Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-10-29
AN ADDRESS
To All Supporters of WILLIAM j.
Bryan.


Your committee has been doing all
in its power to aid you in this. your
great struggle in behalf Of liberty,
home and country. Immense in
terests are at stake in this campaign;
all that is necessary now is that the
people should realize the gravity of
the situation and move together as
one man. Citizens stand appalled,
before the tremendous power which
the millionaires Of the world, few in
number and individually insight
ficant, have put forth in this contest.
Acting through the newspapers
which they own and the politicians
whom they have bought they are
covering the whole land with a net
work of influences inimical to good
government. They
THREATEN OUR DEFEAT
Unless met by concerted action of
the common people. They seek con-
tinued power simply to increase their
possessions. The good OF mankind
has no place in their purposes. They
come to us from Europe, which they
have despoiled and made q land Of
princes and paupers, where great
wealth and great poverty stand per-
petually facing each other, while
hireling armies preserve the peace
and protect the robbers from their
victims. They are rapidly bringing
this great, free republic to the same
condition. We stand for the preser-
vation Of humanity in the highest
estate Of which it is capable ON earth.
Every Instinct of philanthropy, every
impulse Of wisdom, every dictate of
statemanship is with us in this
mighty struggle, and urges us forward
to save the republic and the human
race.
We have the noblest of leaders.
Our candidate for President. Hon.
William J. Bryan, has proved him
self one Of the great men of the CEN
tury-if not OF all time. The power
which gave US Washington, Jeffer-
son, jackson and Lincoln has by
events almost miraculous brought
him from obscurity to the forefront
of affairs. He is
MORE THAN AN ORATOR.
He is a profound thinker-a logician
IA born statesman. He is striving,
to the last verge of human endurance
and at the risk of his life, in a cam
paign which is one prolonged and
tremendous debate, to save his count
ry. Is there any honest heart that
does not go out to him in this great
struggle? We see him almost alone,
like knight in armor, armed cap-a-
pie with truth and righteousness,
battling against the gigantic powers
that now have possession OF the
world. Shall we not sustain himi
Shall any petty plea turn us aside2
Let us follow where he leads, and
strike where he strikes. Almost with
out newspaper-without wealth
he takes upon his shield a thousand
spear points and strikes forward,
laughing, to beat down the swarming
hosts OF the enemy.
| In the name of humanity, your
country, your children and all the
poor and oppressed of the whole
world, we ask you not to forego this
opportunity to do good and help elect.
Let unworthy thought perish. The
century's aloe flowers to-day.
Remember that when liberty dies
in the United States it dies in the
whole world.
Forget everything else and do your
whole duty.
Faithfully yours IN the cause oi
the people,
| NJ. DoNNELLY, Chairman
THEo. DAMAN, Secy.
| L. BoCKLEMAN,
l. LAWRENCE BONN,
HENRY RoHRS,
| JAMES P. Raglan,
D. G. BROWN,
Committee.