The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-09-19
BRYAN MEANS PANIC!
Perfect Alignment OF American
Business Men.
SOUTH AND NORTH UNITED.
Emphatic Testimony From All Sections In Fa-
vor OF Mckinley and Republican
Prosperity.

The views of business men, CONNER
cial publications and trade papers con
corning the practical aspects OF po-
litical campaign are especially valua-
BILE because they are, AS rule, entire
ly bipartisan and unprecedented. Bust
ness men and business publications
may be nominally Republican or NOM
inally Democratic, but they are first
and foremost devoted to business and
care little for parties except as having
an influence on business. The Manu-
faeturers Record Of Baltimore Is
known everywhere as being one OF the
most influential and reliable of trade
papers In the United States. 1t has Il
very large influence and following
throughout the country, south as well
as north, and commands the respect
and confidence Of all sections equally.
In its Issue of Sept g II devoted five
entire pages TO letters received from
manufacturers In many different states
which had been sent to the paper In
reply to II request from the editor for
Information AZ to the present eondl-
ton of business and IA to the general
opinion In business circles regarding
the presidential elections These let
ters represent all lines of manufactur-
Ing and general business interests. In
the great majority of these letters It IN
stated that the manufacturers are so
certain of McKiuley's reelection that
they are going ahead with their plans
on this basis and that. In their opinion,
the election of Bryan would lie disns-
| trous to the country. Out of the IS
| letters received only two or three favor
| Bryan. the great majority being over
whelminFiy against him. This Is strlk-
ingly shown even In the letters from
the south, which prove that there Is II
widespread hope even In that section
that Mckinley may be reelected. We
summarize several of the letters here
with
a Change Would De DepIored.
Mottu, De Witt & Co. Investments,
Norfolk THE possibility OF Organism
is enpuPh to stop the wheels of prog
ress W. feel convinced that the good
sense Of the people viii give Mr.. Nc
Klnley an overwhelming majority
Corbett Mil Supply company, Wash
| ington, -. C.: "The Increase In business
| and the general prosperity as we see II
make us approve Of the present admin
istration most heartily, and we sin
cerely trust that there viii be no change
at the fall elections. A change In the
administration would be ruinous to the
country"
ID. Wilcox Manufacturing company,
fredericksburg, Pa: with us bust
ness Is good. If Mr., Mckinley IL re-
elected, business will boom; otherwise
we will see II repetition Of our late
panic"
s. l.. Holt & Co.. steam engines Bos
ton: I'VE are busy, and n good pros
pect Of business Ii ahead provided
that no change IL made In the admin
istration, but II the Bryan administra-
ton comes into power we should look
for the greatest unsettling OF all kinds
OF trade and commerce. In our opin-
ion, you would see the greatest amount
OF suffering among the poorer class
that has ever been known In America"
Bryan's Election Disastrous.
Charles Warner company, Whining
ton. Del; we have every reason to ex-
pect the best outlook and conditions
for the future should Mr. Mckinley DO
reelected. II you have studied the
question, you viii doubtless feel as we
do-thnt Mr. Bryan's election would be
productive Of disastrous business re
suits over the country. If we had any
doubts at all about Mr.. Mckinley being
elected, we would feel decidedly bad,
but we hnvc no such antIclpations"
A. l.. Dorcmus secretary Croker
Wheeler company, electrical manufac-
lures, Ampere. \. j.: AT present our
business Is very active. There is also
great deal Of work In prospect. In
case the Democratic party Is success
full this fall, our opinion In that II VIII
affect business seriously. In fact. We
know Of several large installations
which will be made provided Mr.. Nc
Kinley ia elected. but which work will
not be carried out II Mr.. Bryan goes
into office"
George ]. Freddy, vice president
and general manager Of the Cardwell
Machine company. Richmond: I'VE are
very busy and hive continued 80,
which IL something very unusual In
presidential year, and would tend to
show that the parties putting up enter
prlscs do not look for any change
which would affect business"
]. ]. Anderson. lumber Spaulding,
Va: II And the demand for lumber
very good for this season Of the year.
If Mckinley IL reelected. | expect
business viii be stimulated and wages
advanced | have recently sold some
very large tracts Of timber to eastern
lumbermen who VIII erect sawmills
and Manufacture lumber as soon as
Mckinley ~ reelected"
Panic would Follow at Once.
j. l.. Weeks, general manager Ameri-
can Steam Gauge company. Boston;
"Our business stlll continues TO be
good, We ind, however, that custom
efs Will not order 80 far ahead as they
did during the fall of 1893 and 1899,
owing no doubt to the coming presi-
Dental election. We can conceive OF
no greater calamity that could possibly
happen to our beloved country than
the election Of Mr.. Bryan to the presi-
dency. Should he be elected we be-
lleye this country will see such a
panic as 1t has never seen before, and
the panic will come immediately after