The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-29
FOR BRYAN AND HUMANITY.
Prominent Citizens of Chicago
Come Out Boldly.
THOMAS. HOYT AND COOPER.
These and Many Others Revolt 4 salnst
tile Gold Standard and Stand
Up For the People.

Chicago, Oct. 2o.-Ihere IS con
sternation in the ranks of the gold
standard managers. In one day three
of the most prominent men in Chi
cago repuliated the single standard
conspiracy and declared themselves
openly for Bryan and humanity.
This is the beoinnin" of the end.
There is a stampede from Mark Han
IA and W. j. Bryan will sweep Cook
county and Illinois by an over
whelming majority.
In an authorized interview DR.. H.
W. Thomas, the most eminent and
bestowed divine in Chicago, declar
ed himself for Bryan in terms which
cannot be misunderstood. Said be-:
l have been lifelong Republican,
but owe it to humanity and to my
conscience to vote this time for Bry
an and free silver As humanitarian
| have always stood and must now
stand with the people, and I believe
their condition would be vastly i'm.
proved by return to the old money
of the constitution. This struggle
for the rights of man in this world
has been long and hard. The battle
for civil and religious liberty has
been largely wen. We do not want
to see in this free country the divi-
sion between masses and classes.
The Capitalization of wealth and
power carries the possible elements
of great danger and If the wealthy
classes, the money owners and deal
ers, could be made to see it, it is for
their interest as well as that of the
people to plan for the largest public
prosperity. The question to me has
a deep moral significance. I look not
to the present alone, but to the
years to come
ut is surprise to many of my
best friends and to some, perhaps, a
sorrow that I am not with them in
this campaign, but 1 must be true to
my judgment and conscience. I re
gret exceedingly that SO many pull
pits have felt it to be their duty to
preach partisan politics. 1t will be a
sad day for this country when parti-
san issues come into religion.
''Many people fear that the Re
publican platform is not honest and
that the Republicans really want
monometallism."
Speaking of the threats made by
many millionaires that the clover
classes meaning thereby those not
very rich, cannot govern this coun-
try, but that the time has come
when the very rich must be the sole
judges of what is best, as crystalized
in the laws, he said:
''The few rich cannot, and of right
should not, govern this country. I
hear that a few millionaires have
made threats of what they will do if
Bryan is elected And these men
dare to say the advocates of silver
are anarchists
DR.. Thomas is the most eminent
divine in Chicago.
". NJ. Hoyt is the greatest whole
sale grocer in Chicago. Frank H.
Cooper of the the firm of Sieeel.
Cooper & Co., is the greatest retail
er in Chicago or in the world. These
three famous Ch,cagoaus declared
for Bryan and Good Times on the
same day. And the Chicago papers
did not regard this as a piece of
news, and continued to claim Cook
county for Mckinley, Hanna and
Heidelbach, Ickelheimer & Co.
William NJ Hoyt is the pioneer
grocer of Chicago. His immense
wholesale store occupies the site of
old Fort Dearborn. His wealth is
estimated in the millions. He has
always been Republican. In an
able and exhaustive confidential let.
ter addressed to his friends and busi.
ness associates, Mr.. Hoyt gives sub.
stantial reasons for deserting the
single gold standard. He says:
THE gold standard may be favor.
able to those who have permanent
and fixed incomes-those who profit