The sun., 1900-10-16
WorEingn1en Not Deluded by Bryan'5 An
arcl1;stic Appeals.
GERMANS TRUE TO M'KlNLEY.
Flocking TO the Republican Standard by Thou
sands-Convincing Arguments by John
d. Crimmins and Senator Hanna.

all clIlzens, private ana nanonal uls-
honor. 1t should be so decisiyely re-
pudiated by the American people that
10 one hereafter will be bold enough to
make it an issue in our politics.
"Spcond.-lt is the vital issue in this
campaign. 1t was forced into the Dem
ocratic platform by Mr.. Bryan himself.
II elected, he will use a!l the vast pow
evs at his command as chief executive
OF the nation to Immediately place the
country Oh Il silver Easis. lie viii be
2ealously assisted hy a house Of repre-
ScntatiycS elected With him and repre-
scniing his yirwS. How long Il slnall
majority Ii the senate would huld uut
Tor SQUAD money is an open question.
The fear, distrlst and uncertainty III
oytably resulting from such situa
tion would he almost as disastrous to
the business Of the country as the PAS
sage Of a free silver law.
"Ihird WI 10 not see anything real
in the issue Of imperialism. The POS
session Of Tie Philippine Islands has
come to us rs an unavoidable result
Of thc war with Spain, war decided
on by both parties. Our title has been
confirmed by n treaty, the adoption of
which was urged by Mr.. Bryan him
self
"'rhc course Of the present admins
trntlun in putting down armed inSur-
rc"tion, in establishing Il government
! founded upon oar usual constitutional
safeguards for life, liberty and proper
ty, and in determining to give the
Filpinos as great n share of self gov
crnmcnt as they may show themselves
capable of, commcnds itself to our So
ber Judgment as being wise and
prudent method of meeting the great
] responsibilities which have devolved
+, upon the United States rs legacy of
| the Spanish war.
Fourth. We maintain that ma
I tlon Of 75OO0,000 of people need not
! fear any danger of military despoiiSm
with It's army so small in proportion.
especially as congress has full power
4 TO control it,
"rhesc being our convictions. we
urge all Gcrman-.Americans to vote
/ in the coming election for President
i Mckinley"
lii New York city Mr.. Oswald OF
tcndorfcr. cditcr of The Stats Zeitung,
the lending German newspaper of the
coun;ry ana hitherto Il strong Demo
crot has come ont for Mckinley, and
his example las been followed by hun
Clrcds OF German Alaerican business
Myn ana wori,ingiHea of the metropolis
aMl Empire $tate.
Senator filnnn tn WorI-ingmen.
ii! lis usual sUccinct Style Senator
IIaann stated the labor issue mGst
tDr".lar Hpforc I'll audience cf work
il.t,.pn at the Pullman shops. near
t'nfcago, tie other evening and evil
IDENTITY carried his audience with him.
lie said:
I'VE are partners in this political
business, aud it is not the ambition of
men we are concerned about this year.
The i,est lessons in life are the object
lessons that come through experience.
YOu will remember that when Ilarri-
son was defeated in 1892 the Demo
cratic party took control of the entire
machinery of the government. The
first thing the DellocratS uiu "dS to
repeal the tariff that had been put
uuon the statute books by that Grea;
commoncr, William Mckinley. We
were Just beginning to know what that
law meant when the Wilson bill was
put in its place.
"I.ct us examine the record and see
whether Mckinley or Bryan has been
the friend of the laboring man. Nc
man in public life or in history ever
did so much for the working class as
Mckinley. lie did not work on the
Mckinley hill to attract attention t1
himself; there was no desire on his
part for personal nggrandlzemcnt, bul
hr continually thought of the best i'll
: terestS of the people lie represented.
"On the other hand, Bryan was one
uf the principal factors IN he dcstruc
ton Of the Mckinley blll when he was
in congress. and he advocated free
trade to the fullest extent possible
Why. when the NilsonGorMan biz
passed the house, piyan and bailey OF
Texas took Wilson OIL their shoulders
rnd carcd him around the room. YET
: in 1896 Bryan was afraid TO ran on :;
platform Of free trade, but choose free
= silver instead"