The Norfolk weekly news., 1900-11-01
Don. M. Dickinson Resents the
Effort to Precipitate Civil
Strife and Disorder,
Ex President Cleveland's Post
master General Will Vote the
Republican Ticket.
Decides That Duty Requires Him to
Support Mckinley and
Roosevelt

Don NJ. Dickinson, OF Michigan, who
was postmaster general under Prcsi-
dent Cleyelard, has decided TO vote
Cor Mckinley and Roosevelt MI
Dickinson believes that the money
question is still the leading issue ana
he has made scathing denunciatioh OF
Bryan's arguments, calling them the
gospel of hate.
MIR. Dickinson intended to remain
from the polls, but Bryan's utteranc's
have convinced HIM that ms law
abiding citizel he must vote Tor the
republican nominees.
His letter is MS follows.
Since the adoption of the Kansas city
platform and his nomination, nave never
entertained "A thought of voting ior MT
Rryan confess, however, In common
with many democrats l hoped Tor tlihe
that might with Il clear conscience stay
AWAY from the polls. But Mr. bryah \
sp,eches particularly his later ones, nave
destroyed that Illusion and conNihceu me
that must vote at the coming election
1 critiCse no man of different views VINO
can reconcile himself to the other course
but as for me. with the light nave, am
forced to the conviction that would pe u
recreant American. false to 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
the past with the republicans, the WINGS.
and the federalists, democrat without
the prefix gold because my party mas
been the party OF sound finance from Jet-
ferson to Cleveland. l could not be re-
publican II would. and say the creed OF
democracy with all my oid-ttme sincerity
and faith.
But | recognize scarcely vostlGe OF
democratic principle in either the Chicago
or Kansas city platform The organiZa-
tion is In the hands of the populists, ana
by these the livery of true democracy has
been stolen In which to serve all the deN-
tls that make for social disorder.
Mr.. Bryan is preaching the gospel of
hate. Notcing that. he appeals to the enNi-
Gus. the discoutented, the improNident, the
incompetent and the unworthy.
But worse still, he ondeaNors to set
friend against friend, neighbor against
Geishbor, 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.
lie 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-
Neves in his heart that his republican
neishbors are not as good Americans and
as good patriots as himself? And yet in
connection with his making n charge that
the republicans demanded a larger army
an increase, by the way, that was voted
Tor by the Bryan men in the senate and
carried in the house with II minority vote
of but S-he has repeatedly said in his
public speeches, as he said AT Indianapolis:
"Why do they want II? So that they can
build fort near every large city and usa
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-
Ctally to cur foreign-born workingmen,
whose vote he soiCits.
Our policy Is peace, We seek no more
wars, We want the friendship of all ra-
tions, 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
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
1y:
II may tie admitted that the man who
proposes to have the nation make IA debt
paying dollar or labor paying dollar
ont of 80 cents of silver and % 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
lng his life in his hands. he adopts assas-
sination as proper political method.
We should never lose faith in the stabili-
-Ay of the works OF God. least OF all IN the
npblest OF them, an honest man.
take my place proudly by the side OF
Abram s. Hewitt, under whom l fought in
She great battle for Tilden and democracy
In 1876, waiting in confidence the call OF
men like him to gather for the reorganiza
tion OF my party, Like him, l conceive 1,
10 be my solemn duty TO vote against
Bryanizing the democratic party, and &c
cid the party and country OF Bryanism
And SO, like him, in the ranks of the true
democracy, shall go TO the polls and casl
my ballot Tor President Mckinley.