Willmar tribune., 1900-08-29

TO SAVE The REPUBLIC.
Men OF All Parties and Beliefs Flock
ing to Bryan's Standard.
DR.. w. R. Struble, of whose inten-
ton to work for the election of BRYAN
and Stevenson we made mention last
week, addressed the following letter
to chairman Jones of the national
democratic committee:
Chicago, Aug. Is.
). X. Jones, Chairman National Democratic
Committee,
Dear Sir: Deeply impressed with sense OF
patriot responsibility I beg to tender you nv
services for the campaign OF 1900
hold, with a numerous company of nv fel.
low citizens to the view that the principles of
Christ. politically applied, will remedy every
evil, civic, commercial and social In pursu.
ance of this opinion, I some time ago allied
myself officially with the United Christian
party and now hold the office of National Sec
retary thereof
In rendering you my services at this time. I
surrender not one whit of the faith that is in
me respecting the principles and ultimate work
OF the United Christian party. I, however am
cognlzant OF the fact, as it seems to me, that
tne American people are in the presence of a
CONDITION involving the fundamentals of their
political structure and the moral status OF the
natlon. The ship OF state, steered by hands
tainted with the booty of greed and allured bv
the seductive passion for empire, is nearing a
civic maelstrOm pOrtentOus of destruction.
To save the gallant craft should be the first
care of every lover of America
feel that the ethical principles OF Christ
are the eternal principles and can bide their
time for concrete political application. The
principles involved in the political battle OF
1900 are imminent, acute and urgent They in
volve civic crisis the passing of which means
the preservation OF American liberty, as the
heritage of the worlds oppressed millions or
the assassination of freedom in the house of it's
friends and the building of an empire of opres-
sion upon it's grave,
feel that the American citizen should ap-
proach the ballot box on National election day
OF 1900 with patriotic awe akin to the spirit of
earnestness which characterized the patriots
of rs. He should vote in no spirit of partisan
ship, or selfshness, or carelessness, but in the
spirit of patriotism worthy of a true American.
1t is my conviction that the battle of the bal
lots on that day will give victory and perman-
ence to the doctrine of popular government
or it will herald the coming of the emperor.
the military and the aristocracy
am therefore, impressed that nv duty as a
patriot and a Christian leads me to unite my
voice and my vote with those who stand for
the old but tried and true principles of the
Declaration of independence, as against
those who (purposely or unwittingly) would
mar the fabric OF freedom by the removal of
the scarlet thread of constitutional liberty.
The former, believe, are the friends and
supporters of William Jennings Bryan and Ad-
lai Ewing Stevenson; the latter are the coad-
tutors and partisans of William Mckinley and
Theodore Roosevelt.
cannot more tittingly close this letter than
by quoting few words from the last message
received from my beloved'father, republican
from Sc to '96, soldier in the Union army, a
member OF the G. "A. R. and life long Presby-
terian. Writing from Portland Ore, under
date of July 80: he says:
1T seems to me that if it was ever the duty
for guidance to work in politics that time is
now. Heaven grant that the one hundredth
anniversary of the Inauguration of Thomas
Jefferson as president OF the. Unined States
may witness the Inauguration of William j.
Bryan as our president. And believe the ad-
ministration OF the latter will be just as good
and great blessing to our country as was that
OF the former" Respectfully yours,
WALLACE r. STRUBLE
~
General F. B. M'Cutcheon of Michi-
gan, for several years a conspicuous
Republican member of congress, and
afterward, by appointment of President
Harrison, a member of the fortifica-
tion hoard, has announced his purpose
to support Bryan and Stevenson.
~
Captain Thomas M'Nulta, alifelong
Republican and brother of General
John McNulta, formerly congressman
from Illinois, has repudiated McKin-
ley and his policy and will labor and
vote for Bryan. Captain McNulta has
been leading Republican here for
years. He says today: ..
II am a Lincoln Republican. Ihaye
supported every Republican candidate
from Grant down to Mckinley. Twas
disappointed at first, then discouraged
and finally disgusted at the wide de-
.parture OF my party. from American
principles, the violation of constitu-
tional guarantee in the case Of the
Porto Ricans, the abandonment Of the
Monroe doctrine, expressly in the mat