Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-08-17
Republicans Who Are 0p-
posed to Imperialism.
MARK HAAHA'S NEW VERSION
Instead of ''In God We Trust, y
lie Now Makes The Legend
"In The Trusts We Find
Our Gods" Converse
tiOn of Republicans.

49, ~ s"o h"oiSatiOn Oi ptOLh
lnent Republicans aud gold Demo
Gratis to the cause cs santi-imperislism
have reached the headquarters Of
the Democratic Congressional Com e.
mittee that "a summary was given out
Tonight of some OF the more promi
nent men who helped elect Mckinley
10 1896 but who will work for Bryan
this year.
The list of such defections is 40
large that only small percentage of
the innuerIial men who are leading
the revolt against sbsolutism eau be
given.
"Dr. H. u. Leonard, Consul to
Clifton Falls, Canada, under Presi-
dent Harrison, appeared at Indianap-
Oils on Bryan day wearing a Bryan
bspge
II ana Tor Bryan heart and soui,'
h'' s"id, and shall do all in my power
"o alN NJ his election.
Col William E. Mclean, First
Desary Commissioner OF Pensions
uiAaer Cleveland. a gold man who
voted for Mckinley, announces that
he Will vote for Bryan this fall.
oil. o. Collins, banker, and life
long Republican, of Peotone, ILL.,,
announces his unqualified support of
Bryan this year and has contributed
TO the Bryan campaign fund.
Mr.. James Alexander, of Lockport
ILL. another lifelong Republican and
president of the Will County Farm
ers' Institute, announces that he will
support Bryan.
''Former Governor Andiew j.
Felt, one Of the leading Republicans
OF Kansas, announces that he will
support the Democratic State and
national tickets this year.
In this campaign my duty as o
citizen leads me to cast NY ballot for
Americans who still believe that the
legend upon the dollar, "In God we
trust" Is more noble ideal than
the new Mark Hanna version, "In
the Trusts we find our Gods"
Herman Muller, prominent,
German manufacturer OF GAINESVILLE.
Ohio, also quits the Republican
party.
"Hor, Paul G. Schuh, of Cairo.
Ill, head of one of the largest whole
sale drug companies in Southern Ill
inois and lifelong Republican, is
out for Bryan. He is an old soldier.
having been a private in the Ninth
Illinois Infantry.
"HOu M. c. Q. Church, of Parkers-
burg, W. Va, one of the founders of |
the Republican party and who es-
tablished and edited for years that
staunch Republican organ, the State
Journal, has announced in an open
letter that he will support Bryan.
"Hon. John f. Finnerty, former
Republican Congress and leader of !
the Chicago Irish.Americ ans, has also |
announce A his intention to support
MIR. Bryan on the anti-imperialism |
issue. Mr.. Finnery is the editor OF |
the Citizen aud president of the
United Irish Societies of Chicago.
Alexander Elias, who represents
one OF the largest manufacturing
companies in New Iork city and who
has been ION the road" for Is wears
AID voted for Mckinley four years
ago, says:
Il have just completed business
trip Though Michigan, Indiana, ILL
nois; Wisconsin and Minnesota. and
from what have heard from nv
customers and others believe BRYAN |
will carry all these States. i voted
for Mckinley in 1896, but 1 am 60
ing to vote for Bryan this time be-
cause / haye got through being bun.
coed by the false cry of prosperity
by . party which is sold out to the
trusts.
"Formsr District Judge J. A. Bur
nette, of Caldwell, Kan, a life long
Republican, has left that party.
81 hope to live long enough he
says, to see an American President
elected and imperialism forever crush.
ed out in this country.
! "Magnus A. Hess. Of Chicago, the