Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-12
Republicans Can Garry It if They
Only Get Together.
REPORTS FROM SEVERAL STATES
Most of the Silver Leaders Voted
Against the Car Coupler Bill.
REPUBLICANS FAVORED 1T

Representative Willis of Delaware was
caller at republican congressional head
quarters today. He was in what might be
called a conditions'ly hopeful frame Of
mind, relative to the republican prospects
in his own state. The qualifying element
in this state of hopefulness was the pos
sibility of successful harmonizing of the
existing discord within the ranks OF the re-
publican party of Delaware.
AS every enc knows, there are two re-
publican parties at present in the diamond
state One is led by Mr.. Addicks and the
other by Mr.. Higgins. A partial truce has
been effected in the internecine warfare of
the party, but it is not yet wholly salts
factory.
Mr.. Willis says Delaware can be car
ried for the republicans If the two fac
tions of the PARTY can be brought together.
Bright Outlook in Oregon.
Ed r. Judd, chairman of the McKin-
ley Club of Aumsville. Ore, rites to re-
publican headquarters here: Regarding
the outlook, things look very bright here.
We are not losing any votes, but have
gained some from the pops. From what
1 know of the state. 1 am confident it will
be all right for Mckinley
r. NJ. Crabs of Pravo, Jefferson county,
Ohio writes: I'VE are all right here and
gaining steadily. Jefferson county will
give the largest republican majority for
years.
Representative Melville Bull Of Rhode
Island says: We open our campaign here
next week. and expect to give Mckinley at
least $4,000 plurality November g."
A. Lybrand, connected with the republic
can executive committee Of Delaware.
Ohio writing in regard to his county and
district, says: From a recent pcll of the
TN no trio
of electing our entire ticket, and feel safe
IN estimating the majority on the national
ticket at 1900. and consider 1900 very
low estimate.
part in the Alabama campaign, says: 'Peo-
pie are reading as never before Protection
literature is more sought after than any
other now. Alabama could have been car
ried for the republican ticket If the right
effort had been made here and We may
carry II any way
G. D. Isaacs, writing from Point Truth.
Russell county. Va. says: I have organ
lied a Mckinley and Hobart Club at Grassy
Creek school house. We have had only
two meetings and have enrolled about
seventy-five. 1 think our club will get $50
members by the election
DIR. VIM Horne. writing from Mt. Ayr,
Iowa. says: Gov. brakes majority In
this county last fall was a25. We feel con-
fident here that we will increase that for
Mckinley from 900 to 300. Mckinley is
The Car Coupling Bill.
The following has been given out at re-
publicsn headquarters:
THE constant appeals which Mr.. Bryan
is making to the passions and prejudices Of
the laboring men, in which he tries to make
it appear that the republican party is the
enemy of labor. has caused Chairman Bah
cock of the congressional committee to look
up the record of the two parties on the
most important piece of legislation affecting
the interests of labor which has been con-
sidered In the House and Senate during the
past five years. namely, the safety coupler
law better known as the car coupler law,
| which vas approved March = 1893. This
act was the only act that involved the In
terests of the workingmen directly as
against corporations and capital. The rec
ord Of the prominent silver men on this
proposition forms remarkable showing In
the light of the remarks made by Mr..
Bryan in his recent speech at Nashville,
Tenn, when he said:
You show me on which side the sympa-
| thies of a man are and 1 will tell you what
| his vote will be. Show me a man who
sympathizes with corporations and synd1-
Gates and the capitalistic classes, and will
show you a man who will be a gold stand
ard advocate and say 1t Is because ne loves
| his country. (Applause.) Show me the
| man whose sympathies are with the toiline
! and struggling of mankind and will show
| you a man who when he understands the
money question, will be in favor OF the
| gold and silver coinage Of the Constltu-
| ton
| when the car coupler bill was before The
| House the appeals in behalf of its passage
| fell upon a number of deaf ears. and 1t Is
| interesting to note at this stage OF tne
! campaign who were the men that advo
| Gated and voted for the measure and who
| were the men that opposed it.
] THE latter were largely those who toda!
I are apparently so anxious to advocate tn
| int of WOrkinRm6n, Seven re
| pub!icans and seventy-Seven democrats vot
! ed against the bill. and CT these over SIKH!
! are today loudly proc!aiming free siive
| as the panacea for the Ills OF the labor1ni
| man. Among the 'gold-bug' democrats VIII
| voted for the bill was Representative Josia
| Patterson of Tennessee. while Benton Nc
| Millin, the author of the Democratic Cam
| paign Hand Book, and James b. Richard
sen. one of the guiding spirits at the Bryan
| headquarters, both in Washington and Chi
| cago, and their associates from Tennessee
/ who are now SO earnestly advocating IN
| interests of the workingmen, voted aga!ns
| the bill.
| In the conservative Senate there wer
| but ten votes against the bill: eight o
these were cast by democrats, one OF whom
! was Senator German. and two by republi
| cans. One of these democrats Is now sup
| porting the gold standard, but the res
| are active in the interest of Mr.. Brya
| and free silver. while one of the only tw
| republicans opposing the bill was Senato
the labor employed on his newspaper, TIL
| Silver Knight form recent history.
IF the money to carry out the purpose
| of the bill had to be expended by the gov
eminent it might have been urged tina
those voting against 1t did SO because G
their desire to guard the peoples money 4
the treasury of the United States: but nc
so in this instance, for it was question, a
was claimed. Of $I7.O9O, 900. to be paid OF
by the bloated corporations on the on
hand against the life and limb of their en-
p,oyes. Such men as Senators Cullon
Chandler, Hoar and Lodge and other RI
publican Senators were advocating III
measure in and out of Congress. Eve
Senator Palmer, who. If the words Of Brya
are to be believed, is another tool of tn
capitalistic classes. gave his voice and hi
vote in behalf of the bill. Ex-Presider
Harrison, who approved the measure an
made it law, three different times recon
mended and urged upon Congress the pa.
sage of the safety equipment law, and t.
day is talking to the workingmen of tn
| country, advising them to vote against II
free coinage Of silver because it will
disastrous to their interests
| An Assignment.
E. l.. Whitford and George L. Ordwa,