Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-10-30
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Mr. Monnetts OFI"p, to TBrvsnism on an
Unpropitious observation-disclosures Urgent
Appeal 40 the People For "Just one
Chance" ,.-,-,.,,, .r.-. ,-,,, ,,r --f,.r, r
The, last, national administration OF
Democracy involved the nation In
commercial distress. From a. condi!
tionHof manufacturing industry aand
commercial prosperity the people were
. plunged into commercial calamity and
financial confusion. Money went into
boarding gold was at Ia premium,
banks at commercial centers refused
to honor drafts upon deposits in their
vaults. The nation became a borrow
er In time of peace, working men were
every where idle or engaged only on
short hours and at reduced wages, and
those who had supported their families
by honest toll were compelled to ac-
cept support from soup Kitchens.
8 A presidential election camea s.J,
s3 The party that had brought this
calamity saw its national convention
stampeded by an oratorical trick, and
forced to accept an unknown man up
on an unsound issue. The party's vet
eran leaders whose ability had won for
them national regulations, found
themselves unable to endorse or sup
port their party betrayed into false is
sues. The obscure leader became
prominent by his startling assertions
d of national danger, and made himself
notorious by the boldnessi of his proph-
estes of disaster! H' sf.ngIqWa> zt'
The people rejected his appeal to
thema and only where the elections
were tainted with fraud, or controlled
by violence, was there even a shadow
of public approval. .es.jau g'Urs'Tl ..,
The wisdom OF the people in their
iidecision was shown in an immediate
return to prosperity and an advance of
.the nation in glory, wealth and pros
3 perity in the nation from being a
borrower in time of peace to being a
I; lender in time Of war, and in the fact
that not an evil prophesied by the de-
feated nominee gerninated into a
truth Er. lA'Jaag 5a.-
r After three years Of incessant striy-
ing the defeated candidate finds him
self able to dictate platform and col
'lect support from every crank conven-
ition of the nation and again asks for
Just one trial from the people who
have experienced nothing but prosper
lity and national glory as the result
of their wise choice in 1896. The only
change in his chances of success is Tor
the worse. The leaders of a great
party still refuse to approve his un-
sound plans and many who supported
him four years ago refuse to support
him now.
lust at such an unpropitious time
Frank S. Monnett has seen fit to leave
the party that has exalted the nation
to the highest condition of glory and
\ prosperity it hes ever enjoyed, and to
Join the political fortunes of man
who like Saul of old, is travelling over
the nation breathing out threaten
ings. "i@'
A mighty omnipotence interposed
to convert Saul, but the dlys of mir
acles have passed. The change of Mr..
Monnett at such a time and under
such circumstances. is simply amazing
Tho large, patriotic and respected
family bearing the honored name OF
iMonnatt are entitled to sincere SYM
pashy IN the hpuWoi their humiliation.
-BReyrus journal. yraV frtcg,.-