New-York tribune., 1896-10-07
1.-THE COMBAT DEEPENS."


nary suddenness and velocity. The campaign
being now within little less than four weeks
of it's close. with nothing happening to deepen
the combat except the fiery and soul-stirring
platiludes which Mr. Bryan has been shooting
off from the tail end of railroad trains. and the
depth of the combat being still considerably less
than that of the Platte River at It's shallowest
point. it was about time for the deepening to be-
gin 1t did begin on Monday with the pubca-
ton in our enterprising though lonesome Bryan
contemporary "The New-York Journal, Of
prediction in very large type from that unique
champion of law. order. honesty and morality.
Governor Altgeld. that Illinois would 20 for
Bryan by majority tremendous that it would
be difficult to realize that anybody else was in
it," The effect of this was terrifying TO RcpuD-
leans i'm about the same degree that ii was in
spring to the Bryan wing of the Democracy
just about
In the same issue of our Bryan contemporary
the rise in the price Of wheat-which had been
disturbing the logical processes Of Mr.. Bryan.
whose strong point is that the low price of wheat
has been due TO the decentralization OF silver
was satisfactorily and clearly explained by the
fact that Mark Hanna had used four or five OF
the millions at his disposal to advance the price
of wheat and keep il up until after the election
1t was also shown that all the banks ana rail
roads and trusts and protected industries nae
been assessed upon basis ALREADY in the hands
of the Democratic managers" which would put
into Mark Hannas hands S1jOOOOOO for dis
bursement for campaign purposes. But Mr.
Henry George and other Trustworthy corre-
spOndents contributed an offset to the alarm
which this statement might produce in the mlnds
of those who are not aware of the incorruptipii-
ty of the Democratic masses by the most con
vncing proofs that the masses intended to take
Hanna's money. wear Mckinley buttons and
promise to vote for Mckinley. but on Election
Day go TO the polls like honest, unintimidated,
upright American citizens and vote for Bryan
all the same.
Other signs that the combat had begun TO
deepen appeared elsewhere all over the country.
In New Haven, Conn. the suddenly aroused
fervor for Bryan manifested itself in an inter
ruption of Republican meeting by the support
ers Of Mr.. Bryan with the unanswcrable nrgu-
ment of stale eggs and other missiles. Al Pres
ton in the same State. a Republican fiag-raising
was interrupted by stone-throwing and gen
eral uproar Organized efforts appear to have
been made to break up nti-Bryan meetings mt
St Louis, when Bourke Cochran was delivering
an address; at Richmond, Va, while ex-Presldent
Harrison was speaking; at the Chicago Stock
Yards, when General Grosvenor, of Ohio. was
making a speech at Republican meeting and
at many other places. These thlngs ma! pe
taken as sure signs Of sudden deepening OF the
combat and great outburst of enthusiasm f0r
Bryan Other signs of an awakening interest
in the Bryan cause are the interchanges of civil
ties among the Bryan supporters Down in
Georgia one of the leaders has publicly de-
liar md "A
and n duel is expected to result. Here in our
own peaceful municipality Leader Scannell IN
Congressional Convention calls another leader
liar and approaches him with clenched fists
The combat is indeed. deepening everywhere
But the most convincing proof that we nave
entered upon the last month Of the campaign
and that the combat has really begun to deepen.
IS the issuance of an address TO Democratic
voters of the State Of NewYork by a person
named Truman. who halls from Blnghamton
signs himself chairman OF the State Executive
Committee and seems to be-alth0ugh we DO
not remember hearing OF him before somebody
In particular Truman is very much worked up
about things in general. Hence he has issued "A
trumpet call He says the party has been de-
serted by everybody who Is anybody; That the
worlds monOpolists are all against us that even
ministers of the Gospel oppose Bryan. ana that
the daily press Of the country, controlled by me
mOneyed interests. is in the conspiracy. Added
to these dscOuraging features of the campaign
Is the fact that the Bryan party hasn't cent OF
money TO do business with. He accordingly ap
peals for money and help to everybody who VIII
listen or read. He says it is "a fight to the
death upon which depends the happiness or
"unhappiness of the dOwn-trodden the world
| "over" and great many other stirring things
which ought to arouse enthusiasm. And our
Bryan contemporary prints II in large type, en-
| bellished with cuts representing the worlds op-
pressors. beginning with Senator Hill ana ending
| with Mark Hanna. No more exciting piece OF
| literature was ever touched off in the midst OF a
| campaign 1t is calculated TO make the average
| voter SILVER rs only weakness Is in its being
| so sudden Truman should have crept more
| slowly into the public eye and terrified us by
| easy stages Tho danger is that the masses
who never heard Of Truman before, will stop ana
ask. "Who in thunder is Truman. anyway: be-
| fore they begin to shvcr over his forebodings OF
drop pennies in his hat. Still, he has done what
| he could TO deepen the combat.