Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-04
ATTACK ON FOREIGNERS.
WAIT BRYAN's MANAGER THINKS
OF NATuRALiZeD VOTERS.

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Jones.
HE believed devoutly that Bryan
had been elected and was swindled
out OF the Presidency"
"He believed that in 1900 bimetallic
forces would win Il great victory"
His declaration that the principles
of 1896 are absolutely essential to
the welfare of the country"
The man who advocated the gold
standard denounced as NO better
than Il vile thief
(From the address of United States
Senator James X. Jones. Chairman of
the Democratic National Committee.
before the Legislature of -Arkansas).
foreigners, who were here taking
bread out of the mouths of honest Ia
Dor. voted at the last election at the
dictation of McKinley's supporters.
The foreigners comprised fully one
half of the number of votes received
by Mckinley
These are the words of the man
paign in 1896 The same man is the
present Chairman of the Democratic
/. National Committee. He owes his po-
sition to the wish of Mr.. Bryan.
The language quoted above was
used in speech. 1t is no remembered
scrap of idle conversation. 1t was
uttered in no heat of discussion. 1t
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Hundreds of thousands of ignorant
Foreigners" said Chairman James X.
Jones, of the Democratic National
Committee, who came here taking
bread out of the mouths of honest la
bor. voted It the last election at the
dictation of McKinley's supporters
These foreigners comprised fully one
half the number OF votes received by
Mckinley"
And then on this basis that the Re
publican party owed success in 1896
to Ignorant foreigners" Chairman
Jones proceeded to hold out the hope
of success in 1900.
Can there be any doubt he asked.
las TO which shall prevail, the six and
one-half millions of intelligent Bryan
voters. or the three and one-half mill.
ions of ignorant foreigners who voted
for McKinley:'
1t will seem to sensible people al
most incredible .hat the Chairman of
the Democratic National Committee
could make suci. statements in q pub
lie speech. But the Honorable James
*. Jones did it,
More than two months after the
election of 1896 he uttered the asser-
tions quoted.
The occasion vas no less serious
than an address befor, the Legislature
OF Arkansas. Senator Jones had just
been elected to his third term in the
United States Senate. On the cot, of
January, 1897. the Senator appeared
before an informal joint session of
his State Legislature at the Capitol
in Little Rock He returned his
thanks to the people of Arkansas
through tLeir representatives, the
Legislature. and then he proceeded to
discuss the defeat of Bryan. speaking
as the Chairman of the Democratic
National Committee and the head OF
the management of the Democratic
campaign. He said that he Believed
devoutly that Bryan had been elected
and was swindled out of the Presi-
dency."
He declared his belief that in 1900
the bimetallic forces would win
great victory" This still makes 16 to
l the paramo Int issue.
He reassertei his conviction that
the principles he spoke for were abso-
lutely essential TO the welfare of the
country" That is 1G to /.
The Senator spoke for over an hour
Running through his speech were two
principal thoughts. O-.c was this
idea that Republican success had been
achieved through the Ignorant for
eigners," result which the Senator
resented i'll the name of the native
Southern population which was
"Diore American"
The other central idea with the Sen
a;or was the injustice of the unequal
distribution of wealth. Upon this he
dwelt with almost the emphasis
which lie gave to the Ignorant for
eigners."
What has been the cause of this
great struggle:" the Senator asked.
The people are as honest and as
industrious us they ever We're. What
then, was the matter? The last cen
sus report shows that the wealth of
the county was $65, 600 900, or
about $1,000 to each family of FIVE
members. The Senator quoted figures
TO show the inequality in the distribu-
tion of wealth. Why was Massachu-
setts so much better Off than Arkan-
sas! Were they more industrious and
more deserving? He considered that
the Southern people rank fully up to,
ii not ahead. Of the people In the bal
ance of the country. The Southern
people are more completely Anglo
Saxon than those OF the other States
ana therefore more American"