Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-09-20
Inconsistency Of Bryan in Declare.
tons Regarding Philip
pine War.
Death Of Democracy Necessary to the
Accomplishment Of Political
Reform.

Mr.. Rutherford has been a popullst
ever since that party was formed and
has quite a following in his state, as
he is well and fayorably known as a
man of high integrity. When giving
his reasons for not voting for Bryan
this year, as he did in 1896, Mr.. Ruth
erford said:
81 severed my connection with the
republican party solely on the ques-
ton of finance, voting for Peter Cooper
in 1875. Since then, till 1896, | uni
formly voted, when voting at all, for
the presidential candidate of the third
party.
81 supported W. J. Bryan four years
ago because:
Il. He stood for bimetallism at the
ratio of IS to /, demanding also in the
platform that the standard silver dol
lar should be full legal tender, equal
with gold, for all debts, public and pri-
vate.'
20. The democratic party, for the
first time since the civil war, took the
affirmative side of the live issue, and
we populists duped ourselves into the
belief that Mr.. Bryan and his party
really meant it for, at least as many
years as five.
80. That party actually named a
candidate for president outside of
New York, political heresy they had
not dared to be guilty of but twice in
SO years.
81 cannot support Bryan and Ste.
venson this year for various reasons,
some of which are:
81. They stand for a Ascent silver
dollar. BY purposely leaving out of
their silver plank at Kansas City the
legal tender clause their so.called sill
yer dollar shrnks to its bullion value.
20. Mr.. Bryan said, in accepting the
presidential nomination.: 1T is true
That the populists believe in an ire.
deemable greenback, while the dem
ocrats believe in greenback redeem
able in coin Tom Merit Of salem
says: In fishing for populists you
need M halt, Instead throw in tbe
noled bool,. they viii hita ot anv.
thing BRYAN and Tom attended the
same school
80 Brvan's marty relocated 70 the
rear tbe silver Question bv nara.
mountino' tbe hocv .mnerialism
which is child Of Rrvon.s heoetting
he acting as accoucber in securing the
one majority for tbe snanisb. Ameri-
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