The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-12

eountrymen have come to know him
better and TO appreciate his sterling
character. Candid men, even though
they DO not coincide with his opinions,
now admit his courage, his integrity.
and his ability. 1t can certainly be
truthfully affirmed of him that he is
not under mortgage TO others No noe
ever saw him set forth with high
sounding professions of virtue to free
one race and wind up by attempting
10 enslaVe another. He never started
out to secure a mere cOaling station
ana ended by purchasing whole ar
chlpelago at an expense of $40, 100000,
and an ignOble war which has sacri-
need thousands of precious American
LVes. And what measure of plain
duty has he ever recommended at one
moment that he might eat his own
words the neXt?''
colored Voters for bryan.
james N. Simms, leader among the
! colored people. writes as follows TO the
New York Journal: Il believe judging
from the dissatisfaction that exists
among our people in regard to the
poiicles of the Republican party on
trusts ana Imperialism, that the ma
Jofity OF us will vote for the Demo-
I cratic nominees"
There has never been a time when
the colored people were so opposed to
the republican party as they are to-
day. At the many conventions. both
national and local. that have been
heid among the colored race during
the past year or two, at nearly all of
them resolutions have been offered
ana IN most cases passed, which con-
denim the present administration.
| The convention recently held in Phil
adelpnla by many of the leading men
/ OF the race, at which it was decided
70 put a ticket in the field for presi-
] dent and congressman is a sign of a
| revolution of the colored vote at the
coming election.
Ex-McKinley Club.
An ex-McKinley club has been or
canned at Plattsburg, n. Y. The prime
movers are: President, DR.. J. H. Lar
ocque; vice presidents, NJ E. Barnard
| M. v b. Turner; secretary, Halsey H.
! rogers; treasurer, William P. Patti
/ son.
More than 80 per cent Of the members
OF the club voted for Mckinley in 1896.
Secretary Kerr Of the Democratic
| congressional committee, gives out the
Following list of men who he knows
| have turned from Mckinley TO BRYAN.
Lifelong Republicans.
Judge C. L. Holtz, one of the lead
/ ers or the German-Americans of Cleve-
land. He has been a, lifelong Republic
an and power in the party. He will
take the stump in his state for Bryan
| this fall.
Charles NJ. Stafford, New York law
yer and United States marshal under
cleveland, stayed away from the polls
| Tour years ago because he distrusted
Bryan. He is out with an announce
ment that he considers Bryan the great
est man AMIGA has produced since Lin
coin, and he will take the stump in
Bryans behalf.
Charles F. Bacon, a former law part
ner OF Senator David 3. Hill, who voted
/ FOR Mckinley in 1896. He will support
! Bryan this year because of his anti
imperial utterances and because he be-
! lleVes the Kansas City platform rep
resents true Americanism.
! E. L. GOdkin, the editor of the New
York Evening Post. who was vehe-
ment in denunciation of Bryan in 1896.
is now out with an open letter in which
he says:
My opinion of William Mckinley and
the men who surround him and act
with him is that they are the most
dangerous set Of scOundrelS by which
any civilized country was ever beset"
Edwin f. Walker. secretary of the
Young Mems Republican club of Evan
ston, ILL.,, says:
AS President Mckinley has shown
that he cannot be trusted to do his
plain duty 1 hope and believe he will
not be reelected to a position where
ne can continue to substitute a dishon-
orable Imperialism for what might be
an honorable expansion
Webster Davis gave up his place I'M
der the administration and announces
that he will support Bryan because of
the corruption of the Republican party
and its imperialistic policy
Judge P. A Louble, president of the
Ohio state bar association, an ardent
and lifelong Republican, who was at
one time a candidate for congress in
MeKinley's district, in his annual ad-
dress to the association. recently said:
The Republican administration and
leaders have utterly disregarded the
constitution and the principles upon
which our government rests. because
they were supposed to stand in the
way OF a mere partisan advantage and
because they interfered with the new
Republican doctrine that trade and not
liberty or the constitution follows the
| nag. Such doctrine must be exposed
| and its adherents swept out Of power"
way TO Kebuke Mckinley.
Secretary z. NJ Ordway of the Anti
| Imperialistic league has said: What
ever the anti-imperialistic convention
may do / shall certainly support the
[ Kansas City ticket and platform. The
most effective way to rebuke the Nc
| Kinley administrations attempt to
| transform this republic into an empire
is to vote the straight Democratic
| ticket
Joseph Breitinger, chairman of the
| gold Democratic organization of Cleve-
land, declares: There is regular
stampede to Bryan among the gold
Democrats OF Ohio
! ]. Haskins Hobson, state chairman
! of the Populist party Of Virginia, has
| announced his intention to support
| Bryan, and viii use his utmost endeav-
ors to prevent the putting Of another
| ticket in nomination in his state.
George H. Hillman, prominent
leader of Mount Holly, n. j., voted for
Palmer and Buckner four years ago.
| but announces his intention to vote for
| Bryan this year Imperialism and
! trusts are the paramount questions"
Judge Thomas a Moran of Chicago,
| who supported Palmer and Buckner
in 1896, is now out for Bryan and Ste
yenson, and says the gold Democrats
generally will support Bryan this
i year.
Suigmund Zeisler, a distinguished
lawyer of Chicago, who stumped for
Mckinley four years ago, is out for
Bryan this year, and will take the plat
form for him little later.
! John P. Hopkins, former mayor and
gold Democrat of Chicago. announces
that he is in line with Bryan democ-
racy this year.
The Rev. DR.. Silas c. Swallow, can
didate for president of the United
Christian party, says: If we must
! choose between the candidates Of the
two old parties should certainly sup
| port the man who clings 70 princiDle