The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-10-25

James A. Curtiss, a prominent Meri-s
den, Conn.,, Democrat, and former
member of the Meriden board Of pub
lie works, is out, for Mckinley and has
Joined the Commercial and Industrial
League. He says: Il am afraid Of
Bryan on the money question. The
silver idea may be all right fifty years
from now, but 1 don't expect to be
here then. ! believe it is for my best
interest from the money standpoint
to have nc change at present in the
financial policy of the government,
and ! am going to vote as | honestly
believe"
DR.. VIM. T. Walls, Madison, Ind:
We have risen to a position which
ranks with the best governments on
the face of the earth, Notwithstanding
all prophecies by such men as William
Jennings Bryan. I am proud OF the
present prospecting conditions and
will vote for Mckinley and to support
his policy Of expansion"
Capt. F. M. Grant, Canton, Ill:
For the country to turn aside from
the broad open highway of a solid and
stable currency to traverse the bog
and slough of cheap money would only
be equaled in supreme folly by the
act of the owners of a great steamship
line to seek in bedlam for one of its
inmates to command its largest and
best vessel on a voyage across the
sea-"
Randolph Barton, OF Baltimore, Nd,
a lifelong Democrat, who served in
the Confederate army throughout the
war, and who was chosen a delegate
to the National Democratic Conyen-
ton at Chicago in 1896 by the Mary
land Democratic State Convention:
Bryan represents a debased currency
with all the ills which that involves.
And yet he talks Of the Republican
party placing the dollar ahead of the
man, as II every living Democrat,
Bryan included. does not think as
much Of a dollar as every living Re-
publican does. / want. none of him."
D.. Sterett Cuttings, son Of the late
Richard j. Cuttings, of Baltimore, Md,
who was a prominent and lifelong
Democrat, for many years States At
sorney for Baltimore county and one
of the Presidential electors for Tilden
and Hendricks, will vote for McKin-
! ley and Roosevelt. He says: 81 OPP
posed Mr.. Bryan in 1896, and 1 am
opposed to him in 1900. II Mr.. Bryan
and the Chicago platform were bad in
1886, Mr.. Bryan and the hyphenated
Chicago-Kansas City platform are
doubly badsin 1900. If Mr.. Bryan was
repudiated in 1896, when the depres-
sion in all kinds of business rendered
any change apparently a change for
the better, SO much the more ought he
to be turned down in 1900, when the
country is enjoying an era Of
pied prosperity"
Charles S. Wiley, one of the leading
attorneys Of Coles County, ILL.,, and
heretofore a prominent Democrat, has
announced that henceforth he will
support the Republican ticket. He
was a candidate for Secretary OF State
on the gold Democratic ticket in 1896.
He opposes both free silver and anti
expansion.
Thomas ]. Powers, member Co. B,
44th Indiana, during the Civil War.
Warsaw, Ind: 81 fought four years for
the preservation of the American flag
and cannot tolerate MI. Bryan's atti-
tude in reference to the Philippines.
I have also observed that Mr.. Bryan's
predictions have not been fulfilled
Silas Stoner, Warsaw, Ind: Eve had
four years Of prosperity and l propose
to do all / can to continue it. / can
not risk and Bryan prosperity in
mine" %4
S. R. Moore, a lifelong Democrat.
Kankakee. Ill.