The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-11-02
Don. M. Dickinson Resents the
Effort to Preoipitate Civil
Strife and Disorder.
Ex President Cleveland's Post
master General Will Vote the
Republican Ticket.
Decides That Duty Requires Him Il
Support Mckinley and
Roosevelt.

Don M. Dickinson, of Michigan, who
was postmaster general under Presi
dent Cleveland, has decided to vo'
for Mckinley and Roosevelt. Mr.
Dickinson believes that the money
question is still the leading issue and
he has made scathing denunciation OF
Bryan's arguments, calling them the
gospel of hate.
Mr.. Dickinson intended to remain
from the polls, but Bryan's utterances
have convinced him that as law.
abiding citizen he must vote for the
republican nominees.
His letter is as follows.
Since the adoption of the Kansas City
platform and his nomination have never
entertained a thought of voting for Mr..
Bryan. I confess however, In common
with many democrats, l hoped for a time
that might with clear conscience stay
away from the polls. But Mr.. Bryans
speeches, particularly his later ones, have
destroyed that illusion and convinced me
that must vote al the coming election.
criticise no man of different views VINO
can reconcile himself to the other course,
but as for me, with the light nave, l am
forcedrto the conviction that would be
recreant American, false to my country,
and false to my party as well, If should
take to the woods.
am a democrat on all the fundamental
issues on which our party joined battle In
the past with the republicans, the wings,
and the federalists, democrat without
the prefix gold because my party has
been the party of sound finance from JEFF
ferson to Cleveland. / could not be re-
publican If / would, and say the creed OF
democracy with all my old-time sincerity
and faith
Dat \ nfza a
democratic principle in either the Chicago
or Kansas City platform. The organiza-
ton Is in the hands of the populists, and
by these the livery of true democracy has
been stolen In which to serve all the dew
Ills that make for social disorder.
Mr. Bryan is preaching the gospel OF
hate Voicing that, he appeals to the envi-
Gus, the disconnected, 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.
He speaks no encouragement to the unsuc-
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-
lieves in his heart that his republican
nelSnDOTS are not as BOOu AmeTlCdHs anu
as good patriots as himself? And yet in
connection with his making charge that
the republicans demanded a larger army
An increase, by the way, that was voted
for by the Bryan men in the senate and
carried in the house with a minority vote
of but 33-he has repeatedly said In his
public speeches, as he said at Indianapolis:
"Why do they want it? So that 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"
This from a candidate of the presidency
of the United States, using all the power
of his eloquence to carry conviction, espe-
cially to our foreign-born workingmen.
whose vote he solicits.
Our policy Is peace. We seek no more
wars. We want the friendship of all ma
tions, but now, as ever. We stand, Eat
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
be solved by congress. so far as the whole
territory Is concerned 1t may be deter
mined to withdraw the flag. as In Cuba.
But In no place on earth must that flag
be hauled down under fire.
On the finance question two or three re-
spected friends use this logic substantial
ly:
1t may be admitted that the man who
proposes to have the nation make a debt
paying dollar or a labor paying dollar
out of so cents of silver and SO cents of
vacuum is sincere In his Views of political
economy. So Is the anarchist sincere, and
his physical and moral courage, though
perverted, cannot be questioned when. TAX
Ing his life in his hands, he adopts assas-
sination as proper political method.
We should never lose faith In the stabili-
ty 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 s. Hewitt, under whom fought In
the great battle for Tilden and democracy
In 1876, waiting in confidence the call of
men like him to gather for the reorganiza-
ton Of my party. Like him, conceive II
to be my solemn duty to vote against
organizing the democratic party, and to
rid the party and country of Organism.
And so, like him, In the ranks Of the true
democracy, 1 shall go to the polls and cast
my ballot for President Mckinley.
Under Republican Rule.
eff / were wage-earner," says Mar
tin b. Madden, large employer Of La
Dor of Chicago, II would vote the re-