The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-10-16
FROM THE CAPITOL.
Our Corresponds t Talks In Sage
Manner of Things in General
About Washington


Mr.. Bryan's managers have assur-
Ancee which are az positive a. il il pOs-
eibIe u make them ia advance Of the
actual announcement Of the vote, that
Delaware, Wet Virginia, Maryland
and Kentucky. ali Of which are claim
ed by the Republicans, are az safe fcr
Bryan az Georgia and Florida are. 1t
IL just az well known 10 Mark Hanna
a. it IL to the Democratic managers
that Mckinley will get no electoral
votes from the south, but he il ke~piDg
up his claims with the hope that it
will help him IT, stem the Bryan tide
that il rapidly rising in the middle
west and which Il threatening TO
sweep everything, even McKinley's
own State before il.
Many DemecTais would like " know
by what process Of reasoning President
Cleveland arrives at the conclusion
that fl il not consistent with strict
prOpriety 10 miBgie actively in the
coming campaign" These are his
own words and then write ia the same
letter bis commendatIon Of the bot ng
Democrats ~ be read at gold me et-
Ing at which member Of his cabinet,
Secretary MDTtOn-Uas the princi-
Eal speaker. They would also IKE 10
know the sOTt If prOpTieIy which a.
lows the President 20 write in the IA
yOr Of gold aud the members Of his
cablDeE to write In favor Of gold v it'll
out affecting their official status, tut
which makeg working for silver cost
minor Federal officials their positions
And while they are at it they would
be- glad ~ know if President Cleye-
land Goes not consider it actively en-
gsged ia tie campaign to he holding
Consultations in the White House To
devise means for keeping Democrats
fTom voting the regular Democratic
ticket, az be has been doing since he
returned ~ Washington. They do, If
he does not 1t would seem to mos:
people that President Cleveland i
quite az actively engaged in the pres-
ent caInpaign against Bryan, a. he did
in either Of the three campaigns III
which he was the Democratic caudi-
date, in his own behalf That word
"mipgle" was most carefully chosen,
for Sir. Cleveland has not been a
mingler, "a most people understand
the term, since he was first elected
President.
Senator Faulkner says Of he re, Orted
boast os the Republicans that they
have money enough 10 buy up one Of
the doubtful States this year: 81 have
never known aD election in any State
to De carried by the purchase Of votes
and 90 not think that one will he car
ried that way this fall. The opportu-
mites 10 use mogey effectively have
passed, and al the large, combinations
have been completed. / 90 not believe
that the lack Of money will prevent
the Democrats getting out their full
vote on election day. This il a CAM
paign in which the people are suffic-
iently InteAstcd in the result TO cOme
out for themselves"
In the House. on May I, 1890, Mr.
Mckinley made speech in which
he u.ed the following language:
"When merchandise is the cheapest,
men are the poorest, and the most de-
pressing experiences III the history Of
our cOuntfy-aye, in all human his
tOry-have been hen everything was
the lowest and cheapest, measured by
gold, for every ming was then the
highest aud dearest, measured by la
bor."
Populist National Committee, has
given out his first estimate Of the re-
suit IF the election. He gives Bryan
~ electoral votes without drawing ON
Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, Delaware or
Ohio, in all Of which he thinks Bryan
has an equal chance to win.
Reports from the Pacific Coast are
ali one waJ-for Bryan. The Secre-
tary Of the Democratic State Commit
tee Of California writes that the state
IL sure for Bryan by very Urge ma.
joTity, and Mr. &. Cole, Of LIS Ange-
les, In the same State, says in letter
to Senator Faulkner: "This state will
give large majority for Bryan. /
think more than 5000. 1t cannot I've
figured at Iess. You need not waste
the party energy by sending speak
ers out here. While we would like to
zee and hear them, We do Lot need
them. Don't scatter. Break the enc
my's lines" The Chairman Of the
Democratic State Committee Of Ore
gon writes that a poll Of the State has
been taken aud that Bryan's majority
will certain exceed 1000 and may 70
a. high as 10000, while the Secretary
Of the Union Bimettallic parry OF the
same State, says: II zee no reason 10
doubt that Bryan will win this State
by from 5000 TO 10000"
Secretary EdgertOn, Of the POpuIist
National Committee, who WIS for sew
eTal years Chairman Of the Populist
State Committee, Of Nebraska, and
who is thoroughly posted on existing
conditions in that State, says Bryan
will get 10000 Populist votes, 10000
Democratic votes, 10000 silver Repub-
Iican votes and 1900 Prohibitionist
votes, total Of l29,0O0 votes while Nc
Kinley wiIlget $4,000 Republican votes,
and 5000 gold Democratic votes and
that out Of the 9 Congressional Dis
tricls will certainly elect silver men.
q