Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 October 1900 — MORE MICHIGAN MEN RALLY TO REPUBLICANS [ARTICLE]

MORE MICHIGAN MEN RALLY TO REPUBLICANS

Professor Ferris S. Fitch, Pontiac, Mich., formerly chairman of Democratic county committee, and founder of the Post: “Bryanism is revolting to me. The maintenance of the honor and credit of the nation is as incumbent on every citizen to-day as in 1896, when Democrats who preferred the integrity of the old Democratic party and the welfare of our common country were compelled to vote for .McKinley.” G. J. McClintock, ex-mayor, Laingsburg, Mich.: Prosperity. William Johnston, hardware merchant and Populist, Leslie, Mich.: “Let well enough alone.” James Nesbitt, Schoolcraft. Prosperity. Dr. S. B. Snyder, Fulton. Prosperity. R. H. Buckhout, Kalamazoo. Quibbling of Bryan. Benjamin F. Rowe, Kalamazoo. Expansion. Hon. James Powers, Scotts. Expansion. Frank J. Milliman, Scotts. Expansion. C. J. Daniels, jeweler, Athens, Mich. John Broad, Harbor Springs. Good times. Dr. S. S. C. Phippen, Owosso. Is against free silver. Chas. Hamper, Owosso, chairman Democratic-Silver Committee Shiawassee County. Left the party because they endorsed Democratic platform of 1896. C. H. Hudson, merchant, Marcellus. Henry Allen, Vicksburg Bird Williams, Vicksburg. Jay Williams, Vicksburg. Fred Prolo, Vicksburg. Philip Prolo, Vicksburg. George Smith, old soldier, Marshall.

N. W. Newhouse, editor Stanton Clipper, Stanton. Is for expansion. W. E. Lear, Grand Ledge, Silver Republican, 1896. He has a boy in the Philippines. John Simpson, Grand Ledge. Says times are good enough him. Thos. Wade, Fennville. Money question. William Truax, Wayland. Expansion. David F. Hunton, Grand Haven. Tired of 16 to 1. E. E. Bostwick, Union City, Mich., formerly state senator: “A man who accepted a commission in the late war should stand by the results of that war.” A. R Barrett, Union City, Mich., formerly an officer in the twentysecond Michigan volunteers: “A nation to he vigorous and strong must expand, and the flag should not cease to float over territory which rightfully belongs to the United States.” Curtis Morrell, Union City, Mich. “Bryan’s ideas in regard to finance, if carried out, would paralyze industries, and the country would suffer untold misery in getting to another monetary basis.” M. E. Blair, Union City, Mich. — “When any man, or set of men, propose to pull down the stars and stripes from any land that comes to us by purchase or otherwise, he nor they can have my vote. I believe in letting well enough alone. We are R in a financial way, all right, and I will vote to continue existing conditions.” John Cooper, Union City, Mich., lifelong Democrat: “McKinley will administer the affairs ot che government in a satisfactory manner In the future as in the past, and it is extremely bad policy to make a change at this time.”