Evening journal., 1900-10-18
COMMlTTEE MAKES
APPEAL TO VOTERS
Warned lgainSt Democratic
Paramount Issue Which
Is Free Silver

Republicans throughout the city are
receiving the following communica-
don, issued by the State Committee:
Wilmington, Del, Oct. l6, 1900.
Dear Sir: Have you been registered |
as a voter? If not, then you must get
registered on the next and last day for |
the registration Of voters, October 20, |
or you cannot vote at the election to J
be held on the 9th Of November neXt.lfl
you desire to defeat Populism Social
ism, free trade. the free coinage cf
silver at the rate of Is to i. and othsr
dangerous and unpatriOtic schemes adj
vocated by the Democratic party and
represented by Mr.. Bryan, its candi-
date, then 1t becomes your manifest
right and duty TO vote the Republican
ticket. The real paramount issue pre-
sented by the Democratic party Is the
free coinage of silver at the ratio Of l6
to j, as dictated by Mr.. Bryan, and in
lcorported in the platform OF his party.
The second issue Of Importance pre-
sented is that Of free trade against pro-
lection. If either of these issues
should prevail, and Mr. Bryan become
president, commercial and financial
. disaster would certainly follow. You
have a personal interest in the decision
Of these questions. The so-called
d paramount" issue OF f'Imperlaliism" is
myth, intended TO catch the votes Of
those who oppose the expansion Of oui
j national territory, and to mystfy and
@ delude voters who do not comprehend
j. the great dissimilarity between eXpan
i sion and imperialism. There can b'
y no such political condition as i'm
I. perialism" under our form OF govern
Il ment The term imperialism" doe
v not present to the intelligent voter am
10 issue upon which he Is called to de
I, eide and is a term cunningly contrivei
:. to delude voters.
"The Republican party is on recor'
= as the opponent of combinations com
e monty called trusts, engaged In specu
~ lative, oppressive and hurtful scheme
y and projects 1t favors the prohibi
IT, ton Of all such combinations, and tn
NJ restriction Of all business enterprise
at called trusts,to legitimate and benet
st cial lines of commerce and trade Rl
MS lief from oppressive combinations sue
y, as monopolies that hinder competiti0
ID and restrict trade, must be expecte
er only from Republican control and th
necessary provisions Incorporated
the national and state constitution
The alleged issue concerning trust
lIENtAllEl hN NlAl AANAA4lNAHAAN RtAAAl D
x in fact not an issue at all, but
ne placed in that partys platform and az
us vocated by its orators simply to dazz
and delude voters.
10 IF you want our flag to renal
10. wherever it has been planted by oil
-it gallant soldiers and sailors; II yc
OF want our national prosperity, as Il hi
Is become under the splendid administr
lln ton Of President Mckinley TO COZ
tinue; if you want the heresies of FIR
ne Silver and free trade effectual
III stamped out: if you want our state r
ih' deemed from Democratic misrule al
NJ a member Of Congress to represe
al you in the National legislature Tho
you will want to vote the Repubic5
ticket, but remember that to vote "
er must first be registered as q voter, ar
ist that your next and last opportunity
TO- be registered viii be ON Saturday, o
to ber 90 1900
ed 'Very truly yours.
Ike PHILIP @. CHURCHMAN,
lat Chairman "