New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-03
TURNED AGAINST BRYAN.
WARNING OF JAMES T. WOODWARD,
EX-PRESIDENT OF THE CLEARING
HOUSE, A LIFELONG DEMOCRAT.

James T. Woodward. a lifelong Democrat
president of the Hanover National Bank of this
city. and ex- president of the New-York Clearing
House. has added his testimony against Bryan
and Organism in ringing letter to a prominent
Gold Democrat, which has been furnished for
publication through the Republican National
Committee. MI Woodward is a Maryland man
and he has voted hitherto any save the
Democratic ticket For years he has been an
active in that party and one of the largest
contributors to its National and State campaign
funds. Mr.. Woodward's letter is as follows:
| have just read with pleasure the recent letter
addressed by Mr.. Cleveland to Mr.. Dickinson, in
pubey expressed by gf him hne three years ago have
tine h nd @ that Of he pary ana %
var with those demagogues and agitators who
sowing tie seeds Of dseone nt among the people
The time is at hand when 1t behooves every man
spective OF party affiliations. stand out boldly
6eoe us and by voce and vote destroy forever the
iniquity which threatens TO drag the fair OF
sue by side WITH s s"c mem as Mr. Mr.
Hewitt MI Dickinson and others who love their
stand in the way Of their honest duty at such
to our true party is to vote to the country
from the hands Of those despoilerss masquerading
as Democrats. whose triumph would bring disaster
The platform of the party bearing the name OF
,T,Democracy' adopted at Chicago, and also at
Kansas City Is to my mind entirely at variance
which have owned allegiance ever since 1 cast my
first ballot. and the humiliating spectacle of
presidential candidate gyrating round the country
and to use his own words, making record is
revolving to me as citizen His ambition, if graft
fed, would degrade the fair name of the Republic
The intelligence and honesty of the Nation which
have shaped its destiny from the beginning will
the dark peril of Organism and the people whose
Intelligence and honesty have been afTronted by the
candidates utterances will see that William Nc
Kinney Is reelected November by an over
whelming majority. This will be the finale of Mr.
Bryan should the reverse be the case, and should
BRYAN no business interests the
country would shrink and snriveI by blight
The people must know that the Government is run
ming safely and will not put upon business, as Mr.
ridden said. any sacrifice; If 1t does, business
ceases. The billion of gold which is now in clrcula-
tion will he boarded and at once disappear from
public use should this country ndorse Organism
November
The faith which the people now show in their
daily transa ctons. which permits 50 per cent OF the
business being done credit as against only per
cent cash. will be broken. and all operations will
be curtailcd in proportion; the farmer VIII
dc mand cash. and cash only. for his wheat and
corn; the manufacturer will demand cash for the
that the Endorsement of Organism by this country
would that the value of the dollar will be cut
in two, will to do business on credit.
We have in this country over five million de-
positors in savings banks, representing and owning
S. 400 600 of deposits hut should Mr.. Bryan be
900 O0O and the same as regards life insurance.
believe that these five million savings bank depos-
itors and the holders of life insurance certica ties
of membership and policies. both men and women.
will defeat the man who would thus destroy their
savings.