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Contains many other features such as Mythology, Familiar Allusions and For­ eign Phrases, Prof. Loisette s Memory System, 'The Art of Never Forgetting," etc., etc. This wonderful little book Dound in a neat cloth binding and sei i postpaid for $0.25. Full Leather, gilt edge, $0.40, postpaid. Order at <mce. Send for our large book catalogue, free. Address all orders to THE WERNER COMPANY, mitnw M* Mswlfcrtaw, James ife^llckels. formerly of Otta­ wa, comptroller of the currency dur­ ing President Cleveland's second ad­ ministration and now president at the Commercial National Bank of Chica­ go, is at firm against the election of William J. Bryan as president as ho was in 1896, and as a sound money Democrat will do his utmost to en­ compass the Nebraskan's defeat. In an interview Mr. Eckels thus defines hie reasons for the course he hes adopted: "1 did not support Mr. Bryan in 1896, snd I don't intend to now. I shall op­ pose his election this year v. 1th all the vigor and ability I possess. I do not feel that I could stand to my con­ victions by remaining merely piassive and contenting: myself with simply voting against him. Bryan the Issue. "No issue set forth in any platform, Bo matter how cunningly devised and arranged, in. this campaign can be made paramount to the issue of Mr. Bryan himself, his erroneous views of •public questions, his numerous vagar­ ies and his demonstrated desire to find popularity and votes in a never absent appeal to claps prejudices and supposed race hatreds. "J am still a Democrat, ilf believing In Democratic principles correctly in­ terpreted and properly enforced as an agency for good constitutes true De­ mocracy; but I am not one if the ut­ terances of the platform adopted at Chicago four years since and reaffirmed and re-emphasized at Kansas City are the ritrhtful expression of what mod­ ern Democracy stands for. Ism* of Populism. » **TTie many isms of Populism were abhorrent four years since to my sense of what was safe and sound in the operations of government and the gen­ eral well-being: of the people, because I viewed them as being fundamentally wrong, and, being so neither lapse of time nor Errors of the party in power reconcile me to their adoption or make it possible that I should support a can­ didate who not only approves of them, but is their be9t embodiment and most vigorous champion. "I have not read all of Mr, Bryan's utterances during the past, four years, but I have taken note of enough of them to know that his views have not changed on any important question since 1890, and his determination to stir uc class strife is not less manifest. Throughout all his addresses, public and private, is shown uniformly an ap­ parent pleasure In preaching the de­ sirability of discord between employe and employer, class and class. No ap­ peal ever comes from him which is not tinaed with advice to those who must work to distrust those who must em­ ploy. "All this Is not only un-American, but it Is unjust, unfair and harmful most Of all to the laborer, for whose well- being beyond all others it Is necessary that complete harmony between capi­ tal and labor and not continual antag­ onism should exist.. The interests of labor are never in such great Jeopardy as when Intrusted to a man who has the gift of oratory coupled with un­ bounded political ambition and no busi­ ness judgment or training. "No man is fitted for the presidency who day and day out proclaims, in the midst of a demonstrated better condi­ tion of affairs, the reverse to be true in order to foment a discontent, which will gain to himself and party a polit­ ical advantage. Ignorant or Blind. "Mr. Bryan, without the statesman­ ship to analyse the conditions an they exist and find a remedy therefor, gives utterance to nothing that would im­ prove them, but only to that which would make them worse and cause greater injury to the great mass of the people, whose fate he constantly be­ wails I do not believe in the public value of any man who li under any and all circumstances, a faultfinder and mere protester against all exist­ ing order of things. "Mr. Bryan's friends insist that he is nothing if not intellectually honest and fearless. Granted that their conten­ tion Is true, the inquiring public must then be forced to conclude that he is either woefully Ignorant or willfully blind. At no time since his coming into political power has he made an economic prediction which has not failed of fulfillment or laid down as truth an economic doctrine which has not in the course of quick events been demonstrated to be an economic fal­ lacy. Dictation of Platform. "If he does not study grave public Questions in the light of past history said present facts and human experi­ ence, but only views them in the glare of tiis own preconceived notions and flame of his own fiery political oratory, he is unsuited either to advise the public as a teacher or guide them as a leader. "If he was unfit, because of his erro­ neous views and economic heresies, to be elected to the presidency in 1896, he is equally an unfit man now, for he boasts, with triumphant self-satis­ faction, that he stands today on all theee questions exactly where he stood then, and to make more manifest and clearly defined his position he compels Ills party to blazon such fact In a platform so constructed as to accord with his views and wishes. Alliance with Croker. "I can conceive of nothing more pi ta­ ble than the sight of accredited dele­ gates of a once great political party In a national convention supinely sur­ rendering their own views on a vitally important economic question at the be­ hest of a once defeated presidential candidate, who only had brought that party into disgrace and disrepute, un­ less it be the sight of that presidential candidate and to be nominee appealing through his confidential agent to Rich­ ard Croker, Tammany dictator, to be his chief aid, trusted friend and lieu­ tenant in the emergency which con­ fronted him. "Heretofore Democratic pre^dential candidates have gained public respect «nd strength by having the open en­ mity of Tammany. Mr. Bryan, who more than any of them has boasted of his stand for a principle and his integ­ rity of character, has done what Mr. Seymour, Mr. Tllden and Mr. Cleveland .would not do. He has formed an open allliance, offensive and defensive, with Tammany, and that, too, at a time When that organization is known to be thorough!' corrupt and a constant men­ ace to an the best interests of good government. Mr. Brjraa bwdijr appeals to tbs thoughtful citizen, with whom political parties are only agencies for public good to the extent that they stand for fundamentally right principles and hon­ est administration, when upon the ens. h&ivi h» }g presented by the Populists and on the other by Tammany. The joining hands with the one constitutes an offense against safety in govern­ ment • administration, the alliance with ^ ; other an offense against po­ litical uecency, making It doubtful as to his ability, no matter how strenu­ ously he might try, to secure honesty tn the conduct of public affairs in ah administration over which he presided. "It is not difficult to predict what would be the outcome of any admin­ istration based upon the socialism of Populism and the rapacity of Tam- jttwuay. JtealHrmlng of 16 to 1. "I am told that not a few Democrats who refused to sanction the nominee and platform of the Chicago conven­ tion will aid the* nominee and plat­ form presented at Kansas City. I doubt If there are many who will do so. Why should they? The same can­ didate has been named, the same doc­ trines announced, only in a more of­ fensive way. "It must not be forgotten that the reaffirming of the principles of the Chi­ cago platform was the pledging of an inter.tion, when opportunity is af­ forded, to debase the country's curren­ cy. It was reassaultlng the supreme court of the country. It meahs a re- alliance with the elements of disorder, as against the properly instituted au­ thorities of peace, integrity of proper­ ty and person. It is the announcing once more of the desire to get into power that the sacred right of private contract under the guarantee of law may be abrogated. It Is the accept­ ance of those elements of socialism which works Injury to both govern­ ment and people. "In fine, the reaffirming at Kan­ sas City was the reasserting of utter­ ances made at Chicago, which, revolu­ tionary then, are none the less so now. A source of menace to the ciuntry then, they are equally so now; and every man who stood out against them then ought not on some new issue, which does not in any degree lessen the dan­ ger of these for harm, fall to denounce and defeat them. "T do not think that the fact that here and there there may be some ele­ ments more conservative in the party than seemed to be the case in 1896 makes ^ny difference. Mr. Bryan still gives official voice to the party's views, maps out its campaigns and writes it# platforms. Mr. Bryan's Intimates and advisers are still Populists and self- seekers, with the addtd contingent of Tammany bo«ses. He has neither use nor care for any man who is conserva­ tive in his viewp or careful in his ut­ terances. Effect of Gold Basis. "If elected president the public must be prepared to see Mr. Bryan as chief executive and those associated with him as cabinet counselors construe ev- ehy law bearing upon the currency and the powers of the treasury department in such a manner as to nullify as best they can Its provisions in so far as they bear upon the question of the maintenance of the gold standard. "He can find and will keep the coun­ try in a state of ferment and uncer­ tainty in an attempt to bring about the larger use of silver as a redemptive money. The experiment is too danger­ ous a one to be entered upon by any on the grounds that the gold standard is so fixed in law that it cannot be dis­ turbed, no matter who may be president or secretary of the treasury. The law ought to be executed with a construc­ tion favorable to it to fully carry out its orovislons and not In a manner an­ tagonistic to them. Bry an and Recent War. "It will hardly do for any sound money man to support Mr. Bryan be­ cause of a supposed better position he occupies than Mr. McKinley on the question of colonial possessions, despite his worse position on the question of the monetary standard, the supreme court, the enforcement of law, and the right of nrivate contract. Mr. Bryan's position can hardly be a satisfactory one on an analysis of anything grow­ ing out of the Spanish war.' 'He and his friends, in order to put the administration to a political dis­ advantage, urged on the declaration of war with Spain, and when it was over Mr. Bryan, personally at Washington, through personal advice and solicita­ tion, brought into line a sufficient num­ ber of Democratic senators to ratify the treaty of Paris, despite the fact that it provided for the purchase and taking sovereign possession of Porto Rico and the Philipoines, without any provision for giving them any home government whatsoever. The evils and burdens of the present moment grow­ ing out of the Spanish war are to be laid as much at the door of Mr. Bryan and his party as at that of Mr. Mc­ Kinley and his. The whole thing re­ flects credit upon neither. Policy on Philippines. "I imagine that self-government will come quite as readily through the ad­ ministration of Mr. McKinley as through that of Mr. Bryan. It will not come under either until the Philippines are fitted for it, property rights safe and perso-nal ones protected. I hardly believe Mr. Bryan could do more than send a commission there, as the presi­ dent has done, in order to take steps looking to supplanting the military government with a civil one. "The country will not sanction the Immediate abandonment of those isl­ ands to disorder and pillage. When a time comes that there is. safety in a constituted home government, only remaining within the sphere of the in­ fluence of the United States, and pub­ lic sentiment is to this end, it can be put down that Mr. McKinley's admin­ istration will readily grant it, for I believe it Is generally admitted that no one is more 'fceady to put himself in touch with public sentiment than the president or act in accordance therewith with alacrity. Would Not Xruat Him. "If Mr. Bryan and his party had stood out, as they should have, against the unnecese»ary and useless Spanish war and had opposed instead of assisted in ratifying the Paris treaty, they would be in a better position to con­ front Republican plans and purposes. As it Is, I don't see that Mr. Bryan is less of an expansionist, through force of circumstances which he assisted in creating, than is Mr. McKinley^ The difference is eertainly not great enough to make any man surrender his con­ victions on other great questions to ac­ cept him upon one. "It may also be fairly doubted wheth­ er a man with so many erroneous IcTfeas as to the conduct of the domestic af­ fairs of :he nation can be trusted to have right ones when it comes to man­ aging our foreign properties. "As to the question growing oat of the Porto Rican tariff, I believe the administration made a most agregious error, but as Democracy is now con­ stituted and controlled it stands for nothing so far as a tariff policy is con­ cerned. ' It has abandoned all the vant­ age of its position on this question by advocating in Its silver policy the very worst l§ind of protection. "It is today, under Mr. Bryan's lead­ ership, a party emphasizing a desire for special privileges and class le'gis* l&tion, appealing tor the support of ev- w9-99-9-9-9-9*9-9'9-9-9-9 ^^>9 9 9-9 9MmJ9J9-m:9^:WjmT9'9-9'9'9'9-9-9~9-9-9-9-9>9*9 «ry element of discontent by falfng In with and advocating the particular­ ly special legislation which such ele­ ment stands for. Its demagogy is man­ ifest on ev^ry band. Raising of Boer Issue. "What thoughtful and inquiring "psw son can possibly believe that either Mr. Bryan or the delegates at Kansas City are really deeply solicltious to the extent which it is made to appear that they are as to the alleged wrongs of the Boers In South Africa? Is It not manifest, through the thin disguise of a love of human freedom, rights and republican form of government, that Mr. Bryan and his followers hope for the German and Dutch vote as a de­ termining factor in the election be­ cause of racial affiliations with the Boers and a supposed raee prejudice against Great Britain, and not be­ cause the question or the integrity if the Botf repubiics is so dear to them? "It is absurd that the great ques­ tions with which we have to do affect­ ing the vital Interests of the United States shall be overlooked in a debate upon how Great Britain shall conduct its own affairs, especially in the face of a proclaimed reaffirmation of the Monroe doctrine, which means, proper­ ly interpreted, that the people of the United States shall attend to their own affairs and let European nations look after theirs. Confidence In Germans. "Raving voiced such a sentiment, the Kansas Citi convention, under the inspiration of Mr. Bryan, immediately proceeds, for political effect, to express a wish to Interfere with a European government in a matter strictly Its own. I think such politics cheap and unstatesmanlike, quite beneath the dignity of any great party or leader. "I shall be surprised if any German voter, heretofore the bulwark of the country against every assault upon the integrity of the country's currency system and protesting against any de­ basement of the country's coin, will now aid and abet such a proceeding because of a belief in any Injustice done by Great Britain to some af­ filiated race ten thousand miles away. "It is all on a par with Mr. Bryant constant reiteration of haying here an un-American financial system, forced on us by and for the benefit of the English and against our own interests. He cannot but know that such statement is made for political effect, and that by making it he Im­ pugns the good faith and patriotism of more than half the voters who do not agree with or support him. "If Mr. Bryan was a statesman and not a mere declaimer and dealt in a statesmanlike manner with American problems we would not be treated to the floods of petulant faultfinding and appeals to prejudice which are mani­ fest in all that he says, but would have instead suggested solutions, grounded upon principles and in accord with the facts of national history and national experience. Distrust Hi* Wisdom. "I am sure the American people rightly distrust the executive and ad ministrative wisdom of one who thus far in life has been a living expression, in every address he has made, of that best definition of the essential ele­ ments of stump speech to claim every­ thing and denounce well. "I am not unmindful of the fact that there are many conditions in this coun­ try requiring careful, thoughtful and statesmanlike dealing with. There are many »vils to which labor Is sub- lect that need to be remedied, ^ike- wise there are many prejudices unjust­ ly entertained against capital, but in neither Instance can they be dealt with to the good of all by any one who brings to them none of the elements of a statesman and all of those which wholly make up the successful stump speaker and campaign orator. Where Remedies Lla "I believe that more ®f the remedy lies without the pale of enacted legis­ lation than within it, and that neith­ er labor nor capital Is benefited by public utterances on the platform, In legislative halls and through the col­ umns of the press to the effect that there is an Irrepressible conflict be­ tween them. "I do not believe any man benefits his country by being a preacher of dis­ content. suiffe between classes, social and political pessimism, financial er­ ror and continuous financial gloom, de­ spite surrounding and widespread pros*, perity, and therefore I do not believe in Mr. Bryan. "There is much in President McKln- lev's administration and official acts 1 am not in accord with. I do not ac­ cept Repubulican doctrines as against pure Democratic ones rightly inter­ preted and incorporated into the ad­ ministration of public affairs. But as between Republicanism and Populism, filtered through the channel of Bryan- ism, I prefer Republicanism. "There Is no Democratic doctrine pre­ sented this year and no Democratic candidate. Mr. Bryan was first named by the Poplists because he best stood for Populistic doctrines.--He was only indorsed by the convention at Kansas City, called under alleged Democratic auspices, because Bryanism, Populism and Democracy as now made up are synonymous terms. "The combined forces of the elements of discontent of the country having gathered in one fold and found with­ out a dissenting voice a candidate so many sided as to respond with an equal degree of satisfaction to each one's pe­ culiar ism, it seems to me the part of wisdom to meet them In another elec­ tion and again demonstrate that the electorate of this country In every crit­ ical time always stands ready to do that which is wise, putting down the wrong thing and putting up the right. To Vote for McKinley. "I am going to vote for President McKinley and do whatever I consis­ tently can to aid in his election, not be­ cause I favor all his policies or ap­ prove of all his political acts, but be­ cause under all existing conditions I believe the affairs of the country will be better off in his hands than in those of Mr. Bryan. K "I hope some time to see the Dem­ ocratic party recreated* advocating Democratic candidates and Democrat­ ic principles, but it cannot be more than a disturbing force in the country's daily history until it rids Itself of a leader­ ship which has brought It to its pres­ ent low estate and ceases making itself the ljdnpj-in asylum of those elements Of discontent which, if once intrusted with governmental power, would work injury at home and loss of standing; abroad. .Advice to Democrats. "It can live under defeat without complete and ultimate destruction, but a victory gained by it with a candidate holding the views of Mr. Bryan and a platform pledging the party to carry out the things advocated at Chicago in 1896 and in Kansas City awhile ago would work out such results to the country that it would pass forever out of political power at a recurring elec­ tion, without the smallest of minorities to do it honor, 'unwept unhonored and unsung.' "The Democrat who wishes to save his party's future will only aid to that end by now defeating Mr. Bryan and burying his platform. Its ultimate r«« currence to power and prestige lies in i the independence of Democrats who are such on principle and not through axpe&eucy." Vhave mentioned clothing to you be­ fore in these columns, and you can rest assured that you can find the best as- § sortment here. It certainly is to our S advantage to name you prices right. 5 from tip* Should you want a new pair of Shoes g? or Hat, we have them. I | West McHenry, 111. JOHN J.' MILLER jj I If its in the market you ' | can find it here ! WHAT? ! I j Everything in the line of fresh Vegetables and IVtiffi J Our stock of Staple and Fancy Grocer- ^ < ies is always complete and fresh. | We Sell Strictly for Cash I : Ihe CYCLONE GROCERY i 1 I i I West McHenry Ijong distance telephone 303 Oitizons' telephone 32 Illinois Taney Groceries * «* We carry as fine a line of Fancy Groceries as any store in this vicinity, if not better. |)tir shelves are loaded with bottles, packagesland cans bearing the labels of the best manufac­ turers. We have Blankers celebrated Faust Blend Coffee, and all other grades. Fr^& Fruit every day. * GILBERT, BROS. McHenry, Illinois lNOI9$M( We guarantee to duplicate Chica­ go's lowest prices for the same qual­ ity of goods - - - 1 1 1 1 1 !j>4 Pants, French cut, for $2.50 Pants worth £2.50, for 1.50 All Wool Coats, worth |8.50, for 2.25 Fine Black Suits, worth $12, for 8.90 Men's Shirts, farmers "satin -45 Best Boys Shoes in the county, worth $2.00, for.. 1.50 Boys' Waists and Knee Pante.. .20 Shoe Strings, per pair 01 Boys' Suspenders, worth 25c... .15 Men's White Hdkfs... .5, 10 and 15c E. Lawlus, Tailor, McHenry Opposite Riverside Hotel -Thirty-five yearfc in the business -- (HARLES (i. FRETT Wholesale and retail dealer in Mam in the Market For Beef Veal flutton . Hogs and Poultry atve me s call F tnd Smoked Meats, Sausage McHenry - Illinois DO YOU OWN A HORSE 9 If you do, just bear in mind that I have on hand a complete line of FLY NETS DUSTERS and all kinds of summer at reasonable prices WM. MERZ, - McHeniy, fM DON'T @ SWUMMTUtltt BE FOOLEDI Take the genuine, origins! 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