The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-10-21
A CAMPAIGN OF LYING.

The desperation Of the Popocrats at
the swelling Of the tide in favor Of Nc
Kinley is seen in the attempts TO disturb
or break up meetings. There have been
a number of instances of these reprehen-
sible practices all over the country, and
they increase in frequency, The free
silverites have reached point, In their
blind fanatieism, at which they are pre-
pared to deny the right Of free speech
to all who do not bow the knee in ser
vile obedience TO the silver trust.
Another shameful thing is the con-
slant springing Of falsehOOds 10 deceive
the people. Not only are all sorts Of
false reports being circulated in rela-
tion to the labor vote. but reports about
coercion of employees by employers"
are taking wings afresh. along with q
new line Of Misrepresentation. The last
report is a continuation Of the one cir
culated some time ago that the McKin-
ley and Hobart management was one
Of Doodle and was subsidizing every
thing. Some time ago a bulletin was
circulated from Popocratic headquar-
tiers, and the same matter was run
through its system Of ready prints and
newspaper plate matter. TO the effect
that the country as well as the metro
politan newspapers were being subsi-
died or coerced by mortgages in sup
porting the Republican sound money
ticket.
Now comes a statement to the effect
that Mckinley money is being used
to purchase the sentiment Of the agri-
cultural press of the country. 1t is as
serted by the Bryan management that
all or nearly all of the agricultural
newspapers Of the country have been
approached with propositions Of money,
and that all of the agricultural news
papers of the sountry now supporting
sound money or protective tariff have
been hired to do so. An instance cited
is that the management of the Ohio
Farmer, of Cleveland. was approached
individually by Chairman Hanna and
offered $4,000 to publish gold matter
in its issues until the date Of election.
This statement has been published by
many free coinage papers, especially a
number of the advocates Of the election
Of Mr.. Bryan in Ohio.
A letter has just been addressed to
Chairman Hanna, signed by Mr.. NJ. g.
Lawrence. president of the Ohio Far
mer Publishing Company, saying: You
or your associates may have noticed
that several Bryan papers in Michigan,
Ohio and elsewhere have been publish
ing reports and statements that you
offered our paper $4,000 for reading
matter space. 1 hardly know whether
the thing is worth the attention, but
will state very plainly that you nor any
one representing you have said word
to US on this subject, and you can au-
thorize your publication committee TO
make whatever use of this statement
you choose over our signature / have
no means Of knowing whence the state
ment originated, but we have an edito- |
rial this week positively denying it."
President Lawrence then enclosed a |
carbon copy Of letter which has been
sent out to many inquirers denying the
statement in unmeasured terms.
Is a cause worthy the support Of hon
est men which must depend on forgery,
on fraud, on falsehood? Is it an honest
cause which depends upon the mislead-
ing of the people? Can the silver trust
fool the people as the free traders fool
ed them in 1892?