Smyrna times., 1900-10-24

non'. ene enis country VIII see sucn n
tr panlc as 1t has never seen before. and
49, I,Anic VIII come Immediately after
~ pierce, secretary the Stillwou-
pierce and Smith-Vaile comnanv no.
toh' o.: I'VE still continue to no w.,
ousy' ana the outlook for the future 10
"iSo very satisfactory. We feel tbero
4s niue or no doubt of the reelection
OF Mckinley by a very large majority
1he triumph of Mr.. BRYAN and tho
ralk heresies he stands for would. in
our judgment, be disastrous to the hest
interests of the country"
u Il. Carrier, secretary Cronk Ham
ger company, hardware, Elmira n V.
30 tar as we can learn, business mon
uo not anticipate any change in the
administration. In fact, nearly every
democrat we have been able to find
prefers to let the present administro-
ton continue another term. SbouId
tnere be change, and Mr. Bryan
elected' business certainly will be at n
standstill for the coming year"
Hard Times If Bryan Wins.
NJ Z. Bullock Manufacturing compa-
ny, Chicago: "Our business is very oc-
1--WE. we are having a large volume of
WORK, with orders ahead for several
months to come. We see no reason
why present conditions should not con-
thue indefinitely unless Bryan should
De elected. Should this follow we be-
heve the result would be an era of
hard times and business calamity ex-
ceeding anything we have known since
1887"
William NJ. Given, engineer. Bir-
mingham, Ala: "I believe l voice the
sentiments of the majority of the rem
reSentative citizens of our district
when l say that it is a good thing to
let well enough alone. The present adj
ministration and the policies pursued
by II have seen the greatest prosperity
that this district has ever known. and
l feel that the election of Mr. BRYAN
would simply mean another siege of
hard times"
Z. L. Pttkin, treasurer Lane Manu-
facturing company, Montpelier Va:
Should Mr.. Mckinley be reelected
we should expect a very marked i'm
provement On the contrary, should
Mr.. Bryan be elected we believe that
business will be seriously affected"
Isaac S. Boyd. president Southern
Saw Works. Atlanta: MY candid opin-
lon is that the reelection of Mr.. Nc
kinley will insure us a continuation Of
| prosperous business, while the elec-
tion of Mr.. Bryan would make it
doubtful"
Southern Testimony.
d. Van Smith, treasurer Southeast
ern Lime and Cement company.
Charleston: eve look for continued
| prosperity in the south, unless the
present conditions are disturbed by a
change In the parties controlling the
| government. which we do net think
will happen. We believe that you will
find this to be the sentiment of the
majority Of the merchants down &ere"
Young y. Gresham. Atlanta: Mr..
| Mckinley has made a good president
and has shown craftsmanship of a high
order. | am willing to say gladly:
We'll done, good and faithful servant.
Enter into your second term, and let
the wave of prosperity roll on Mr..
! Bryan is great man in many respects
and would possibly make a good presi-
dent, but the country is in no condition
to call for change. Business would
be necessarily greatly demoralized and
| the country thrown into a state of un-
certainty in the event of his election
] in November"
NJ. F. II. Gouverneur, Wilmington,
n. c.: Business is good. but it is be-
cause of the prevailing confidence in
tie outcome of the election. Relative
to the eGcct of the election of McKin-
ley. believe it is the general impress
sion among men of affairs that Il re-
newal Of the great activity in business
experienced in the last few years will
naturally follow. On the other hand.
1t is thought that If Bryan should he
Elected an immediate panic would en-
sue. followed by four years Of business
depression and industrial stagnation."
Perry Andrews & Bro. artesian wells.
Atlanta: 'Bryan's election would un-
doubleday work havoc and destruction
to all business interests"
Hopkins Bros. carriage manufactur-
ers. Waco. Tex: we are satisfied with
the present condition of affairs and are
not anxious to develop untried meas
ures although we are all good Demo
crats."
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