Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-10-11
Saint Narg's Beacon.
BECOMES A PROCESSION
Lifelong Republicans Repudiate
Imperialism and Trusts.
FOR TRUE AMERICAN PRINCIPLES.


Thousands More Like These Who
Could BE Quoted.
1t begins to look like procession.
From every quarter Of the country
prominent Republicans and former Nc
Klnley men are quitting imperial
ism and giving in their allegiance t..
Bryan and true American principles.
The list of such defcctions Is SO large
that only a small percentage Of the In
huential men who are leading the re-
volt against absolutism can be given.
DR.. IL. Leonard, consul at Clifton
Falls, Canada, under President Harri-
son, appeared Mt indianapolis on Bryan
day wearing Bryan badge. Il am for
Bryan heart and soul" he said, "and
shall do all In my power to aid IN his
election Mckinley has been failure.
He has no backbone aud Is completely
under the domination Of the trusts"
Colonel William Il. Mclean, first
deputy commissioner Of pensions under
Cleveland, gold man who voted for
Mckinley, announces that he viii vote
for Bryan this fall. Colonel Mclean
lives at Tcrre TIaute, Ind, where he
presided over the gold meeting nd
dressed by Bourkc Cochran ut That
place -four years ago. 81 am opposed
ley" he said, land could not think OF
voting for bin this year"
Mr.. James Alexander Of LockpOrt,
Ills, another lifelong Republican and
president of the WIN County Farmers
institute, announces that he VIII sup.
port Bryan "McKinlcy's colonial pol.
icy Is dangerous departure from re-.
publican institutions" says MIR Alex.
andcr, and | cannot support him. I
shall vote and work for Bryan this
fall"
Former Governor Andrew J Felt one
of the leading Republicans Of Kansas,
announces that he VIII support the
Democratic state ana national ticket
this year In n letter 10 Hon. John W.
BrCidcmthal, candidate for governor Of
Kansas on the fusion ticket. Governor
Felt says: IL have this day rendered
my resignation as chairman of The Re.
publican county central committee OF
Nomaha county In this campaign my
duty as citizen leads me tO cast my
ballot for Americans who still believe
that the legend upon the dollar In
God We Trust IS "a more noble ideal
than the new Mark Hanna version. In
trusts we find our gods
Herman G. Mueller, n prominent
German manufacturer Of GAINESVILLE.
o., also quit the Republican party In
an open letter 20 the Grrman citizens
Of Akron, he says "MilitaHam VIII, "
successful, IN time create monarchy.
! think, therefore u standing army ig
n menace 20 peace. MonarcHIos are al.
ways created I'm time of war md ma
tional or international friction. There.
fore am unallorably opposed to the
policy Of imperialism lnaugIrntcl by
the Mckinley administration
Hon. Paul Schulz Of cairo, Ills. head
of one Of the largest wholesale drug
companies in southern Illinois aud IL
lifelong Republican, S. ont for Bryan.
lie Is an old soldier having been a
private IN the Ninth Illinois Infantry.
II cannot indorso the policy ~ lmpc.
rialism adopted 10y this administration
and which | fought against ia 1861"
says Mr.. Schulz. "MilItarlsn and All
its attendant evils would b" the ruin
Of this republic, ana therefore am
for Bryan aud Stevenson
Hon. H. G. G. Church Of Iarkcrs-
burg, w VA. one Of the founders Of
the Republican party, and who catjlb.
lishcd and edited for years that stanch
Republican organ, The State journal
has announced IN an open letter that
he viii support Bryan In this letter
Mr.. Church says: There Is no Re.
publican party IN the old sense lts
cycle Of use closed with the ruling
power back Of the throne, the modern
master of Imperialism and Mckinney
ism-Mark Hanna, There is no longer
any reason why true Republicans
should not vote for Mr. Bryan, the
chosen leader of the people, IN this
crisis of our country
Hon. John J. Einnerty former Re
publican congressman and leader OF
the Chicago Irlsh-Amcricans, has also
announced his intention to support
Bryan on the scmi-imperalism issue.
Mr. Finnerty is the editor Of The Cit
zen, and president Of the unltcd Irish
societies of Chicago. lie says No
self respecting Irishman can support
the foreign policy Of President Nc
Kinley."
Alexander Elias, who represents one
of the largest manufacturing com
panies IN New York city, and who has
been on the "road" for IL years and
voted for Mckinley -four years ago,
says: II have just completed busi-
ness trip through Michigan, Indiana,
Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota, and
from what | have heard from my Gus
toners ard others believe Bryan will
carry all these states | voted for Me
Kinley In 1896, but am going TO vote
for Bryan this time because | have GOT
through being bunkoed by the false
cry of prosperity by n party which is
sold out to the trusts"
Until now the policy which has
turned the FIlIpInos from warm
friends to bitter enemies, which hns