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JIILFOHI). PIKE COUNTY, PA.. Fit IDA Y, SEPTEMBER 7, 11)00.
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IF BRYAN IS ELECTED.
60ME i-,Y3TROJ3 RESULTS
WHICH WO JLD FOLLOW.
Ha Stands on t wo Flatfirm. Domo-c-ftticantT
Populist, Both Dan
v ore us to Prospwrity.
Mr. Willitm Jennings Bryan has
made twn speeches i f acceptance.
He is standing on two platforms,
lie combines in Ins proper person the
perils of both Democratic and Popu
list success. By nil this be has made
it possible to marshal! clearly, dis
tinctly and unmistakably the evil
which he can do if be becomes Pres
ident. 1. The House will be Democratic,
If Bryan Is elected. In thirty years
no President lias been elected with,
out a House, of the same political
complexion, save when Hayes was
chosen In 3878 By no possibility
can it happen in the prostsnt elect
ion that a Republican House can be
chosen if Bi'3'an is elected. Presi
dent Bryan would have a Democrat
Populist House behind him.
2. The Senate will bosilver Dem
ocratic nnd Populist, if Bryan is
elected. In no way c:isi any one, as
wo have repeatedly shown, reckon a
majority for Bryan in the Electoral
College without giving a Democratic-Silver-Popnlist
majority in the
Senate out of th-i doubtful States,
and through Silver Republicans, sil
ver will be two votes stronger in tl)p
Senate than Bryan's party. Bryan
will have the Senate.
3. It elected Bryan has pledgod
himself to call an extra session.
Next March, therefore, every busi-,
ness interest in the country will face
a Populist-Democratic President,
House and Senate, in extra session.
Business will stop until their work
is done. What will this work bo if
Bryan is elected?
4. The Phillippines will be sur
rendered, endangering our po?itiou
in the East ; but this is only to come
nfter.a "stable government" is es
tav,ished by the United States,
whether the Filipins want it or not.
The country will Have all the evils
of "scuttle" and none of the advan
tages, such as they are, of a swift
retreat.
6. The gold standard law will be
repealed and free silver coinage or
dered. Both parties and platforms
are pledged to this, and so is Mr.
Bryan. He and his party stand to
ward free silver exactly where Pres
ident McKinley and his party stood
toward protection four years ago.
Whatever issue may be conspicuous
in the canvass, free silver is sure to
come forward in 1901, if Bryan is
elected, as protection did in 1897,
when McKinley was elected.
6. If the gold stardard law is not.
directly repealed Mr Bryan's Secre
tary probably Mr. Altgeld, has only
to do two things order silver paid
out where gold is not required by
law and refuse to sell gold bonds to
maintain a gold standard, and both
he could legally do to bring in the
silver basis, if Bryan is elected.
7. In his Topeka speech Mr. Bry
an attacked the the banks and plant--ed
himself on the Populist platform,
favoring the substitution of the na
tional bank currency by greenbacks.
"The final question, at this time,"
said Mr. Bryan at Topeka, "as to
paper money, is whether the banks or
the Government shall issue it."
With President, Seimte and House
favoring a Government issue, an ir
redeemable paper currency would be
added to unlimited silver ciinage, if
Bryan is elected.
8. Both parties demand a free
trade tariff. This would be passed,
if Bryan is elected, exactly as a pro
tective tariff wass passed in 1897.
i). No free trade tariff ran give
sullicicnt revenue. Witness the de
ficits 1803 to 1897. An income tax
would lie indispensable to meet ex
S'iises, if Bryan is elected.
10. An Income tax requires a re
modeling of the Supreme Court. The
court next year will have one mem
ber 74 years of age, two members 09
and ti8, and two 65. Either Presi
dent Bryan's appointments will re
model the court or a statute can add
two members, reversing the income
tax decision. Holding President,
Senate and House, any change can tie
made in the Supreme Court, if Bry
is elected.
11. Pledged by both platforms
not to use the army to suppress riot,
in the labor strikes certain to follow
the panic, depression and disaster
these things would bring, our great
cities and their peace, order a nd pros
jierity and proerty would be where
Chicago would have been if Cleveland
and Oluey had not acted in 1891.
Moreover, the Supreme Court, as it
would be changed if Bryan Is elected,
would reverse Its riot decision.
These are the pledges and logical
results, if Bryan is elected. Weenin
iiieni! them to every man who values
the honor an 1 piosperity of his coun
try or hi own chance to earn an hon
est living. They mean ruin for the
whole land and for every man's job.
They bring, taking Mr. Bryan
at his wind, ami Mr. Bryan we are
assured is "honest," a Democratic
Populist Congress, an extra session
next March, the abolition of the gold
standard, freesilver, an issue of green
backs, the repeal of the protect! ve
tariff, an income tax, the packing of
the Supreme Court and free riot.
The man who asserts these thing
will not happen believes that Mr.
Bryan and his party will be false to
their declarations ami their plat
forms. Philadelphia Press.
Political Pi f dir.
There's many a slip, etc
There has been such agoneral tone
of confidence among certain Demo
crats in this county that. Lauer
would defeat Birber in Carbon and
that such outcome would givo our
Joseph a ono third chanco at the
prize that, wo were almost ready to
shout, when the dispiriting news
camo tint Barber had won out. An
autumn tinge instantly prevaded
the halcyon calmness which bad
diffused over the one grenu spot.
The hopes that were high and
raseato with the prospect of a pos
sible, profitable result were blasted.
Instinctively the refrain.
Where, Oh, where nr.- life lilies ami roses,
(-rone, with tlio Grohleti tbiwim smile,
IX-n4 ns the bulrushes round little Moses
On the olil banks of (ho Nile,
came floating through the am
bient, Democratic air. Yes, dead.
The key which was to unlock the
combination and opeu the barrel
failed to work and the glimpse of a
heaven of green was ruthlessly
shut off ; a cloud obscured the vision
and that which had seemed almost
within reach wont to tho top of the
striped polo. There is a gentleman
down in the region whero the Lehigh
pours its murky wafers into the bos
om of the su niy Delaware who is
humming softly to himself, as he
smiles and thinks of the has bcens,
the touching littlo ditty.
Not for Joseph, Oh 1 No ; No j Sir
Not for Jo. Oh 1 No, No. And he
will go up to Bethlehem a littco later
and see that it is so.
OBITUARY.
MItS. JOSKI'II V. CAKIlfFF.
Margaret, wife of Jos. V. Cai huff,
who for many months had been a
sufferer and confined to her room,
died at her home in Delaware town
ship Sunday morning, Sept. 2d, aged
over 71 years. She was a daughter
of Jacob Van Ben Sooten and her
mother was a daughter of Peter
Knight, of Walpack, N. J. Her love
of flowers was an abiding Joy of her
life and her collection of plants was
rare and beautiful. Besides her hus
band three children Louise, Wife of
F.ugene Lawience. of Montelair, N.
J.; Peter living near Boston, Mass.,
and Carrie Middaugh at home sur
vive her. Tho funeral wi's held
Tuesday,
MliK, VINfKNT BADAUn.
Jessie, Buist, wife of Vincent Bad
aud, died at her home in Diugmau
township, early Tuesday moniingof
consumption aged about 35 year.
She was a daughter of James Buist,
by whom, her husband, seven chil
dren, Thomas, Mary Vincent, James,
John, Kate and a little boy three
years old., two brothers, James, Jr.,
of Dingmau township, Andrew, of
New Yo'k, a half sister and hi'other
Anne, at home, and Rolicrt, of Scran
ton, she is survived. The funeral
was held yesterday.
Unclaimed Letters
List of uuclaim -d Idlers remain
ing n the post ci.i e ut Milfonl f r
week ending St. jit. b
Ludies Mrs. II. M. Alien, Mi
Ella Brittian, Miss M. Gritliu, M'ss
Anuu JS. Urey, Mrs. J. A. Damurst,
Mrs. E. V. Hasted, Miss G. M. Hill,
Miss Ella Averhill Ilackett, Miss
Eleanor Moreth.
G.mtlomeo Geo. Critchileld. E.
W . Strong, C. T. Williams.
Persons claiming the above will
please say "Advertised" and give
date of this list.
Chahlks Lattimouk, P. M.
Rutau the bicycle dealer and re
pairer has reduced the piica of rent
ing and repairing bicycles. A few
bargains in wheels from $5 up.
Guns rented and repaired. Shop on
Broad street Milford Pa.
PERSONALS.
Prof. Henry Lkemer, of Newton,
was in town li st Week.
George Robinson, collector of Pal
myra, was in town Tuesday.
Mrs. Fra'ik Crissman, of Bergen
Point, and Kenneth McClurg are vis
iting hero.
Wnllis Clarmon, who ppent sev
eral summers here, is again at the
Dimmick House.
Lewis Rockwell, a native of Mil
ford, now residing at Newark, N.
J., is visiting friends in this vicinity.
Miss Bessie Van Etten has gone to
Baltimore, Md., wl ere she will
teach the coming year in a private
school.
Mark Brodhead, of the United
States Geological Survey, at Wash
ington, D. C, is in town and is stop
ping at tho Armstrong Cottage.
L. W, Armstrong was brought
back to Milford last, Sat.urday even
ing from New York. His Condition is
not all encouraging we regret to state
Iteal Estate Transfers.
Robert Whitakcr to James M. Bar
ry and wife, one acre Delaware, con
sideration if ID.
James H. Heller and wife to W. H.
Tompkins, 00 acres Greene, con. $1.
IIc'lH'rt B. Lunu et. al. to Mary
Ann Lunn, lots (ill and 01: Westfall,
consideration $1.
Mary Ann Luuiito Jac l Ruegger,
same laud, consideration $1,500.
Joseph Andcrogg and wilt! to Goo.
A. Koeing, 50 acres Laekawaxen,
consideration $125.
Joseph W. Jagger and wife to Geo.
X. Jagger, 03 acres Delaware con
sideration $375.
Thomas P. Van Noy and wife to
Peter F. Van Xoy, six lots in Mala
moras, 715, 7 47, 7 lit, 751, 753, 755,
consideration 1.
John W. Blitz to Edward Low,
privilege to erect mill on lot No. 27.
Joseph Perry nnd wife to G. K.
Rowland, administrator, 00 acres
Lackawa.;en, part of Jacob Shipmau
tract, consideration $500.
Mary Stiuiipeht to Augustus W'egg,
50 acres Laekawaxen. part of Peter
Powell, consideration f 150.
Charles 1). Angle and wife, Mary
K. Fisher and husband to Ida A.
Smith, lot (II I Matamoias con. 1,000.
Ida A. Smith to Charles D. Angle,
Trustee, same lot as above. In trust
for said grantor.
A Candidates Troubles.
A question has arisen in this con
gressional district over the manner of
counting votes which occasions Rev.
K. K. Dixon, Prohibition candidate,
some trouble. He was nominated
this year by that party but the State
Department at Ilarrisburg returned
the eei tificate for the reason that the
official retuans failed to show any
vote for the Prohibition party for
Congt ess two years ago. Tho facts
were that Hon. W. S. Kirkpatrick
was nominated by both the Prohibi
tionists and Republicans and when
the official returns were sent in all tho--
votes were merged in the Republican
column giving the Judge 13,516.
Now Mr. Jones, State Chairman,
holds that if this vote was merged,
the Prohibition party, so far as a
nomination certificate is concerned is
entitled to the credit of the entire
vote. There are four counties in this
district and one returned an average
of more than 1,000 for the Prohibi
tion candidates, and the number re
quired to nominate by certificate is
699.
Stood DeathOff.
E. B. Munday, a lawyer of Henri
etta, Tex., once fooled a grave-digger.
Ho says: "My brother was
very low with malarial fever Bnd
jaundice I persuaded him to try
Electric Bitters, and he was soon
much better, but continued their use
utiiil he was wholly cured. I am
sure Electric Bitters saved his life."
This remedy txjiels malaria, k'lla
diseise germs and purifies the blood ;
aid-, digestion, regulates liver, kid
neys and bowels, cures constipation,
dyspepsia, nervous diseases, kiduey
troubles, female complaints; gives
perfect health. Ouly 60c at all drug
stores .
The quicker you stop a cough or
cold tho less danger there will be of
fatal lung trouble. One minute cough
cureistheonly harmless remedy that
gives immediately results. You will
like it.
In India, the land of famine, thous
ands die because they cannot obtain
food. In America, the land of plenty,
many suiter and die because they
cannot digest the food they eat. Ko
do) dyspeiisia digests what you eat.
It instantly relieves and radically
cures all stomach troubles.
MEETINGjOF PRESBYTERY.
CELEBRATION OF THE 8EVENTY
FIFTH ANNIVERSARY.
Addreseos by Prominent Members of
the Presbytery A Historical
Sermon by the Pastor
Bunday, Sept.
16th.
Active preparations are now being
made for the celebration of the seventy-fifth
anniversary of the erection of
the iPresbyterian church in Milford
and exercises of great interest to the
people of this community w ill be
held Sept. 17th and 18th at which
time the Presbytery tif Hudson will
meet here A historical sermon will
be delivered by the pastor, Rev.
Thomas Nichols, Sunday morning,
Sept. Kith, which will treat of the
early formation and subsequent
growth and development of the con
gregation. Probably religious interest was
manifested nt a very early date In
Milford and April 18th, 1822, articles
of association were signed by Jacob
Quick, Francis A. 1,. Smith, John
Ix'forge, John Brink, George Bow
haiian and D. Jayne hi which the
purposes nnd objects of the corpora
tion were set forth. The name, style
and title to he the Presbyterian Con
gregation of MMford. These articles
were certified as approved by Thos.
Elder Sept. 3, 1322, who noted that
that his fees were remitted. Decem
ber 11, 1823, "tho undersigned Jud
ges of the Supreme Court of Pennsyl
vania perused and examined the
instrument and are of the opinion
that the objects, articles and condi
tions therein sot forth are lawful."
This endorsement is In the hand
writing of Wm. Tilghman Chief Jus
tice, hears his signature and that of
John B. Gibson and Thomas Duncan,
Associate Justices. A charter was
issued by J. Andrew Shulze, Govern
or of Pennsylvania, dated Feb'y 12,
1821, which was duly enrolled the
same day by James Trimble, Deputy
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The church records state that Sept.
1, 1825 a iiuiiiImt of citizens desirous
of having the gospel statedly admin
istered, assembled according to pre
vious notice elected James Wallace
chairman and Moses Bross secretary
and resolved to apply to the Presby
tery of Hudson for the organization
of a churchand Sept. 10th Presby.
tery appointed one of its number,
Rev. Thomas Grier, to do so. The
congregation assembled Sept. 23,
1825, and proceeded to organize. Mob
Bross and wife, Jean, Samuel Iicpuy
and wife, Eliza, Mitty Watson, Eliz
abeth Westfall and Jacob Quick were
the original mcmlieis. Sept. 24 the
first ruling elders were elected, and
ordained on the 25th. They were
James Wallace, Moses Bross and Jn
cob Quick. No doubt the historical
sermon to lie delivered will embody
fully the history of the organization
to the present and give many facts
not heretofore generally known.
The regular session of the Presby.
tery w ill begin Monday, Sept. 17th,
at 3 p. in., when Rev. Otto R. W.
Klose, of Cwhecton, tho retiring
moderator, w i'l deliver a sermon, fol
lowing which the regular business of
Presbytery will be transacted. The
evenings of Monday and Tuesday
will be devoted to various exercises
when addresses will lie made by
members of the Presbytery and Pas
tors of the local churches.
There are now 44 churches 51 min
isters and 1 licentiate in the Hudson
Presbytery and it is expected there
will be a large attendance on an oc
casion so fraught with interest as this
w ill be. It is fitting that this anni
versary' should be commemorated.
Few, if any, of those now active in
this church, bearing its cares and
burdens, will be present to commem
orate the 100th anniversary, and this
occasion will mark a period in its ex
istence, and be one which will remain
a pleasant memory to all who partic
ipate. It may also infuse new life
ar.d interesl in the community in re
ligious matters, be an incentive to re
newed zeal and arousvau efl'ort to aug
ment a thousand fold the spirtual
promptings which led the fathers and
mothers in this Israel to prayerfully
baud themselves together for stated
worship.
Large sun spots, astronomers say,
c.usod the extreme heat this Bum
mer, aud doctors declare nearly all
the prostrations were induced by
disorders of the stomach. Good
health follows good digestion. Ko-
dol dyspepsia cure digests what you
eat. it you have indigestion or dy-
syepsia it will quikly relieve aud
permanently cure you.
1ST" Advertise iu the Phess,
BRIEF MENTION.
Scarcity of water has seriously
nffceted ninny faimcis and others
in this vicinity.
Thero will bo services at the Saw
kill school house next Sunday at
2 :30 p. m., the weather permitting,
Mrs Stephen Cuddehack, of Mil
ford township, has been granted
450. back pay and a pension of $8.
a month.
Edwird R ;ed, of Port Jerves, an
Erie engineer, well known in Mil
ford, was hit by a signal pole Tues
day while leaning out of his cab and
quite badly injured.
A rear end collision on the Read
ing road at, Hatfield last Sunday
morning killed thirteen and wound-
cd forty-nine persons. An excur
sion train ran into a milk train.
Jervis Gordon will sell by vendue
Saturday Sept. 15 beginning at 2
o'clock at his residence on High St.,
a stove, sink, extension table, chairs,
bedding, dishes, garden tools, sofa,
carpets, etc.
Hon. E. Pinchot, who for several
weeks has been seriously ill, does
not materially improve, though now
able to sit up for short periods. His
malady, while abated, is likely to
recur with renewed energy nt any
time.
Arthur Mvcvs, proprietor of the
Brick House Hotel in Montague,
when coming coming down tho hill
at tho bridge one evening last week
lost control of his wheel and was
thrown off injuring his nose quite
badly.
Thero will bo public sale of n con
siderable lot of household goo ds be
longing to Mrs. Jennings, nt the
Bellevue cottage on High St., next
Thursday Sept 13, beginning at 1
o'clock. Stoves, dining room, par-
lor nnd bedroom furniture will be
disposed of.
Wayne county Democrats on Mon
day nominated Leopold Feurth and
John D. Benman for Representa-
tives, Hon. J. H. Thomson, of Haw-
ley, who supported the McCarrel
hill and sought a ronoinination
received only twelve out of the
sixty-soven votes.
Pecple when visiting the premises
ef others should exercise care not to
do injury to, or mar tho beauty of
natural objects by thoughtless acts.
Lanu owners, as a rule, are very
obliging in permitting the use of
their places, but they have a right
to expect that their property will he
protected.
Hon. Laird H. Barber, of Carbon
county, dominated the convention
held nt Maucli Chunk Monday. He
defeated John R. Lancr at the pri
maries held last Saturday by four
teen delegates and was nominated
with power to select his own confer
ees In his speech accepting he
said he stood exactly whore Bryan
stands as evidenced by his letter of
acceptance and as stated by tho
Kansas City platform.
Bicycle Stolon.
A lady's 22 inch black frame wheel
99 inodol, Athlete No. 27183 was
stolen from the porch of the rectory
in Milford Suncay night, Sept. 2.
The chain guard was mended with a
picture framo wire. The whell was
nearly now. A reward will be paid
for its return. it
For Sale.
Tba noted Sa wkill House property.
About two and a half lots on corner
of Harford and and fourth streets
and running b.:ck to alloy in rear of
barn. Inquire of J. C. Chamberlain
Real Estate Agent, Offioe on Harford
street. dl
New line of cloth samples for fall
and winter clothing at the American
Wooleu Mills agency. Call and see
them before purchasing your full
nd winter clothing. Fine goods
and perfect fit guaranteed.
J. C. Ch AMBKiti.AiN, Sales Agent,
Harford street. ol
P. C. Rutan has opened his bicycle
and repair shop on Uroad street,
whore may be found a good stock of
wheels aud sundries, and an exiier
ienced workman in charge to make
necessary repairs. tf
For Ladies', Misses' nnd Child-
rend ' flue shoes aud ties go to T.
Armstrong & Co.
To lirevent nniiHiimnMnn nnieL-lv
. 1 -a - -
cure throat and lung troubles with
one minute cough cure.
Full stock of mens' pnd boys' hats
ac l . Armstrong & Lci ,
Subscribe for the Pbess.
PICKED UP BY THE RAMBLER.
Somebody came very near catch
ing something nil e for attending to
duty : Next thing will ba something
else.
Mrs. Gt;o. McCnrty and family,
of Montague, visited relatives over
here last Sunday.
Glad to soo John Tremp out again.
Sorry to boar that Ross Van Auken
does not improve.
Always do right, livo right, nnd
when mooting nnyono in the road
be sure nnd turn to the right.
Is the little dog still among the
missing?
White kittens nro in domand.
Hereafter no game can be killed
in New Jersey and taken out of the
stato. Ponnlty twenty dollars.
That measure was passed by the
Legislature of New Jersey which is
strongly Republican. Batter have
Domocrnts, Populists, or Prohibi
tionists repenl that, law before some
poor hunter gets his foot in it.
I am glnd Snndyston agrees with
us on the Chinese question. Doub
ly glad to note the remark in your
last weeks church oolumn regarding
the influonce city people have on
onr churches. Nothing I have
heard uttered in a pulpit was more
out of place (ban a remark made by
a speaker in one of tho churches
hero not long ago "that city people
degraded a town." That speaker
was talking through his hat.
1 do not, believe that a resident of
Pike county was guilty of the act of
swiping the flag on tho evening of
Sni day 25 of Ang. Inst at Cummins.
Sleep bnby sloep. But don't lay
down in the middle of the sidownlk.
Squire in last weeks Herald re
marks "Rambler can take care of
himself and then asks Snndyston
where 200 dollars were saved, nnd
what became of the books belonging
to the Fuller school. Why James
there were 200 dollars dumped into
tho tronsury of Snndyston last year
by the state of New Jersey, that be
ing the amount allowed for overy
teacher employed. The township by
closing the school saved that much
minus the cost of transporting the
children to nnothor school. But
this year the slice pinches to reopen
the school. As appropriations are
always based on the returns of the
preceeding year the township will
tall short 200 dollars which if the
school is opened will hnve to be
rnised by special tax this yenr.
Whon Montnguoemployed nn nssist
nnt tencher for the Brick house the
money ntcessnry to pay the assist
ant, the first year was raised by spec
ial tax, this year it comes from the
state. Centralization may be all
right for somo but very inconven
ient for others.
Sorry to note that Mrs. Wm. Stru
ble and Mrs. H. Ludwig are both in
disposed. Dr. Barckley attends
both.
What has become of the annual
Camp meeting which used to hold
forth in the Glen?
During the pnst warm spell there
appears to have been a kind of
friendly rivalry among men and
woman to see who could stand the
most hot sun. You see women with
bare arms almost burned to a blis
ter, their heads without covering to
see how much tan there was in Pike
county sun. The boys to offset tried
their best to appear in undress, as
near lis possible. No hat, no coat,
and shirts without sleeves. Verily
this is a time of queer fashions.
Peaches are coming to town in
large quantities but so far tho qual
ity has been anything but lirst
class.
A Shocking Calamity
"Lately befell n railroad laborer.
writes Dr. A. Kellett, of Williford,
Ark. "His foot was badly crushed.
but Buckleu's Arnica Salve quickly
cured bini. It's simply wonderful for
Burns, Boils, Piles, and all skin erup
tions. It's the world's champion
healer. Cure guaranteed. 25o. bold
by all druggists.
The emergency bags tent by a
church society to Kansas soldiers in
the Phillippines coutaied among the
necessities a box of DeWitt's witch
hazel halve, the well known cure for
piles, injuries and fckiu diseases.
The ladies took care to obtain the
original DeWitt's witch hazel salve
knowing all the counterfeits are
w orlbless.
Dress making in all branches.
Will go to the bouse or do the work
at heme. Addres Mahy Lchwio,
opposite Sawkill Mill, Milford, Pa.
DeWitt'a little early risers are
prompt, palatable, pleasant, power
ful, purifying little pills.
A LETTER TO MY BOYS.
ALSO TO SOME OTHER BOYS OAST
ING AFIR8T VOTE.
Eryans Uofullfilled Pedictions and
Theories P-ov Him an Un
trustworthy Leader.
My Dear Boy: You say you that
have rend Mr. Bryan's speech at In
dianapolis and that "thei'e are some
things in It (hat appear reasonable."
Well, Mr. Bryan is a very pleasant
speaker and can make a plausible
showing when he hits a very wenk
case. Ho is a clover respectable
gentleman who "earns his bread by
the sweat of his jaw," and he has
learned his trade very well. But let
me call your attention to a few solid
facts for you to consider before you
feel inclined to yield your mind to
hisbiilliant genernlties about imper
ialism. 1. Mr. Bryan's record proves him
to be an unsafe leader. He is a the
orist lather than a practical man of
afTaiis. In every campaign in the
past and upon every issue heretofore
presented to the people for settlemen t,
Mr. Bryan has lieen mistaken. The
results hnve peoved that he was mis
taken. The natural presumption is
that he is mistaken now. When a
Democratic Congressman nnd also
when a Populist leader in 1892, Mr.
Bryan was very sure that Free Trade
was the thing needed to Insure pros
perity in the L'nited States. He was
su'-ethatithe "robber tariff" was mak
ing it hard for the farmer and the wage
earner to live. He nnd those who
believed as he did succeeded in con
vincing the people, and the Wilson
bill, a free trade measure, was adopt
ed ami became a law. Three years
of bitter experience proved that Mr.
Bryan and his friends were mistaken.
Factories were closed; laboring men
were without employment; capital
found no productive investment, and
the produce of the farm brought no
adequate return to the farmer from
1893 to 1897 while this Free Trade
bill was the law.
In 1896 Mr. Bryan ana his Democrat-Populist
following dropped the
tariff issue like a hot potatoe and
took up that of free silver. During
that campaign he declared that if
the free coinago of silverat the ratio
of 18 to 1 was not adopted, if a gold
standard continued to be the Hw
and become the fixed policy of the
country, "thnt prices will go down
is ns certain ns the law of gravita
tion ;" thnt "the rich will grow
richer and the poor poorer ;" thae
"there will be a decrease in the
amount of money in c'rculation ;
that "the army of the unemployed
will continue to iucreaee."
Results have proved that Mr. Bry
an was again mistaken. Everyone
of his predictions turned out to be
false. We had now a protective
tariff and the gold standard luw.
Prices have goue up instead of down
while the rich have grown richer,
the poor have shared in the general
prosperity, the amount of money in
circulation has largely increased,
and labor was never more generally
employed nor more adequately re
warded than now.
Is it not fair to presume that the
gentleman who has always been
mistaken upon every other loading
issue is mistaken about imperialism,
which he declares to be the "para
mount issue of this campaign?"
2. Your father remembers two
campaigns b afore this when imper
ialism and militarism were the key
note of the Democratic war cry.
The first was in 1884, when the
mighty Lincoln, was a candidate for
reelection. I remember that our
Democratic friends said that the re
election of Lincoln meant the down
fall of the republic and the estab
lishment of an empire by force of
arms.
The same cry came to to the front
in 1873 wben General Grant was a
candidate for re-election. "Caesar
ism," "nepotism," and "military
tyranny" were the sum and sub
stance of every Democratia speech,
and the downfall of the republic was
predicted if Grant should be elected.
Well, the logic of events proved
that our Democratio friends were
mistaken, Lincoln and Grant were
elected, but the republio lived on.
No empire was established No
army tyranized over the people.
The nation grew and prospered.
Free speech, free schools, and a free
press not only continued but enlarg
ed their privileges and powers.
Iu this letter I bave shown you
that the presumption is against the
Democratio position.
In every campaign for forty years
ti e logic of events has proved that
the Democrats were wrong and the
Republicans right. It is not unfair
to presume that such is the case thin
year. Youh Fatukb,