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Show ALMA'S SILVER RECORD. Somo Republican papers havo tho nerve to declare Almu ijldredgc, their candldatu for Congrcij u liver mau; Unfortuiialoly for Alma his record U airninst him. During thu uieiunrahlo campaign of 1800 lu which tho hosts oT gold were arrayed against Hie forces lu favor of the people, all manner of scheme; iyero devolved by thu Republican Repub-lican managenie.it under llanna to encompass tlio defeat of Win. J. Urynn. One of these shcemes which was spp-posed spp-posed to appeal directly to the laboring loan nnd wage immci', was to Incjijco nierolutfits and m inufaciunug to do-elate do-elate their cpulrncts void If Ilr.vnn wus elected and in effebt In case of McKiii-Iny.'s McKiii-Iny.'s success. This was prnlmbly an example ol tho dlriiust poljUea ever exercised liy an Amerlemi f) irty. and yet Alma Kldrcdge junl himself to thu Nchcmc, and ordered goods for Ids Cou'lvlllo storo with a claibo attnclied that thu llldnir of the orders wu conditional con-ditional upon MeKinley's election, Thus did Alma ISUIrcdgo lend Ids al) In tho eljort to forever destroy I bp people's money. He himself does not. deny tills fuel, ho also says he voted for MuKiiiley and Is proud of it mid in Pi ovn read mid commended tho gold-big gold-big plank of tu Si, Louis convention. Uq'says silver Is not an Ixsuu, and If he had his desire in 161)0 and now, It certainly cer-tainly would not tin an Issue. Yet h Republican supporters in a largu pari of i ho p ato declare he Is "jti-t us good a silver man as Huberts." p to, with uicti silver men. |
