The herald., 1896-07-12

section. Pitt, the English statesman.
was premier at 20 years of age, and at
sc the great Napoleon was at the zenith
of his fame Then, again, Bryan, be-
sides uniting the various free-silver
parties under our banner. will hold
many goldstandard men to the party
that otherwise might have left it. Many
of these discontented ones believe that
the secret of renewed prosperity lies in
removing the blighting effect of protec
ton from the country. The presidential
nominee is a firm and stanch opponent
of protection. and believes no man has
any Just right to ask another to con-
tribute one dollar to the nations gener-
al fund beyond what it is necessary to
defray the necessary expenses of the
peoples servants in administering the
government. AS for the income tax
whatever its merits or demerits, it
would certainly be more equable in it's
results than any protective tax that
could be devised. The former would
reach every one in proportion to his
ability to pay; the latter would form
crushing burden to the middle and the
lower classes while making rich the
manufacturers, who, whatever difficult
ties they may labor under, are in no
such urgent need of relief as are other
classes of the community.
T.. ID. Stimson, capitalist, Stimson
block-I think Bryan a good man. The
large majority of the platform is right.
The tariff plank is right. About the
money question ] am not so sure, but
l believe Bryan will be elected: l don {
think Mckinley will have a chance
against him. AS to the money ques-
ton, it seems to me that some radical
change is needed; we have tried the pro-
tective tariff, and, of course, it didn't
work; free trade also hasn't answered
and it seems to me that free silver may
1. ~.
opposed to two planks in the platform
the federal interference clause is dan
gerous; states cannot always take care
of themselves, as proved in Illinois by
Altgeld; / am also opposed to the in
come tax for such would allow every
body to know everybody else's business
and would put premium on lying;
there is enough of that now, and of steal
ing in the giving in Of assessments; such
law tends to make good men bad and
no such law can be good.
Judge A. M. Stephens, attorney at
law-The nomination came as by an
inspiration. The nominee Is intellect
ually and morally great man. The
party in nominating him has touched
| the heart of the people and they will re-
| spond as they never responded before
| 1t looks now as If the organizations ad
vocating free coinage will unite upor
| Bryan. If this be done, he will be in.
Vincible.
! M. w. Conkling, lawyer-It is a strong
| ticket. / have not been in favor of free
| silver. but the radical wing of the part>
| have declared for it, and l am with tn,
| radical Democracy. There is no retrea
| in the tariff plank, and the name Of
| Bryan is sufficient to make a free trader
| like myself enthusiastic 1t means
progress along Democratic lines in tho
matter of taxation.
| Max Lowenthal, lawyer-Senator Hill.
| speech exactly express my ideas, anC
Under these circumstances I think thu
ticket is as good as it could be expected
| l think Bryan good, clean and ablt
, man. and any one who can support thu
Democrtic ticket can certainly supper
] Mr. Bryan.
Capt. A. M. Green, of Jacoby' y's-It suit.
' me exactly from start to finish. l dom
| think we could have found better o.
l stronger man than Bryan to represen