Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-07
POLITICAL SPEECHES
They Will Be Circulated by the Nil
lion.
The Campaign of Education to Re
Pursued by Both
Parties.

much more than usual to do with the COM
ing campaign The country is expected TO
be literally papered with documents, and in
that great shop will be done most of the
printing. From year to year. since the
phrase educational campaign has been
played upon the amount Of printing tor
political purpose has steadily grown.
During the last campaign about 5000, 900
speeches were printed, put in wrappers and
sent forth for the enlightenment of an
eager public. The result Of all this educa-
tional influence was not entirely salts
factory to the democrats, but this will not
discourage them nor destroy their faith in
printers ink.
Millions of Speeches.
The calculation is that this year several
million more copies Of speeches will be cir
culated than there were last year. The
number is usually about equally divided be-
tween the two principal parties, and be-
sides what Is done from the government
printing Office there is much printing done
by private contract later in the campaign,
when the rush is on.
There has been practically no let-up in
the distribution Of political tracts since
the last election. The enlisted missionaries
of the silver faith and of the gold faith
have been on a paper basis all these
months. and have SO rapidly increased the
per capita circulation that it is estlmata ed
that tWo-thirds OF the carpets of the coun-
try are padded with these learned tracts
at ratio of utter impartiality.
Documentary Arguments.
But these tracts are formed in very small
part of congressional literature. The con-
gressional paper is just now beginning the
resumption of circulation. The greatest
faith is had in the efficacy of documentary
arguments. The sending out Of the printed
speeches of Congressman in great quantities
dces I ct usually begin until the campaign
mas opened. But now, when the campaign
committees are just organizing, and will not
begin their work for many weeks, and while
the nominations are yet all to be made, hun
areas OF Thousands of speeches are being
ordered The silver men expect to send out
Tour or five millions of the speech of Towne
Of Minne5ota. A hundred thousand of these
nave already been printed, and against that
there nave been printed 1000 of the speech
OF turner Of Georgia, sustaining the gold
SIDE OF the controversy. Seventy-five thous-
ana OF Fowler's speech, and about the same
number of Tillman's, have been ordered
These are unusual orders SO far in advance
or the actual campaign.
Silver and Gold.
when the campaign is regularly on it IS
expected that there will be a lively contes,
10 Keep up the parity of circulation be
tween the speeches of Dingley and Turner
money question, and Crisp and Towne
likewise representing the two parties OH
the other side of the question. DingIey' :
speech will undoubtedly be circulate ted b>
the republican campaign committee when
the active work begins, and it is likely thu,
sound money committees generally viii
avail themselves of this very business-Ike
statement of their side of the case ToWne'.
speech is regarded as the best of the ses.
sion on the silver side of the question and
| 1t will undoubtedly have the largest circu.
lation. His and Crisp's will be the offse,
to Dingleys and Turner's
Other Speeches.
n:ense circulation, IL one may Judge from
the experience Of last Congress. At tina,
time one Senator alone bought and distrib.
uted million copies Of Linton's speech
Quite number of speeches on the Cuban
Venezuelan and Armenian affairs are being
sent out, but this seems to result from lit
tie more than the pride of authorship and
popular interest in the subject withou,
having any relation to partisan politics
Inc subjects are not thought to furnish tn,
material for partisan advancement. There
| Is demand for the best speeches on all
three subjects without regard to the party
to which the author belongs.
Mr.. Fryes eloquent and unexpected out
burst of eloQuence on the Armenian Ques-
ton has attracted much attention and
made him the favorite on that subject On
the Cuban question the greatest demand is
for the speeches of Vest and Sherman
Vests speech that is most sought Is tina,
| which. like the speech by Frye, was an i'm
promptu outburst.