Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-21
LIKE AN OLD TIMER
The Peoples Party Goes at Its Work
of Educating the Voter.
ITS WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS
At Present the Scene Of the Greatest
Activity and Bustle.
THE CLASS OF LITERATURE IN USE
rFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT


hcan managers at the literary headquarters
here are sending millions of documents
throughout the rural regions to show the
farmers what the Republican party has
done for them, and if the Democratic man.
ayers are sending out other millions to show
that the tariff policy of the Republicans has
impoverished the farmer, that other literary
headquarters of the party which processes
TO be the party of the farmers and of the
people is not by any means inactive.
The literature of that bureau assails the
policy of both the Republican and Dem
ocratic parties, not only as regards the farm
ers but on account of the whole people. Its
attacks upon the ruling influences of the
day are such as might ave been written by
the publicists of the closing years of the
last century, when the feudal system was
receiving its death blows, so bitter are they
In their earnestness.
Headquarters for Simpsons Folks
In little frame building, lately used as
q dwelling house on street, only block
or so from the Capitol, is the publication
Office of the National Wdtchnaon, sort of
personal organ of the members of the Alli-
ance and the Peoples party in Congress.
1t is however a central organ of the Peo-
pies party at large and has tremendous
circulation throughout the country, North
and South. Here, too, are published
numerous books and tracts and pamphlets,
aggressive and pointed, tearing to shreds
the policy OF both of the old parties,
especially on the money question, and ap-
pealing to the dissatisfied elements to make
q new deal all around, change the laws that
have resulted in so great concentration
of wealth into few hands, and so control
the means of transportation that they will
not be made the sport of the stock jobber
or of trusts or combines for the fleeing of
of the general public
For instance one of these publications,
''The Power of Money to Oppress." has
been circulated to the extent of millions of
copies THE Volume of Money" "a
History of Important Legislation in Con-
gress, 'The Pacific Railroads and Their
Relation to the Government" which is
reprint with comments of Governor Patti |
sons report on that subject, are all trench |
ant papers and have been circulated broad |
cast
Mr.. Dunninz and His Works.
''The Philosophy of Price and Its Rela- |
tion to Domestic Currency" is a very pro- |
found work on economy by n. A. Dunning, |
editor of the National Hatctndr, and it has |
had sale far in excess of that usual to |
works of its character. Mr. Dunning is a |
citizen of Michigan, an original Green |
hacker; was until q few months ago one of |
the editors of the National Economist, the Or
gan of the Alliance, but has now thrown |
himself with might and main into the Peo-
piles party movement
"By the way" said Mr. Dunning, in con-
versation this afternoon, there is a speci-
men of the manner in which we are treated
by the stump orators of the old parties In all
of the morning papers there is an account of
meeting in Jerry Simpsons district at
which a certain Judge Bodkin charged that
Simpson, referring specially to Kansas, had
said that under these conditions lite be-
comes a fierce and terrible struggle, men sell
their honor, women their virtue, children |
become criminals and outcasts, in land
where the forces for producing wealth are
so enormous that if the people could OBJ
tain access 10 this vast storehouse they
could feed the world and then have an
abundance left
Working One Game Everywhere.
"Bodkin almost got Jerry mobbed by as
sertng that this referred directly to the
people of that region. Now, that language
appears in an article which Simpson wrote
tor the FatcluRd,s, and it referred to the
H., |
Georgia, quoted the same words to the peo-
PIE OF Tom Watson's district, and declared
that Simpson had referred particularly to
them; aud SO, L suppose, it will be quoted
and applied in every district in the country.
This Judge Bodkins is the Judge who
released the murderer of State Senator
w ood, of Kansas. Wood was shot down
in cold blood because he was the great Al
lance leader of the State, and had to be
got out of the way. If ever the re was
political murder it was one. 1t was
could not be got in the county
where the murder occurred, and upon some
,echnicality a change of venue was refused,
and the murderer was released. Wood had |
boldly charged Bodkin with debauchery |
and drunkenness and his taking off was a |
great relief to the bench. This is the man
who defends the honor of the women of
Kansas against the assaults of Jerry
Simpson.
After the Balance OF Power.
''It is Just possible that when all of the
returns are in next November, this little
literary bureau of the Peoples party may
De found to have done work quite as
Elective as that of either of the other |
bureaus. One thing the new party people |
confidently predict is that they will have |
he balance of power in the next House,
md l am told in confidential whispers by |
managers of the old parties that this is not
Unlikely to occur"
Mr.. Dunning, by the way, will make the
of Pennsylvania farmers at
Nj. Gretna next Tuesday.
The newest charge against the highest
of the Navy Department is that /
for work amounting to upward of
3, 100000 was given to the Carnegie Com
,any without any advertisement for bids
This is a fact, but at the time these con-
racts were made the law especially ex-
.mpted the Navy Department from the rule {
With regard to matters of the kind, as il
vas desired rather TO have the best article
hat could be made than to get the cheapest
The contracts for armor plate were divided
,etween the Carnegie and the Bethlehem
Mills because they were the only ones in
he country that could produce what was
ranted, and the price was based on a fair
stimate of the cost. The same practice
btaius in regard to the purchase of powder
Or the navy. Only one firm in the country
reduces the kind of powder that must be 4
sed. In regard TO contracts for armor
late, however, the law is now changed ,
nj hereafter bids will be advertised for. !
Consul McCreary's Case In Doubt {
After several days of close communion !
18th the State Department, Consul Nc v
rearv, of Valparaiso, does not know t
neither he has exculpated himself from the
harCes of speculation in foreign exchange,
VI he is quite convinced that his resigna-
on will be accepted soon after he offers it
{ is said that the department would also :
ke 20 accept the resignation of Minister
gan were Il not for the fact thst an cleo n