Abilene weekly reflector., 1900-11-01
Don. N. Dickinson Rssents the
Effort to Precipitate Civil
Strife and Disorder.
* President C1eveland's Post.
master General Will Vote the
Republican Ticket.
oseidss That Duty Requires Him Il
Support Mckinley and
Roosevelt

Don M. Dickinson, Of Michigan, who
~as postmaster general under Presi'
dent Cleveland, has decided to vote
for Mckinley and Roosevelt. Mr.
Dickinson believes that the money
question 10 still the leading issue and
ks has made . scathing denunciaion OF
Bryans arguments, calling them The
gospel Of hate.
Mr.. Dickinson intended TO remain
from the polls, but Bryan's utterances
hsys convinced Inn that a. . law
sbiding citizen he must vote for the
sspublican nominees.
His letter ID ~ follows.
Since tho adoption Of the Kansas City
clatform, and his nomination ] have never
entertained q thought Of voting for Mr..
Bryan. confess, however In common
With many democrats, I hoped for time
that might with 4 clear conscience stay
away from the polls. But Mr.. Bryans
speeches, particularly hN later ones have
Aestroyed that illusion and convinced me
hat must vote at the coming election.
criticise no man Of different views who
can reconcile himself 10 the other course.
but a. for me, with tho hight have am
forced to the conviction that would be
recreant American, false 10 my country,
and false to my party az well, II should
take to the woods
am a democrat on all the fundamental
issues on which our party Joined battle in
ihe past with the republicans, the wings,
and the federalists, 4 democrat without
the prefix gold because my party has
been the party Of sound finance from JEFF
lsrson to Cleveland. ! could not be re-
pubiican II / would, and l say the creed Of
democracy with all my old-tims sincerity
and faith.
But I Recognize scarcely a vestige Of
democratic principle In either the Chicago
or Kansas City platform. The organiza-
ton ID In the hands Of the populists, and
by these the livery Of true democracy has
been stolen In which to serve all the dev-
ils that make for social disorder.
Mr.. Bryan is preaching the gospel Of
hate. Voicing that, he appeals to the envi-
ous, the disc0ntented, the improvident the
incompetent and the unworthy,
But worse still he endeavors to set
friend against friend neighbor against
neighbor, family against family, section
against section and nation against nation.
He makes the always dangerous appeal to
the evil In human nature, His postulates
are Boxer and his propaganda is Boxer.
r. ut.. at,t 10 ha
cessful, but tells him to lay the blame at
the door Of his more fortunate neighbor,
and that his sole remedy Is to attack him.
Where Is the intelligent citizen who be-
iieves In his heart that his republican
neighbors are not as good Americans and
a. good patriots as himself? And yet In
connection with his making a charge that
the republicans demanded larger army
An increase, by the way, that was voted
for by the Bryan men In the senate and
carried In the house with minority vote
of but 33-he has repeatedly said In his
public speeches, as he said at indianapolis,
"Why do they want III SO tina! they can
build fort near every large city and use
the army to suppress by force the dis.
content that ought TO be cured by remedial
legislation" 9.t'
This from candidate Of the presidency
Of the United States, using all the power
OF his eloQuence TO carry conviction, espe-
cially to our foregn-born workingmen.
whose vote he solicits.
Our policy is peace We seek no more
wars. We want the friendship Of all ma
fions, but now, as ever, We stand "at
peace but ready" to battle with any Of
them for the integrity of our territory,
the honor Of our flag and the protection of
Americans everywhere,
The Philippine question is a problem to
b solved by congress, so far as the whole
territory Is concerned, II may be deter
mined to withdraw the flag, as In Cuba.
But In no place on earth must that flag
- hauled down under nre.
On the finance question two or three re-
opscted friends use this logic substantial
n:
II may be admitted that the man who
DrOposes TO have the nation make debt
paying dollar or labor paying dollar
out OF 80 cents Of silver and 50 cents Of
vacuum Is sincere In his views of political
economy, So Is the anarchist sincere, and
hio physical and moral courage, though
psfverted, cannot be questioned when, TAX
lng his life In his hands, he adopts assas-
sination as proper political method
We should never lose faith in the stabili-
y Of the works Of God, least OF all in the
noblest Of them, an honest man.
take my place proudly by the side Of
Abram g. Hewitt, under whom fought in
the great battle for Tilden and democracy
n lS76, waiting In confidence the call OF
snan like him to gather for the reorganiza-
tion Of my party Like him, conceive 1t
to be my solemn duty to vote against
Bryanizing the democratic party, and to
rid the party and country Of Organism.
And 20, like him, In the ranks Of the true
democracy, shall go to the polls and cast
nv ballot for President Mckinley.
Under Republican Rule.
"lf l were wage-earner," says Mar
Gin b. Madden, large employer Of La
Dor Of Chicago, II would vote the re-
publican ticket, because, under repub-
Moan rule, the opportunities for profit
able employment are greater, because
the mills, the factories and workshops
ere open; because the money Of the re-
publican party Is the best; because the
republican party believes in the EN-
pScyment Of American workmen, and
does employ them; because they pay
them American wages; because they
believe in law and order; because under
republican rule prosperity, happiness
and contentment abounds, where un.
der democratic rule, smokeless factory
ehimnsys, silent mill wheels, idle men,
Aourishing soup houses, misery, dis.
content, disorder, lawlsssness, cheap |
snonsr nhaun man no ,rnrL No .na.au