near Ottawa ,
Kan. : "I was a Republican until four
years ago. They got me 'off' then ,
but they can't do It again. I was con
vinced two months after McKinley's
election that I had been misled. I
have had enough of Bryanlsm to last
me. "
II. F. Shivoly , Lane , Kan. , a school
teacher , and one of the most effective
fusion workers In the campaign of
189G : "I voted for Bryan and the other
fusion candidates. I shall vote the
straight Republican ticket this fall.
One of the causes for my change Is
the expansion issue. "
Chas. McCumber , Lane , Kan. , a far
mer : "I voted for Bryan four years
ago. I huvo a' " \ys noticed that we
have hard tin. * , n the Democrats
are in and got s when the Re
publicans are in done with the
Democratic party.
J. C. Wakoflcld , .er , Lane , Kan. ,
who suppuitcd Brja four years ago ,
and who Is a man of wide influence
in his community , said : "Of course
I shall vote the Republican ticket this
fall. There Isn't anything else for a
man to do. "
B. C. Smith , farmer , near Ottawa ,
Kan. : "Count mo for McKlnley and the
whole Republican ticket I was a
Bryan man in 189G. but you bet your
life I'm cured. "
William Archer , near Ottawa , Kan. ,
a well-known farmer : "I have voted
the Populist ticket for ten years ; I
have been a Populist ever since the
party was organized. A farmer can't
afford to vote for a change this year.
I am going to vote the Republican
ticket. "
J. B. Whltaker , near Ottawa , Kan. ,
former : "I was a Republican until ten
years ago. I left the party when I
lived in Dakota and Identified myself
with the People's party. I have a son
who served in the Philippines with
Company K. Any man who reads
Gen. Lawton's words to the people of
this country in which ho said , 'If I
am killed by a Filipino bullet my
death will He at the door of the Filipino
pine sympathizers In America , ' and
then votes the Democratic ticket , ho
Is disloyal to his country. My sons
wcro all Bryan sympathizers In 1896.
They arc all for McKlnley this year. "
B. P. Sessions , Ottawa , Kan. , under
taker , said ; "You may put me down
as one of the men who voted for Bry
an in 1S9G and who will vote for Mc
Klnley this fall. McKinley's admin
istration has been superior In every
respect. The people do not need a
change. "
0. B. Merrill , near Ottawa , Kan. :
"The thlrqs wo expected to happen
didn't come about. Instead of disaster
wo have had good times. "
ANTTMGR COLORADO
'
IV. : R IN LINE
The Uouldor County ( Colo. )
fi d.is : Oscided to support
the ' : . * ? Inlcy administration.
1 he 3 -1 left the Republican
party i . 1SCG. It says :
"r- . -p is , ue of 'imperial-
Icm. ch is n misnomer , the
> c. . ' ' lieves in standing by
the eat administration. It
in the light of events
tlindniiniptiation ! is pur
suing the pioper course. It
looks upon the cry of 'imperial
ism' as n foolish play upon
words which should not be in
dorsed at the polls. Th.3 Herald
hns the highest admiration for
Mr. Bryan. It believes him to
be sincere , but it also believes
him to be in error in this in
stance. Further than that the
cry of free silver still lias an ef
fect upon the business interests
of the East timilnr to the snak
ing of a red rag at a bull. The
fear of it would so frighten busi
ness Interests as to cause a finan
cial collapse equal to , if not
greater In extent to , that of
1893. "
"Finally , I nin opposed to Mr.
Bryan , as I hold him directly re
sponsible for the death of every
one of the bravo American tsol-
dicrs slain in the Philippines.
It is the encouragement held out
to the rebels by Mr. Bryan and
others of his ilk that keeps up
the struggle there. The war was
over , but the sympathy and
promises held out by Mr. Bryan ,
have caused the lighting to break
out afresh , and it will from this
time until concluded bo fraught
with more disaster to our boyo ,
for they have slowly and nuroly
been teaching their adversaries
how to fight. For each man who
falls there , bo he inspired by the
sense of duty or the love of war ,
Mr. Bryan is responsible. The
thought of electing such a man
ns this to the presidency is uttor-
3repugnant. . "
B. Y. Smith , farmer , near Ottawa ,
Kan. : "I voted for Bryan and all the
other fusion candidates four years
ago , but If I live I shall support the
straight Republican ticket this year.
I haven't voted the Republican ticket
since the days before the Greenback
party , but you can count ino this time
sure. "
SI Hughes , Populist , Ottawa , Kan. :
"Tho Republican party has done what
wo Populists have been striving to ac
complish , and that was to bring good
timee. It would not bo wlso to change
now. "
James L. Davis , a llfplong Demo
crat , Chllllcothe , Mo. , who has
stumped the state for the Democrats
for thirty years : "Mr. McKlnley has
done nothing more than his duty un
der the treaty of Paris. For every act
in his administration * * * Mr.
McKinley had ample authority from
precedents established by Democratic
presidents who preceded him. "
Attorney J. E. Robinson , Fargo , S.
D. , who Is known throughout the state :
"Many Popullstn who once voted for
Bryan now propose to vote for Mc
Klnley. We never vote to haul down
the flag , and wo never vote so as to
encourage armed rebellion. The gen
uine Populist must be a patriot. We
voted for Bryan as the honest and
able champion of frno silver coinage
and monetary expansion. Conditions
have changed ; there Is no longer
dearth of money. That has been well
relieved by the discovery of rich gold
mines , which yield an output of about
$100,000,000 a year , and by the bank
ing and currency act , which add large
ly to the circulating medium. The
circulation Is now larger than at any
other time In the history of the coun
try. The McKlnley administration
has been such as to Inspire and retain
the confidence of the nations and the
confidence of the business world , and
the result has been a period of com
mercial expansion , of trade balances ,
of thrift and prosperity , such as was
never recorded In the history of any
country. "
Judge E. H. Norton , of Platte City ,
Mo. , ex-member of the Missouri Su
preme Court , an old-time Democrat ,
did not approve his party's platform
on the money question in 189G and ho
has not taken up the cry of ImperialIsm -
Ism In this campaign. Ho regards It
as a false issue and says : "I regard
It as a mere blind behind which to
hide the real Issue , viz. : the free and
unlimited coinage of sliver at the ratio
tie of 1C to 1. The charge of Imper
ialism is based by Mr. Bryan upon the
action of President McKlnley , In en
deavoring to maintain the authority of
the United States in the Philippine
Islands , by putting down by force the
armed rebellion of Agulnaldo. I re
gard the silver plank In the platform ,
together with the assailrnent of the
Integrity of the courts , as revolution
ary In the extreme as freighted with
evil promotlvo of disorder and blood
shed destructive to the best interests
of the law-abiding at war with good
government , and an Invitation to the
lawless to commit unlawful acts with
Impunity. "
J. B. Dozler , District Attorney of
Shasta County , Cal. , and a leading
Democrat of northern California :
i "The great civilization which wo have
achieved and our great development
is due to the spirit of expansion. I
believe the action taken by the gov
ernment of the United States in regard
to its foreign policy Is right , Just , pro
gressive and proper. "
John B. Rhoades , proprietor and
operator of the cotton and woolen
mills at Aston Mills , Delaware Coun
ty , Pa. , several times chairman of the
Delaware County Democratic Com
mittee : "I am still a Democrat but
cannot give my support to Bryan. Ho
Is a man who is always trying to
cause a dissatisfaction between the
laboring classes and the capltllsts , and
In my judgment these two forces
should always be harmonious. I con
sider any man who endeavors to make
these two forces clash , Is nothing
short of a demagogue and not a safe
man to bo entrusted with the Import
ant position of President of the Unit
ed States. "
John Warren Hardenbergh , Jersey
City. N. J. : "Sound money. "
Judge R. J. Graham , a well-known
lawyer of Ottawa , Kan. , was one of
the strongest Bryan men of the city in
1S9G. He served as justice of the
peace by appointment of Gov. Leedy
and was nominated by the fuslonlsts
for the same office a year ago. Judge
Graham has campaigned all over
Franklin county for fusion. "Tho
only question of Importance to mo In
this campaign Is the question of 'ex
pansion , ' or as the Democrats are
pleased to term It. 'Imperialism. ' On
this question I am fully In accord with
the present administration and have
been from the beginning. Wo have as
I much right to own , control and gov-
iorn the Philippine Islands as wo have
the territory embraced in Texas or
I that acquired by the Louisiana pur
chase. "
WAYNE McVEAGH
CANNOT SUPPORT BRYAN
Wnyno McVcngh , whom Presi
dent Cleveland appointed minis
ter to Italy , has decided to sup
port McKinley and Roosevelt.
His reasons are given below :
"The controlling reason Is
the unwillingness I feel to in
trust the government of the
country to the men who now
represent and control the Dem
ocratic organization , standing as
they do upon the Chicago plat
form of 1800. I fully appreciate
the desirableness of having two
great political parties to either of
which the destinies of this great
and growing republic can bo
FORflER CONGRESSflAN
PAGE FLAYS BRYAN
Es-Congressman Charles H.
Fnp-p. Providence. R. I. : "What
choice have I except McKinley ?
There are candidates besides Mc
Kinley , but I guess I wont have
to look far.
"Bryan I know Bryan. That's
why I won't vote for him. I am
just as good a Democrat as I
over was , but Bryan is no Demo
crat. I was with him in Con
gress. I know him there , nntl I
watched then all the populistic
tricks ho had.
"I am against Bryan because I
"McKINLEY SOMETHING MORE
THAN A MAN AFTER AN OFFICE"
James S. Evans , Chicago , 111. :
"I come of a long line of Demo
crats who have been conspicuous
in the political history of the
Gulf States. I cannot subscribe
to the teachings of Mr. Bryan.
Believing them to be dangerous
and especially detrimental to the
interests of this South , I shall
cast my vote for the first time in
the history of a member of my
family , for the Republican Na
tional ticket. * * * It seems to
Colonel Morton of Fargo , S. D. , an
old-time Democrat , Is out against
Bryan. He was once on General
Sherman's staff during the civil war
and a few years ago was chairman
of the Democratic State Commltteo
of Minnesota. He Is now one of the
leading farmers of South Dakota.
He says : "I note that the Demo
cratic press throughout the country
Is claiming the many Dcmocrnts
who voted against Bryan In 1S9G are
lined up for the free-silver advocate
now. I don't know how It may bo
elsewhere , but It Is not true In this
section. I have been a Democrat all
my life , but the free-silver heresy
drove me as It did thousand * of
other life-long Democrats to the
support of McKlnley. The fanners
of the West cannot afford to have
a change In our financial conditions ,
and with the election of Bryan and
Q Democratic Congress of course
I mean both houses of Congress be
ing Democratic a change would he
Inevitable. That It would be suici
dal for our people of the Northwest
to hazard oven a remote chance of
a change Is evidenced by the fact
that to-day our farmers can borrow
on their rich acres from 40 to 50 per
do not believe in denouncing the
Supreme Court ; because I believe -
liovo in upholding the Supreme
Court. There is no longer a place
in the Democratic party for men
who think like I do. Men like
Hill , who are good Democrats ,
are letting things go along and
helping this man in his course to
got rid of him. They think
they know , in fact that the only
way ho can bo gotten rid of ia to
have him beaten thoroughly.
"That's what I think of Bryan.
I am still a Democrat , under
stand. "
mo to be the very acme of insin
cerity for a Southern Democrat
* " * to preach about individ
ual liberty , the right of the gov
erned to bo consulted about mat
ters of state issues. * * * A
Southerner by birth ; in politics
a Democrat ; an American by the
grace of Qed , I ahall , in the ab
sence of a Democratic nominee ,
vote for William McKinley because -
cause ho is something moro than
a man after an office. "
flORE HICHIGAN MEN
RALLY TO REPUBLICANS
Professor Fen-Is S. Fitch , Pontlac ,
Mich. , formerly chairman of Demo
cratic county committee , and founder
of the Post : "Bryanlsm Is revolting
to me. The maintenance of the honor
and credit of the nation Is as Incum
bent on every citizen to-day ns in
189G , when Democrats who preferred
the Integrity of the old Democratic
party and the welfare of our common
country were compelled to vote for
McKlnley. "
G. J. McClIntock , ex-mayor , Lalngs-
burg. Mich. : Prosperity.
William Johnston , hardware mer
chant and Populist , Leslie , Mich. : "Let
well enough alone. "
James N-Jsbltt , Schoolcraft. Pros
perity.
Dr. S. B. Snyder , Fulton. Pros
perity.
R. H. Buckhout. Kalamazoo.
Quibbling of Bryan.
Benjamin F. Rowe , Kalamazoo.
Expansion.
Hon. James Powers , Scotts. Ex
pansion.
Frank J. Mllllman , Scotts. Ex
pansion.
C. J. Daniels , jeweler , Athens ,
Mich.
John Broad , Harbor Springs.
Good times.
Dr. S. S. C. Phlppen , Owosso. Is
against free silver.
Chas. Hamper , Owosso , chairman
Democratic-Silver Committee Shla-
wasseo County. Left the party be
cause they endorsed Democratic
platform of 1896.
C. II. Hudson , merchant , Mar-
ccllus.
Henry Allen , Vlcksburg.
Bird Will lams , Viokfiburg.
Jay Williams , Vlcksburg.
Fred Prolo , Vlcksburg.
Philip Prolo , Vicksburg.
George Smith , old soldier , Mar
shall.
safely committed , but , In my
judgment , the Democratic party
does not at present meet that re
quirement.
"It seems to mo the present
tendency of President McKin-
ley's mind as to a foreign policy
CAU bo discerned in the true
American policy ho is now pur
suing in China.
"On the currency question I
have always advocated a single
gold standard of value , and at
last I find myself in harmony
with the Republican platform on
that subject"
N. W. Newhouso , editor Stanton
Clipper , Stanton. Is for expansion.
W. E. Lear , Grand Ledge , Silver
Republican , 189G. Ho has a boy in
the Philippines.
John Simpson , Grand Ledge. Says
times are good enough for him.
Thos. Wade , Feunvlllo. Money
question.
William Truar , Wayland. Ex
pansion.
David F. Hunton , Grand Haven.
Tired of 1C to 1.
E. E. Bostwlck , Union City , Mich. ,
formerly state senator : "A man who
accepted a commission In the late
war should stand by the results of
that war. "
A. R. Barrett , Union City , Mich. ,
formerly an officer in the twenty-
second Michigan volunteers : "A na
tion to bo vigorous and strong must
expand , and the flag should not
cease to float over territory which
rightfully belongs to the United
States. "
Curtis Morrell , Union City , Mich.
"Bryan's Ideas In regard to finance ,
If carried out , would paralyze Indus
tries , and the country would suffer
untold misery In getting to another
monetary basis. "
M. E. Blair , Union City , Mich.
"When any man , or set of men , pro
pose to pull down the stars and
strlpns from any land that comes to
us by purchase or otherwise , ho nor
they can have my voto. I believe
In letting well enough alone. Wo
are , In a financial way , all right ,
and I will vote to continue existing
conditions. "
John Cooper , Union City , Mich. ,
lifelong Democrat : "McKlnley will
administer the affairs of the govern
ment in a satisfactory manner In
the future as in the past , and It Is
extremely bad policy to make a
change at this time. "
COLONEL MORTON , DEMOCRAT ,
IS AFRAID OF BRYAN
cent of their value , at from 5 to C
per cent Interest. Four years ago
the prevailing rate A.as 8 and 9 per
cent , and loans were much moro fre
quently made at the latter rate than
the former. Mr. Bryan Is a young
man of ability , a young mnn of
promise ; and while I respect his
powers of oratory , I should not care
to bo a member of a firm In which
ho managed the finances. I don't be-
Hcvo that Mr. Bryan will be elected.
I should regard his election as a
great calamity.
"So far as Imperialism Is con
cerned , I don't think that many of
us are worried over the situation In
that regard. I wonder whether thoao
antl-Impurlallsts believe that wo
should have allowed Spain to have
sunk the Texas after sinking the
Maine destroying three or four
hundred moro of our sailors before
declaring war. I have a supreme
contempt for the fellow that thinks
moro of his dollars than of the na
tional honor , or fears that his cow
ardly carcass might come In contact
with foreign lead in case that ho
should bo drafted and sent to the
Philippines. "
COAST BANKER
DECLARES FOR McKINLEY
I , \7. Hollni J-3sluont of
the Nevada BUUK of San Fran
cisco and Farmer' & Merchants'
Bank of Los Anp Men : "I am a
life-long Demournt , but I shall
not vote for Mr. tvaa ' for Presi
dent. The 10 to 1'idea *
if put into practice , would upset
nil values. Everybody would bo
injured ; the mechanic and labor
er ns well ns the banker and mer
chant. America is today a cred
itor country and will continue
to bo so unless wo change our
monetary system. Lot the ratio
of 10 to 1 bo ntloptcd and it will
drive out what gold there in hero.
Our securities will bo sent back
from abroad to bo sold here in.
immouao sums. One crisis would
follow another. Manufacturing
interests would bo greatly in
jured ; labor , which in now in
W. A. Paulson of the Now York Life
Insurance Co. , New York : "llcpublU
cnnlsm stands for all that will benefit
trade , coinmurco and the Industrial
welfare of the entire country. "
Morgan Green , cashier of the Bank
of McKcnzIo , McKenzie , Tcnn : "I
will cast my first Republican vote this
full for McKlnley and Roosevelt and
the straight Republican ticket. 1 have
voted the Democratic ticket for thirty
years without a scratch , and have
always given liberally to the
campaign fund , I voted agnlnnt
Mr. McKlnley four years ago
bceauno I bcllovcd that the gold
standard would take away what
money wns In circulation. This was
what my party said would bo the re
sult , and I bcllovcd It. Mr. McKinley
was elected , and all have profited by
the result. The gold standard re
stored confidence and opened the mills ,
furnaces and shops and farms. . I do
not propose to experiment any moro.
I am going to vote for the policy that
prospered us under Harrison and Mc
Klnley. From this day I am nn all- ,
wool , yard-wldo Rcpubllcaji. "
Jay Williams , leading attorney ,
Salisbury , Md. : "I could not vote for
Wm. J. Bryan In the presidential
campaign of 1S9G. I have now the
same reason for declining to vote for
Mr. Bryan. Ills letter of acceptance
and oft-repoutcd declarations on the
subject show his desire to give us free
silver nt the ratio of 1C to 1 just ns
soon ns ho can. I have been pleased
with the present administration , with
the progress wo have made under It ,
with the present splendid financial
condition of this country. "
W. S. McChcsncy , Sr. , vlce-prcsl-
tlent of the Mexican Veterans' Asso
ciation nnd postmaster of Lexington ,
Ky. , under Grover Cleveland , wll ! sup
port McKinley In the presidential race
this year. Mr. McChcsnoy hns been n
consistent Democrat for years nnd was
led to take this stop by Mr. Bryan's
nttitudo on the question of "imperialism. "
IIo Bays : "Tho soldiers nntl honor of
our country should follow the flag. No
patriotic citizen can full to support the
party that Is for the prosecution of
the struggle to the end. Wo voteraiui
are for lighting It out when wo begin.
When the Philippines are brought un
der control nnd the honor of the flag
vindicated It will then bo time enough
to talk of the kind of government
they can have. "
John F. Moors , Fall River , Mass. :
"I am a sound money Democrat nnd an
antl-lmperlullst. Let the nation
dream great dreams , let It seek high
Ideals , but let It not forget that the
rule of 70,000,000 people Is n mighty
responsibility , not to be Idly entrusted
to a young man with hallucinations ,
who alwnyo appears with a cure-all.
Do not Bryan's manages smile as ho
changes his bait and draws Into his
net the antl-lmperlallBts ? "
John F. Vailo , Denver , Colo. : "It
IH manifest that- the present Democrat
ic idea Is not bimetallism , but infla
tion , with flat inflation preferred.
True blmotallluta look to the smelters
nnd the stamp mllla , and not to the
pulp mills , for money matcrlal.'V
W. II. Bright , formerly of the Daily
Times , Portsmouth , 0. , who has been
an active Democrat for many yearn :
"Prosperity. "
Col. Jnmcn Mntlnck Scovcl , of Phil
adelphia , the veteran of many a
Democratic campaign : "Tho admin
istration is all right. Bryan Is a dem
agog lie. "
John Gregor Olson of Fort Ransom.
N. D. , one of the brightest young
Scandinavians In the country , has
abandoned the Bryan cause. Mr. Ol
son Is a teacher and farmer nnd Is nn
influential member of the community.
Prosperity and expansion.
J. E. Dofcbaugh , editor American
Lumberman , Chicago : " .Mr. Bryan Is
well suited to the party nnd the prin
ciples which ho represents. His'
'
prophecies , and even his absolute ns-
sertlon of four years ago , have been
proved false , but ho luarna nothing.
He would subject the Supreme court
to executive Influence wielded by hlni-
celt ; lie Is the apnntle of every finan
cial fallacy ; he Is the champion of
every foolish or dangerous donna ; he
would bo the piom.itiT of lm ! jchs nnd
social anuri'hy. Luch j. < < < - \ /icj , L h
a party , and such a canUldaiu , I can
not support. "
Ex-Assemblymnn Lyman W. lled-
Inston , of New York , a hred-ln-tho-
bone Dciricrat : "Tho Philippines arc
legally tl'O property of tno United
States and any uf ita nntl-'ca opposing
our ( sovereignty are rebels. Hence I
maintain that legally , morally nnd
coir.r.-.erclolly our Philippine policy
must be maintained nud the Dcmojrat-
Ic party defeated la the campaign. "
S. U Smith , mUo owner , Detroit ,
Mloh. : "Kour years ngo I thought ,
Uiyan was sincere. Now I think ho
has proven himself an arrant vlcma-
r ' tfic. I urn a Democrat and Mr. Jas.
j 11 Krklrs. President Cic.'eland's
i Comptroller of ilie Curronij. * aa ex-
pi eased u.y views to a nicety. "
good demand , would suffer.
"Another objection to Bryan ia
that ho is not n Democrat.
"I am ft moderate expansion
ist. Without expansion I believe -
liovo that this country would
stand still , just as any large cor
poration docs which does not ex
pand nnd keep up with the times.
I bellovo in holding on to every
foot of land that the American
flag flics over , and would not
give up ono bit of it.
"California has been much ben
efited by this expansion. Our
trndo hna grown nnd is growing
contlminlly by reason of the pol
icy of the present administra
tion. I believe that this trade
will keep on expanding if Mr.
McKinley is ro-olcctcd. It would
bo lost if Mr. Bryan wcro
elected. "
C. M. Klmbrough , of Munclo , Ind. ,
general manngor of the Indiana Brldco
Company , ono of the leading manufac
turing institutions of the state : "Bry-
an'u Insincerity. Believe in letting
well enough alone. "
Judge II. II. Trimble , ono tlmo
Democratic candidate for Governor of
T'wn : Favors sound money , Uollovca
In expansion nnd snys uiat there ia
nothing to Brynn but talk.
W h 11 o Governor Roosevelt was
npcnklng nt Victor , Colo. , nnd the In
terruptions , hoota nnd shouts for
Bryan wcro frequent , n tall , brown-
faced man nroae , walked to the pint-
form , fnccrt the nudloiico , raised hlu
hand for silence , and snld : "Four
years ago I voted for Brynn. I have
been a champion of silver for n long
time. I believed In the doctrine , but
I tell y'ou now I am done with it all.
Thin yenr I vote for McKinley nnd have
done with you cowards and curs. "
There was not n hiss , Jeer or shout In
derision. The mnn , In reply to the
Governor's question , snld his nnmo wrts
Foulko , that ho lived at Victor ; and
then loft the hall.
William Grotty. Burlington , Knn. ,
fnnnor ami Block raiser : "Bryan's elec
tion would bo disastrous to the business
interests. "
AFRO-AMERICANS
FOR McKINLEY
The undersigned members of the
National Afro-Amorlcnn Press Asso
ciation very much regret that the im
pression has gone abroad , from the ac
tion of the association , that the nsso-
cliulon Is unfriendly to the adminis
tration of President McKlnley. This
Is not true. It Ins been the uniform
policy of the Rsorintlon not to com
mit Itself to , "virtlsan Indorsement
as nn ornnul :
The utidors * inrn ) of the ns-
souiation , wh ire than
five-sixths of U uurslup present ,
unreservedly im the foreign and
domestic policy of the national Repub
lican administration , anil believe thnt
the best Intercuts of the country nt
large , nnd the Afro-American people
In particular , will bo served by a con
sistent cupport of McKinley and
Roosevelt In the coming election :
Cyrus Field Adams , The Appeal ,
Chicago , 111.
T. Thomas Fortune , The Ago , Now
York City.
W. H. Steward , American Baptist ,
Louisville , Ky.
George L. Knox , The Frcomnn , In-
dinnnpolls , Ind.
John U. Dancy , A. M. D. Z. Review ,
Charlotte , N. C.
D. R. Wllklns , The Conservator ,
Chicago , 111.
J. W. Wheeler , The Palladium , St.
Louis , Mo. „
I. B. Scott , S. W. Christian Advo
cate , New Orleans , La.
W. A. Pledger , Ago , Atlanta , Ga.
J. H. DovcaUx , Tribune , Savannah ,
Ga.
Ga.J.
J. Chnvls , Express , Dallas , Tex.
C. II. Handy , The Afro-American ,
St. Louis , Mo.
T. T. Allen , The Forum , Houston ,
Tex.
Tex.L.
L. T. Fox , Preacher-Safeguard , Kos-
clusko , Miss.
J. II. Marshall , The Bee , Paducah ,
Ky.
Ky.U.
U. U. Wright , College Journal , Sa-
vannuh , Ga
Recorder , Indianapolis , Ind.
Chrlfitlan Recorder , Philadelphia
Pa.
Pa.II.
II. T. Kcallng , A. M. E. Church Re
view , Philadelphia , Pa.
James Lewis , Republican Courier ,
New Orleans , La.
J. Q. Adams , The Appeal , St. Paul
Minn.
J. P. Green , The Bee , Washington
D. C.
C.W.
W. V. Pcnn , The Appeal , Louisville
Ky.
SILVER REPUBLICANS
KlsTUkN TO THE FOLD
Col. A. Vf. Ttogle ; Cnpt. A.
McD. Erool" , Til er candidate for
Mm : ill * In TG-VJ ; Senior Thomas ,
\VLliam E. J f ten , L. A. Lang ,
| W. 3. T'Tnyf'ncd nnd two hun-
(1-cd othei t > ii\cr Republicans of
le ) - or have organized a
smught-out Republican club and
will tufport the administration
of President McKinley. Their
reasons nre :
"The Oliver Republican party
cannot live beyond the present
campaign. The Democrats now
use its f lends , not to advance
the cause o * bimetallism but sira-
ply nnd only is elect Democrats
to office , and in Arapnhoe county
to elect a ticket thnt is not cred
itable to any party. We , there
fore , hereby unite to form a re-
unitsd Republican club in Arn-
pahoo county to assist in the eloc-
ti".i of the Republican ticket this
fall. "