Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1900 — Must Be Thrashed Into Decency. [ARTICLE]

Must Be Thrashed Into Decency.

Maryland is a close state, and it is especially significant therefore that its goiu Democrats and independents are swinging once more into line for President McKinley as they did in 1896. Mr. Charles J. Bonaparte of Baltimore, one of their leaders, declares that he will vote for McKinley and Roosevelt because Bryan's candidacy Is “a menace to American Institutions and American credit.” Of the Democratic party he says, "It must be thrashed into decency and common sense if it is to be once more a party worthy of power, am] tile more thorough and unmls(al;able,thc thras! Ing the better for it ami tl.c better for the country.” Such tall; as this from t ne of the Maryland indepcmicnts forecasts another victory like . whh h l.r< ke Boss Gorman’s grip fmr year;- Boston Journal. It Is m t necessary to abuse the Dem >cratle lenders in this campaign. They regard the liberal employment of quotation marks as the very worst form of chastisement. I