The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-24
The Onslaught on Wilson.


We find in the Philadelphia press"
this gem in the way of campaign SLAM
DER
Pittsburg, Oct. 23.-J. S. Moreland,
q representative of the Republican Con-
gressional Committee, in Congressman
Wilson's district, is in the city, He is
here in the interest of the fight to de-
feat Wilson. Mr.. Moreland said today
1T is actually raining money in the
interest of Wilson in our district. The
free traders have secured funds from all
over this country and probably some
from Europe.
guardism. 1t is cowardly blackguard-
ism, too. Mr.. Moreland knows very well
that no money is coming from Europe
to aid Mr.. Wilson's campaign. He knows
the idea is ludicrous, n~onsensical; but
he hopes the suggestion may hurt Mr..
Wilson's prospects among the ignorant
and unthinking. Ks he does not dare
to come out fiat footed with any such
impudent lie, he puts in hat mean word
probably" How detestably false and
skulking is such conduct !! How low
must a party nave descended when it
can resort to such debased methods.
The fact is, Mr.. Wilson's campaign is
backed by no money save and except his
own customary contribution and such
small subscriptions as the Democrats
of his not very wealthy district can af-
ford to subscribe. Where would the
money conae from ? There is no Doodle
in tariff reform or free trade; it is all
on the other side of the question.
And Mr.. Moreland in his later utter
ances, and the Press in it's news re-
port, let the cat out of the bag, show
ing how desperate a campaign the old
protectionist gang is making to beat Mr..
Wilson. Moreland says
We never had such a lively time before
and as Wilson's defeat would mean
the death knell of the Democrats,
they are making q desperate battle.
l am satisfied we shall elect Will
son to stay at home.
Then the Press goes on. still under
date of Pittsburg:-
Manufacturers are taking a land in
the fight against Congressman Wilson.
1t was arranged a few lays ago that the
Americas Club. of this city, TO which
most of the protected manufacturers be-
long, would go to Morgantown, Novem-
Der 3, and wtoop things up for Dayton,
Mr.. Wilson's Republican antagonist.
This shows where the money lies. The
date of the "whoop'' has been changed
to November 5, and the Press says
1t is now being arranged to send down
not only the Americas Club, but the
Tariff Club, too. The manufacturers
will drop business November 5 to strike
a telling blow against Wilson on the eve
of election. TIL Americas Club is keep
ing the wires hot trying to get ex-speak-
er Reed to cancel his engagement for
November 5 and it, thus
counteracting the influence of Cochran
and Stevenson.
Mckinley, too, is devoting his more or
less remarkable brain to the dissemina-
ton of tariff fallacies in Mr.. Wilson'S
district. To judge from the Republican
papers he Is having at every meeting, an
audience, somewhat larger than the
whole population of West Virginia.
Now. in the first place, all these forces
will not suffice to beat Mr.. Wilson. He
will be elected. In the second place,
even if he were beaten the cause of
Democracy would not be materially af-
fected. BY the way, Major Mckinley
ought to know how that sort of thing
works, himself.