West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-09-20

cause OF ant-lmperlalism have
reached the headquarters of tn,
Democratic Congressional Commit
tee that summary has been giver
out Of some of the more prominen
men who helped elect Mckinley il
1896 but who will work for Bryan
this year. The statement is a:
follows:
"From every quarter of the coun.
try prominent Republicans and
former Mckinley men are quitting
the party of imperialism and giving
their allegiance to Bryan aud true
American principles. The list OF
such OBJECTIONS is so large that only
a small PERCENTAGE of the influential
men who are leading the revolt
against absolutism can be given.
CDR. II. Il. Leonard, Consul to
Clifton Falls, Canada, under Presi-
dent Harrison, appeared at In
diapolis on Bryan day wearing a
Bryan badge.
al am fot Bryan heart and soul, ,
he said, and shall do all in my
power to aid in his election. Nc
Kinley has been failure. He has
no backbone and is completely
under the domination of the trusts. >
"Col. William E. Mclean, First
Deputy Commissioner of Pensions
under Cleveland, gold man who
voted for Mckinley, announces that
he will vote for Bryan this fall.
Colonel Mclean lives at Terre
Haute, Ind, where he presided over
the gold meeting addressed by
Bourke Cochran at that place four
years ago.
Il am opposed to the imperial
istic policy of Mckinley he says,
'and could not think of voting for
him this year.
an. c. Collins, banker and life
long Republican, of Peotone, H.,
announces his unqualified support
of Bryan this year and has con-
tributed to the Bryan campaign
fund.
al believe that Mr.. Bryan's posi-
ton on imperialism and militarism
is right says Mr.. Collins, 'and
believe that issue to be the most
important one now before the peo-
ple.'
"Mr. James Alexander, of Lock
port, ILL.,, another lifelong Republi-
can and president of the Will
County Farmers Institute, an
nounces that he will support Bryan.
'McKinley's colonial policy is
dangerous departure from Repub-
lican institution, says Mr.. Alexan.
der, and l cannot support him. 1
shall vote and work for Bryan this
fall
"Former Governor Andrew 7.
Felt, one of the leading Republicans
OF Kansas, announces that he will
support the Democratic State and
National Ticket this year. In a
letter to Hon. John w. Brieden-
thai, candidate for Governor of
Kansas on the Fusion Ticket,
Governor Felt says
"I have this day rendered my
resignation as Chairman of the Re-
publican County Central Committee
of Nemaha county. In this cam.
paign my duty as a citizen leads
me to cast my ballot for Americans
who still believe the legend upon
the dollar, In God we Trust is a
more noble ideal than the new
Mark Hanna version, In the Trusts
we find our Gods
"Herman Muller, a prominent
German, a manufacturer of Zanes-
vile, Ohio, also quits the Republi-
can party. In an open letter to the
German citizens of Akron he says
'Militarism will, if successful,
IN time create a monarchy. /
think, therefore, standing army is
a menace to peace. Monarchies
are always created in time of war
of National or international friction.
Therefore ! am unalterably opposed
to the policy of imperialism inaugu-
rated by the Mckinley administra-
ton
"Hon. Paul G.. Schuh, of Cairo.
H., head Of one the largest whole.
sale drug companies in Southern
Illinois and life long Republican,
is out for Bryan. He is an old
soldier, having been a private in the
Ninth Illinois Infantry.
II cannot indorse the policy oil
imperialism adopted by this ad.
ministration,' says Mr.. Schuh.
'Militarism and its attendant evil,
would be the ruin Of this Republic,
and therefore I am for Bryan and
Stevenson.