The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-11-10

New York, Nov. 10-The World this
morning says: Mark Hanna gave the
World the following outline of what
he understood to be President-elect
McKinley's general policy;
Il have had but comparatively brief
conversations with Maj Mckinley
since his election. This week expect
to meet him in Cleveland. | presume
that he will have more details than /
am at present aware of. But this much
| know. He feels that he owes much
to the patriotic Democrats who prefer
principle to strict party ties. Indiana,
for instance, was unquestiUnably car
ried against fusion by Democratic
votes, He recognizes t very great
service performed by Democratic and
Independent newspapers during the
campaign. Maj. Mckinley will en-
deavor to see collected a great nation
al party that will give prosperity to
that men of all shades Of former p0-
litical belief will be united to this end.
l have talked with some of tho most
ers and | am glad to say they are in
accord with Maj McKinley's hopes.
The first movement he will make will
be. To obtain sufficient revenue to con
duct the government. Further issues
of bonds would be altogether too
dangerous. Business prosperity and
stability demand that as soon as pos
sible the government should be Oh a
paying basis. To this end an extra
session of congress will be necessary
and President Mckinley will undoubt-
edly call one soon after his Inaugural
ton. Legislation will be required to
secure the desired revenue and Mr..
Mckinley will do everything iii his
power TO secure it, as we'll as the legal
establishment Of policy which will
tend to pitt everybody at work In all
this he hopes and expects that he will
be backed by patriotic men, regardless
of party lines AS for myself am not
after any office and will endeavor to
attend to private business affairs
which need my personal attention"
To the POpuIist
Washington, Nov. 10-Chairman But
Ter, of the Populist national committee,
in an address to the Populists says, in
part:
Had it not been for the prejudice
againet the Democratic name, as we'll
as want of confiGenc in Democratic
promises, for which it must be frankly
admitted past experience furnished
ample ground, a majority Of the votes
of the country, in spite of the tremend-
Gus and unparalleled forces put for
ward by the Republican managers,
would have cast their vote for financial
reform and American independence.
The Peoples party, with high patri-
otism and an unselfsh devotion to
principle, greater than ever before ex-
hibited by any other party. stepped out
Side of its organization to throw it's
100000 votes solidly for Bryan. Had
not more than this number of those
who called themselves Democrats in
1894, given their support to Mr. Nc
Kinley, the cause of the people and
American principles would have tri-
umphed this year. This class of Dem
ocrats will surely support the party of
monopolieS and trusts in the future.
Their places in the ranks of the re-
form hosts must be taken by patriotic
Republicans. In fact, Bryan would
have been elected in this contest had
even $4,000 more silver Republicans
come to the rescue. The position of
the Peoples party in this great contest
has convinced every patriotic Ameri-
can that the party can be trusted to
stand for the principles of good govern
lnent and the interests of the people
under any and all circumstances.
Therefore, the Peoples party will be
the nucleus around which the patriotic
hosts must and will gather to redeem
a betrayed republic and to restore
prosperity to an oppressed and out
ragged people,
Statement by Towne.
~
Charles A. Towne has made the fol-
lowing statement:
81 wish it distinctly understood that
I am not crushed by my defeat, as has
been rumored. The ISLANDERS connect
ed with the way l have met the re-
suit of the election have been of 4
piece with those which characterized
it's progress. When [ took the stand
many months ago in behalf of the well
fare of the people, as / understood it,
and against the trusts and gold stand
ard powers, l then underwent all the
bitterness of Self-renunciati ton. | was
prepared for personal failure. | waS
not consulting my own selfish interest.
Had | done so [ should have been COM
plant to the will of the reigning pow
ers of the Republican party. | took my
political life in NV hand with full
knowledge of the contingencies and
prepared for either fortune. Thence
forward it was the peoples fight more
than mine AS to the cause itself, for
which we have fought so valorously,
we shall not despair Of it. We believe
that events will justify our contention.
that no permanent prosperity is posi-
BILE under the gold standard. When
that demonstration is made we shall
come fnr1Nal I'd aCain ard reinfOrcpd