The morning times., 1896-10-20
In Politics.

| iaphihe iol viz LAC Noo
also delegate to the Chicago conyen-
ton. and Was supposed to be a gold man
| " hen he Went out there. but since ne has
come back 10 one is able to get an eX-
preston on the money question from aim.
| Nearly every man i'll his county, he
publican as Well as Democrat, has been
| atter him To staJe his view ) on the money
| question Some days ago one .of his old
friends Went at him this way.
John, l think it is time for you to
| come out on the free silver question.
You owe 1T To Your friends To say what you
! are One maj says you are for gold and
another says you are for silver. Come,
now declare yGirSeif.'
John. When ne gets excited, shutters
some, and he was excited when he an
sWered this question
Jim SAID lie, IN tt-tell you Him
the w-worst GnIS-tnis- s-niSrepreseutcd ui-m-
man in the c-c-CDunty ="
The Republican campaign committee is
SeHIlns broadcast over the country eN-
tracts from speeches Candida tel Bryan made
" iiiic lie was III Congress. they think
they have him on the nIp. These spec hes
lie had printed in a little volume and un-
der tie sdbhedd What Reduces Prices
lie quotes from IL speech made March 10,
1SS2, as follows:
But you must attribute IL rather 10 the
inventive genius that has multiplied u
thousand times, In many instances. the
strength OF Il single arm, and cnati;a us
to do today with one man what Iirly men
could not do fifty years ago. THAT Is what
has brought the prices down III tins country
and everywhere
On April 10, 1894, he also said in the
House of Representatives
Among thosrin ID avor or bimetaiism, and
in favor of independent action on the part
OF the United States, there is, however, an
honest difference of opinion as 10 the
particular ratio at which the unlimited
Coinage OF gold and silver should lie I'M
dcrtaken. The principle of bimet allism
d".s not stand on any certain ratio, and
may exist at 80 to l as well as to 16."
The Republican Congressional committee
has received advices from Kentucky which,
IT claims, shows u remarkable change i'll
the sentiment OF the state One instance, a
poll of the little town OF Fulton. is given
as sample. Thepoll in Augustlast showed
1s6 Sound money Republicans, 12S silver
Republicans, Ell gold Democrats. and 500
doubtful.
revised poll of the same place dated
October l gives the committee the follow
ing results. Seventeen silver Republicans,
is6 Nc kinicy men. 61S gold Democrats.
and $50 doubtful The writer OF the letter
ltilt tue iIldJtiltS VI tIlt Stiu
Democrats Will support Mckinley.
a similar letter has been received from
Kansas. 1t was written by merchant
who is taking an active interest III The
campaign. August lirst his list showed
Gold Republicans, ls5: silver Republicans,
lZ.: gold Democrats, III; doubtful Demo
crats, 563. October he revised 1t. as
follows: silver Republicans. II; Mckin-
lay St. t,.lI lNDU nj x
decided, $50 He adds:
Nearly all of the gold Democrats viii
vote for Major Mckinley, and so win
great many OF the undecued. This list
Is composed of white voters who have
publicly expressed their preference
Here is the very latest bulletin from
Louisiana:
Chairman E W Kniitschnitt, Demo-
cratic state committee OF LOUISIANA, reports
that the canvass of that State shows the
electoral vote is safe for Bryan, and it is
estimated the cutire delegation to Congress
VIII be Democratic"
The Pacific Coast is being heard from
in the Claiming everything in sight
theory" The Democratic State committee,
of Oregon, writes:
BRYAN will surely get the electoral
vote Of this State. There never was any
doubt about it. The combined Democratic
and Populist vote in June gave us a clear
majority y OF over 1000, and we Will largely
exceed that this year. There are thousands
of silver Republicans who are being i'm
portuned To vote for Mckinley. but the
attempt will fail, they will vote for Bryan
and swell ms majority beyond the figures
above given
The campaign is growing heated down in
r.rs.ga
Dan Jones, Of Arkansas. delivered a speech
at Fulton, Ky, a few nights ago. In the
report VI the speech which has Reached
Republican headquarters, he is quoted as
having used the following language:
Il thank the good God above that there
is n heaven for free silver Democrats, and
l thank the good God above, that there
is a hell for the eternal damnation OF all
gold bugs. l wish to God that every Demo
crat who votes for gold could be burned
alive
G. W. Aldrich, commercial traveller,
Minneapolis. Mimi, writes to Democratic
headquarters:
Minnesota should give Bryan 15 900, at
least, ana our candidate for Governor, 32,-
900. To illustrate, my ward, the Eighth,
S the banner Republican ward, and hercto-
fore good for 1000 majority. We will
reduce 1t 1 500, if not carry it. Tuesday
last was first registration day. In my
precinct, Tenth, there are Some 400 voters.
A Republican canvass shows Alb voters,
1872 Republicans tgold): 12l Democrats
silver; 100 not willing to disclose
preference. many We're marked &c who
are s.. where the highest vote ever taken
to a Democrat was 80: the Republicans
conceie III now, and fear one-half will
be silver"
Chairman Rosing, of the State Demo-
cratic committee. and Mr.. Aldrich must
know each other, for Mr.. Rosing claims
the State by the slime figures. He bases
his estimates on returns he has received
from every section of the State, and from
personal com mun;cations with the party
leaders in every district. Every allow
ance has been made he says, "for what
might be considered in any other cam
paign, sanguine estimates, and only those
that Were considered reliable were used
as u basis for estimation"
The Democrats Congressional committee
is after Gov. O'Fcrrau of Virginia OF and
heavy. They are sending out an extract
from a speech made by him in the House
of Representatives February IS, 1891,
in which he praised Mr. Cleveland and
said he was Democrat enough TO stand on
Democratic platform whether 1t agreed
With his personal views OF pot. SO many
comments were made on this that Mr.
O'Ferrall the next day made an explana-
ton. in which he said:
when l said yesterday that Mr.. Cleve-
land, in my opinion. would stand Oh what
ever platform the next Democratic Ma
tional convention might construct. even
though the free coinage of silver would be
one of its main planks, simply meant that
l believed Mr.. Cleveland was a Democrat,
and would bow 10 the Democratic platform
and the Democratic party just as | would.
l am, as / have 0lrcady said, in favor of