Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-08-26
DELANO SPEAKS.
He Defines the Duty Of Every
True American,
NATIVE-BORN OR NATURALIzED,

In This Campaign--It Is Very Clearly to
Vote For Mckinley and Protection,
Labor and Sound Money-The Aged
Farmer and Statesman Talks Plainly
to His Fellow Citizens-Shows Up the
Dangers Which Confront the People.
Hon. Columbus Delano, the we'll
known Ohio farmer, writes as follows to
the Mount Vernon Republican ,
DEAR SIR have lately been re.
quested verbally and by letter. by SO
many esteemed friends to express my
views in regard to the political ques-
tions which SO much interest the Amer
ican people, that feel it my duty to
do so
Il believe in the use Of silver as one
of the money metals of our government
and with the election of Mckinley to
the presidency, and with Republican
majority in congress, shall expect to
see an earnest and successful effort
made with foreign nations for the re-
storation and use of silver upon basis
that will preserve the parity of value
between it and gold. This will secure
us sound currency and that is what
the Republican candidate for president
and the Republican party stand for. l
shall expect, also, to see the re-estab
hshment of protective system which
will embrace all American industries
which can be profitably pursued, and
at the same time give employment to
American labor at fair and renumera-
tive wages, and which will provide for
the expenses of the government. and
abolish the necessity of borrowing
money.
II shall look forward to foreign pol.
icy that is truly American, a policy
which will preserve and effectually
maintain the Monroe doctrine, and thus
prevent all future offensive interference
by foreign nations in the affairs of the
governments of this hemisphere. A
policy also that will respect and main
tain our rights and interests in Hawaii,
and will sympathize with all on this
continent who are struggling for liberty
and independence
"These are the things which shall
confidently look forward to and expect
if the Republican party be successful In
the coming campaign; but If the Re-
publican party be defeated what are we
to expect?
1.-The Chicago platform declares dis
tinctly for free trade and condemns all
duties on imports except for revenue,
and at the same time declares for the
preservation Of the Wilson bill, which
neither produces revenue nor protects
any American industry.
1.-The Populists' platform is q decla-
ration for every crudity and absurdity
that has fallen from the lips of rash or
unwise men since the country has been
afflicted by anarchists, communists and
their associates, and it totally ignores
the tariff
Both the Democratic and Populist
platforms declare for the free and un-
limited coinage of silver without any
effort to secure an agreement with other
com mercial nations relative to its coin
age, and without any effort to preserve
the parity of value between the two
metals, and at fixed ratio which so
conflicts with the existing commercial
value of the two metals as to render it
certain that its coinage ON such basis
would be disastrous to the business of
the nation and ruinous to the public
welfare.
1.-The free coinage of silver at the
1dplo anu AL UllC uldnilCl uCIluuucu ny
the Democratic and Populist platforms
might easily drive gold to such a pre-
MUM as to force its withdrawal from
circulation, leaving us on monometal.
lie standard of debased silver and dis.
honest dollars, which, in addition to
running our business, would wreck con.
fidence in the public credit.
Under these conditions is it possible
for any true and loyal American to
doubt what duty demands?
"Will Republicans hesitate under
these circumstances? Will they desert
this well tried, this safe, sound, secure
and solid Republican ship, and get on
board of the anarchistic, communistic,
Populo- Democratic, free trade, free sill.
yer scow, properly named "Repudia-
tion," officered by men entertaining
and exhibiting sentiments, which, il
carried into execution, whoud result in
such reign of anarchy, disorder and
confusion as the nation has never yet
experienced, and pray God never may |!
II will add, in conclusion, that even
If deemed 1t wise to coin silver imme-
diately and without limit, and if
thought the Republican platform ia
vored single gold standard-which it
does not-I should deem it my duty to
vote the Republican ticket. In the
complicated affairs Of this world we are
constantly compelled to choose between
what we consider evils. We can not,
each for himself, have at all times that
which each prefers, and hence we are
compelled, when acting associatedly, to
accept that which is most practicable
and best under the circumstances for
the general welfare.
Therefore, after fairly considering
and comparing the Republican platform
with the platforms of the Chicago Dem.
ocrats and the st. Louis anarchists and
Populists, do not see how any sound,
conservative American-native or nat
uralized-can fail to vote for Mckinley
and protection"
An Appeal to Cupidity.
At Ada Mr.. Bryan, speaking of the
man who introduced him, told the