The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-10-08

uSiuk tht next PRESIDENT OF the United
States. Many Of them believe that he
will have the greatest majority ever given
TO any president elected in your life time
and mine. For this reason, and for a
hundred others which / will not mention
for lack OF time, and because they are ia
miliar to You, 1t is safe to say with abso-
lutte certainty that Mr.. Bryan has not the
remoiest chance of being elected; and
any man who denies this does so either
for political effect. or because he Is de-
ceived by the utterly ridiculous claims Of
the Bryan managers. that he will carry
such states as Minnesota, Iowa and
Michigan. When Yakima sage bushes
bear apples look for Bryan majority in
Minnesota.
McKinley's election being assured. il
becomes necessary for every man to de-
,ermine how that fact will affect his
affairs. And it is important that every
person interested in Washington should
ascertain, as soon as possible how that
state would be affected should IL cast its
electoral vote for Bryan.
Such vote can do Bryan no good, AS he
is hopelessly defeated. Would il work
good or III to Washington? or would 1t
be OF no consequence either way? This
10 an important question to every man
whose property or home is in your state.
The.great and varied natural resources
of your state are just cause OF pride to
all of its citizens. But without develop.
ment they benefit no one. The Indian
lived barbarian and pauper in the
midst OF this undeyeIoped wealth. The
residents OF your state therefore eagerly
desire the speedy development Of this
great natural wealth, in order that indi-
vidual prosperity may be obtained or in
creased. But natural wealth eau be
made available only by labor; and while
labor is so applied it must subsst on and
be aided by the produce OF former labor
commonly called capital. Owing to the
great demand in Washington for this
product of labor, there are no accummu-
latiens Of it there, consequently every
man interested in the development OF the
state, is anxious to attract capital from
abroad. So that the simple question is,
will the fact that the people Of Washing
ton declare by their votes that they are
in favor Of the principles advocated by
Bryan, bring capital into that state or
keep it out. II such principles carry the
state they will doubtless be carried into
effect by local laws so far as possible.
1t is claimed by the Bryan men, and is
probably true, that the men who own
this capital which Washington wants,
are opposed to him. These men, whose
capital you and wish to get into Wash
ington believe that the principles advo-
Gated by Bryan mean deprecated cur
rency, and therefore dishonesty and
reputation; a denial of the right Of the
government to enforce the federal laws In
state and therefore states rights and
treason the manipulation Of the supreme
court so that it shall expound the law as
executive wishes, and therefore tyranny !;
a division OF the property of him who
has something, with him who has moth
ing, and therefore anarchy.
These men may be mistaken in enter
tanning such opinions, but they hold
them and holding them will be influence
ed by them. Do you then believe that
they will risk the accommodations OF
their labor in a community which they
think. however mistakenly, is anxious
to bring about such results? Not for q
moment, especially as there will be I'M
limited opportunity after Mckinley's
election to invest money in communities
not advocating such principles.
Did you ever hear any man say that II
Bryan was elected, but not otherwise, he
intended TO put his money into some
enterprise? have heard it said of sl
yer mines, bat nothing else. On the
contrary, have heard tbous and men
tell what they intend doing with their
money in the way OF beneficial invest-
.nent after McKinley's election. At the
present time, / am promised a sum OF
money represented by six figures for use
in the development of point in WASH
ton after McKinley's election.
What does this mean? That the men
whose money We need for the benefit of
Washington are afraid of the principles
advocated by Bryan. Will they then
rush to Washington with their money
,hould those principles dominate that
state? Ask Kansas, which formulated
such principles into law, and thereby
drove not only capital but people too from
that state MS its population was less in
1895 than in 1890. Ask Colorado what
effect the election Of Waite had upon tie
finances Of it's citizens.
Given sufficient time, with reasons-
BILE amount OF capital TO assist, and every
industrious man in Washington will OBJ
tain competency. Advertise to the
world tina, tie people sf Washington are
one OF the few northern com nuuitites
which proposes to put Organism into
practice, aud the development OF the
great natural wealth Of the state will be
postponed for years, and every one OF it's
citizens, Ms well as those who have in
vested there, viii be the poorer therefor.
shonld not yon and |, as good citizens,
do what We can to prevent such results /;