Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-10-29

Next Tuesday there is to be deter
mined the result of the most notable
and stubbornly contested political cam
paign in the history of this country.
1t is matter of regret that some bad
blood has been engendered and that
party feeling runs higher than it should
where there is sought the proper solu-
tion of a great economic question. But
it is fundamental and unalterable
principle of the American people to
acquiesce in the will of the majority.
Be the outcome of the contest what it
may the loyalty of the masses will up
hold the hands OF the government and
once more rebuke those who confuse
the duties OF the patriot with the in
nate desire of the calamity bowler.
Should all present indications be falsi-
fed by the election of Mr.. Bryan, he
will be accepted by those who have
conscientiously tried to compass his
defeat, and if, as we confidently expect
it will, prove to be Major Mckinley,
we believe our friends on the other
side will do the same and whichever
way it goes the one chosen will be the
president of all the people.
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The Democratic free silverits have
had couple of speakers here during
the past week who were takers and
made the best speeches of the kind, Of
any that have advocated their cause
during the campaign-not excepting
Bryan himself. Joseph Holman, of
Rochester, Mich, lawyer, and w. Fl.
Claggett OF Boise City, Idaho, the for
mer an old greenback orator and the
latter an out and out populist; he was
advertised as senator but he never
served. They followed along about the
same line OF argument used by all free
coinagers, clothing it in fine language
and well rounded sentences, stopping
with half truths when necessary to
make their points But stripped OF all
its glittering verbiage we failed to dis
cover wherein their theory If carried
out would excel in any particular our
present system of finance or bring re-
lief to the laboring classes Our money
system is good enough as it is and
should not be disturbed.
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There has never been time in any
political campaign when Republicans
should stand together and upon whom
rests such weighty responsibilities with
reference to concentrating strength at
the polls in order to produce good
results as at the present 1t is the duty
OF every member of the party if he is
ardently devoted to the best inter-
ests of his state and country to make
the best of the few remaining days be-
fore election in advocating the election
of Hazen S. Pingree for Governor and
VIM. Mckinley for President. Every
Republican on entering the booth
should fully resolve to vote a straight
ticket from top to bottom. There
SnOulu DC nO SpllbblhS vi blChCbo Juio
year.
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When Candidate Bryan started out
he insisted on buying his railroad
tickets himself and riding in the ordi-
nary railway coach. 1t was not long
until he discarded the common coach
for the Pullman car. Then he accept
ed the use of private car, and now he
has reached the stage of travelling, not
only in private car, but by special
train. He will have little consola-
tion after November TO know that he
had a good time at the expense of some
one.
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The people are not in humor to
vote for panic this year. And Mr..
Bryan says panic would prevail for a
time after the change to silver.
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Local silyerites are not saying much
about coercion these days.