Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-12
He Talks Encouragingly Of the R :
publican Outlook.
fHE SILVER TIDE is RECEDING
A Third Ticket by Sound Money
Democrats Would Help.
w E S T E r n T R I P

Chairman Babcock Of the republican con-
gressional committee was at his office at
the Normandie this morning, having just
returned from q visit to Maj. Mckinley
and Mr.. Hanna. Mr.. Babcock spoke in an
encouraging way to a Star reporter regard
ing the political outlook from a republican
standpoint.
1.-The silver tide has reached its height
and is now receding," said Mr.. Babcock.
The fact is, after the Chicago convention,
when the democrats thrust the issue of
free silver upon the country, many repub-
licans and democrats who had read but one
side of the question we're saying that per-
haps free coinage might be a good thing.
They had heard and read thousand asser-
tons why free silver would work WELL and
they had not analyzed these statements or
read any Of the arguments on the other
side
Fortunately the republican congressional
committee was prepared for its work. 1t
had plates ready for printing it's pamphlets
on 81 money, and all that was neces-
sary, W. months ago. was to order that
the printing be done. We have put out
from half to a million documents in all
the states calling for them, and already we
are seeing the great effect they have had.
People who were talking for silver and
those who were wavering have considered
the question in its true light and they did
not hesitate to discard the fallacies which
had been spread broadcast, and which with
out investigation they had permitted to
cause them to believe there might be some
good result follow the free coinage of silver.
The Change Has Taken Place.
I'VE are not waiting for a change of
tide" continued Mr.. Babcock. That
change has taken place and the people
everywhere are turning against free silver
fallac!es. My own state of Wisconsin Is
sure to give Mckinley majority of from
100000 upward 1 notice by the papers
that Gov. Peck told Mr.. Bryan that Wis
consin would give him its vote. This re-
minds me Of Senator Faulkners prediction
two years ago. He then said there was no
doubt about Wisconsin going democratic.
But the state went republican by ma
jority of 66,OOO, and 1 said, this fall it
will raise that majority to over 100000
In Indiana We have not lost over 3 per
cent of our vote because of the free silver
issue, and that is small compared with our
gains from the democrats who will not
vote for silver. Illinois is safe-perfectly
safe. Ohio will stand by Mckinley with a
good majority, and SO will Iowa.
How do you regard a third ticket that
may be put up by the administration dem
Ocrats?"
Third Ticket Will Help.
TT will help u.s. replied Mr.. Babcock,
promptly. You see, there are lots of men
who would vote the democratic ticket from
old associations, and the label democratic
would be the chief thing they would look for.
There are numbers of such men who do
not favor free silver, and yet would vote
for Bryan because he is the nominee of the
Chicago convention. Those men will vote
the third ticket, and it will help us in near
ly every section of the country where it
VI h IN
How did you find Mr.. Hanna feeling
over the outlook?"
''Splendidly. Mr.. Hanna is feeling conf
deEt He is a splendid man to have charge
of a great campaign. He Is broad-minded
and comprehensive in his views. He is
feeling well over the outlook, which un-
doubtedly points TO sweeping victory for
Mckinley"
A Western Trip.
Representative Apsley, vice chairman of
the congressional committee, and Repre-
sentative Mccall Of Massachusetts, will
start tomorrow for western tour Mr..
Apsley said today that they expected to be
gone four or five weeks, and to visit Colo
rado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, th., two
Dakotas and California, and elsewhere il
their time holds out. They will inform
themselves regarding the chances Of Nc
Klnley in the enemys country. and their
report to the committee is looked forward
to with great eagerness by its members
The sending out of campaign literature
continues by the republican congressional
committee, which now handles all Utera
tLre sent out under franks. When the ma
tonal committee wants orders for that
class of literature sent out, it merely hands
them over to the congressional committee.
Quiet ut Democratic Headquarters,
At the democratic headquarters it was
very quiet today, and will continue so until
the return here of the managers, who are
in New York.