Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-11-07
Dick Writes Mclean a Reply
to the Mclean Circular
Letter.

Chairman Dick, of the Republican
state committee, has sent the follow
ing letter to Mr.. John r. Mclean in
reply to a copy of Mr.. McLean's cir
GUAR letter which was esnt to Colonel
Dick, probably through some mistake
in the mailing departments:
Mr. .ohn r. Mclean, the Kelley Res
idence, East Broad street, Columbus.
Dear Sir-Your circular letter of Oct
2S, sent to my address at Akron, has
been forwarded to me, and beg to ac-
Knowledge its receipt
TO certain statements contained in
your letter | desire to enter an en-
phatic protest. lou say "as your can
didate for governor, ] take the liberty
of addressing you this communication.
You are not my candidate for COVER
nor. The gentleman in whose candid
acy am interested is a resident of
Ohio, who has honored the state from
his youth to ripe manhood with his
presence, counsel and labor He has
never been compelled to seek resi-
dence 400 miles from the state but has
shared in its splendid history without
the luxury Of being a resident by
wire" Moreover, he has never sought
to evade his share of public burden.
His tax returns have been made every
year on his personal property They
have not been confined to the years
when he sought public honor at the
hands Of the people of the state.
Your letter contains the startling in
formation that I have been selected
as committeeman to represent the
Democratic party" in my district, and
I feel it my imperative duty, in order
that you may net be disappointed, to
Immediately notify you that l canno.
under any conditions act in that ca
pactiy.
Your statement that your prospects
for victory at the approaching cleo
ton were never brighter" is a piece of
fine humor None of your co-woTker5
and not even yourself, entertains such
an opinion If, as you say, that there
is only one way that your party "can
triumph and its principles be vindicat-
ed, and that is by the earnest and un-
selfish labors of such men as your
self permit me to suggest that if you
depend upon Republicans to win your
victory this year, and thereby ylndi-
cate Democratic principles, you are of
all men most miserable, and | hasten
to extend to you my profound SYM
pathy The Republicans this year will
support the party of loyalty and pros
perity, and vote for George X. Nash.
The memory cf ,he Democratic hard
times, and the disloyalty Of Agulnaldo
do not arouse the enthusiasm of the
people, even though led by so distng-
uished and able a nonresident as John
R. Mclean.
You appeal to me "to give one day
to our country" I assure you that is
just what l intend to do, I propose to
give next Tuesday to the service OF
the flag by voting for Judge Nash, to
uphold its honor as cur fathers did in
1868 against the enemies in the rear
shall vote and work to support and en-
courage the brave boys in blue who
are flgDting the battles of our country
under the tropic sun in the Philippines
do not propose by my vote to send
message of encouragement to Aguin-
aldo and the enemies of America. II
seems TO me quite as important that
Mckinley should be upheld now as it
was that the people should stand by
Lincoln in 1863 and 1864
l am gratihed to know that you are
at last willing to admit that "the CON
test we are now waglng involves all
.he principles that we fought for" in
1896. 1t gives me great pleasure to in
dorse this statement. The Democratic
platform in 1896 which you thus ap-
prove, as your convention at Zanes-
vle indorsed and approved it, declar-
ed for the free and unlimited coinage
of silver at 16 to and the repudiation
OF public and private obligations with
a dishonest dollar. You stand. there