The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-04
wANE OF THE MOVEMENT
At Least That Is the Way the
Committee Sums Up the
Situation.
CAMERON AND QUAY FEARED.
"Sound Money" Men, by the Aid
of Carlisle and Cleveland,
Hope to Rule.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug. 3.-The Cham
ber of Commerce has received reports from
prominent people in the several States as
to the status of the silver question. Within
the past fortnight letters were addressed to
representative men all over the country
asking for information as to whether or
not the free-coinage movement was sub
siding. An honest and unprejudiced
statement of the exact situation of affairs
was especially insisted on, so that the
Chamber of Commerce could act intelli-
gently in the future conduct of its crusade.
Gustav H. Schwab, chairman of the
committee Of the Chamber having in
charge the crusade against free silver, thus
summarizes the reports that have reached
the Chamber from the several States:
''The latest advices to the chairman
from the various States indicate
that while the silver movement is un-
doubtedly on the wane it is far from being
dead. The sound.money men have thus
far been victorious in every place where a
fair and square issue has been made. 1t is
absurd, however, to suppose that the sill
verites have given up the battle. This is
shown very clearly by the situation in two
or three Western States. The sound
money people have been generally sue
cessful in keeping the movement in check,
but in Pennsylvania it seems to have
broken out with redoubled energy.
"One of the reasons for this is because
Senator Cameron is the candidate for Pres
ident on the free-silver platform. The
silver Senators, Teller, Carter and Dubois,
have publicly admitted the fact. Cameron
is the one Senator from the East who mis-
represents the greatest of the industrial
Estates. He has behind him Senator Quay,
who in turn controls one of the most pow
erful political machines in the country,
and hence occupies strong advantage
ground. Moreover, the Manufacturers
Club of Philadelphia, an organization
which comprises many prominent busi-
ness men, has placed itself on rec
ord as being in thorough sympathy with
the silverites. 1t is generally understood
that Senator Cameron has been hard at
work for some time past in sending out
free-silver literature all through his baili-
wick. Not only did he go to Harrisburg
to work the State Legislature while in ses-
sion, but he also had free silver advocate
invited to speak at the Capitol.
sThe half-dollar heresy seems to have a
stronger hold in the Keystone State than
anywhere else in the Union. In Ohio the
movement is being vigorously counter
acted. An educational campaign, under
the leadership of Senator Brice. has been
under way for some time. The indications
are that the sound-money men will win in
the coming Democratic convention at
Springfield. The campaign for sound
money in Georgia promises to result some
what similarly to that in Kentucky. Sec
retary Hol1e Smith has started into it with
as much energy and enthusiasm as did
Secretary Carlisle in the Blue Grass State.
"In Alabama the forces of sound money
are on the alert and intend to make
strong fight to down Senator Pugh in the
interest of Governor Oates, who is the
sound money champion in that State in
the Senatorial canvass.
"The friends of sound money rely upon
the powerful aid of Secretary Carlisle,
Senator Lindsay and other prominent
| Kentucky statesmen to keep the Blue
Grass State in line with the Eastern
| States. The outlook in the Middle West,
| j. e., Indiana Illinois, Michigan, Mime
! sofa and Wisconsin, can be summed up in
very few words. This section is par
ticularly affiliated with the free silver
magnates, but the prospect. of an unpre-
cedented harvest is a most powerful ally
| of sound money and the influence cannot
are realized the silver movement will un-
States so far as the next year or two are
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