The Delta independent., 1900-10-12
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The sminous words, void il Bryan b
elected" appear on many contracts re-
euiring tho expenditure Of money these
JsyaL They are seen all ovor the coun
try. A feV weeks ago the non-partisan
Financial Chronicle. OF New York.
rallied attention to the fact that enter
prisss Of many sort . were being held up
Until after the election. ..on the fear that
BY some cslsmitous mischance the
American people might commit the
blundsr q giving majority Of the slec.
sorsl votes to Bryan. Word nov comes
that many Chicago bankers are refusing
TO loan money. except to persons from
whom they can Immediately recover 1t
until sitter the election tskss place.
Oss Chicago banker. 10 ssplaioioG the
reason for the caution sooos the money
lenders Of that center At present. says:
We don't know shat uss ve may have
for our money after the election. IL
Bsyas should BE- elected ws must be
prepared TO meet any demand that may
b made upor U.s. II 10 morally certain
u that event, that great many people
wii b frightened. and Withdraw part
OF all Of their funds from the banks.
hasten to get rid OF undesirable sscuri.
ties, and prepare themselves for storm"
This 10 the situation which conironts
the country. An overwhelming major
ity Of the intelligent people OF the Cni
ted States. OF course. beliess hat Bryan
will be beaten. but there is always sum
cisot upcertsinty about elections 10
make persons. in . case like this. feel
unsssinsss. Tue persons sho are put
ting the clause, "void IL Bryan u elect
3D." into their contracts. arc preparing
themselves. - prudent men. Tor the
vosst. 1hs bssksrs 10 Chicago and
ushss placss-sos the situation in Chi.
caso 10 PARALLEL 10 ST. Louis. Cincinn nstti.
Nss Osl.ans. San Francisco. and other
csossrs vest u the Allsghsoies- - II 10
10 The great citiss 90 the Atlantic 80
bossd-havs 10 iook sitter their own in
tsessas - vsil - thDs of thsis dsposit-
~. Consequently tAsy sM - ebay
u gisiag seoonoodstios svse 70 pss.
ssss viaA shoa theU Aavs hsA ssstsfse-
sosy bssiaass rslasisas Sse ysasA ossu
aeass ~ ssanssa A>Ae - oAisA-Shao-
~ 0sveo 80 DsyssaD hovs 6sss
evssshsevu I'D The pssii - ths eoustsy
b dsaoitsly pssssd. Evssy istsiiigsss
Dsssoe viil usdsfstasd Ne ssesso sos
Shis pssjsoes.
Evssy body. osrsosss. vill understand
that there 70 ~ politics In this intsili.
gsat regard for sslf-iutsrsst. Some of
the osa Who srs putting Tie void u
Bryan y elected clsuss toto their coa
tracts have bssa dsn,cs.ts sloog to this
tios. Many oe the bsoksrs Who are
eurtaiiins thsir losns until sfisr the
sisetios ere dosbsisss men Who voted
Tor Cis,sissd 10 the thrss contests 10
which be vss . candidate. There b .
chsscs. iodssd. that % re q thee pet
soes nay Be Brysnites. for every istelli
gsat Bsysoits 10 the country. including
Bsysn hinsslf. koovs that Bryao's
election will precipitass . monetary con
vulsioo, though be and . few more Of
lie iaostics On his eide may imagine
that the panic would end In . year or
svo. end that good tioss would then
sss 10. II 10 quite certain that II Bryan,
6toos. AItsslJ and the rest q the
Dsyssiss bussss bed any tdsa that Bryss
would carry the country they would
iuusdiatsly withdraw al their oouey
out of the bssls and put u In cafe d.
posits OF otAer boards ustil aftee The
xnsucial storu ended There is IN en-
tire unsoimity anooG sensibie persons
u ell parties that Bryans election would
esuss Q business crash. in which. ss 10
1850 =. industry would Be Frustrated and
ssto,d suffering would be inflicted ou
oiliioss of p~ople, though some Of the
moro bieossd or interested among the
tsysnitss nay supposs that the ten.
Dsst would sooo blos over. There Will
sstsrally b shrinkaee. In ss.me de-
gre. 10 the a9gr-gste activities Of the
eosstry until after Bsyso's defeat on
Nov. 6. Il 10, a course, to the interest
q The coustry to make this defeat %
Overs hsloinG - possible. In order TO
svsss ssy possible chance Of repesitioo
10 lo0S q ever again ot this Brysniss
peril sd hssiliation.
SssesOsaS - GG0osssy 0sssssssss-
Lssde 70 q organized charity work In
ss0ssses cities of the United States have