New-York tribune., 1900-09-13
THE PASSING THRONG.

Samuel ". AlIerton. who is one Of the wealthiest
men in Chicago is a living example OF the posi-
bties this great country offers to
CONTRACTS men OF ability. brains and courage
AND Mr. AIlerton has been the arcbi-
LESSONS. tect OF his own fortunes. and IN his
upward struggle has experienced
many different phases OF life. He takes keen in
terest in and has thorough understanding OF the
Iaboring man. for he has been one himself. He
understands also, the needs Of the farmers for MS
farms and ranches, all producing ground comprise
great States OF Illinois OHIO and Nebraska His
mining interests likewise put him in touch with the
ether 1directIv or directIv nterested and to the
desires ana Aspirations Of the a6orfng men in an
OF them his early experience has brought trained
understanding A lifelong Repuohcany ar; AIsE-
ton earnestly desires the reelection OF Major Nc
Kinley. When seen at the Holland House yester-
In the year 1892 the people put the Democratic
tariff until the revenue did not meet the expenses
repealed reciprocity and got the Nation in debt IN
prosperity in this Nation. but when, in 1888 the
democrats cane IN power 7s0S az - 1es@n bsS
more hogs than they had in 1895 but in the latter
ton, hey we're mighty glad to get - cents
pound for them while all our farm products we're
cheap. No nation was ever more blessed than We
were from 1892 1886. We had good crops, no
9nae our Wafion ros1erols and our people happy
Yet We found after three years Of Democratic ad-
poor, the Nation poor and in debt and paying a
high rate of interest.
This should be a practical horse-sense reason
why We should not put the Democrats in power In
1886 Bryan told that unless we had
GOLDEN free silver IS l, would
CROWN OF wear a crown Of thorns in sorrow.
PROSPERITY. but instead Of that we wore gold
en- crown of prosperity There are
three things which make prosperous times: First
sound uouey-money which does not vary IN value.
for with money we exchange our labor prod
ucts and properly; second, well employed and well
paid labor, because the labor value OF our coun-
try in year would exceed all the gold ana sVer
in the world, thlro, conlCerl A1OI-s Oh
IN the campaign OF 1886. when the people were IN
certain who would be elected the rates Of interest
were hlgn out as soon ds NIsiaIn " -. -
elected, confidence was restored and the rates OF
TO give you an example Of what coHddence
means among people, the day after MAJOR Nc
ceire6 sSS9 IN g5id for fares Confidence was re
stored People who had been boarding god put y
in circulation and the boards OF Illinois were gold
mines. and every other State was the same way.
In 1856 before Mckinley's election, had @ tnree
| Ill and advertised for corn cutters. I had
from the Moline and Rock Island shops men whc
in 1892 were getting g and 50 day, DuJ tney Nae
been idle 50 long that they were glad Of chance
/ 70 per cent OF the manufactures IN NeT-Englanc
go 600 less cattle in 1896 than in 1882 They used
/ also less sheep. lard, corn, oats and otHer pro
/ visions.
| After the repeal Of reciprocity by the Demo
| Gratis in 1888" continued Mr.. Anerton, "a larg'
| part OF our foreign markets wer'
| BRYAN's closed 70 US and We exported les
| ELECTION in 1896 than we had in 1892. II VI
/ MEANS elect Bryan this year We will have
/ WARD TIMES a repetition OF ali this and OF th'
| hard times OF the Cleveland Ad
| -,t,ts-rstfo1 and worse Confidence will be de
/ s+roved and evil times will come upon US We VII
! have deprecated money. and banks and indivlduaE
T-1,,Il Begin TO hoard gold. Labor would Be unen1
| r1oTad and idle and sou~a houses and hard tiIne
/ would De me order OF the day. We canS aTIor'
/ TO take any risks. but must work har1- OVeEcOH
| b=f0
| : think We will carry Nebraska n spite OF N
| ranncratic belief that they will hold the state
! am familiar with conditions there as an IA - =
| Ian5roider IN Nebraska This predictior Is tne re
| sIrTr 0f nv own observations. MI AorLl
| 1sr-icIIlarIv well informed NeorasSanr snares N
| ale 10 nv