The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-10-24


tress for worilngmen, tradesmen and
all citizens. private and national dis
honor. Ii should he 40 dccislVely re-
pudlnted by the American people that
no one hereafter VIII he bold enough to
make II IN issue In our politics,
Second II IL the vital Issue In this
campaign. 1t WIS forced Into the Dem
oerntie platform by Mr.. Bryan himself.
IL elected he Will Use all the vast pow
crs ut his command ms chief executive
of the nation To Immediately place the
country on II silver basis. He viii be
zcalously assisted by house of repre-
sentatiNes elected with him and repre-
scnting his Views. How long small
majority In the SENATE would hold out
for sound money Is an open question
The fenr, dIstrust and uncertainty In
evitnbly resulting from such n sltun-
ton would be almost rs disastrous to
the business Of the country as the pms,
sage of n free silver law.
"fhlrd We do not see anything real
In the issue of imperialism. Tho pos
session of the Philippine Islands has
come III NA lis III ullHN bluuDN TtNHit
of the war with Spain, war decided
on Ivy both parties our title has been
confirmed hy II treaty, the adoption of
which was urged by Mr.. Bryan him
self
"Thc course of the present admins
tation In putting down armed insur
reetion, In establishing n government
founded upon our usunl constitutional
safeguards for life liberty and proper
iy. and IN determining Ia give the
lfitlpino9 az great sharp of self gov
eminent ns they may show themselves
capable of, commrnds itself To our SO.
Der Judgment as being wise and
prudent method of meeting the grent
responsibilities which hive devolved
upon the United States ms n legacy of
the Spanish war.
Fourth We maintain that II MI
ton of 5,00oO00 of people need not
fear any danger Of military despolism
with its army so small In proportion,
especially as congress- has full power
to control IT.
"'rhesc being our convictions, we
urge all German Americans to vote
In the coming election for President
Mckinley"
In New York city Mr. Oswald ct
tendorlcr. editor of The Stants Zcitung,
the leading German newspaper of the
country and hitherto strong Demo
crnt, has come out for Mckinley, and
his ample Inns been followed by hun
dtcds IF German American business
men and Worl,lngmcn of the metropolis
aud Empire Stnte.
senator Hannn 10 WorkinEmen.
In his usunl sueeinct style, Senator
IInnnn stated the labor Issue most
forelhly before nn audience Of work
ingmrn at the Pullman shops, near
Chicago, the other evening and evil
IDENTIFY carried his audience with him.
He said;
I'VE are partners In this political
business. and IT Is not the ambition Of
men we are concerned about this yonr.
The best lessons In life are the object
lessons that come through experience.
You viii remember that when llarrl-
son was defeated IN 1882 the Demo
| cratic party took control of the entire
machinery of the government. The
/ first thing the Democrats did wns to
repeal the tariff that hnd been put
upon the statute books by thnt great
4 commoncr William Mckinley. We
i were Just beginning 10 know what tliat
| law meant when the Wilson bill was
! put IN IT'S plnce.
Let us examine the record aud see
whether Mckinley or Bryan has been
the friend of the lnborlng mnn. Nc
man In public lfc or In history ever
did so much for the working class rs
Mckinley. lie did not work on the
/ Mckinley hlll To attract attention IL
/ himself, there Was no desire on his
/ part for personal aggrHndizcmcnt, but
/ he continually thought of the best In
/ tcrcsts of the people he represented
"On The other hand, Bryan was one
Of the principal faetors In the destruc-
ton Of the Mckinley blu when lac was
In congress, aud hc advocated free
trade TO the fullest extent possible.
Why, when the Wilson German bill
passed the house Bryan and Bailey of
Texas took Wilson on their shoulders
and Carried him around the room, Yet
/ In 1896 Bryan was afraid to run on n
( platform Of free trade, but choose free
/ silver Instead"