Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-08-24
NATIONAL POLITICS.
Arrrn rHr oR1e1NA1 oonppue.

GAINESVILLE, Ohio.--W. @. Munson, one of
the prominent free silver Republicans of
the state, bro ther of Judge Munson and
a journalist here, has addressed the fol-
lowing letter to Senator Sherman:
"Your close political associates and dis
tingushed men in the Republican party
take delight in saying that the Hon. W. j.
Bryan is in the employ, at salary of
$4,000 year, of the silver millionaires
of the west. This Mr.. Bryan denies, aad,
as he is an honest man, I believe him.
"And now, Senator Sherman, few
words to you. For years I have watched
your career and am aware that you once
carried chain for the surveyors on the
Muskingum river improvement and honor
you for that, and it was honest toll. You
have been before the public in various
capacities for three dozen years. In
that time you have held Office constantly.
II is presumed that you have had little,
if any, time for anything else. We have
heard you say that accepting office was
sacrifice, for you could not live on the sal
ary of $4,000 year paid members of
the United States house or senate, and
yet, after three dozen years Of self-saori-
flee for your country, living ata $4,000
rate on $4,000 salary, you are rated as
millionaire from four to eight times over.
"You often, in your speeches, challenge
your political opponents to snswer close
questions. Can and will you, before re-
firing to private life, tell the dear people
who so long have supported you the
secret of serving your country thirty-six
years on $4,000 salary, at the same time
living at a $4,000 year rate, and re-
firing a multi-millionaire? 1t would be
interesting information for tho rising
generation-even your young friend,
William J. Bryan, might profit by it
and be an incentiyo for others to emulate
your career. The plain people have for
years been wondering how this self-sacri-
fioing public servant, John Sherman,
could accumulate wealth so rapidly, while
they, his constituents, grew poorer each
year. NV. =. MUNsoN."
BRYAN AND HILL.
New York.-A dispatch to the Herald
from Albany, N. Y, says: Senator Hill
has invited Mr.. Bryan to be his guest at
Woolfort's Roost tomorrow afternoon
between 4 and 6 O'Clock, the time between
Mr.. Bryan's arrival from Upper Red Hook
aud his speech in the city hall square. This
WAS the news given out Saturday night at
the meeting of the Democratic commit
tee which indorsed the Chicago ticket and
the Chicago platform.
Upper Red Hook.-Mr. Bryan showed
nc surprise at the newpaper stories that
the New York state Democratic organi-
zation had decided to support him. He
did reflect little bit upon the statement
that Senator Hill had told Danforth that
he would support and work for him Mr..
Bryan.) He said in relation to the ques-
tion: ut is not Senator Hills custom to
speak through others, and l doubt that
Mr.. Danforth gave out a statement pur-
porting to bs made by Senator Hill. The
senator will probably make his own an
nouncement."
1t is said here on very good authority
that Senator Hill would take part in the
demonstration in honor of Mr.. Bryan at
Albany tomorrow night. The statement
needs Authorization, however.
The receipt Of a letter from Leader
Sheehan, of Tammany, asking Mr.. Bryan
to speak in New York, added another
chain to the circumstances leading up to
proof Of thorough understanding be-
tween Mr.. Bryan and the New York Dem
ocracy.
The published statement that Richard
Croker had approved Mr.. Sheehan's and
Tammany's course in indorsing Bryan
caused the candidate great deal of sat
isfaction, however, and he said that he
had always believed that all the great
leaders would fall into line, except per.
haps those who had financial interests
with the gold side Of the issue.