Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-08

AMI STARTLING fLOf
Correspondents Of The EvKSrss STAR
NEW YORK, sept q
I have been talking politics with the generals
and the neld marshals OF the great emotional
party, the prohibitlonists Their struggle for Fisk
and Brooks is not a campaign, Il is a crusade,
and their political speakers are not the old-fash-
Toned stump orators Of the old-fashioned parties,
but are rather emotional revivalists with all the
religious feryor OF the ocean Grove savers Of souls
ana the prayerful righteousness OF the "exper-
ience bench" at a colored peoples camp-meeting.
women, lots OF them, are enthusiastic workers for
handsome, WELL nourished q u. Fisk and for the
Mormon elder-looking candidate for vice-Presi-
denI Dr. Brooks Some OF the women work
ers are paid by the prohibtionist national CON-
nittee for going about the country shouting
Tor 'God. Home and Native Land and some OF
the most enthusiastic females In the cause pay
their own expenses, and are eager 20 contribute
tner last BREATH and their last copper 10 the cam
palsh And This Wholesale cooperation OF the
women Ia an election campaign Is not because the
proAioltlonists nave indorsed woman suffrage an
lneir platform, Tor they haven't exactly done mat
although they have expressed a sympathy for II;
Dut because God" aud "hone," the nist two prln-
elples OF the prohibitionist rallying slogan, are
Nsus mat appeal 10 The hearts OF all women In a
peculiar and powerful way. believe II ali women
could vote al the national election next November
the party Tor God and Home and Naive Land"
would poll ten times as many voters OF the gentle
sex as the party whose leader is q woman herself
the earnest aggressive MIS- Belva Lockwood.
glance TOOK at the national headquarters OF
the two old parties and the one new one revealed
10 Inc one peculiar feature, namely: that the
busiest campaisners In the held are the prUhibl-
tionists. Their rooms at No. 50 9Th avenue are
not IKE any national headquarters 1 have ever
seen. Instead of the boislerouS Jobacco-smoking
pontcians discussing plans In loud Voice, In the
prohibition rooms all Is silent, nearly, as a
cnurcn. and just as well-oehavcd. Middle-aged
and young women are clicking gently on type
writer's al cunning little desks all about the room.
IT,
erature Tor export 10 benlghJed rum towns
Nlsltors are received with quiet courtesy, are
allowed 10 whisper occasionally with Prof. Salnl
Dickie, the national committee chairman, ana re-
TIRE on tlptoe 10 the sunny out-of-doors n they
had Deen visiting a sick-bed. Tons OF documents
are shipped 10 ali parts OF The country, speakers
are engaged and assigned 10 special localities
with tneir expenses paid, and moneys are
solicited, receipued for and disDursed. Prot
Dckie, the executive head VI the campaign, told
Inc that the equalization OF the party Is as COM
plete, II not compleJer than the organizations Of
being carried on with a sy stem that makes every
lining run axe machinery. I asked the prohibition
geneI at what ngure he estimated
the vote for Fisk next November and was assured
that II could not Teach less than hair a million.
'SlAce 1884, said Prof. Dickie, ''tne vote for
pronlDition has Increased In the country AT LANCE
IN the ratlo OF nSe 10 one judging from local cleo
lions and the most reliable data We are able 10
secure. At the lowest estimate the 1855 vote
should equal the St John vote OF 1854 multiplied
Dy Tour, which would make the nAure about half
a million. In New YORK state We confident OF
at least 0O00 In New Jersey OF $1,000 10 30 OoO
and in such Western states as Michigan, Iowa
and Wisconsin the ratio 10 the whole number OF
voters VIII De even larger. In almost every
county In the Union our work Is progressing
Iavorably. We have all the money We need ana
are eApending IL Judlclously. Ia rural districts
We have speakers and tents, so that Prohibition
list caravan Is moved from piece TO place, cover
Ing territory rarely invaded by missionaries from
the other parties II Is from these districts.
where our emissaries are able by collections W
almost pay their entire expenses that we expect
10 secuie our largest Increment OF woes. PROM
bition Is an eagerly welcomed principle among
the thinking agricuiturtsts OF The county,
Prof. Dickle was very cautious In has estimate on
the vote Oh Ills party, and said that he would not
make public a higher estimate Than the above:
but his manner when speaking OF the cam palgn
methods, aud his enthusiasm In recalling the re-
ports OF successes received from his partys agents
IN various places, made me understand that he
really relies on u much larger vote than he lndi-
the old parties takes into consideration the real
strength OF the proniUitionists Ina the presanI cam
paign. The latter are making a ''sIiu hunt" Tor
votes, and their method is not one TO attract at
tenton. But II is nevertheless ~ stemauic, thor
ougn, and hence powerful, and although the OIL
ciais at democratic and republican headQ quarters
Total vote OF more Than 800 900, 1 imagine that
tnelr rdlcule VIII turn 70 dismay when the returns
are made.
For party that is going It In q hap-hazard, con-
tented SORT VI way, the new American party takes
the lead Its representatives met In convention In
Washington, had a split and q sQuabble, nomi-
mated candidates, and felt their responsibility
ended And their presidential nominee, Mr.. j.
Langdon Curtis, doesn't seem TO worry overmucn
about his scaling and election" saw him the
other day as he stroled out OF his ONCE IN this
city for his midday lunch hands In trousers pock
els, straw hat perched J-untly on the back or ms
head whistling a tune, ana appearing generally
as careless as IL he weren't even Candidate for
president OF a debating club.
Well, what's the use of his worrying, anyway
HIS election Is just as sure as II lac borrowed heaps
OF trouble over IL
Have you noticed Indications OF late that the
great body OF the knights OF Labor Is gong into
speedy dissolution District Assembly 49, OF New
York. the most powerful local branch OF the order
has succumDed, and unless some wholly unforeseen
aid Is at once obtained the assembly will sell It's
big Pythagoras Hall and go out VI existence. IL
has been divided into two factions for a long time
and each facIion has elected Delegates 10 attend
the next convention at Indianapolis The original
board OF trustees met one night this week and
secuted the idea that there would be a convention
he'd, so badly demoralized has the order become,
and there are few knights sangulne enough 70
believe the order can survive another year Finan-
ces are low at headquarters Master Workman
Powderly has. II is Wen known, received no salary
Tor some time, and emo Is have been made In vain
TO raise q loan On the orders coal mine In ONO
and Indiana, and its build ng on Broad street, In
Philadelphia The withdrawal OF General secre-
tary ChaS Ii. Lltchman, the other day, Ii another
indication OF the condition OF The order.
Some day, when the Knights OF Labor have given
up the ghost, there are going TO be made public
some startling revelations concerning the order.
II is sufficient 10 say now that the most extensive
and boldest scheme OF plotting Tor power and gain
ever attempted In history has been engineered by
q few sharp men, who have used The knights OF
Labor as tools 10 attain their ends. 1ne rank AID
ME OF the order know nothing OF The uses To which
they have ignorantly ard innocently been PIT, and
would indig nantly deny any statement 70 that e.
feet And there is a doubt II even the Officers OF
the order with few exceptions, know anything OF
the plotting that has bet going on. wish 70 he
careful stating only that which is subject TO in
disputable proof, and for the present will there
have the story or the plot from beginning TO end
as IL was told me by participant In IT, and Iur-
tner Investigations have Impressed me with It's
truth and no story OF Dumas or q Gabor1au ever
deyelopment Talk OF monop0listic trusts, for
sooth! The English and American capitalists
whose money has aided the Knights OF Labor TO
become power In the land have made out OF their
connection with this workingmens body the most
stupendous trust In history. The truth has been
order and some day II will burst out upon the pub
lie with a vehemence OF explosion that VIII make
it tue sensation Of this quarter century.
Ihave just been swindied by a confidence opera.
tor. He was. and probably Is yet Tor It occurred
only ten minutes ago, q boy OF about ten years.
and he did it very neatly. Every afternoon take
a bowl OF milk, plate OF zwiebach, and a quarter
OF watermelon In q handy dairy restaurant. This
Afternoon my check for quarter had lust been
handed me by the waiter when q ragged newsboy
entered He wore perpetual smiie, like Micky
WEIGH Of the New York Base Ball Club and he
had penny evening newspaper 70 sell When
selected the cleanest paper Of his stock his smile
broadened and when found hadn't any Change