Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-05
WAR WITH ENGLAND
BRITAIN TO colleCT pfsrs a
MOUTH oF rNe CANNON
ssrnsns.ns rhre.fs Uttered As.s-ss the
tsss~s ss<sss ny Gold ss-s G.sil.h 20
p~ss To- e.~sssty Asrseas 90 A-..s.
srss uofs~A

s~sesoAt &s1tnas % Ansss-
sess Tories
Chicago. Ills. oct a-war with Eng.
Land ~ Threatened 10 the American
Representatives Of the English bond
holders and shylocss. IN the event tha;
Bryan - elected. u 10 no; an Idle
threat. The money power ss desperate
and will not surrender it, clutch on the
Threats Of the American people without
. nsht Here are tao recent editorial
expresssions from ~sii-knOzn Lonaon
newspaper
London. Scp; is-fcopyrisht. 1856. ~
the Associated Prvssl-London nsns-
papers are now more fully realizing
the Importance of the presidential el-c-
tion In the United states 60 Great Bri-
vain and the continent The Daily
Telegraph says hat the
American department az the stsck
exchange IL a vcfitabls sick foofn. he
cause English capitalists yin never
take their Interest from the United
States la deprecated currency aud IL
rocs on Ga say that the adoption "f 3D.
rnv,aiiistn. ot az 70 would iseeofae latef.
the silver standard. in America. would
practically moan tho rrpudiatsan af
which leads Co ihc Withdrawal Of Gu
voys and declarations of war
The following is ffosn ths tyondgn
Times and Echo. = paper sc enormous
circulation. owned ~ Passtnors ia
wards. an Ensiishsnsn Of enormous
~-aith:
The election of W. = nrrsn-a
young man from Nebraska. an imfas-
stoned atator. hot hithsfts an unknown
f.oii;ician-as b Drn"rfatSe candidate
for an. presidency s-als the adhsf~nts
% thc Democrats 60 the siivsrst-sL The
gravity Of the situation can hardly be
exaggerated. u j. 10 no means go
CERTAIN that Ar. Ryan may DOT lie
elected. and IL he shnuld bs. and ron-
rrcr- d~rrea that SILVER. which is todsy
worth half-a-rfown = pound. shall De
worth : shiiiinzs. and that al national
gold bonds shall bc paid IN silver. there
viii 10 war between this country ana
the United states before this time neat
year. TIL great capitalists Who forced
Gladstone Co occupy Egypt win compel
any government in office hrretsaeclare
war against America. sooner than tha
| their holdings Of American bonds shall
| shrink Co half values.
Threats OF this kind win not deter
the American people from rejecting. by
an enormous majority. English aomi-
nation and n British financial system.
This is n same England wh.ch the
United States has on two memorable
occasions defeated in war. and there
IL yet enough manhood In America TO
defend or homes against English
greed nnd az rcssian. D. IL b same
"Ii fish; over again. The American
Tory. who hung upon our rear and
made secret and 'or-n war against
American liberty. yet exists In New
York. Chicago and other great money
center-. He yet longs for an Amer
lean monarchy. lie yet believes that
the republic IL q failure. lie does not
disguise his hatred of the common peo-
pie. lie Is now plotting for the disin-
reimbursement Of those who cannot
qualify on a property basis. his purse
IL open TO Mark Hanna Ills daughter
In either married TO or schcining for q
marriage with an English lord.
II the election OF William Jennings
Bryan means war with England. we
must prepare for war. Bryan viii be
elected. and ia the war which viii cn-
sue. the English ~aris;ocrary and their
American allies. the hereditary Tories
Of New York and elsewhere. viii be
wiped out of .xistance. They nsyef
won n fight against American freotnon
and they never viii.