Supporting Bryan

The editor of the Charlotte Tribune in a recent issue of that paper said: "The vriter hase liever been a Democrat. Under all the circumstances surrounding the present canvass he fïnds no other course open than to stand for Bryan and the rights of the great mass of the people and the welfare of all. He does not believe that the Democratie party, as organized under Bryan, has less love for our eommon country than any other party. In fact it seems to him that in supporting; Mr. Bryan he is not only holding to the convictions of a lifetime upon the greatest issue before the country but that he Is in perfect accord wlth the attitude of the Republican party a couple of years ago." To prove his assertion of the change of attitude of the Republican party at the behest of the monopolists, he runs the deadly parallel column in this fashion: "Why blindly follow your party, especially when forsaking its past record it comes out squarely for monopoly and against the interest of all the world's toilers? Don't be afraid of being denounced as a traitor. No great cause was ever won by cowardice. Read the following and poncter well before you consent to follow the gold men in the move which they have forced upon the Republican party. Kepui-lican platform Eepublican platform 1888. 1896. The Republican We are, tlierefore, ty BKLIEVES in tnejopposfd to the free use of both gold and coinage of silver, exsi Iv er as stands rd,oept by International monoy and condeninsaarreernent with the the presen i Demoerat-!lea ling nations of the je administration in w o r 1 d, which we its eiÏOTts to pledge ourselves to tize silver. promote, and until iuch agreement can be Republican platform obtained the existing 1892. GOLD standard must be preserveJ. The Repuhlican party JJEMANDS the use oí both gold and silver as standard inonej".