The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-31
How Mr.. BarstOW Found
II in South and West.
Sentiment Is Strong for Nc
Kinley and Hobart.
Sound Money Sentiment Predomin-
ates--About Coercion.


Representative George e. Barstow has
returned from business tour throug b
the South and Middle West, and he has
many pleasant ana also exciting things
to tell OF incidents In the great polite, 4
battle ground OF The country. lie kept
his eyes and ears oron during bis trip
and had many conversations with men
who well undsrstocd the political compii-
cation, and his wide Gcqusintsncesbip %
with prominent business men OF the
sections named makes t,s summary Of
the probable cute ONE OF the contest very
Interesting. lie believes and gives strong
reasons for bis belief that Major McKin-
lev will ne elected President.
There IL M txaggeration, Representa-
tive Larsiow says, In the newspaper re-
ports cot the intensity Of tie interest
taken by the ,oters OF tue Middle West
IN the pre- ent POLITICAL discussion. he
ys that men stm TO Talk OF nothing
I'll cana that all the business men to
con versed With on hts trip agreed that
the issne II Mckinley and the ssivstion
OF the country. .hen, again, the senti.
nient in favor of sound money and tn.
opposition 10 ErJan is, he states, not
con pined to my one station life. On
he train II was not only the president of
tire road, hut tine employees aud rne Pull
man car conductor " nc seemed d, Iig hted
TO hear sound money IDEAS advanced ana
Heemed TO prow cnt nusiastic over Mckin-
lsy's csraiisey.
Men from toe different States when
they met On he train seemed just as soon
Rs they became 1auainted 10 begin TO
talk politics. Mr.. Bsrstow had an oppor-
tnni,y to pretty thoroughly sift the talk
al the Bryan organs and manrgets cou-
csrring iutimiua,ion of employees. One
OF his hest ard most ertsrtsiDing COM
raniors IN portion of his trip was an
Ohio manufactures, nho claimed TO be a
strong brvan man, and that gentleman
set mp quite howl about intimidation.
This m puhcturer enployed 300 men.
Hir, Bars ow asked him If he ever intiml-
dated anys ot ~, mer, he said no, he
never had, nor worl he ever do 90. Then
Mr.. Bers on asked Ter evidence rs to any
one of II e msnufac,nrci's fellows doing
90, but tie man c.uld give none.
prominent rsiiroa man told MIR.
Earstow that ne hnd always been ID, M
crat, but'uow be wa. for Mckinly, but
ast their beinS any Intimidation OF
railroad employees he knew such Ia not
The case. But a still more convin-
cling eviderce than this was
given ny railroad empioye whom
Mr.. Barstow met OF Fort Worth. He
was going farmer West. THIS man did
not know lis qucstiorers' political faith.
but ne spoke righ, out for Mckinley.
When asked as to the coercion IL rail-
road EN- l'yes the man who bad certiH-
c'ies from labor organization in his
pockets, and who said he could rejein
a labor uinon any time he wanted ~,
indignantly d.nie he charge.
Ths iry,n contingent In the West,
Representative haruow found, 10 be
made up OF pcpulists ssd two classes OF
Democrats. .First those who figure out
that thu Dsm 'cratic party will be re-
organized sometime and they Will be the
leaders aud the second class those who
are shouting for the party In order TO re-
tain their claims TO PARTY feslty and who
In many instances viii secretly vote for
Mckinley ana Hobart.
Iut Mr.. RarMow did not spend all his
time listening aud watching for be made
some strong arguments In quiet way,
aud found no nsp who could successfully
maintain that the United States could
leg gislate into any metal value 1t did
not have. he denied too chat the farm.
ers were the down trodden and poverty
stricken class hey we're represented to be |
for t3 per cent. of them owed nothing, |
.2 Per cent. of them leased their iancs, |
ana OF tho remaining number few were |
I'm bard circumstances. He contrssted |
this conditicn OF affairs with that OF the
mechanic.
As TO the vote In some OF the States |
Mr.. Barstow states that Colonel Lowe of |
the Dallas Journsi told him that II was
expected to cut down Governor Culber-
ston's majority OF two years ago to 1000
and even tho Mckinley election might
pull through. From very accurate infor-
nation received. he believes Kansas and
Nebraska are safe for Mckinley and that
Cnicsgo will save Illinois Ohio will give
Mckinley big plurality and the Sean
dansvian vote In Minnesota which has
been thoroughly educated on the gold
standard basis will give that state to the
Republicans. An interview with conser-
vstive Virgipians Issds Mr.. Bsrstow to
believes that State will this year vote for
Mckinley, but he believes Missouri,
though the Rspublic,n have worked
hard there, will give its vote iu the cleo
torsl college 10 bryan. indiana and the
other importsnt states, he believes are
sure for the cause Of hopeet money