The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-19
WRONG sow BY THE EAR.
Illinois Republican Chairman Went
Against 4 Snss.
JOHN KALEY FOR FREE SILVER
Ass He Expisias to Mr.. Hitch what He
Learned by Minsliag win the
Poor Man and the Masses.

St. Louis, August is--Thc chairman. Of
| the Illinois republican committee wrote
TO well-known republican In Crawford
eounty--a man who served ihree years In
inc Union army. Tho chairman asked for
political pointers" attacked the demo-
| cruts I'M suong language and told the
| crawford county man that what he would
d" Tor Mckinley and Tanner would he APP
pruNsated This Is the reply that tho
chairman reccived-tlnd MIR. Haley says
that he speaks for many Grand Army
men!
| &c. L. Hitch. Chairman State Central
| COMMITTEES. Chicago. m.
New Hebron ~. August s-Doar Sir;
| iol is OF the 18th VI July rccrsved and
| contents noted You are mistaken about
| ne hetnH a republican worker. 1 am a
SILVER republican and have bcNn for six
| letter. You requested mo to give YOU
some pointers, etc.
| Is. 1 m,ukie aaily with the voters, and
| ! am dong everything that 10 honor abio
10 deicai the Tanner and Hertz combine.
| You 'ay judic Gus nsc OF my influence
WIZ aid You fellows to make the victory
| thls foll decisive and crushing. 1t ~ YOU
| fellows | sim ;rying TO defeat ann for
tie poor man | am Tor the masses
| AGAINST the classcs.
| YOU say that the rocont democratic Ma
| uonal convection vas u remarka lie ruth
erins, that small bands Of desperate char
| neters have often before met and DECLARED
| war against organized socicty.' You say
| II = not uncommon for few men. filled
| with the spirit Of incondsprism and an
| hfchy, to attempt to set class against
| class. otc. MadcapS YOU gay of this
| character were before without influence
| with jhcir tc.sow citizens.
| % you Ray that we, AZ an aggregation oi
| fiitW"ih cranks and cpudators having
no i"spoc, FOR our country's honor or In.
| @ituttons. have actually captured the ms-
nh'n"ry an nan's OF :. great political par
appeal to the people for votes
! Ana YOU say they denounce demo
| crutlC president
Hon. liorry Teller when thcy ma that
| Knowing that he was a 2oldhuS working
With the goldhug republicans.
| You say II would not have hcrn 70 bad
" that convention had nonint I'd in,n of
experience aud soherness. | Will say. tn,
lr-t element OF these United states. the
farmer. the mechanic and laborer vii,
flock to li,liy Bryan of the Platte on tho
81 day Of November lN'a ami rruah the
money sharks aud corporation tools with
their ballots. SO mote IT be-
| You say ono encouraging Sisn OF The
times is found In the fact that the action
| rcmned by sensible le'no rats. Yes. ",
know what you mean. You refer to tho
sodbug democrats who are running OF
VINO condemned tho goldbug republic.
| ans Al tnO ~. LOUIS convention when
| Comra,so Mckinley wnS made the stand
ara bearer for the money rhark Of tho
| Enst3 II .was Henry Teller aud other rfe.
| Ions republicans. better men than tho
| goldbnge OF tho East
"Brothor Hatoh. when an element gets
into the republican plrty-.thc party that
claims to be the friend, tried and true Of
tie boys that wore the hluc-~that will hiss.
when the Grnd Army is mentioned In u
republican convention of the great State
of Illinois. wi.r, resided the lamentcd
\ Lincoln.
boys that wore the blue, had We not bet
ter halt and see where thorse hisses come
from I called n halt fom years ago at
Springfield 1 WINS n delegate to the State
convention, and ! heard the Cook county
or Hertz delegation hiss when the Grand
army was mentioned when the convcr-
lion was In session.
"Druthcr Hitch, you talk a. II the mon
that van vote for Buy Bryan are anarch.
| National silver convention was held ro-
Gently, and wiz show You tie roll OF
| 1876 delegates that wor, the blue from
many states and what do they represent?
10 YOU gay thoy represent anarchy God
fcrbo, win say they rcprescnt thousands
| of blue co,.el Not,rs who VIII not vote
| foi Comrude Mckinley, Tanner and Hertz.
| Comrnde Mckiuley allowed the gold bugs
to dictate platform f9r hun TO run or.
! time AMI you nncl not lose sny sleep. for
Ne ar" going to elect our Moses that was
horn in Egypt thiriy s'k NeM axo, IN ,ne
| h1rga, General Martin. VINO shouin nave
been a, the head of the ticket instead of
John Tanner from clay ,onnty; or en-.
| cago | could have voted Tor the hean
| Of tho ticket, then
"John II. Tanner WINS membes OF my
G reg i Issn I l.. Hore Il Knew Jay vote
! would elect both My advice TO you lei
lows is that on the c'ehlng ~ Moy ", T.n
ncr and Hertz coup, AMI IT VIII suiiiee YOU
| fcr all time to come sou VIII hnu thnt
lhr people will condemn machine pan.lss.
lttttr
son when ha says that illli"is - donpt-
| fui state. Wo have no doubt about car
qs .es s sS. y 49, looS :" n na Of i,s cam
pagn viii 10 appreciated and rem s,
b rcd. hore 4 nay, n@ry"n ,,r LII III
| lions OF oolorcd slaves. Now am dolnS
All I can To free millions u wnite sihVos'
see You are trylnH 10 gel Eoi'n.ut ur,,'
a leather dock together. You can have
onrui, rhis is not the class the roininoh
20 dug democrats are Accusing silver
democrats OF running on a republican
pla FORM. Pray teH as what K'nn ..
you open your arms and Jake in I'M.
Mhti!.Iney Villas; Dickinson ana all nm IN
er' iewell | Heo you are aiming 10 run
your campaign on bun. by calling US
s@archt v gsneEades f s1eiisl y I nsyss
Hro,hcr Hitch, know YOU are veay anI.
ious 10 have Comrade Mckinley, Tanner
ard the Hertz conblno ri"clen. Aitef Tue
ard day ~ November. 1895. John the Tan
nor can 70 down to Louisville, clay coun-
ty, and shoot the curculio that infest
iiH orchnr1 and send forth tins message
from Ids Southern home:
~ sacrificed my political life for the
people Of cook county. No. no. ] did
not want 20 he governor Of tho great
state Of Illinois The nomination was
forced NJ on me by thnt snap convention
last Arrlng held In Cook county. and the
tics.' John Haley"
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