The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-17

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In this letter Mr.. Church says:
"'There is no Republican
party in the old sense. It's use
fitness closed with the advent of
the ruling power back of the
throne, the modern master of i'm.
perialism, materialism and Nc.
Kinleyism-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
MCKINLBY'S FOREIGN POLICY.
"HOn. John f. Finnerly,
former Republican Congressman
and leader of the Chicago Irish
Americans, has also announced
his intention to support Mr..
Bryan on the anti-imperialism
issue. Mr.. Finnerty is the editor
of the Citizen and President of
the United Irish Societies of
Chicago. He says:
''No self-respecting Irishman
can support the foreign policy of
President Mckinley
"AleXander Elias, who repre-.
sents one of the largest manu-
featuring companies in New
York City, and who has been 'on
the road for 10 years and voted
for Mckinley four years ago,
says:
81 have just completed a bus,
mess trip through Michigan, In
diana, Illinois and Wisconsin, and
from what | heard from my GUS
toners and others | believe that
Bryan will carry all these States.
l voted for Mckinley in 1896, but
| am going to vote for Bryan
this time because have got
through being buncoed by the
false cry of prosperity by party
which i sold out to the trusts
"Farmer District Judge j. A.
Burnette, of Caldwell, Kansas, a
lifelong Republican, has left
that party
81 hope to live long enough
he says, ito see an American
President elected and imperial.
ism forever crushed out in this
country. For this reason l shall
vote for John w. Breidenthal
for Governor and Bryan for Pres
ident this fall
"Magnus A. Hess, of Chicago,
the original Mckinley man, ;
who organized the first Mckinley
club in the United States and by
whose personal efforts l, 500 votes
were cast for the Canton states
man, has joined the Bryan ranks.
He says:
"'The membership of the orig
inal Mckinley club is still intact
and its members are pledged to
vote as a unit. Our club will hold
reorganization meeting shortly,
and | am confident | shall be able
to secure majority of the mem.
bers TO pledge themselves for
Bryan, and so carry the whole
strength of the club to the PEG
Dple's choice this year.
THERE ARE MANY OTHERS.
"'In addition to these many
more names could be given of
prominent Republicans and Gold
Democrats who have decided to
take the side of the popular can
didate this fall. Among them
may be mentioned Henry Waiter
son and w. B. Haldeman, of the
Louisville Courier Journal, one of
Palmer and Buckner's staunchest
supporters in 1896; Arthur Ford,
a prominent Kentuckian and
former Mckinley man; DR.. l.. w.
HabercOrn, the best known Ger
man correspondent in the United
States, who has a clientele of
more than 100 influential German
papers in the country and who
swung them all in line for Nc
Kinley four years ago; Hon. Web
ster q. Davis, late Assistant Sec.
rotary of the Interior, who was
forced out Of the Mckinley ad
ministratiOn by the anti BOer
attitude of the President j;
Hon. George l.. Wellington,
United States Senator from Mary
land, elected as a Republican
and who denounces Mckinley as
treacherous and un- American;
Hon. Patrick Collins, of Boston.
late United States Consul Gen.
eral at London; Hon. Patrick
Eagan, Minister to Chile under
Harrison; Hon. Patrick O'Farrel,
the eminent Washington lawyer
who stumped the country for Nc
Kinley in 1896 and contributed
so largely to the success of the
Republican ticket, and many
others equally prominent and in
fluential."