The Republican., 1900-08-30

The division of the Populists into
two camps, one supporting Bryan
and the other Wharton Barker for
president, whereas in 1896 they were
united for Bryan, is one of the condi-
tions that makes Bryan several hun
dred thousand voters weaker in 1900
than he was four years ago. The
Middle of the Road Populists will
take considerable part of the old
Populist strength away from Bryan
and to their own ticket, Barker and
Donnely.
There is still another faction of the
Populist party that will be for neith-
er Bryan nor Barker, but will sup
port Mckinley. Many thousands of
former Populists throughout the
west and south accept the new finan-
cial law and the return of prosperity
as a settlement of the money ques-
ton, and are for expansion, conse-
quently they will vote for Mckinley
by the thousands. A representative
of this element is Ex-United States
Senator VIM. A. PETER, of Kansas,
one of the founders and ablest expon-
ents of the Populist party, who in a
statement issued at Topeka gives the
following reasons as to why he will
vote and take the stump for McKin-
ley's reelection:
I'm the first place, after vehement
ly urging on the war with Spain, and
after an unbroken series of victories
of our arms ON sea and land, after an
energetic and successful conduct of
the war, terminating in a treaty plac-
ing us at the right of the front rank
of the nations of the earth, with new
and grave responsibilities attaching
after all these splendid achieve
ments the Democratic party, aided
by its fusion allies, has raised hue
and cry charging all manner of pub
lie crimes against the administration,
despotic use of power, usurpation,
fraud, corruption, perfidy, calling on
the nations to behold our national
shame, and beseeching their own
countrymen to aid them in their wick
ed onslaught on the good name, the
honor and dignity of their people.
81 look on this braZen assault on
the honor of the republic as little less
than treason, and the success of the
Republican party alone can prevent
the attainment of the end sought by
the unholy alliance. If there were
no other reasons this alone would in
sure my vote for the Republican can
didate for the presidency.
ITO my mind the Presidents
course from the beginning of the war
to the present time has been remark
ably free from mistakes. He has
been vigilant, active, patriotic and
all things American. In the govern
ment of the Philippines he has not
only followed the law and the prece-
dent, but he has done the work eff
GENTLY and humanely. He has treat
ed the situation just as Washington
did in the northwest territory; as
Jefferson did in the Louisiana pur-
chase; as Monroe did in Florida; as
Jackson did in the Seminole country;
as Polk did in Mexico, New Mexico
and California, and as Lincoln did in
the states of the southern con-
federacy. All the precedents are on
the Presidents side.
Secondly the Democratic party is
not fit to govern this country under
modern conditions of universal free
dom. Look back upon the second
administration of President Cleve-
land. Upwards of $250,000,000 in
United States bonds were sold with
out special authority of congress to
procure gold for the redemption re-
serve. Most of the bonds were sold
to or through syndicates of specula-
tors at enormous profits. The Re-
publicans were wiser. The war with
Spain made large expenditures neces-
sary; congress authorized the borrow
ing of money, and 5000, 900, 900 of per
cent bonds were sold to our own peo.
pie in sums of from $25 to $500. This
is the fourth year of the Mckinley
administration, and not one dollar of
gold has been bought or borrowed.
The treasury now holds nearly, if not
quite $450,000,0 900 in gold coin and
bullion, and there is plenty of money
in the country for the transaction of
the peoples business. Our exports
are larger in amount and value than
eyer before, and the condition of the
country, as whole, was never better
than now.
Economy, justice and government
and humanity-every good impulse
and every just and righteous consi-
deration-demand that we do not
change the policy of the administra-
tion."
Prevented A Tragedy.
Timely information given Mrs.
George Long, of New Straitsville,
Ohio, saved two lives. A frightful
cough had long kept her awake every
night. She had tried many remedies
and doctors but steadily grew worse
until urged to try DIR. Kings New
Discovery. One bottle wholly cured
her; and she writes, this marvellous
medicine also cured Mr.. Long of a
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