The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-10-24

America. They talk or the east as being
hostile to the west In this campaign. We
OF the east glory In the west. All that the
east asks now Is to do as II so often has
done before and help place a westerner In
the white house Twice we republicans OF
the east have given every electoral vote
we could control to the sons OF Illinois,
twice to sons OF Ohio. and once to a son of
Indiana. and now all that we ask is that
through our votes we may be able once
more to put In the white house SON Of
Ohio. who Is more than son OF Ohio be-
cause he is an American who has fought
for the country In war. who has served her
In peace, who was nominated because he
stood as the embodiment OF the principles
Of his party. and who will be elected be-
cause he stands Cor all that Is highest. best
and most honorable in American life at
this crisis of the fate of America,
Preachers of Theft and Murder.
I'VE believe that this campaign should
be waged on the moral, even more than tho
material, issue. Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Alt
geld are the emhodiments of the two prin-
ciples which our adversaries desire to see
triumph; and In their ultimate analysis
these principles are merely the negations
or the two commandments: Thou shalt
not steal and Thou shalt do no murder
Mr.. Bryan champions that system of dis
honesty which would steal from the cred
itors of the nation half OF what they have
In good faith loaned and from the working
men of the nation hale OF what by their
honest toll they have earned. Mr.. Altgeld
condones and encourages the mos. infR-
nous 81 murders and denounces the fed-
ersl Coverpbietit SoG tbe supreme court for
interfering To 81. !. S.an 10 :se bloody law.
lessness which would res:A Il worse than
murder. Both OF them would sShs;.tuta
for the government of Washington and
Lincoln, for the system of orderly liberty
which we inherit from our forefathere
"a w w aQi n A IN nllE
sons, a red weller of lawlessness and dis
honesty as fantastic and as vicious as tho
Paris commune itself. Turning aside from
the American principles of government,
repudiating everything which has made
the name of America a symbol of hope
among nations. they seek to substitute
crazy fabric. patched up from the worm
out theories OF every European dreamer
and European agitator.
I'VE appeal to no class and TO no section;
we appeal to all the citizens of this land
alike merely as Americans Fastener and
westerner. northerner and soItherner,
merchant and clerk. farmer and farm Ia
borer, manufacturer and workingman, we
ask you to stand together as Americans.
jealous of the honor of your country and
indignant at those who propose to drag
that honor in the dust. We ask you 10
stand for decent government and the hon.
est payment of debts. We ask you to set
your faces against that spirit OF lawless
mob violence which could in the end pro-
duce nothing but anarchy; anarchy the
handmaiden and sure herald of tyranny.
we ask you TO vote against Mr.. Bryan.
not merely because his success would
mean the impovet tshment OF the poe and
the trouble of the rich, the breaking UP OF
homes the despair of strong men and the
hungry misery OF the women ana children,
but because the laws of right and justice
bid you TO Oppose him. We ask you to de-
clare Tor The palm of honest ucpts and
Tor the suppress on of lawless MODS, not
merely because 1t is eNpeuient. but because
IL is right NO iation can long hold It's
place in the word "A IL does not strive
20 live up 10 u lo,ty moral iueai' ana we
ask you 10 JOIN "a the overthrow OF the
enemies OF American honor ana o. Amer
ican liberty, because every prlnclpie OF
sound morality pius you TO take such ac-
lion"