Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04
THE NEXT HOUSE.
,r WILL he rREE-sILvERITE ny
GOOD MAJORITY.
RAILWAY COERCION IN OHIO.
500. Is Much of IL, But IL
.,,..a That Many Members
-, .Gord, Clubs VIII vote ior
Bryan.

.. from now until the election III
,sovember. that when William 'ehn'"ss
- ,s elected President he VIII nave
ho,h houses Of Congress thorousniS
occord with him and with the Nnioaeo
,,a,form and, above all, with the iie0
'.,,a,o NJ silver. This is virtually Dun
,...,ontiv conceded by some OF the hepu'-
-, leaders here. VINO. however, lo'
a.,on,,gn purposes, still continue 10 cia'i'i
a bare majority in the next iho'''
REPRESENTATIVES.
IN the present Congress the Democrats
have 1O5 members and the PopuiS's 90,
In the next House. by Calculation ''''
upon estimates which are known 10 10
- rather than over the actual hgureS'
,.o memorials or silver side, VIII nave
cain Of over seventy-hve members some
~ whom will be probably Repuonc'''9
,todeed and elected 10 vote for the iree
ro,nsge Of silver. This would give them
100 members OF the House, whereas 10
vyu be a majority Of the S57 members OF
which the House viii be composed, IN
.,Ysine the member from Utah.
nh.so Gains of new Democratic mem
- ,,iI come from all sections 81 the
country. from McKinley's own state anu
49, no ma iority Of instances the new
sJi,er congressman will take the places o.
sorrnor sound money" Democrats anu
Republicans.
THE BOLTERS mot IN IT"
The "decoy7 ticket won't carry a coun-
, ord It's followers will not contribute
votes enough TO secure the elecuoh OF
si,ole republican. force bill congressman.
These gentlemen will perhaps be grained
10 know beforehand that should then
force-blu and high-tarih leader be ciec'eu
bv the operation Of Mark Hanna's bar
ana the millions contributed by the mo
nopolies and trusts 20 defeat ne VIII OF
the people. he would be a meie figure
head I'm The White House, unable 10 give
anv of them an office except "Dy anu
with the consent Of the Senate Ihey
should also bear in mind th't both the
Virginia senators are In favor or tnt
free coinage OF silver. and neither % them
would be likely TO agree 10 the conhriha-
lion Of Democratic Hannacrat-not even
Of the man who wifi probably by appoint
mont succeed the Hon. Frank r. Lassiler
as United States District Attorney Tor
the Eastern District of Virginia.
The outlook for the Virginia ex-Demo-
cratic assistants Of Mckinley and their
contingent Of legal spoilers" IS gloomy
and deplorable. After the battle they VIII
In all probability be repudiated by their
new-found friends
COERCION IN OHIO.
Accounts OF railroad coercion by presi-
dents and managers continue TO be re-
ceived at Democratic headquarters here,
nnd in no State Is the Infamous practice
more widespread than in Mckinley's own
Commonwealth
An employee Of the Lake Erie and
Western railroad, writing from Lima, o.,
says: 1--WE are employed by the Lake
Erie and Western Railroad Company,
and we are not forced 90 join gold clubs"
as our Cincinnati, Hamilton, and Dayton
fellow-workmen are. Out OF 800 Lake
Erie and Western men, 235 are for Bryan
and silver The Cincinnati, Hamilton ana
Dayton gold club will vote for w. j.
Bryan on November the 3D.
". T. Sawyer, OF Akron. O.. says:
bryan IS going to sweep Ohio. The only
hope the gold men have Of carrying the
State Is In forcing workmen to vote that
ticket. ia Akron they are holding polit-
cal meetings In the shops This was never
done before. and IL only goes TO show how
desperate they are getting. Workmen are
not fools. however and ] believe they will
Join with the farmers OF the State and
strike "a blow at financial despotism."
Mr.. George W. Millinger of Warren,
Trmbull county, O.. says: I'VE are going
10 Increase the silver vote very largely
I'm this county. Silver is all the topic OF
talk in this Republican centre Of the
State. and the craze is still on the in
crease. Democratic and Silver speakers
have repeatedly challenged Republican
..FF 10, he n
avail"
SPECIMEN BULLDOZER.
A specimen bulldozing circular is one
handed around freely in the shops of the
Chicago Railway Company. The men are
informed Of the hours for drill Of the Nc
Kinley parade October 9Th. and are told:
If you do not march october 9Th you will
March October 10th"
Reports received at national Demo-
cratic headquarters in Chicago. from the
men themselves in many instances. are
that they Will march for Mckinley Octo-
Der 9th and vote for Bryan November Sd.
AS 10 bets on Ohio, possibly some Of
the Hanna money might be better in
vested on Geauga county than on the
State. and at the odds announced from
Republican headquarters at Cleveland
J. u. Dayton. president of the silver club
at Chardon, O., writes: Enemy on the
run. and Bryan bound to win. Bets are
even on Geauga county, the Republican
hotbed Of Northern Ohio"
HARRISON ON SILVER.
Ex-President Harrison speaks in Rich
mond on Monday, and perhaps the fol-
lowing will be interesting, as his opinion
OF the causes of higher prices. December
J. 1890. IN his annual message to Congress.
General Harrison said: The general
tariff act has only partially gone into
operation. some OF its important pro-
visions being limited to take effect at
dates yet In the future. The general pro-
visions Of the law have been in force
less than sixty days. It's permanent effect
upon trade and prices still largely stand
IN conjecture. II is curious TO note that
the advance In the prices Of articles
wholly unaffected by the tarff act was
by many hastily ascribed TO that act.
Notice was not taken OF the fact that
the general tendency OF the markets was
upward from influences wholly apart
from the recent tariff legislation. The
enlargement Of our currency by the silver
bill undoubtedly gave an upward tendency
10 trade. and had marked effect on
prices, but this natural and desired effect
OF the silver legislation was by many
enormously attributed TO the tariff act"
BLACKBURN AND CARLISLE.
Senator J. c. S. Blackburn. win leave
for Kentucky to-day. Secretary Car
Isle, following the usual course Of Re-
publican spell-binders in the campaign.
has declined TO have joint discussion
with the Kentucky senator. as was the
supposition OF Mr.. Johnson, when he made
the proposition 10 the Secretary.
Senator Blackburn is enthusiastic In his
eucOmiums OF Mr. Bryan. whom he re-