The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-10-18
Here Is the Opinion Of . Man Who
Does Not Get Ratified.
WHAT Mr.. HOWELL HAS SEEN
He 10 q Butte Man and He Has
Made q Speaking I our In the
Doubtful States-He sends
q Cheering Message.

carry Mchinieys nome state. u. -.
Howell Of Butte Is now campaignine
In Ohio. In q letter TO the Standard,
dated at Ripley. Oct. IL. Mr.. Howell
describes the situation In this very In
way:
The outlook In the country districts
CT Southern Ohio Is very hopeful The
work which the Cincin-
natl Enquirer has for years done In
behalf Of free silver has had Its ef-
feet The farmers are well informed.
and free silver republicans far out
gold democrats.
I suspect It Ia otherwise In the large
cities Of Ohio. and that the sound
money men have little the best Of Il.
but I do not believe that the republi-
cans can make up In the cities what
they are losing In the country. What
the Cincinnati Enquirer has accom-
plished In Southern Ohio the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer has been doing In
the northern part Of the state. I un-
derstand that the free silver sentiment
Is really stronger there than here.
The national democratic COMMITTEES
is not spending much money on Ohio.
assuming. I suppose, that there II
more promising territory In states to
the west OF this but. II what ! have
learned since coming here is an index
OF the whole state. do not see how
Bryan can be prevented carrying this
state. I was told by q man connect
ed with the state democratic commit
tee that o recent poll Of the state TAX
en- by the republicans gave the state
to Bryan by $4,000. They are now en-
gagged In taking q second poll.
suspect that the outlook does not
always seem promising to you In Mon
tana, You are removed from the scene
Of hard fighting. There II no occasion
for being discouraged. You must bear
these things In mind: The corporations
all through this country are intimi-
dating and coercing their men to join
Mckinley clubs. sign Mckinley
Pledges and to 30 on pilgrimages to
McKinley's shrine at Canton. These
men are maintaining an enforced ST.
ience, and democrats are making no
effort to get them to speak out whyf
simply because they know they VIII
vote all right.
The employees on Mark Hanna's
street railway In Cleveland were sent
down to Canton with Mckinley badges
ard banners. All went well until the
bomeward trip, when the men. having
had q good time. lost their caution
and began to shout for Bryan. A poll
Of the train showed . majority for
him.
Al with employees 90 with silver re-
publicans. A while ago the democrats
would joyfully proclaim every new re-
publican convert, with the result that
they would thus give the republicans
the scent and they would turn loose
their whole pack Of bloodhounds ar
ter the fugitive. Now the democrats
are keeping quiet about their gains'
though they are making them all the
time. Silver Is not losing ground.
I want to make q prediction and 4
II does not come true l am willing to
be accused of being false prophet.
Bryan will come up to the missouri
river with q solid West. He will car
ry everything south Of the Ohio and
Potomac rivers. He will carry Illinois
and Indiana. That much Is reason
ably sure. I will not be surprised II.
In addition to these states. he carries
Minnesota, Iowa. Wisconsin. Michigan
and Ohio. will be surprised II he
carries anything east OF Ohio and
north Of Virginia. The significant fact
is this, that all through this region
the republicans are on the defensive
so far as argument Is concerned. The
democrats and populists are united.
aggressive and enthusiastic. and for
every "boltocrat" they can point TO .
silver republican. and in most COM
munities to from four to q dozen sill
yer republicans.
I have made two speeches In Ohio.
and in each case I found that ! was
really opening the campaign for the
democrats. for there has been very
little speechmaking here. spoke FRI
day night to q large audience at Hills
toro, the former home OF Senator For
eker, l had a large number OF repuo-
leans present and several local bank
ers. My audience was very attentive
and listened to me with close atten-
ton for nearly two hours. The chair
man OF the local democratic commit
tee told me that well known repuo-
lican who had heard me. a very
brusque and profane man. came to
headquarters early next morning with
a large fisg. and in his peculiar way
told the chairman to put a Bryan pic
ture on II and hang II out over the
street. 1t Is impossible for one to
know how many converts one makes.
but Judging from the hearing they are
giving me | believe l am doing some
good.
Saturday night I spoke at George
town, the county seat OF Brown coun-
~. and the boyhood home of General
Grant. / saw the very plain two
story brick house which Grant left to
60 TO West Point. also saw the
building. formerly used as a school
house. where Grant together with half
a dozen other boys who have since at
tanned distinction. went TO school
4. Il. Howell