The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-08-29
BUSINESS MEMS PHALANX.
Unanimously Against Bryan From Maine
to Texas.
GRAVE PERIL FROM APATHY.
OverconfidenCe In McKinley's Success the Only
Danger Point-Appeas For Vieor-
GUS Campaign Work.

ness. | have been in for years ana con
WINGED that silver viii take care of it.
self if drmagogues will quit talking
about it. The free silver sentiment
has been on Il deathhed in Washing
tom for -Four wears. on the other hand
We are prosperous as we never were
before. Some of the biggest flour mills
of the world have been built in Wash
iuEtou and are daily grinding for eX-
port 10 Asia ENerXhndY out our way
Is an cNpansloniSt. The opening up Of
the orient Is going IL furnish MS with
new HE. The open door in CHINA
policy is snccred at by some Demo.
Gratis IN the east, but we know what 1t
means to the Pacific const. and we are
for It. We have Il big town out our
WY called Seattle You'll hear more
of II W hen the thousands of American
ships are going to the orient loaded
with export Ii the business men of
the east do their duty Mckinley win
lac elected 10y I'M overwhelming major
ity"
Why should We ChanEeI
Mr. &. j Norris of Galeshurg, HIS, IL
n prominent business man of western
Illinois. engaged in the department
store line. lie said
Il am sure the election OF Bryan
would prove disastrous Ia our business,
but like most business men OF Illinois,
| have little fear of Democratic Vie
tory If the business men of New York,
West Virginia, Indiana and other SO
called doubtful states do their duty. 1t
seems 20 me that the business men all
over the country are waking up; have
noticed this especially within the past
week. They are SAYING Why should
W. change Times are good, and II
change from good times Will In all
| probability result in bad times We
are going along all right aud let us
keep in the middle of the prosperity
road. That Is Whnt hear every day"
Fostering HHec AnfIpnthy.
John Mckinley Of Duluth. Mimi,
president of the Great Lakes Copper
company, Is one of the best known bust
ness men in MI the great lake states
aud among the men of the east cngag-
ed In copper and iron Industries He
said Tuesday;
| "tt is pretty we'll understood by the
| population of our state that the cleo
ton of MIR. bryan would be "A calamity.
The copper business Is of great i'm
portHnce To the upper lake states. 1t
Will bc badly crippled If Bryan Is
elected. more So than when Cleveland
WIS elected. Most consumers Of cop
per do business ON borrowed money.
If capitalists lose confidence and do
not advance money, our business IS
! RI dcd IT is nearly The same In all
/ lin prclally IN The iron industry.
| Tho Democrats in Minnesota are Stlll
talking u good deal about silver, flank
cd by arguments against imperialism
and an alliance with England. They
have always, 10 SOME extent. tried to
fomcnt race hatred They are now APP
pcaliug 10 the ScandinuYans MS enc
mics Of England aud appealing to Ger
mnns bCcuusc Kaiser Wilhelm Is an
enemy Of England. II IL dangerous to
our country when "A great political
party appeals 10 foreign citizens as
lbifl ll''IN anu lipi IL ANN '6llNf i'NA
the Scandmayians. who constitute the
bulk of MiuncAoa's population, are Il
strong conservative people and ARE op-
posed ia free silver. Minnesota Is all
right but apathy in other suites may
endangcr Republican success"
II H. Wade Of Toledo, O, promoter
Of mechanical aud electrical iuycu
tions who has Travelled recently from
4 California To New England was also
i heard from Tuesday. He said:
81 don't belong to any party. The
j times are certainly good better than
] we have ever seen before. | shall vote
fer Mckinley. want none of Bryan
aud his prophylaetie free silver alb
/ surdltY Du my way from california
tn New York ! lenrd business men ask
/ this ser answering question why
/ should we chHuRe the administration
and our own condlli0nY | hear those
who were the mort rabid of Bryan
! men four years ago Just rs earnestly
| shouting FOR Mckinley now. Good
times IS the simplest as we'll a the
best argument for worltlngmcn. |
hear ten times as much Mckinley talk
these days as | heard in 1896.
Illinois Men Not Ia lie Fooled.
G. VI Swami, of 1oulon. His, in New
York for the Swanlt a. Walker Dry
Goods co.. lives In central Illinois
about 90 miles from III paso. Regard
ing tne gytitudc Of the Gold Demo
Gratis IN his section. he says:
THE Gold Democrats who voted for
Palmer and Buckncr Ia our state four
years ago are unanimous for Mckin
ley. They talk to us Il great deal about
imperialism, secret alliance with Eng
land etc, but we are not fooled The
people of central Illinois do not lose
sight Of ~ 70 / for II minute. OF
course 1t Is not popular In oar section
and the Democrats try TO side track II,
but we are not fooled. Silver Is the
real issue now as 1t was -four years
ngo. If the business men of New Eng
land, New York, indiana, West Vir-
ginia and kentucky do their duty as
well rs the business men Of Illinois.
there viii he no fear OF the result
bryan DIstrusted nt Home.
A Nebraska business man who was
IN college in w j. Bryan's class and
who has followed his career carefully
since, and with sympathy as friend,
declares that he Is inslncere in his po-
lltical professions. ii * only in this
way that he can account for his vaga-
ries. This classmate, Mr.. Y. g. Lyford,
is now ia New York on business. He
conducts n large store in Falls city,
which is. the chief city Of southern
Nebraska. Mr., Lyford is quiet, con
selYatiye man who is recognized as a
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