Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-11-01

dressed to Mr.. John Shelton Williams, OF
Richmond, president of the Seaboard Air
Line, and largely interested in many en-
terprises that are adding to the prosperity
ofthe South, letter asking him to define
his position in the present campaign.
In reply to this Mr.. Williams wrote the
following reply:
"Sesboard Air Line System,
Office Of the President,
Richmond, Va, October %.
"Mv Dear Sir,-I have received your
esteemed letter of the 18th instant, which
have read with interest.
'Tn answer to your question, l say to
you that shall vote for Mr.. Mckinley
and hope for his election, because L be-
Ieye that Mr.. Bryan was sincere and
truthful when he publicly and explicitly
declared;
"T do not want any man to vote for me
and then object to my doing what ex'
pect TO do if you elect me; and If L can
prevent the maintenance OF the gold stan
dard YOU may rely upon my doing it the
very first possible opportunity l have
"He has made no announcement revers-
ing this declared intention, so far az
know. and feel sure that he would, II
elected, try to make good bis solemn
pledges and undertake to put the hnan'
cial system of the country on free silver
basis. | do not see how he could escape
attempting the performance OF these
pledges.
GAS a business man having large
stake in the country's welfare, and repre-
senting large investments by others, l
naturally consider the composition OF Mr.
Bryan's Cabinet should he be elected
Allowing him to be truthful and honest
man. can zee nothing but free silver
Secretary of the Treasury and Cabinet
built to fit.
81 recognize and sympathize with the
faor If immense accumulations of capital
in a few hands, but ! believe that Amerl'
can intellect and honesty will find way
to avert the dangers they threaten. Mr.
Brvan and his followers seem to me, from
their utterances, to believe that the only
way to oppose these dangers is to assail all
generations and all accumulstions and
representatives of capital. That is the
impression they have made on me, and L
taka myself to be an honest and we'll
meaning man of average intelligence. l
assume that other men in the country
representing investments already made or
under consideration, and capital awaiting
investment understand Mr.. Bryan as
= 70. They are more nearly unanimous Id
onnosino him than l have ever known
them TO be on any other question.
OPPOSED TO CHANGE.
"Feeling this way, and knowing o.
many others who feel and understand al
do. I can foresee, in the event OF Mr.
Brvan's election, successive periods II
which every man who has spare dolla
will hold on to it awaiting events. Int
snare dollars are the dollars which estao
lish new enterprises, build towns an'
cities, employ labor. make progress sen'
prices upward and establish prosperity
,rov;ded the dollars are honest and ful
value They will wait until the new ad
,,;n;strotion is inaugurated and define
its policy; until the new Cabinet is Dame'
and the policy Of its various members to
wards various interests is known
"This insures waiting and cOnSequer
stagnation and trade paralysis for the pr'
liminary period of, say, six months
Mr.. Bryan is true to his promise and h
friends. do not see how he can ayol
naming a Cabinet which will threate
every dollar in the land with depreciation
every investment and incorporated ente
prise with persecution. When the Oat
not has been formed and the policy OF II
Bryan administration formally announce
.ho forces OF evil will be let loose. IL
Temporary panic which was experience
in August SO, was but premonitory
dication Of the disaster to the count
which would follow the political success
tho free silver candidate. No war in viii
this country could engage could cost 1t
much as a panic and two or three years
stagnation and depression. The mon
snent in war remains in circulation. L
money lost in panics vanisheS' The 8
dior Is always fed and clothed, and
!, killed or manned the government cal
for those dependent on him. The M
derived of work or means by shrinki
vaIues and paralyzed industries has !
4 JbOdy to look to. The mortality wn'
f.o,o starvation and want,