The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-11
BRABsTRR VESTS LETTER.
The Campaign Growing Hot--Hanna's
Methods of Raising Campaign Funds -
Don't Waste Your Votes.

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Methods of Raising Campaign Funds -
Don't Waste Your Votes.
correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Aug. 7, '96
Although three months must elapse
before this Presidential campaign bears
fruit, good or bad, upon election day,
| yet there is in political circles an I'm
wonted activity which I think must be
a reflex of the spirit which this year
possesses the plain, common people.
| The Rothschild- Republicans who hope
to secure the consent of the American
| people TO their own degradation and en-
elavement by appealing to the sectional
| prejudice Of some, the ignorance of
others, and the cupidity of the mos
Quitoes of commerce ard finance, are
making a vigorous and soulless fight.
Their leader, Mark Hanna, the mort
gagee of Mckinley, the foe OF labor, the
| assassin of the Sailors Union, the
stranger who thrOtti(d the miners OF
| Ohio, the man who unbIushingly boasts
thet his tongue tied tariff tinker shall
| be elected If it costs hundreds Of mil
lions of dollars, hes been to New York
! to raise funds. How much the usurera
| of Europe have contributed to the Nc
! Kinloy campaign fund i5 unknown,
| although rum0rs on Wall street place
| the sum at $25, 600, coo, with a promise
| Of double the amount if it be necessary.
| What we do know Is the manne in
| which Mark Hanna is raising funds
| over here with which to debauch the
people,
Your readers doubtless know thet
| Bryan favors an income tex This
thing, Hanna, has secured the lists of
wealthy people which were compiled
before Justice Shirae, changed his mind
and incidentally changed the opinion
which the people entertained Of him,
and has sent circulars to all of them
demanding that they should give on
the basis Of what they would have been
taxed for n year if Shiras had not
| changed his opinion. This should net
the Republican campaign fund about
800, 600, 600; much more If all pay up
Againstall this aggregation Of Doodle,
backed by a venal daily press, the re
formers have nothi' g to depend upon
but the patriotism of the people. TQey
even have to contend with a threatened
split in their ranks. The Republican
campaign leaders are endeavOring to
turn that unfortunate Vice. Presidential
muddie to the advantage of Mckinley.
The New York World, working on that
line, published this week an alleged in
tervlew with Senator Jones, of Arkan
saa, the Chairman Of the Democratic
National Committee, in which it re-
ported Mr.. Jones as having cast r6f9c
tions upon the Southern Ptpulists. |
have seen the reporters who accom-
panied tbs World reporter when the
interview took place, and they ell agree
that Senator Jones never used the Ian
guage a cribed to him by the willing
tool of that lying blanket sheet, the
New York World.
This IS @ fair sample of the attempts
which are b-iDg made and which viii
be made to create diesension and arouse
a~nimosities among the reformers. II
the people pay any heed to them they
are very foolish. Let every nal vote
for Bryan, and not waste his vote on
any CleCtor VITO has no chance to Geg
into the pIact0raI pnIlo0o
BRABSTER VEST