The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-13
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AS to the Germans.
Mr.. Bryan. or rather his advisers, has
elected to make war on the expansion
of the territory OF the United States.
He, and his cohorts OF opposition, have
defined this expansion to mean Sim
3perlalism." There has been nothing SO
laughable since the day Colonel Nat
Ward Fitzgerald lost his false teeth at
the Martinsburg convention, which per-
5petrated another amusing act in nomi-
mating Colonel Thomas B. Davis, for
Congress. In this scarecrow the DEM
ocrats have put up in the universal
corntield Of prosperity however, they
make some pretensions OF attracting to
them what is called the German vote"
Directly this was an insult to the In
telligence and understanding OF those
voters that Bryan classed Us the .Ignor-
ant foreign class in 1896, when he
found he was dlscredIted by the nation.
But let us see how far the German
citizens support Mr.. Bryan In his buga-
boo OF imperialism" In dispatch TO
the st. Louis Globe Democrat, the Views
of the Germans OF Bellevllle, Illinois,
were expressed at length. s
Edward Abend, who four years ago
was on the Bryan electoral ticket, is
quoted as saying: a
5 Il think this effort Of the Democratic
party to help Aguinaldo is wrong. Four
years ago was for Mr.. Bryan. am
mot now. The silver question is done
with, ! think. The duty before us is to
finish up this war In the Philippines.
We are In 1t. We must so through 1t
in an honorable way. If we had With
drawn from the Philippines it would
have been one Of the darkest pages in
our history"
Dr.; Julius Kohl, who was one Of Gov.
,ernor Altgeld's appointees on the state
board OF health OF Illinois, expressed
'himselflas follows: VS.. s
voted for Mckinley In 1895. I shall do
SO again. I voted for Mckinley because
saw danger to the country In 16 to !. /
believed the country was threatened by
the Bryan movement. 1voted. after ma
lure deliberation. upon my honest judg
ment. The Democratic party has adopt
ed the same PLATFORM, and see no reason
to change my opinion OF 1t.
SO far rs the Issue OF anti-imperiallsm
Is concerned, think 1t is n fraud. think
any man who opposes the efforts OF the
government to restore peace und good or
der In the Philippines an enemy to the
country ~ - 't52; n q, y
{, Milltnrlsm doesn't Brighten me. 1
think We may be very glad to have some
OF It TO protect US In our homes. Where
would We have been II President Clevc-
land hadn't taken that stand In Chicago
about the strike?
Gustavus A. koerner made this state
ment. in writing:
The perpetuity OF the Union under re-
publican form OF government Is the fundu-
mental belief OF every American citizen
who Loves bis country. lei him call him
ciallst or Prohbitionist. know OF no
party. that has expressed n wish to
change the form OF government from n
republic to nm empire, and no net OF the
administration Of President Mckinley has
beer pointed out which would allow re;i-
sonnble man to harbor n suspicion that
such thought had found lodgment there
In my judgment. the manner In which
the new and perpfexfng questions with
sion have been met by the administration.
and; as far rs may be, disposed Of Is such
as to commend our admiration MS intelli-
gent. humane, stntcsmanlike and cour-
agcous, 500 tl sz .-Ess.=
Z Philip John Grundlach, n member. OF
q family that had always been Demo-
cratic. but OF whose twenty-five votes
Bryan will get but one this year. said
this:
9 Bryan has disrupted the Democratic
party. He has led Democrats into Popu-
lism. There really Is no Democratic par
". Bryan is not the man for President.
He Is supported by elements which cam
not be trusted. Evidently the silver kings
are behind him. hoping to profit II he Is
Four years ago l voted for Mckinley
on the money Issue. go further now.
am with the President on other issues /
am Tor silver as far as II can be kept on
q parity with gold. and no farther. As
Tor this talk OF nl!tarlsm. believe Pres
ident Mckinley knows what Is necessary
In regard to the army. agree with him.
Mr.. Mckinley doesn't want to turn the
government into All empire. He sees tho
necessity OF increasing the army to make
the .rOpabl!c more secure. and he Is. right.
believe In the determination to suppress
rebellion in the Philippines. From the
point OF view OF n Catholic. as well rs an
American. | am In favor OF our governs
ment restoring and maintaining order In
those islands. realize that II We should
withdraw our authority the revolutionary
element. the rnbbic, would destroy the
property OF tho church. and make our re-
ligion there Impossible, while II our Gov-
ernment remains, pence will be the result.
the rights OF NIL Will be protected, and
religious freedom will be enjoyed, the
same Ms In this country.
Gustave Hllyard, gold Democrat in
1896 said:
shall vote for Mckinley this year.
Ninety per cont Of the Gold Democrats
Will vote straight for Mckinley. And on
the snme principle we shall, OF course,
vote for the Republican nominee for Con-
Srcss Mr.. Rodenberg. I'D
What Judge Holt Advocates.