The sun., 1896-10-28
sPECIMEN P0PULIsr LIES.
The Sort OF Aiiment with Which Mr.. Lynch
Attempts TO Nurture Voters.

ATTEMPTS TO nurture Votern.
MrNNEAPoLIs, Oct. 27.-E. r. Lynch, secre-
tary of the Peoples Party State Committee,
makes the following statement:
Within the past forty-eight hours have
received 500 letters from different sections Of
the State saying that loan agents notify
ing mortgagers that in case Bryan is elected
they will promptly foreclose every mortgage
fast as it becomes due, and that insurance
agents say they will cancel all policies in the
Same event The letters say that in every
township in the State where the farmere are
heavily mortoaged. and where the silver senti-
ment Is strong, one OF these agents can oe
found.
The Republicans have made u careful poll Of
these townships, and know who have mort
cages, when they are due. how the mortRageor
intends 10 vote. his nationality, whether he can
be influenced, Go. This information is given
to this agent that no knows how to work
each person. He tells some that Bryan intends
to demonetize gold, and that there will be no
gold with which to pay gold mortgages He
tells others that II Bryan is elected gold will go
to a premium, and that It will take two silver
dollars to get one gold dollar. and that there
fore 1t will take twice as many dollars to pay
the mortgages II Bryan is elected as 1t would
If Mckinley Hanna) is elected. He pats the
farmer on the back and tells him that nothing
but pure love Tor tho farmer induces these
banks. loan companies. AMI insurance compa-
nies TO call on him and warn him against
danger; that those companies are opposed to
any law that would compel the farmer To pay
them twice as many dollars as he borrowed.
"Oh, you have no idea how these soulless
corporations love the dear farmer. They are
the greatest philanthropists in the world. 1
fear that Jesus made great mistake when he
drove the money changers from the temple.
He did not now them well as We do, you
know, IL Jesus should come on earth to-day
and call for disciples to follow Him and preach
His Gospel Of charity and brotherly love, what
a great rush there would be from the bani 8.
corpG rations. and from Hanna's committee to
be His discipes."
What effect do you think 1t will have on
the Gle ,tionY''w asked.
1t will give the state to Bryan by tre-
of n corrupt and interruptions party TO rescue
itself from overwhelming defeat II l.
desperate game and will react. We will lose
n feH hundred votes by II but will gain
thousands. IL IS the most appalling case OF In
timidation In the, history of tho human race:
party that will resort to such methods OF
campaigning should be swept from the face OF
the earth forever. and believe that IL will :"
what are you going to do to counteract itf'
Nothing but expose It, IT will counteract
American people yet, believe to bury 10. 900
fathoms deep any party guilty or such an out
rage. | have seen so much corruption and In
tImidation used by the Republican party In
Republican party is defeated in this ca npaign
the republic is at an end "
why do you think HoI"
because i soc the col pOrations, trusts. and
millionaires. who are the friends OF monarchy
and the enemies OF republics the world over,
openly declare that they prefer monarchy TO
q republic"