The sun., 1900-08-20

In August New York City is always
full of business men from all parts of
the country, who come TO the city then
to place their orders and start up the
autumn trade During The last few
days hundreds of these business men
have been interviewed, and. 10 4 nan,
they have all declared positively and
enlphatically for Mckinley and against
Bryan. Never in the history of par
ties has there been such 4 general eX-
preston of opinion all on one side of a
political question. 4 large proportion
arrow themselves Democrats, but they
cannot stand Bryan and Organism
They are practical men. whose bust
ness depends on the general prosper
ity, and they say therefore that they
shall vote for Mckinley this year
Experience has convinced them that
the success of Bryan and the govern
ment of the country on the lin, IS laid
down in the Kansas City platform
would be simply suicidal to the bust,
ness interests of the whole people. This
is the unanimous verdict and Just as
unanimous is the opinion. whicl these
typical representatives OF the Ameri-
can business world express that the
only danger ahead for the Republican
ticket is the apathy and over-conti-
depce springing from this very una
nimity Of sentiment. We append some
good specimen interviews.
DEMOCRATS FEAR BRYANISM
Mr.. William Kenefick. of Kansas
City. Mo, IS contractor who builds
railroads through all tile western coun.
try. and at times he has several tnou-
sand men in his employ. He was in
tcrviewel Friday and said: My bust
ness depends entirely upon prosperity.
Before | can get any business we
must have settled financial conditions.
Capitalists are my employers. They
Will not order railroad built unless
prosperity is over the land. / am a
Democrat. ! have always Deen n Dem.
ocrat-uu1il 1896. II looks as though
l will be obliged to vote tine Republi-
can ticket again this year. The Dem
ocratic party under the control Of Mr..
Bryan is farther from the principles
of the historic Democratic party OF
Andrew Jackson than the Republican
party is to-day My line of business
is more prosperous than Ut any time
in ten years, and ninety-tivc per cent.
OF the mer engaged in This business
will vote for Mckinley. Business men
all over the country regard Bryan and
his principles rs dangerous. His Clec
tion is bound TO upset business condi
tions. Therefore business men should
not so 20 sleep. We're not asleep il
Missouri and Kansas
PROSPERITY APPRECIATED.
Mr.J. f. Haines. Of pittsburg. Penn
is the head of the bic wholesale dry
goods firm Of ] B. Haines * Son. Il
expressed himself Friday as follows
while there is no fear about Penn
sylvania, the business men of Pitts
burg are fully alive to the diSastrou.
result OF Il Democrat" victory ant
We watch the campaign in Other
States. ! am especially interested ii
Kansas, Where | am III close toucl
with affairs. Never III her histor,
has Kansas heen so prosperous. Tho
crops are immense and money il free
am convinced that Kansas will %
Republican. The farmers do not wan
change. which in all human proba
bility must be for the worse. | pre
dict cotton crop Of 12,000,0oo balel
this year: an immense crop Th
South has never been SO prosperous
This must have an effect in States ik,
Kentucky, which believe, will b,
Republican this year. am also il
touch with West Virginia, winch il
now normally Republican. There ha
been great prosperity in that Stat,
during the past four years because o
the opening Of great mines OF ccGl ant
other minerals; railroads have bcel
built through the State, and are nov
heing built. Northern business mel
and worklngmen have gone there. Th
state has lost its Southern character
Business men, and not race prejudice
will affect the voters, and West yir
ginia will cast her electoral vote 70
Mckinley. The only thing that tn
Republican party has to fear in Til
campaign is oyer-confidence.
BRYAN'S ELECTION MEANS DIS
ASTER.
The Kalamazoo Railway Suppl,
Company is one of the large concern
in the country, manufactures imple
ments of all kinds that are used ol
railroads Mr.. II. G. Haines. of Kala
mazoo member of that firm, sal,
Friday: Our business mas been bette
In the last two years than ever before
The Democratic managers are claim
ing that the gold Democrats are g0in,
to vote for Bryan. Why on cart