The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-27
The Coming Political Battle.

To the Editor Of the Press:
The interview of the Hon. W. @. Whit
pey, published in the PRESS this morn
ing will, think, commend itself to all
unbiased PATRIOTIC peopls for its wisdom
and truth
There Is but one question before the
American people today, question of
such great magnitude that it calls upon
US all to lay aside every personal feeling
and together wage an earnest straight
forward, open fight to maintain the
honor and credit of our country. In all
great orisises it is the people who are
called upon for defense. This crisis is
upon US, brought upon as by the suffer-
ing of the masses. This great body of
common people" the Bryan party,
goarded on by the smarting of their
wounds inflicted by the grasping in
sjustics Of the capitalist. do not under
tand the danger into which their success
as party would plunge us. The need of
the hour is to educate the people. Let
us forget that we are men or women,
Republicans or Democrats. I do not ca IL
upon candidates to forget that they are
candidates, for it is mighty thing to be
candidate, but let all others forget
everything but the one thing. viz, the
credit and honor of our country and how
best to maintain it. Especially let Re-
publicans leave personalities entirely
alone leave the mistakes of our present
administration for future use, and put
their best and their most magnanamous
effort into educating the people IN this
one matter. Hard names and exagger
ated statements are useless as well as
silly. You have to fight subtle foe as
well as fanatic mobt blu to call themsthe
latter does not weaken>their ranks. The
leading arguments of the Bryan party
strikes n responsive chord in the hearts
of every man, every woman. every child
who is struggling for existence and to
large majority even in our favored land
life is but desperate struggle for mere
existence. Thousands upon thousands of
honest patriots voters will listen to the
plausible pleas of these earnest il mis-
taken meD-and women, who seeing TIL Q
ills OF the masses are sincerely, earnestly
and heroically striving to bring comfort
and prosperity into their midst To
ignore their earnest purpose, to snoer at
their fanaticism, will not conquer them.
remem Der how sneering and SUPER
uuo lUSD,
were to the greenbackers few years
ago, and also remember the result on
election day. Gentlemen, in the matter
of votes, the poor Out-number and out
weight the rich, remember that, and you
who can see clearly, whatever name,
station or sex, band yourselves together
and lead your country safely through
their peril. | would also call your atten-
ton to the prominence which the Bryan
party is giving to women. The little sop
thrown so us by the Republican conven-
tion we laugh at, understand, and hide
our time, but gentlemen let me assure
you that these earnest women in the
Bryan party, who are devoting their lives
to tho eleyating of the masses are q pow
er. and your sDeers area ill-timsd, ohoap
and exceedingly unwise, for no other
reason but for the chlvalry among the
poorer Let all this cease if you would
win. Acknowledge your foe as an
honorable foe, and worthy OF your steel.
Meet them Oh the field with the clean,
keen weapon of education. Educate the
people. Reach them in every possible
way through the press on, the platform,
in private with clear statemen of facts,
and show them the disastrous results
which will surely follow deprecated
currency. Leave the tariff, men, oandi-
dates, yes even candidates, and really
think, they are having a hard time this
summer, eDtlfelV aione' anu ueVote your
energy wholly to placing this question
clearly and fairly before the common
people, for the common people OF America
can be trusted when they understand.
You give US an "Old Glory" button
with "Honest Money! for motto. and
let all men, women and children, Repub-
lcans, Democrats, Prohibitionists, yes
idiots, criminals and traitors wear
them; let all wear them of whatsoever
name, age sor sex, who can be made to
understand that the honor of "Old
Glory" depends upon the coming
election.
A REPUBLICAN, WOMAN.
Electric Railroad Notes.