Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-08-23
Out For BRYAN.

the country are laying CREST stress On
the fact that seldom a day passes
that does not witness the attestation
to conversion of some lifelong reput-
lican from his ole opinions to those
of democracy. If this be so certainly
Saturday should be considered in the
light of a gala day TO the party
Three men of no less Importance
than George S. Boutwell,, John T.
Finerty and Patrick Collins having
thrown their weight into the scale Of
Organism.
In these cases there. are very sig
nifcant features, for eli three are
men of a large following and will
WELD an active influence in the cam
paign. Boutwell, as the president OF
the National anti Imperi8lIst league
and Finerty as the leader of the
United Irish people Of Cook county
stand for the progressive movement
and their change Of influence Is a mat
ter of no light Importance to the
whole country.
George s. Boutwell,, ex governor
of Massachusetts, ex-coDgressman
and life long republican, the asso-
ciate of Blaine, Garfield, ConkllD,
Frye, Kelly and the other great lead
ers of the republican party in con-
gregs, will support Bryan and Stever-
son in the coming campaign. Mr..
Boutwell, is the president Of the Ma
tional anti-Imperialis5 league, and,
while he has been foremost among
those who opposed the Mckinley pol
icy in the Philippines, he has been
regarded by many as belonging to
the HoRr brand OF anti-lmperialIsts
Ex- Governor Boutwell, is over 50
years of age. He has been the peer
of Hoar in the politics of the old bay
state. He was the friend of Sumner
and of Garrison. He was one of that
brilliant group of young men who or
ganizsd the republican party ia New
England and one of it's greatest ex-
ponents for more than forty-fve
years.
John F. Finerty, former congress
man, for twenty years past leader
of the Irish people of Chicago, the
editor of the Citizen and always a
devoted republican, will support
Bryan and Stevenson. He makes
the announcement in an editorial in
his newspaper. Since the close of
the Spanish-American war Mr.. Fin
erty has been identified with the lib
erty movement in Chicago.
Last winter he was q speaker at
most of the pro Boer gatherings He
was the leader in the great mass
meetings held under the auspices of
the consolidated Irish societies in ez-
pressing sympathy for the Beers.
With all his hatred of the policy of
the republican administration, he in
duIged in the hope that tha conven-
ton at Philadelphia would resent
the betrayal of it's principles By the
administration.
Even after the nomination Of nc
Kinley he remained silent. His
struggle with himself is over. He
announces that his convictions of
right has outweighed his prejudices
and strengthened him to break the
many ties that held him in the reDub-
lican party.
The announcement made by Colon
ell Finerty that he VIII support the
democratic ticket has infused new
life IN the United Irish societies and
it is reported that every Blaine re-
publican, the name by which the
Irish republican prefers to be known,
would follow the lead of President
Finerty, With Patrick Egan, Pat
rick Ford and Colonel Finerty sup
porting Bryan the republicans lose
the last three of the Irish American
leaders upon whom they have de-
pended for large section of the r.
lsh vote in this city.
Democratic national managers
gloated Saturday over telegram
from Patrick a. Collins of Boston,
who was consul general to London
under President Cleveland and eff"
in 1895, in which Mr. Collins prom
ised to take the stump for Mr.. Bryan.