The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-08-29
FOR BRYAN AND sEwALL
A Prominent Republican Tells Why He
Will Support Them.

Having heard that M. J. Anderson,
OF Dufur, one of the leading republi
cans of the county, had determined to
support the democratic national ticket,
the TIMEs-MoUNTAINEE addressed a
letter to Mr.. Anderson, asking him to
give his reasons for so doing, and re-
ceived the following answer, bearing
date of August Goth:
| Editor TINES -MoUNTA INEER:
Thanks for your invitation. You
were rightly informed; am for VIM.
J. Bryan and will work and vote for
him.
Having been delegate to every re-
publican county convention in this
county for fourteen years, believe an
explanation is due to those who have
repeatedly honored me, not to the
"Bosses" for never yet have I asked
| their consent to state or county con-
vention). 1t is to the plain, honest re-
publicans from the country districts to
| whom 1 would speak, but not apologize.
yer, 16 to 1, as believe that will come
nearer to the worlds ratio than any
other.
believe that the class that began
the demonitization of silver by the act
of '73, did it Intentionally and threw
aside all party lines to accomplish their
ends, and that the same class are lay
ing aside party lines in '96 to prevent
it's remonitization and that Mckinley
is their prophet.
l believe poor man has as much
right to lay aside party lines, tempor-
arily or permanently for his interests,
as has millionaire.
So far as protection is concerned, it
is not the issue, cannot be made the
issue. aud under present circumstan-
ces, with silver majority in the sem
ate, McKinley's election would only
result in both the tariff and financial
questions remaining unsettled for four
years more, while with Bryan, we will
have chance to try silver and test it's
workings.
With copy of the leading custom
duties under the mckinley" and |
Wilson bills before me, have grave |
doubts if a majority of voters could tell |
one from the other. providing the titles |
were concealed and the wool schedule |
out of sight, and in both bills the man
ufacturer has the big end of the bar
gain.
Nor can I see but wool would have
as good, if not better, chance
under Bryan, a western man, as it
would under Mckinley, should tariff
revision be seriously attempted, which
is very improbable during the next
four years.
Though having carefully studied
both sides of this question to the
best of my ability, have not reached
the cranky point of some silver advo-
Gates to claim that "free coinage" will
make good times at once, and possibly
not soon, for every effort will be made
BY those having the gold to make
lines hard and money scarce, that the
people may change and again demand
;he gold standard-but should Bryan
De elected, it will at once prove beyond
/ doubt that the millionaire cannot
lictate to the people and that in itself
would be a great victory, and should it,
lfter sufficient test, be proven that the
people were mistaken, they will know
hey don't have to consult Wall street
20 get permission to rectify their error.
am republican, but when the
,arty and parties draw the lines be-
iween the interests of the laboring
lass and the "kid-glove-brigade." I
I'm unfortunate enough to belong to
he former and shall vote with my
'lass-fOr Bryan and Sewall.
MIR