Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-10-23
Flag Day for Democrats.

Chairman Jones, of the Democratic M
tional Committee, at Chicago issued the iol.
lowing appeal Monday afternoon:
"The American flag has always been the
emblem of national honor, and it will al
ways remain so. 1t is too sacred to be pros
tituted TO partisan purposes, as has been
attempted for the first time in this campaign.
Its influence has always been the emblem
of national honor, and it will always remain
so. 1t is too sacred to be prostituted to par
tisan purposes, as has been attempted for the
first time in this campaign. Its influence
has always been for good to all mankind.
Its display is always potent for the advance
ment of all that is best In our government,
for 1t appeals to every sentiment of patriot
ism and national pride.
81 therefore suggest that on Saturday,
October 31st, all those who desire to pre-
serve the country's honor and independence
as it came to us from the fathers, who be-
lieve In the rights OF every man, rich or
poor, to cast free and untrammeled bal
lot; who oppose government by corpora
tions and the coercion of voters, and desire
that real and genuine prosperity may once
again return to bless our people, display the
national colors at their homes, their places
of business, and wherever else they may be
seen in order that the voters whose hearts
are with their country may be cheered, and
their purposes strengthened, and that those
who are wavering may take courage of
their patriotism to perform their duty as
citizens, to the end that government Of the
people, by the people, and for the people,
shall not perish from the earth"
In his speech at Lima, Ohio, Tuesday,
Mr.. Bryan, the Democratic presidential can
didate, quoted the letter of Chairman Han
ma calling on the people who intended TO
vote the Republican ticket to hang the
American flag from their windows October
81, and said:
"My friends, it is the first time that
know of that have ever agreed with the
chairman of the Republican national COM
mittee, but want to sign my name to his
letter, and ask all those who believe in the
ideas set forth there to display the flag on
the 31st of October, because there is not "a
thing In that letter but what we advocates
of free silver indorse, Now, note what he
says--that he wants the flag displayed by
all those who on the Bird of November in
tend TO vote for the preservation of our ma
tional honor We advocates of Tree silver
believe that only by having u financial pol
icy made by the American people, for the
American people, can we support the honor
of the United States
"He wants those who are going to vote
for the advancement of our peoples inter-
ests and general prosperity to display the
flag. My friends, we believe that free coin
age of silver, the opening OF the minis to
the free coinage OF silver at 10 to l, without
waiting for the aid and consent OF any other
nation on earth, means the advancement OF
the interests of the people, and oil general
prosperity, and therefore we can join with
these men in displaying the American flag
and let it be known to the country that we
are standing by the flag, and that we are
not asking foreign nations what that flag
shall mean"