The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-09-26
REPUBLICANS
BOLT IN IOWA.
10000 of Them Will Vote
For Free Silver.
STATE SURE FOR BRYAN.
Detection Shown by a Republican
Canvass of the State.
STATE SURE FOR BRYAN.
SUDDEN CHANGE OF SENTIMENT.


pioyees Of the burlington. Cedar Rap
ids and Northern Railway Farmers
Eyes Are Opened to the Dangers of the
Single Gold Republican State I
Committee Admits the situation.
The New York World, strong gold
l1hercnt, has sent its correspondent,
James Creelman, to the doubtful states
for the purpose of ascertaining the po-
litical trend. Mr.. Creelman is expected
to give the facts rs he finds them but
of course he is not expected to neglect
anything that can give encouragement
to the gold cause. This is what he finds
in the state of Iowa. however:
| 1t may startle people in the east to
know that as Iowa stands today the
/ vote is about tie.
The extraordinary strength of the sill
yer sentiment here has been suddenly
revealed to the Republican state com
mittee by the preliminary canvass of
the counties.
Something like two-thirds of the dis
tricts have been heard from, and they
show Republican bolt Of more than
10000
The Democratic detection is in the
neighborhood of 10, 900 With the
80, 900 and odd Populist votes joined to
the Democratic strength Bryan would
have q majority.
The Republicans do not attempt to
conceal the facts They frankly admit
that the state is dangerously close. And
the most remarkable thing about it is
that Mr.. Hanna has been looking for a
Republican majority of so, 900 or IS, 900
in Iowa.
Mr. Treynor, the secretary of the Re
publican state committee, told me that
the reports from all parts of the state
already in his hands indicated that there
were at least 80, 600 Republicans classed
as doubtful, but actually leaning toward
free silver.
Mr.. Cummins, the Republican ma
tional committeeman Of Iowa, confirmed
this statement an hour later.
They admitted that ON the surface of
the reports the silver and gold vote was
about tie, but claimed that there was
much reason to believe that a large part
Of the disaffected Republicans could be
won back to the party by earnest work.
The reports of the Republican COM
mittee tally almost exactly with those
Of the Democratic state committee.
Mr.. Currie, the Democratic state
chairman, said that Mr.. Treynor's fig
ures agreed in a general way with those
reported to Democratic headquarters.
When l made the trip through Iowa
few weeks ago, it seemed to me that
most Of the Republican free silver talk
was froth, for many of the farmers who
talked against the gold standard also
expressed their admiration for McKin-
ley. | found Democratic newspapers
and Democratic politicians denouncing
free silver. All has been changed in
this brief space of time
The trouble seems to be that while
the Republicans have been appealing to
workingmen in the towns and cities to
stand for sound money on the ground
that it meant high wages and low
prices of commodities, they have been
driving into the free silver camp the
farmers who want to hire labor at low
rates and sell products at high rates
For instance, President Ives of the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern
railway had the following circular
handed to every employee of the road
with his wages:
To the Employees of the b., c. r. and n. Rail.
way:
Is not this money good enough for your Why
should any man, and especially railroad
man, want money which will purchase but
half much tbis2 The amount paid to you
in 1895 was sl.6l7, 1899.
II the doctrines of the silver party are true
the products Of the farm arc to bring higher
price. Do you wish to vote to increase the
price of the sack of -four or the meat you buy
Ii this doctrine is true, all articles brought
from foreign countries will be doubled in
price, such as coffee, tea and sugar. Do yor
wish to pay more?
The rates of freight and for passengers OF
the railways are fixed by law and cannot b'
raised. The railway company must pay yor
in the money it receives, and cannot pay yoU
more than now, for the reason that 1T will re
oeive no more than now, notwithstanding tn,
fact that it will be only half good.
II Mr.. Bryan is our next president, the mon
ey of the country win be silver, or silver note
ON a silver basis.
on its bonds in gold, ssl1 600, and il it has t.
pay a premium to get it, and thereby the in
terest account is increased, there will be ~
way to meet 1t except by reducing expenses
ana, Wniie the pay may not De reduced, TN
number of men employed must be reduced.
Do you wish to take the chance of it bein,
you who will be out of placer Yours truly,
c. j. IVES.
Think of the effect of such docu
ment on the minds Of farmers, who ar,
compelled to sell their oats at s cents
corn at 30 cents and wheat at 40 cents
Tens Of thousands Of these circulars
were Immediately distributed through
the farming districts by the Democratic
state committee, and former Governor
BOies has been pointing out to thu
farmers Of Iowa, who are holding las
years crop in their bins and barns il
the hope of higher prices, that free sill
yer will double the price of farm prod
ucts.
The result of this appeal in the agri
cultural districts is shown in the alarm
ing reports which are now pouring int