The advocate., 1896-10-14
NOTES AND COMMENT.


It is said that Mr.. Hanna has instructed
his lieutensnts to 'quit blowing and saw
wood"
The Senate of Rhode Island has passed .
bill making the States obligations payable
in gold.
The Republicans claim that they will
have majority Of 80 in the lower house Of
Congress.
Texas Populists are making q fight for
uniform school text books in their State
campaign.
The St. Louis g. San Francisco railroad
recently filed a S5O, 100000 gold mortgage at
st. Louis.
Senator Stewart has started on cam
paign tour from Washington and will close
In Nevada.
The registration Of voters in New York
is extremely heavy, indicating that large
vote will be polled.
The attempt to organize and hold q
''middle-Of-the.rOad" Populist convention
in Nebraska was a failure.
The latest returns put the majority for
Atkinson, the Democratic nominee for Gov
ernor Of Georgia, at about 96 600. This Is
about the usual figure.
The silver forces Of Kentucky have been
united by the withdrawal Of the Populist
Electors and the placing Of two Populists
on the Democratic ticket.
The Karnival feature Of Kansas City
festivities was so disgraceful that any at
tempts at repetition next year win be
suppressed by the police.
Henry George, the noted single.taxer,
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regards Ohio as q close State and thinks
that Bryan has fair show to carry 1t.
A combination has been formed In the
Seventh Kentucky district whereby the
gold men-Republicans and Democrats
viii support Breckenridge for Congress.
Railway Times: "Gold standard advo.
Gates are not so much afraid that gold will
be driven out of circulation as that they,
themselves, will be driven out Of circula-
tion."
The Canton (Ohio) Record, McKinley'a
personal organ, pays It's printers &5 per
week. This is less than one-third Of the
union scale and Is practically starvation
wages.
Chairman Butler, Of the Populist Ma.
tional committee, has issued statement In
which he says that he regards the chances
for Bryan as even better than they were q
few weeks ago.
The ''middle-of-the-road" Populist CON
ventiOn in Nebraska was by q large ma
iority opposed to division Of forces, and Il
Endorsed the Electoral ticket named by the
allied silver forces.
The National banking system Is said x
be the safest In the world, yet the recent
failure Of two New Orleans National banhc
show an absolute defRlcatlon and enlbezzle
ment Of over s5O0,0OO.
In q speech at Kansas City ex-SecretarJ
Of the Treasury Charles Foster, the bank
rupt, said that PopuliSts were "the ignO
rant, anarchistic masses trying 10 over
throw the government,
Manager Cunningham, Of the CentrH
City Stove Works at Newark, Ohio, has
posted notice at the factory stating thai
II Bryan Is elected wages viii be immedi
ately increased 10 per cent.
Rev. KYnett, Of the Board Of Extension
Of the M. z. church, has written letter
showing that the free coinage Of silver 4
necessary TO put the country In such condi
ton that the church extension can continue
Bryan had made 9O5 campaign speeche,
up to September 90, and had Travelled 8,02'
J miles. This breaks the record. Blaine
made 1876 speeches In 1884, Garfield mad,
81 In 1880, Greeley 20 in 1872 and Douglas g
In 1850.
The New York Democratic convention
nominated John Boyd ThROher for Cover
nor and indorsed the Chicago platform and
nominees. Mr.. ThacheF would not supper
such an indorsement and withdrew. III
State committee then RaAalHopsly aAlae'