Show mark alark the contrast those who have followed closely the discussions of the present campaign by the two leading candidates cannot fail to have noticed some marked contrasts major mckinley first of all appeals to mens patriotism shall we sustain law and order he be says and uphold the tribunals of justice which in all the trying times of the past have been our greatest safety and pride mr bryan tells his hearers that the country is ruled by corrupt corporations eions which control the courts even the supreme court of the united states cannot be trusted and lie he wants the people to have the power to change its numbers at will major mckinley says this country ought to have the power to perpetuate itself as was proven by the late war it must have mr bryan says that the general government should be robbed of its arbitrary right to interfere in local affairs and if the president sends troops to put down riots as president cleveland awu did at chicago it is called a crime against free institutions the people he says are capable of governing themselves without any federal interference on the financial issue major mckinley kinle y asks if we shall continue a financial policy which is safe and sound and which gives us a money with which to do business that is stable in value and which com commands mands respect not only A home but in every commercial nation in the world mr bryan talks as though this country had nothing to do with its currency but as though the banks controlled everything he advocates a method of gaining free coinage of silver by independent action of the united states which in all other countries where tried has bar made their money anoney only hall half the value of the money of other leading countries major mckinley does doea not deny that free coinage of silver would be a good thing but he maintains that it must be brought about in such a way as not to force us onto a silver basis and hence lip he stands for free coinage by international agree agreement neut if ele el ested ted lie says 1 I shall use my iny best endeavors to bring that about finally major mckinley asks if we shall hall restore the industrial policy by which this nation has become mightier than all other great commercial manufacturing minin mining gand and farming nations in the world lie he stands for the protective policy under which the united states was always prosperous in the past during 27 years ol of which of the national debt was liquidated while mr bryan stands lor for a continuation on the statute books of a law under which our in industries dus tries have been ruined and the nation run in debt in three years it is true mr bryan is sot not talking tariff but he be stands on a platform which says the present law is goodenough good enough and hol holds dithe the tan ft can wa wai b for the settlement of th the silver question those oro are some few differences b be tween the tw two presidential candidates major McKin mckinley lev it will be noticed stan stands ds for our tried institutions and well known policies mr bryan is a revolutionist in every way there is no telling where we would land with him at the head of the government ho he is backed by the worst elements of our society and we do not deny that there are a great many good people supporting him many of whom are i deceived conservative people i ought not to support him |