The Butler weekly times., 1896-08-20
FOR FREE SILVER.


Republicans Leaving the Gold Stand
ard Party by Scores and Hundreds
These are some of the republicans
who are opposed to Mckinley and
the gold standard:
DR.. w. II. King of Carthage, Mo.
II g says:
"The financial plank of the st.
Louis platform is complete face
about on the principles, traditions,
policy and sentiments of the repub.
ican party as they were in the days
of it's usefulness and its glory. In
stead of exhibiting the bravery of
independence, and rejecting the
glory of the great republic, it is
cowardly, reduces the American
eagle to the semblance of sick hen,
frightened by the British lion, and
the American citizen to the attitude
of fawring suppliant."
In Laclede county, Amos E Mil
ler, a leading republican and a no m
inee two years ago. Col. NJ. w.
johnson, son-in-law of ex Gov. Jo.
seph w. McClurg, ]. L. Strain and
VIM. Spohn, two leading repu blicans
and formerly strict partisans. W.
G. johnson, farmer and stock dealer
and two sons. all out and out reupb
licans. Others are George B. King,
G.. w. Elan, James Davis, A. L..
Broyles, James Chastain. w. F.
Martin, Spencer Gustin, Charles
Gilbertson and r A. Hogue, elected
republican constable in 1892, and
many other farmers and life long
republicans,
A Bryan republican club of 7E
members was organized at Green
field, Iowa, August 1st.
| Judge VIM. Ballantine, Of Com
merce, leader and one of Grants
famous 3O6, in the republican con-
vention of 1880.
Judge James A. Ray, chairman o
the executive committee of the new
} silver party of Kansas, has received
estimates during the past week from
every county which indicates tina
10000 republicans will vote for Bry'
an.
) From West Virginia comes the
word that free silver is sweeping tn
, tate. The free silver republican,
are coming over en- masse. A dis
patch says:
The trades Union of this city
Charleston whose members hav
> generally been high protectionist
and voted the republican ticket, ar
now nearly all solid for Bryan ant
Sewall.
It is about the same with the far
q mer element 1t is difficult to fin'
a farmer who has not signihed hi
q intention to vote for Bryan and fire
. silver, no matter what his forme
party affiliations have been.
The detection from the party Q
8 Mckinley and the gold standard
}, by no means confined to the ord
g nary voters. Men of influence an
!. leadership in the republican part
, are coming over to Bryan and Sew
u all standard. Among these may b
9 mentioned Judge j. II. Brown,
l. life long republican and at one tim
8 a candid for congress on the n
publican ticket in this distric
Judge j. G. Drew. a prominent r.
publican; leader; Hon Andrew Blu
- lew, all influential republicans
:, this city. Col. ]. W. Davis,
u Greenbrier, another prominent lea'
st er and at one time the republica
r. candidate for congress in this di
trict. has announced himself fr'
u, U; silver man and will vote for Brys
ID and Sewall. A. c. Fuller, An inf
ry ent,al republican of the same coun
ne has announced himself the san
az wav.
Ir T If the free silver and Bryan sent
es ment continues to grow as 1t b
ali within the last two weeks, it Vt
lis be almost unanimos by the third
t. November.
II In the third congressional distr'