Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-13
NEW ISSUES COME UP.
Democrats Likely to Drop the "Force
Bill" Argument.
THE TAX ON STATE BANKS.
Republicans VIII Bring the Repeal Pro-
prosed Prominently Forward-Progress OF
the Campaign In Alabama. North and South
Carolina, Ohio, Michigan and Virginia.
Special Correspondents Of The Evening Star
Nrr YoRr Aucust 10 rs

NEw YORK, August II, 1892.
Az the campaign opens new issues are begin
ming 70 come to the front and some which we're
expected to cut an importsn. figure are taking
back seat The indications now are that the
federal elections bill, which was expected to be
An Important feature, may not be so prominent
- was expected The Alabama incident has
not assisted the democratic party any in its
plans for making tina. bill a prominent feature
Of the fight. In was expected that the
danger Of the passage of this bill in case
Of republican supremacy would have
strong tendency to solidify the south. And it
undoubtedly would have been the case but for
the recent election in Alabama. The democratic
leaders counted largely on being able to hold
the alliance people within the democratic lines
by the plea that unless all southern whites stood
together the south would be threatened with a
''force" bill and negro supremacy To the as
Constituent, however, OF those who expected to
utilize this argument they find many of the ALI
ance people clamOrIng for some law OF this
character. Most of them want the state laws
strength ened so as to prevent n recurrence OF
the events OF which they so much complained
IN the recent Alabama election. while a few
make bold to favor the passage of a general
elections law by Congress- Take it either way,
however, it is found that the tendency
among the alliance people is to de-
cline 70 be alarmed or whipped into
line upon the plea that republican success
means a force bill" 1t is also found that in
the northerR states the feeling against rea-
sonable measure of this kind is not so intense
as has been supposed. Hence the probability
that the force bill issue will not be prominent
In the campaign as has been expected
STATE BASKs'oF ISSUE
On the other hand, there seems to be a ten
dency to make quite prominent issue Of the
plank in the democratic platform which recon-
mends the repeal of the 10 per cent tax on state
bank issues. The republicans always look out
for the main chance and they find that this
proposition is extremely unpopular with the
national bankers and fnanciers generally.
They urge that a return TO the state banking
system would result in the displacing of the
best currency that this country has ever had
for Q heterogeneous mass of state bank notes.
the standing of which would be constantly
Questioned And, seeing as they do that the
bankers and financiers all over the country are
opposed to this. they are preparing to make q
sharp issue and a vigorous fight upon this ques-
ton This will give them a strong pull on
the bankers and the money owners and add
large and valuable class to the people upon
whom the fat fryers" can work
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MANIFESTO.
The manifesto issued by the civil service
commission in regard to the collection of funds
from employees, while it is no surprise, is quite
likely to interfere to a certaint extent with the
plans which the committee had made with re-
gard to its fiat frying" committee. The plan
had been to put such men as Senators Aldrich
Sawyer and other members Of Congress upon
this committee. and while they were expected
to give their attention more especially to manu.
fActurers and large contributors there will be
some embarrassment in having as a committee
on finance anybody in the government service
Senator Call and his wife have been here sew
DAYS heir via for AZ a ts1,x
though it is not improbable that the democratic
campaign committee may press the Senator
into the service.
ANXIOUS ABOUT NEBRASKA.
Senator Paddock is here to consult the repub-
hcan committee about the situation in his state
He has double reasons for anxiety this time, for
not only is Nebraska becoming uncomfortably
close for the republicans, but democratic sue
cess there you'd probably result in the retire.
ment of Senator Paddock and the substitution
OF democrat in his place. The nomination of
ex-senator VanWyck for governor gives the
republicans some little uneasiness in Nebraska
Tor he Will be likely to pull over to his sup
port quite large number of people
who formerly voted with the republican party.
Say whatever disagreeable things YOU like about
Van Wyke he il popular with the farmers there.
And when he gets his coat off. his hair on end
and sails out among the agriculturists he will
bring home to the alliance camp a good many
votes that were formerly cast for the republican
candidates. Hence the anxiety Of the Nebraska
republicans.
OTHER SENATORS on HAND.
Senator Ransom is here now to take hold in
the work Of the campaign 1t is expected that
he will be here most Of the time Senator Cor
man is also to spend a part of his time here.
Senator Hiscock is in and out Of the republican
headquarters often, and Senators Sawyer and
Aldrich are also expected here shortly. II this
thing keeps on there will be quorum of the
Senate in New York. and the members nigh. be
able to hold a session upon the spot that the
hrst Senate held Its first session here more than
. century ago.
KOIR MEN SHARPEN Tn EIR KNIuES