The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-07-21
AN EARNEST APPEAL.
The View OF n Christian as to the
Pending Campaign

Pending Campaign.
Maj. John @. Whitner, president of
the Fulton County Bimetallic League,
made speech at the Bryan ratifica-
tion meeting in Atlanta, and took an
unusually serious view of the cam
paign. His remarks were unique and
interesting, and merit q perusal from
all. Maj. Whitner declared that he
was perfectly happy, as the platform
suited him and the candidate is su-
perb, and then he said
In that great convention in Chicago
1t would seem that the Lord Himsel
had, by deep impressions upon the
hearts OF His servants of Georgia, in
structed them to arise and appoint the
youngest and the best of all, even the
brave, the eloquent and true hearted
William j. Bryan to be President OF
those United States.
Behold the man. Young, vigorous
in intellect, honest, truthful, brave, elo-
quent and, above all, these consecrated
the living and the true God.
What a wond .rful gift to the hopes
and the longing hearts of the long op-
pressed poor of the country?
The next thing to the honor of being
the parent of child Is the honor to
name 1T and to stand as its godfather.
Another State claims VIM. j. Bryan
rs its idoliZed son, and we will grant it
that great blessing; but Georgia was
the prophecies who stepped forward
and anointed his head with the oil of
patriotism and named him President
Of the United States. Thus he is a
Georgian, or so near one that will
guarantee he will never deny our
claims of the honor which Georgia
should justly wear.
Will ne be elected? In humility and
In confidence / reply that he will be as
sure as time rolls on. When this
campaign was started in Atlanta a
gentleman, who was stranger, asked
me: Why do you so positively feel
that Fulton County will vote for silver,
that the City of Atlanta will, that
Georgia will go overwhelmingly so,
that the next Democratic convention
will be for silver, the platform a silver
platform, the nominee for President a
silver man?" My reply was: 81 can
look into your face and see that you can
bristle up arguments for months dis
cussion, but let me tell you one thing
you cannot answer. [ believe all this
because this is matter / can pray
over as sincerely as [ can pray for home,
food and raiment for my wife and
children.
Why every prayer OF every Christian
In the United States, on every occasion,
that God will have mercy on the poor
| and the needy, and those who are cast.
ing about with anguish of soul for work
and bread ard home-every time q
child says the Lords prayer, give us
this day our daily bread-all are
prayers in behalf OF the success OF free
coinage because it will relieve the op.
pressed, give employment to the un'
employed and food and raiment tc
those who are now crying for work
and for bread"
When | began he laughed, but was
serious before / finished, and said as
he started off, May be there is some
| thing in that" f" Yes-there is certair
success in it," replied
Every step taken In the Chicago con
vention-the brave stand against the
threats and the influence of the money
| power, the wonderful achievement a.
to the platform and the selection OF 6
candidate for the Presidency--to my
mind gives assurance that He who
treasures up the tears of the afflicted
4 and hears and responds to the cries O
the needy, was there and will carry
| this matter on to success.
Fellow Democrats, whether you have
heretofore been honestly goldbug OF
q silver man. come forward and re-en
list under the old banner that your
father used to carry. Our party yet
remains. The God of our fathers ant
of our country bids us to go forward
And as In old time He will cause tina
which seems TO be great sea of diff
Guilty ahead to rise ON each side au,
let us march through unharmed will
our banners OF triumph flying and ou
hOsannas of thaukfulness arising q
the sound OF many waters to our Grea
Deliverer.
Laxol is not q mixture of drugs. /