Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1900 — BRYAN AN EXTREMIST [ARTICLE]

BRYAN AN EXTREMIST

Judge McHugh, a Former Supporter, Opposes His tieclion. Judge W. D. McHugh of Omaha, for some years a leader of the Democratic forces in Nebraska; ami a former federal judge under Cleveland, is strongly opposed to Bryan in this campaign. In 1592 Judge McHugh was among the most active workers lor Mr. Bryan in ids congressional campaign.> “On the tariff issue I supported Bryan for Congress ip 1892." he says, “but when later on he appeared as the Champion of free silver, free riot and free everything else that he thought' would make votes. I could not continue in his political company. 1 think I have a pretty dear insight of the man’s character now. His actions during the last six or seven years has shown him to be a man who does not and will not hesitate to deceive the people when he believes Such deception will advance his own political interests. The people rejected him and his money theory, and have since become prosperous. The free silver issue is a bad one for the Bryanites to handle this year, after the country has recovered from the hard times without having adopted the course which in 1896 they declared would be the one and only way to bring prosperity, so now Mr. Bryan resorts to another clever trick in politics. He again offers himself as the savior of the nation. This year he tells them that unless they adopt his policy as regards the Philippine islands freedom and liberty will be endangered and the very existence of the republic threatened. Bryan as president would be a menace to peace as well as to commerce. The president has everything to do with our foreign relations, and a president of Bryan's impetuosity, radicalism and inordinate ambition would have us involved in international difficulties upon the slightest pretext. Brjjn is an extremist of the worst kind.”