The Columbus journal., 1900-10-10

BuShrode WILCOX, German Demo
cratic Farmer, Pana, Ill. / have never
voted the Republican ticket in my life,
but. with my four sons, who have al
ways been Democrats, l will vote foI
Mckinley this fall.
William Bowerdock, cattle shipper,
Christian County, Illinois. l have re-
nOunced Organism and the Democratic
party and intend I o take the stump
for the whole Republican ticket.
Owen Scott, Decatur, Ill, ex-Demo-
cratic Congressman, Bloomington Dis
trict. 1 supported General Palmer
four years ago, but as a Gold Demo
crat. The only course open to me this
year is to vote for Mckinley.
Editor Donald of the Volksblatt,
Rock Island, Ill. l have been q Demo
crat for years and worked hard for
Bryan in 1896. / was one Of the speak
ers at the pro-Boer mass meeting in
Chicago last spring. l have given the
questions involved in this campaign
careful thought and will support Nc
Kinley and the whole Republican
ticket.
DR.. Jules Kohl. prominent surgeon.
ex-member State Board Of Health un-
der Altgeld, St. Clair County, Illinois.
I am opposed to 16 to l and the cry
about militarism.
George Crosby. Belleville, ILL.,. farm
er. I am opposed to the socialisric
tendencies of the Democratic party.
Louis Kontz. T. Buettner, Conrad
witte. Ralph Martin. all of Chicago
and all German Democrats We are
for Mckinley because he is opposed
20 16 to !.
Carl Zwanzig, owner Of the Volks
Blatt, Ottawa. Ill. l am in favor Of
expansion.
Judge George W. Wall. DuQuoin, Ill.
former Judge Of the Appellate Court of
the Third Judicial District. and two
sons. We cannot stand for the money
plank Of Organism
William K. Murphy. Pinckneyville.
Ill, ex-State Senator. former Internal
revenue collector. Cairo District. under
Cleveland. l am opposed to the money
plank Of the Democratic platform.
Marshall ]. Browning. Sparta, Ill.
cosi operator. The money plank Of
Organism is not to my belief.
James e. Miller. Lincoln. Ill. prom
inent lawyer. / am bitterly against
free silver and strongly in favor OF the
continuance Of the Mckinley admin
istration.
Edward Willasey, Kansas, Edgar
County. IL, prominent Jewish mer-
chant I am against free silver. race
fayori.ism in the gubernatorial cam
paign. and for Mckinley's protective
administration.
". l. Mitchell, Chicago, Ill, map
publisher. l have voted for nine Dem
ocra-ic Presidential candidates, but
cannot vote for Organism. anarchism,
socialism, Populism or 16 to /.
r. V. Helm, Murdoch. Ill. I voted
for Bryan in 1896, but Democracy no
longer has any charms for me.
Dick Damon, Hancock County, Ili-
nois, stock dealer. 1t is better to be q
patriot than a partisan, and I can no
longer follow the precepts of a party
hat always goes "agin" the govern
ment McKinley's foreign policy ID
the correct one, and I. with my two
sons, will vote for him.
c. P. Elders. Carterville, Ill I
voted for Bryan in 1896, but am
against him now, and have accepted
the presidency Of the Mckinley-Yates
Club at Carterville.
Patrick ]. White, Pana, Ill, promi-
nent Irish-American. I voted
the Republican ticket in my life.
neither did my father, but this time
the whole family, consisting of four
sons, my father and myself, will vote
the straight Republican ticket from
top to bottom.
Charles Fowler, Watseka, Ill, life
long Democrat and four years & q
Palmer IA l have always been a
Democrat, but I want good, honest
money, the stars and stripes to be
maintained, the wheels of prosperity
to keep whirling round. and our labor
Ing classes to have plenty Of work;
with my whole family. l am therefore
for Mckinley.