The evening times., 1896-09-15
MAILING CAMPAIGN LIES
Republicans Have Departed
From an Old Custom.
THINK IT BETTER TO FIGHT
Silence Used to BE the Only Answer
Given False Statements-Seyeral
Successes Scored by the Leaders.
The Gripof G old 'Case-TheS Strong
Refutation Published.

The Republican managers in Washing
ton have lately devoted sUnie attention 70
the campaign lie.
II is the IirsJ time there has appeared
any tendency To work on tbs defensive,
nd the eagerness with which they have
run down several alleged false ST ate
netns OF the enemy is in strong con-
trast~ to the steady, plodding, offensive
work of the campaign.
Fighting On the defensive, the local
leaders think they have scored several
successes, and that, contrary to the usual
rule, IL has paid to go out OF their way
TO brand few campaign lies.
As minor examples OF political misrepre-
sentation, they point to the alleged for
niariou OF big silver club at Herkimer
n. Y. Warner Miller's home. where upon
Investigation it was found that only very
small Organization existed and that was
the particular IaugEing-stock or the Re
pubIicans and many of the Democrats OF
the county.
The Republicans here claim that it is
impossible for the Democrats To show even
a respectable support for their claim that
Bryan will carry New York State except
by the preparation OF numerous campaign
lies similar to the Herkimer story.
GRIP OF GoLD'
The Grip OF Cold is stamped by the
Republicans as the biggesto empaign lie of
the season. thus far The managers have
issued d brief statement on the subject.
1t is the final settlement OF the Notorious
story OF a London Financial News editorial.
and is as follows:
mo single publication OF the silver syndi-
cate has attracted So rnucl: attention as
leaflet uentitled The Grip OF Gold, which
purportS to give a quotation from the Lon
don Financial News. OF March 10, 1896, ex-
pressing the opinion that the adoption Of
free coinage OF silver in the United states
would be disadvantageo1s 20 England. and
helpful to the trade and business OF this
country
Millions OF copies of this document have
been spread broadcast by the organization
which is now processing TO be penniless and
to put legitimate arguments before
the people.
The article which is entitled The Grip
of Gold begins as follows: London. March
10. 1886. The London Financial News
says: The financial situation in the
Uailed States is very serious" II then
proceeds 10 say that while the trade OF
The world is now in the hands OF England.
II would not long remain so If the United
States should adopt the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver; that rates OF interest
would fall in this country. business revive,
and the United States would capture the
trade of the world. II closes by saying
W.T.
when that issue comes before the
people England Will regret her apathy and
adherence 10 the single gold standard "
After quoting tire refutation of the story
rs printed in tie London Financial News
of August ID, and already published in The
Times. The statement OF the Republicans
continues:
The same paper. In its issue OF the fol-
lowing day. August IA, says:
= 1t is not surprising tina I the A mcrican
market improved yesterday, for a more
manifesto than that OF the Boy
Jratorr could scarcely be conceived Mr..
Bryan, by his speech at the Madison Square
Garden, convic.s himself either of astound-
ing ignorance or OF a wiiiful perversion Of
The truth. To tell an intellectual audience
silver by tue United States alone would
raise the bullion value OF silver TO its
coinage value. and make silver bullion
worth S1-2 Fer ounce in god throughout
The world, is an amazing statement for
nan to make VITO is a candidate for the
Presidency OF a great country
"A NJ BryInis presIma bly, not wholly
iDeddcated, he must know that his state
nent, which even the most rabid hinlctaI-
ist cannot swallow, is absolutely opposed
o the truth
UNFIT FOR PRESIDENT.
But whe:ner he isonly grossly ignorant
Ir an unscrupulous rascal. holding out i'm
possible hopes, he has shown by this one
speech how completely untitled he is TO
,ecome the head of the government of the
epUbIic.'''
The Republican refutation concludes:
The Campaign OF deception and forgery
las begun unusually early this year Usu-
tly Democratic invention has been call
ID into requisition during the last days
'f the campaign when it became too late
o detect or repudiate falsehood Fortu-
lately In this case the facts are discovered
n time to permit the people TO understand
hat deliberate attempt has been made
% misiead and deceive them by this forgery
Voters will scarcely place much reliance
A tflr of IL,