Wills Point Chronicle. (Wills Point, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 23, 1896 Page: 4 of 8
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•iSLiiSthere is nre-
telling exactly what they will do
before their convention closes.
The latest advices indicate a bolt.
The party is evidently divided,
one side wanting to indorse Bry-
an and the “middle-of-the-road”
Pops, composed of the southern
statesr-d«nand a full ticket and
an Omaha platform. From the
few and far between!* present outlook 4 bolt by oni
: side or the other seems to be cer-
tain. Democrats have extended
open arms to the Populists since
they left the roost and those of
thems who are in earnest about
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W. fl. EAflTEWWOOO. W. B.HpWELL, HENRY H. HO Weil
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call them Populist and Populistic
and they know there is not one
word of truth in it. T
teuch papers will at once join theRe
publican party and get in their [
proper element so their names
cannot disgrace the Democratic
roster. -
THE JOURNAL FOR BRYAN.
The New York Journal, one of :
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pers of.Nflw York and an advo-
cate of the gold standard, comes
out strongly in defense of 'the
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views are coincided vyith that will
bolt the ticket and record their
vote with the Republicans, they
are far in the minority. The peo-
of this country are aroused and
Bryan, the man 6f the people will
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Throughout this broad and
■hciuitifiiljind inf aiirai
Bryan has received a hearty in-
dorsement. _His every effort in
life has been in favor of the com-
-- mon people. That he is actuated
There ate some country pa-
pers in this state that have hith-
erto called themselves Democrat-
ic and have been howling because
there was appcbabjlity of the free- ''
Silver element bolting, that. are ";
now making a spectacle of then,- ;;
2. selves calculated to put the bl usji < >
of shame on the descendents of < ►
Baklam. They are now doing ' >
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demning in others all along; cuys- ♦ Regular’ll slippers, now at..
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art address indorsing Bryan and
■ calling on all who believe in the
restoration of silver to support
him.
bolting Republicans have issued by pllfC ancj honest motives* ls
evident for what price is there
that his talent wpuld not bAng if
placed on the market with the
Wealthy protectionists and mil-
lionaires of the North and East?
Bryan is a man of the people and
his election in November will be
attendeddyz, the
T:_ H. R1CH ARDgC
Chairman (?) Hardy says, to-
gether with Ir lot nf other rot:
"We most endeavor to have a
magnificent state convention at
Waco, and in the end before the
November election we Witt show
the people that instead of the poor
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— Wills Point, Texas.
Indorsement or net .indorse-
•rittnt,Bryan will be the next pres-
ident of the United States because
he ii a man of the people.
There is said to be a man in
* New York who knows everything,
air
The "man with, the
hoe” is fast learning that the hoe
is not the only thing necessary
have the aid oT brain for the best
results. ,
thing of A communication to the l’opu-
♦IjstJTerald from one of the rural
districts, speaking of one of Bil-
fai mer’s addresses says the “dis-
■course was strictly political.” Po-
litical, of course. Who ever heard
>of William talking anything exactly what they have been
i bujt politics—that’s how he-makes' ’
a living.
Some one pleas? notify, Mr,
Bryan that the Mill Creek Popu-
list club has condemned in no un-
certain terms.the action of the
Chicago Convention and that he
had better-withdraw at once as he
cin’t count on their support. We
had hoped the Mill Creek P. P.
club would indorse Mr.Bryan and'
the platform and thus insure" the
Success-of tlie -party,,--But alas! the fine .-leading Democratic
"our fondest . hopes were vain,” pers of.Naw York and ana
etc.,etc.
UnLTcX theerenLebragrag - Chicago platform and B^-an for
ports that gold, standard Denjo-
and his knowledge is not of the crats will stand by the platform
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sabid so-caUcd kl&ojootats-
who are great sticklers for party
ingeBryan and the platform and ;; Regular $1.25 Slippers, now at
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3 Regular S2.25 slippers, qow at-••• •• ■•••i
A discount of twenty per cent? on
men’s low quarter shoes.
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Discount: of twenty [>er cent, on all §jim- ; |
Trier coats, vests and pants.
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:: All spring aid snniBier (foods cot Iron 10 to 30 per cent.::
I"the Following Articles:
MATTING. . »
;; Regular 20-cent matting imw <r> 16 cet>t% a yard <»
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]; Regular.3fltcent matting now xi 24 cents a yard ; ►
Regular 35-cent matting now @; 28 cents a yard J
The finest piece of matting ever displayed in the town,-;;
worth 50 centsl-noW at 40 cents. ' —.
LADIES’ SLIPPERS.
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president. Among other things
the Journal says: \
The silver plank in the Chicago X.
■platform does not deserve the J [
■ -frawtie "Vituperation levcfeff
„ . . against it. If its outhors were 11,
organization so rong""as fTieir' TrrRtakm in thCtr mahoas, theTr “’j
aim was to introduce bimetallism,1 1
and binietallism is a scientific
theory with too much expert
authority on its side to brand its
advocates as lunatics or incendi-
aries. 7' 1"
• Nor is it possible "With any
, . . rr-,- , . more sincerity to call Mr. Bryan
elected by-,^n overwhelming a demagogue. He isUib vefy fe-
~ : verse Of a demagogue. Hr fol-; (
lows the truth as he sees’ «it,
though it leads him to-t political
muster only ten thousand votes
for his faction in Nebraska out
of over 180,000. but he hait_ ncil |
thought 5f compromise.^ He
fought on, regardless of victory
or defeat, thinking only o^vhat
he believed to be right. Tf he
had not been nominated nobody
would have dreamed of calling
him a demagogue. His spirit is
rather that of a prophet.
On the other side we have Wil-
liam McKinley, bound band, Toot
and tongue to the most corrupt
combination that ever exhibited
attended by. the greatest amount JtselLopenly in anAmeriean px.es-
ttrftthusiasm in tTuTTfUiTOry ’oTTderitiai campaign. His election)
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IM Wills Point Roofing Co.,
to make com pan — R-.„. —.— ,
wl,«<;,hen.:!'thedUiyo; Makes new roofs, paints roofs,'engines,
smoke-stacks, and guarantees all work to
be first-class and to be cheaper and more J
durable than the tin or felt, besides our
roofs are finished when we
with them. No painter or
ger to follow
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The Perdue followers say Faf-
mer was nominated for congress
by unfair-means and they will not
the Democrats will attend to Far-
mer in November ju^ as they 1 1L
DiaJ bnvtexTbo rfa?
Lfbeen re-elected. It is said that
the republic has witnessed an era
of (Unprecedented prosperity dur-
ing his aijministratipn and in the
election there was practically no
opposition to him.
- ■-A n-suicided -up-in Ken--
» , tuckey thV other day. Such
cases are f
When a. negro wants to die he
usually commits a*1 crime that he
knows will save him the trouble
~...of suiciding when he is caught.
Denton Monitor: "There « vote’ for' BryYn
a daily paper in Texas supporting
Bryan for president. It r-----
they cannot 'stomach' him, don’t
want hifH,- and won't bave him.”
Wrong; brother. The Houston
Post, one of-the cleanest, best
newspapers in the South is sup-
porting Bryart. Though it has-
no circumstances be a-oi'hdldate
■for re-election.—Bryan. * -
Some politicians think the world for SUCCe^ that muscle must
■uses them 'for an axis.
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The days .in which political
bosses flourished arc a I ' ‘
’• the past. .
Maj. McKinley-is visiting his
. friend, Mark Hanna, at Cleveland
Fthis week—to get <ordeis.
Dbbbs as "one of the greatest
- ' ka -gfators.and patriotic reformers-of
the age.” Let us weep.
For goodnesssakeletBailey go.
Democrats of the Fifth can no
” r~" doubt get an pble representative
> who will accept the place.
‘The Chronicle’s namesake at
. ‘ Chicago is a bad chil’. It is bolt-
injr the ticket and in a manner
running McKinley.
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JNO, g. OWENS. W. E. tARTRRWObO, W. R. HOWELL, HENRV_H. HOWEy.
CAPITAL STOCK $50,000.
J1B&T HATIONAL BAUK_.
government at the disposal of the I Qf~ WILLS POINT, TEXAS,
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JWO. C. OWENS. W. E. EASTEHWOpp. W, k. HOWELL.
mandarins. It would mean in the
Populist variety,’ either, l-
•An appropriate badge for the
Republican Camp a ig n wou|d bq
the picture of a huge purs^ with
golden .dollars falling from it.
There is no danger-of Cyclone
Is DaviSj, Stump Ashby, Bilfarmer,
the Rhodes and others indorsing
y Bryan. They fear a failure at
thenpis counter; y"-; . '../■■■ be
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Taubeneck and rubberneck
soundjvery much alike, but the
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ate name for the leader of the
Populists.
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tTonldno the exploitatlbn of the
people by a rapacious ring of
en*d a popular revolt before .which
affrighted conservatism might
pray for a leader with-the moder-
ate instincts of Bryan.
In most respects the superiori-
ty of the Democratic candidate is
so palpable as
Son needlessly cruel lo his oppo-
nent. ; -
American citizens who desire tb
secureithq best possible govern-
ment for the Republic during the
next four years? Plainly it is to
vote for that presidential candi-
date who is manifestly best fitted
to. administer the government,
and to settle the fipgncial ques-
tion through their representatives
in congress. Gold men may vote
for gold candidates, silver men
for silver candidates, and. bimetaji
lists for bimetallists. But nobody
who'realizes what:Js at stake in
this campaign can vote to aban- > ■■
don a government of the people,
by’ the people, fo. t'he people, in
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' Thursday,JJuLY’ij, 1896.
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-••ITEWD AT TMI POtTOFFICE AT WUtS'FOINT, TfXAl, At
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to be betrayed." Rufy, dean
you will never do if. There are
too many honest Remdcrats in
this state to be worked by your
little scheme. Yourself, Clark,,
et al. can copfer a great favor on
this state, however, by shutting
your moutli and giving the peo-
ple a rest. Yott can no longer lay
the shadow , of a claim t<? the
proud name of- Democracy and
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Gilmore, Clarence E. Wills Point Chronicle. (Wills Point, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 23, 1896, newspaper, July 23, 1896; Wills Point, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1302501/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Van Zandt County Library.