Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-08
Democratic Campaign Material.
THE DOCUMENTS WHICH ARE BEING SENT OUT BY
THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.


The Democratic Congressional committee has
established its headquarters in the rooms of
the committee on military affairs OF the House
OF Representatives, and is now actively en-
gagged sending into Maine and Ohio political
literature suited to voters OF those states The
two speeches which are being the most eXten-
ments made by Representative Carlisle, of
Kentucky, and Representative j. Randolph
Tucker, Of Virginia. 1t is noticeable that while
not attach as much importance to the constitu-
HOnal arguments delivered on the army bill as
to the political speeches that the demo,r Gratis on
the other hand DO thus keeping up their re
constant awe. The tncisive speech delivered
by Frank Hud during the last days of the ses-
sion has been largely subscribed for by demo
Gratis, and Is being sent into every section of
the country regardless OF any impending state
campaign: Another speech which seems to be
considered good campaign document is that
Gen. Ewing's speech delivered on the Warner
silver bill is being extensively sent into Maine
and Will later be circulated In goodly numbers
Kentucky, wherein he says "he who dallies is
bastard and he who doubts is damned, is not
much sought after, but it Will be utilized later
along to IN IN the state campaigns In the south Sen
Bayard and Beck, are called for by the Maine
g. g3,,,S Of s,S to that state this week senator
the President and Congress is also in demand,
and leading democrats say that 1t Is the ablest
OF the series OF speeches on that subject deliv-
cred during the special session. The short
speeches made by the greenbackers, who all
deprecated the sectional issue and hoped for
financial legislation, have been culled out of the
record, printed IN pamphlet form, and Will be
sent into OHIO In large quantities.
GEN. EWING
was at the rooms OF the committee yesterday
He said that the Ohio campaign democratic
executive committee had decided to circulate
the leading speeches made during the session
as supplements to newspapers, 1t being thought
that this way would ensure a more general
reading; still, the plan of sending the political
matter in pamphlet form will be kept up.
NEW ENGLAND RAILROAD COMBINATIONS
The HoOsac tunnel, which cost something like
$17,0O0,OOO to construct, and Is now owned by
the state OF Massachusetts, has suddenly as
sumed a position OF importance by reason OF the
active competition now going on between the
New York Central, Erie and Pennsylvania rail-
roads for Boston trade. Mr.. Vanderbilt's recent
purchase OF the Troy and Boston road has
brought him 4s miles nearer the tunnel, and
Boston capitalists, in conjunction with the
Erie and Delaware and Hudson companies,
have contracted for forty miles OF road to con-
meet B1nghamton, N. Y, with the tunnel on the
west, while an independent line has also been
started from Boston to the eastern terminus 1t
Is, of course, to the interest OF the state to get
the highest rental possible out OF the tunnel,
ana IL mas already appropriated 81, 900 900 to
build approaches ana suitable depOtS for the
Erie route. 1t is quite possible now that the
ment. In the meantime the railroads are
steadily taking away the tonnage OF the Erie
canal, which shows falling of during June OF
1000 bushels, as compared with the same
month Of last year.