The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-09-18

OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. September. l 4th.

WASHINGToN, ID. c., September, 18th.
Mr.. EDIToR:-It is not an accident
that all the big corporations are sup
porting Mckinley and opposing Bryan.
The republican platform and candidates
stand for what they want-a continu-
ance of present conditions. financial
and otherwise-while the democratic
candidates and platform stand for
what they do not want-retorm in our
financial and industrial system in order
that the common people may have as
many privileges rs those who are III
terested in trusts and monopolies
The position OF the corporations Is
strikingly illustrated by the Western
Union Telegraph Company, which car
rieS all messages sent from republican
headquarters free of charge. while they
compel the democratic committee to
pay for every telegram it sends.
Senator Faulkner. who returned
from New York Saturday brought
cheering news. In company with Sen
ator Jones he saw and talked with a
number of the most influential demo
cratic leaders while he was there, and
he SAYS that the democrats are prepar-
ing to put up fight in New York
and New Jersey that will surprise the
republicans and that he believes will
come very near to carrying both states
for Bryan. if it doesn't do it.
Tom Watson is not making any
friends am ,ng democrats by his head
strong and foolish talk. and many of
the populists have expressed their re-
greet that he was nominated. His
threats. although they are probably the
cause of the failure of the populists
leaders in some of the states to make
fair terms with the democrats. will
amount to little or nothing in the end
Speaking of the failure of fusion in some
of the states, Senator Faulkner said:
1T matters little what the leaders do.
The people will vote as they please.
regardless of arrangements made for
them by the leaders. In both Ala
bama and Arkansas. the democrats
carried the strong populist counties,
showing that the rank and file will vote
for the Bryan ticket"
In view of the positive assertions of
republicans that Wisconsin is sure to
90 for Mckinley, the following state
ment made by II. c. Hines. of that
state, who is now in Washington. is
interesting: In reality the republicans
are very much afraid that Mckinley
will not win, and they admit privately
that Bryan has an immense following.
The recent convention of the Republic
can League of Clubs in Milwaukee,. was
a perfect failure. Preparations had
been made for entertaining a tremen-
dous crowd of delegates and visitors
Fireworks had been purchased to the
value of 81 800. by the local committee.
and every thing was in readiness for a
big display. Well, the number who
came was SO small that the citizens
were disguised, and the committee
er they had bought of. He would not
take them back and they were used for
the delectation of the youth of the
town after the delegates had gone
away"
SO great is the demand for free sill
yer documents that several democratic
state committees have sent special
messengers to Washington with money
to pay for those ordered by Them. in
order to hurry them up. Senator
Faulkner, Chairman of Democratic
Congressional Committee. is in charge
of this branch of the campaign and he
is continually hustling to keep up with
his orders, and although he is now
sending out between six and seven
thousand documents Il day. the orders
are still ahead and still coming in.
If President Cleveland and the mem
bers of his cabinet expected that their
coming out publicly for the Indianapo-
lis ticket would make Il sensation. they
were badly disappointed. What else
could they do? All the world knows
that had it not been for President
Cleveland there would have been no
indianapolis ticket. Therefore it would
have been real surprise had not Mr..
Cleveland and the members of his cab
met announced their intention to sup
port Mr.. Clevelands own ticket The
announcement plays no part in the
present status of the campaign: it was
duly allowed four weeks ago.
EX-Congressman \. j. Warner, of
Ohio, who left the democratic party to
become one of the founders of the sill
YER party and returned to the fold af-
ter the silver party nominated Bryan
and Sewall, is in Washington. He is
brimtul of silver enthusiasm, and says
Iowa and Ohio will certainly vote for
Bryan. OF the latter state he saws
specifically: "The miners and farmers
OF Ohio were never more worked up
over Il matter in their lives They
know that their future depends on sill
yer and they are almost to a man for
Bryan and the white metal. Instead
of the silver wave abating it is grow
ing every day. 1t cannot be stopped
and there is no use trying. 1t is going
to march on and sweep the country in
November. 1t will sweep everything
clean"
The question of where Mr.. Bryan
will speak in Washington has been
happily settled. The proper permits
sion has been obtained and he will
make his speech at the IN II of North
Capitol and G Streets.
"lou can buy Il high-grade bicycle
in the CITY of Mexico for 5000 in Mex
lean money or 500 in American mon
ey," says the Chicago Tribune. and
then that Journal adds: This is the
way money talks where things are on
silver basis The Tribune contus-
es itself as well us its readers when it
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