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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, Ransomrille, 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 166S: "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 1S96 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 bCa 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 fe 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 Ec
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
per 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 7. 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 Bepub
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. Perrln, Illinois: "The
Filipinos had no business congregating
an army 60,000 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"
H. 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 ticket4n
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 what 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 cr 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 growing prosperity, of
the country. Mac 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
both."
THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT
MR. CLEVELAND'S POSITION
There is no longer any uncer
tainty about where Grover Cleve
land stands in this campaign.
The former President of the
United States is against Bryan
ism and against Bryan.
John 8. Green of LouisviUe
wrote to the former President in
quiring if he has changed bis
views on the financial question
as expressed in his letter to Chi
cago business men on April 13,
1895.
Mr. Cleveland's reply to Mr.
Green is as follows:
"Buzzard's Bay, Oct 7, 1000.
John S. Green, Esq. Dear Sir: I
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."
-vThe letter was written five
years ago to William T. Baker,
George N. Smith, John O. Boche,
T. W. Harvey, David Kelly and
Harry S. Bobbins, 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' u?
from mischief and disaster it
might be crystallized and com
Tie Democratic Honest Moaey League
of Ancrlcs,
Mi BtOADWAY. NEW YORK.
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This lee&w s organizes in 1896 to eppoee the eleotlen ef Will
last J. Bryan upon a platfora eaandlng the trf coinage of silver at
the ratio of sixteen to one.
Is the present canpalgn Xr. Bryan is again the candidate and fro
silver again the real Issue.
We declare ln'ifavor of the existing gold standard and the election
ef the candidates pledged to Its aalntenanee.
Ve oppose the free, coinage of sllTer at the ratio of 'sixteen to
one and the election of Willlaa 3. Bryan, and "pledge our most earnest
efforts to their defeat.
We call on all Deaocrats mho hold their country honor and 1.
fare above party loyalty to unite with us In this final effort to crrneV
icate Bryanisa and secure repose and safety to the Nation. Cold ea
ocrats eleoted ltr. Koslnley: Cold Deaocrats, If they would secure the
fruits of the victory of 1896, aust re-elect his, and In the sane In
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teresti that of Honest Money.
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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 citizens 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
formercampaigns, 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 mat 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
P. 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 Frostburg, Md., life
long Democrat, and twice mayor of
the city: "McKinley's administration
has convinced mc 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 electeu, the
appointment of many thousand of of
ficials out of such a mass would mean
confusion worse than confounded."
Thomas H. 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 1896, but he won't gef.it in
1900. Why? Well, because he isn't,
consistent, that's all."
bined and made immediately ac
tive. "An insidious attempt is mads
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
as its solvency is unsuspected, its
honor unsullied and the sound
ness of its money unquestioned.
"The discredit or depreciation
in the financial centers of any
form of money in the hand3 of
the people is a signal of immedi
ate loss everywhere.
"If reckless discontent and
wild experiment 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 workingman 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 home."
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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 evory 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 Ltem
ocratic ticket"
Dr. J. H. Woodward, Seward, Neb.:
"I voted for Bryan in 1896. 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"
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BRYAN'S DEFEAT WILL
PRESERVE NATIONAL HONOR
Edward 8. Bragg, soldier,
statesman and life-long Demo
crat, came out squarely xor Pres
ident McKinley in a speech at the
Fabst Theater, Milwaukee, on
October 11th. He did mors. He
exhorted the Gold Democrats, at
whose solicitation he publicly
made known his views, to do like
wise as a step essential to the
preservation ox. national honor.
General Bragg said, among
other things:
"The heart 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 this 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 theo
ries is the great purpose of his
life. He is honest, if not prac
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General Horatio C. King, New York,
former law partner of David B. Hill:
"Four years ago, with a large num
ber of Democrats throughout the coun
try, I revolted from the platform for
mulated at Chicago. I had a fond hope
that possibly they might come back
to reason and true Democracy, but the
reiteration of the same sentiments at
Kansas City, the re-affirmation of the
same doctrines, the addition of a worse
one, that is, to haul down the Amer
ican flag in the Philippines, has con
vinced me that Bryanism is Populism
run mad. I am amazed that any por
tion of my fellow Democrats of the old
period should, fpr the sake of this
bugaboo of imperialism, undertake to
crawl back into the so-called Demo
cratic party."
John Kuykendall, Denver, Colo.:
"The people of this country almost
unanimously urged the President to
engage in the recent war. I am an
American and I do not see how I can
honorably do anything but sustain the
President"
W. H. Kelley, Cheyenne, Wyo., for
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-elected. The
country has prospered. I 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 6 per
cent, 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
years local agent of the American Ex
press Company, Pana,IH.: "Prosper
ity." Adam Schauss, head of the Adam
Schauss Manufacturing Co., Toledo,
O., who supported Bryan four years
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 wa3 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 1S96 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 offers us nothing
that he was not proclaiming in 1896.
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 get into the
hands of knockers."
Col. C. H. Murray, Elkhart, Ind., a
prominent Grand Army man: "I am a
believer in bimetallism, but Bryan is
a demagogue and is utterly lacking in
the essential qualities of statesman
ship. The 'anti-imperialist issue is
t"he veriest rqt"
Nelson J. Palmer, prominent Demo
cratic leader, Fredonia, N. Y.: "Prosperity."
tical, and be 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 am
honest, if not a practical, man.
What he says he believes he can
do, and will never falter in his
attempt to do it
"He is a dreamy idealist He
talks and acts and believes, if
he were President, by a wave of
his magic wand, as 'twere, he
can make a desert blossom; that
Ire can do away with want and
misery, and make all his sub
jects prosperous and happy. In
other words, that he is possessed
of the mysterious power that can
make the world an Utopia, if you
give him a chance.
"Such a man is a delightful
companion, an estimable mem
ber of society, but a wild bull in
a china shop would not bs more
dangerous to the safety of the
crocKery 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 per cent; the
market of our abundant crops has
furnished the money to discharge
old mortgages ami build new
homes; labor finds employment in
our State, and the laborer fixes
the wages. Why should you de
sire a change, unless it be for
the better? And that better
state you cannot hope to find in
the balloon of the idealist,
Bryan."
James A. Curtiss, a prominent Meri
den, Conn., Democrat, and former
member of the Meriden board of pub
lic works, is out for McKinley and has
joined the Commercial and Industrial
League. He says: "I am afraid of
Bryan on the money question. The
silver idea may be all right fifty years
from now, but I den't expect to be
here then. I believe it is for my best
interest from the money standpoint
to have no change at present in the
financial policy of the government,
and I am going to vote as I honestly
believe."
Dr. Wm. T. Walls, Madison, Ind.:
"We have risen to a position which
ranks with the best governments on
the face of the earth, notwithstanding
all prophecies by such men as William
Jennings Bryan. I am proud of the
present 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 bog
and slough of cheap money would only
be equaled in supreme folly by the
act of the owners of a great steamship
line to seek in bedlam for one of its
inmates to command its largest and
best vessel on a voyage across the
sea."
Randolph Barton, of Baltimore, Md..
a lifelong Democrat, who served in
the Confederate army throughout the
war, and who was chosen a delegate
to the National Democratic Conven
tion at Chicago in 1896 by the Mary
land Democratic State Convention:
"Bryan represents a debased currency
with all the ills 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, does not think as
much of a dollar as every living Re
publican does. I want none of him."
D. Sterett Glttings, son of the late
Richard J. Gittings, of Baltimore, Md..
who was a prominent and lifelong
Democrat for many years State's At
torney for Baltimore county and one
of the Presidential electors for Tilden
and Hendricks, will vote for McKin
ley and Roosevelt He says: "I op
posed Mr. Bryan in 1896, and I am
opposed to him in 1900. If Mr. Bryan
and the Chicago platform were bad in
1896, Mr. Bryan and the hyphenated
Chicago-Kapsas City platform are
doubly bad in 1900. If Mr. Bryan was
repudiated in 1896, when the depres
sion in all kinds of business ndered
any change apparently a change for
the better, so much the more ought he
to be turned down in 1900, when the
country is enjoying an era of unexam
pled prosperity."
Charles S. Wiley, one of the leading
attorneys of Coles County, 111., and
heretofore a prominent Democrat, has
announced that henceforth he will
support the Republican ticket He
was a candidate for Secretary of State
on the gold Democratic ticket in 1896.
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 forv
the preservation of tho 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 Stoner, Warsaw, Ind.: "I've had
four years of prosperity and I propose -to
do all I can to continue it I can
not risk and Bryan prosperity in
mine."
S. R. Moore, a lifelong Democrat,
Kankakee, 111.
GERMAN PAPER LEAYES
BRYAN
The German Tribune, of Leav
enworth, Kansas, the only Ger
man paper published in that
State, has left Bryan's standard.
The reasons for the change are
that the Tribune believes in pros
perity and sound money, and
that the cry cf "imperialism" is
false. The Tribune supported
Bryan four years ago. It has a
circulation of 13,000 weeklywall
over the State, and 5,000 daily
in Leavenworth.
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