The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07
WASHINGTON T

II universal discussion VIII enable
the people To vote iuic.iipou,N ON the
money question. inry vii. certainty do
'hi, year. Noycr during your cor.
f',p"udrui'> tuc''y wears ,Nurri.uc.
'' Washington newspaper Wurk have
)h' people shown such intense Interest,
III any question rs they are now show.
ing IN silver. Ordinarily it j. only the
p"ii'irianS who generally discus, the
ISSUES OF the national campaign, but
now literally "verybudy j. discussing
SILVER and ii the number Of pcoulo WIN
are st'II in doubt as to whether they
"pp"s" or favor the free coinage of sll.
yer and are seeking information ON
the subject is proportionately as large
al over III" country rs in Washington.
II Is perfectly clear that me decision is
III the present time hanging i'm the
hailhce, as it were, and tina, I'm, mn.
J"rHS Is vet To be convinced one way
or tn" other. The committee he,d.
quarters OF all the parties are constant.
~ thr"ngcd with people who wan,
copies ct al the documents issued both
Tor and against free coinage. All the
'"cAi papers are c%ouduriiug omen dis.
''l>N'"u> on the subject. and even ,hr
~"""tb'1rk, are asking their ppiror. the
meaning q! free coinage of silver at =,
ra'i" ut 10 to IL quiet family rather.
Jugs III" sam" question j. asked nj,
u'|'">N'd' ana II j. constantly sur.
prlN"d T." learn how much the women
nav" read ON the subject. The reason
Tor TINS great interest j. not hard ,o get
at othrr national questions. however
important they may be, do not per.
sohaIiy appeal to the average man ar
woman, but when 1t comes To money
~e''Tybody Is at nice Interested MOI
only in how they are To get it, bu, i'm
MS purchasing power after they get il.
In" term Campaign Of education"
has become somewhat %hackncyed of
late years, but it is certain that il is
the "hiy correct name for the present,
condition Of affairs. Both gold and
silver men profess to believe that this
education of the masses on the money
question is going t. result in their
winning. II will certainly rcsul, in
the people knowing more on the sub.
jrct than they yer knew before.
Acting Secretary Turner, who is in
temporary charge of the national head.
quarters, say, the democratic and the
populi>t national committees will set.
tie the Watson.Sewall business. and
that it will be decided in the interest
OF tn" parties, rather than either of the
men,. III" also said: "A division of
the electors, leaving both Watson and
SewalI ON their respective tickets will
he II very easy matter in all the south.
"rn states where the election laws are
not 50 stringent rs in some of IN,
other states. No state in the south re-,
qlill"s that the name of a candidate shall
appear but one" on the ticket, hence /,
will not create any confusion or iniure
Bryan II tn" elrcior, be divided and
half of them presented under the cap
ton Of Bryan and Srwall and the Other
half standing for Bryan aud Watson
Tia" v"t" in each instance would b,
counted for Bryan" Secretary Mercer
of the republican congressional com.
mittcC, takes Il somewhat different
view of the matter. He said. ''Th,
silver men are going to eNprricnc,
their first serious set back when they
attempt to form their fusion with In,
popuIi>ts, especially in the south, | dc
not believe the populiSts in that sec,
ton will consent to vote for democrn
tie electors unless they are promised 4
share inthe state offices, and this tn,
democrats will not feel disposed I,
give. ! believe that several of tn,
southern states will give republican
majsrities, and that the populists viii.
assist in bringing about that result
Others are expressing the very posi-
tive opinion that the "middle .of.the,
road populists will have "A presiden
tial ticket of their own before the cam.
paign grows much older.
The politicians are wondering
whether that dry proclamation whicl,
President Cleveland issued last week
warning Americans to strictly observ,
the neutrality laws, is all he will
have to say on Cuban affairs befor,
congress meets. The necessity Of thi.
last proclamation was not really an,
parent to ordinary folk, II similar pro.
clamation had been issued last year
It is understood that tie c%on,inuou,
protests made by the Spanish minister
against aid extended to Cuban lilibus