The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-10-02

corning the practical aspects of po-
litical campaign are especially valua-
BILE because they are, as rule, entire
ly bipartisan and unprejudiced. Busi-
ness men and business publications
may be nominally Republican or NOM
inally Democratic, but they are first
and foremost devoted to business and
care little for parties except as having
an influence on business. The Manu-
facturers' Record of Baltimore is
known everywhere as being one Of the
most influential and reliable of trade
papers in the United States. 1t has a
very large influence and following
throughout the country, south as well
as north, and commands the respect
and confidence of all sections equally.
In its issue of Sept. it devoted five
entire pages to letters received from
manufacturers in many different states
which had been sent to the paper In
reply to a request from the editor for
information as to the present condi-
ton of business and as to the general
opinion In business circles regarding
the presidential elections. These let
tiers represent all lines of manufactur-
ing and general business interests. In
the great majority of these letters 1t Is
stated that the manufacturers are so
certain of McKinley's reelection that
they are going ahead with their plans
on this basis and that, in their opinion,
the election Of Bryan would be disas-
trous to the country. Out Of the 70
letters received only two or three favor
Bryan, the great majority being over
whelmingly against him. This is strik-
ingly shown even in the letters from
the south, which prove that there is a
widespread hope even in that section
that Mckinley may be reelected. We
summarize several of the letters here
with:
A Change Would BE DeplOred.
Mottu, De Witt & Co., investments,
Norfolk: 1.-THE possibility Of Organism
is enough to stop the wheels Of prog
ress. We feel convinced that the good
sense of the people will give Mr.. Nc
Kinley an overwhelming majority"
Corbett Mill Supply company, Wash
ington, D. c.: "The increase in business
and the general prosperity as we see it
make us approve of the present admin
istration most heartily, and we sin
cerely trust that there will be no change
at the fall elections. A change In the
| administration would be ruinous to the
country"
D. Wilcox Manufacturing company,
fredericksburg, Pa: with US busi-
ness Is good. If Mr.. Mckinley is re-
elected, business will boom; otherwise
we will see repetition of our late
panic"
s. L. Holt & Co., steam engines, Bos-
ton: 1--WE are busy, and good pros
pect of business Is ahead provided
that no change Is made in the admin
istration, but il the Bryan administra-
| ton comes into power we should look
for the greatest unsettling of all kinds
| of trade and commerce. In our opin-
ion, you would see the greatest amount
Of suffering among the poorer class
that has ever been known in America"
Bryan's Election Disastrous.
Charles Warner company, Whining
ton, Del: 1--WE have every reason to ex-
pect the best outlook and conditions
| for the future should Mr.. Mckinley be
reelected. If you have studied the
question, you will doubtless feel as we
do-that Mr.. Bryan's election would be
productive of disastrous business re-
suits over the country. If we had any
doubts at all about Mr.. Mckinley being
elected. we would feel decidedly bad,
| but we have no such anticipations."
! A. L. Doremus, secretary Croker
Wheeler company, electrical manufac-
lures, Ampere, N. j.: eat present our
| business is very active. There is also
great deal of work in prospect. In
case the Democratic party is success
full this fall, our opinion is that 1t will
| affect business seriously. In fact, we
know of several large installations
which will be made provided Mr.. Nc
Kinley is elected, but which work will
not be carried out If Mr.. Bryan goes
| into Office"
George J. Freddy, vice president
and general manager of the Cardwell
Machine company, Richmond: eve are
| very busy and have continued so,
which is something very unusual In
presidential year, and would tend to
show that the parties putting up enter
prises do not look for any change
which would affect business"
Panic Would Follow Mt Once.
J. L. Weeks, general manager Ameri-
can Steam Gauge company, Boston:
'Our business still continues to be
good. We find, however, that custom
ers will not order so far ahead as they
did during the fall Of 1898 and 1890,
owing no doubt to the coming pres1-
Dental election. We can conceive Of
no greater calamity that could possibly
happen to our beloved country than
the election of Mr.. Bryan to the presi-
dency. Should he be elected we be-
lieve this country will see such a
panic as it has never seen before, and
the panic will come Immediately after
the election"
G. N. .Bierce, secretary the Stillwell-
| Bierce and SmithVaile company, Day
ton, o.: eve still continue to be very
busy, and the outlook for the future Is
also very satisfactory. We feel there
is little or no doubt of the reelection
of Mckinley by-a very large majority.
The triumph of Mr.. Bryan and the
rank heresies he stands for would, in
our judgment, be disastrous to the best
| interests of the country"
G. f. Carrier, secretary Cronk Han
ger company, hardware Elmira, N. Y:
$50 far as we can learn, business men
do not anticipate any change in the
administration. In fact nearly every
Democrat we have been able to find
prefers to let the present administra-
ton continue another term. Should
there be a change, and Mr.. Bryan
elected, business certainly will be at a
standstill for the coming year."