The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-01
HAXNA'S FINAL WORDS.
All Good Citizens Called Upon to
Vote for Mckinley.


The statement issued this evening by
Chairman Hanna is as follows:
The earnest support which the earnest
citizens Of the United States, irrespective Of
former political affiliations, have rendered
the Republican party and the cause of sound
money in the campaign about to end tlstifes
an expression from those who have been
called upon to conduct it. No campaign
since the War Of the Rebellion has presented
such grave responsibilities to those entitled
TO the elective franchise. The dangerous
principles enunciated by the Chicago platform
which proposes not only a debasement of
the currency, but the destruction Of the high
est judicial authority Of the land, have jusu-
fed good citizens irrespective of past party
preferences, in uniting to rebuke those who
would thus endanger the very foundation of
our national organization.
The developments of the closing week Of
the campaign leave no doubt that the judg-
ment of an overwhelming majority of the
peF1e of the nation is against the platform
and candidate of population and national
dJshc<or. 1t now remains for the voters
to register at the polls their answer to the
Rtte4NSIs to excite passiIn, prejudices and
self1snn6ss, for the benefit of a few who are
willing to destroy national honor and endan-
ger national existence for their personal am
bitlons and individual profit. Good citizens
In every section and of every party have
united in publicly expressing themselves upon
this subject. Their duty now is to do so in
such a manner as will forever put to an end
further attempts in thi$ line. There is but
one way Of doing this, and that is at t1s
polls While each man has his especial field
in the preliminary work Of the campaign the
duty Of election day is common to all. No
man, however much he has done In influ-
encing others, can neglect his personal duty at
the polls and no citizen, however humble or
devoted to employment or business, should
fail to exercise his privilege and duty ON cleo
tion day.
1t is not merely a privilege but a duty.
And while it is the duty of every good cit
lien to express his will at the polls on all
occasions, that duty was never more serious
and expressions of loyalty count for moth
ing unless those who offer them or are con-
WINGED by them exercise that universal priv
flege Of participating in the actual direction
OF the government by voting on election day.
1t is hoped, therefore, that all good citizens
will join hands on Tuesday in maintaining
the honor Of the nation by registering their
ballots in favor of that candidate, who has
been honored by the support of the loyal
men of all parties-William Mckinley. The
Issue is between two men and two platforms
the one representing national honor good
government, sound money and. sound prin-
clples; the other standing for doctrines dam
gerous to the peace and prosperity of the ma
tlon and promising only q system which
must debase the currency, destroy business
and END employment 1t is, as has been re-
Gently said by Maj. Mckinley himself, "a
time when the voice Of the partisan ia
hushed in the chorus of patriotism which
sounds from one end Of the country to the
other. Let every loyal citizen take this
thought to the polls with him on election day
and the country will be saved from the dam
ger which confronts it, and saved by that
same loyal devotion which obliterated party
lines in defense of the nation on an occs.
sion Of equal but not greater peril.
M. A Hanna