The National tribune., 1896-10-08

formation upon enthusiastic individuals and
members of silver clubs who have not had an
opportunity to make a careful survey OF the
situation. Nevertheless the Democratic COM
mittee is able TO surpass its Republican COM
petitor in the matter of claims and predictions
of success where the chances appear to be en-
tirely against them.
Senator Palmer when he was in town last
week, had a great many stories to tell OF the
way the newspapers have misquoted him since
he began to lead the Gold Democrats. he had
an inserview with New York reporter, in the
course of which the old Senator likened him
self to an old farmer down in Macoupin County,
who. when asked for whom he intended to
vote in the election of q certain County officer,
replied: Well, I'm going to vote for myself. L
reckon I'm the fttn'est man for the place"
81 said" SAYS Senator Palmer, in telling OF it,
" ] reckon I'm the ftten'est man for the place"
and the next day he sent me marked copy of
his paper, in which he said: Senator Palmer
regards himself as the most suitable person for
the office"
The facility with which campaign songs are
being turned out nowadays is wonderful Some
500 are on the market. The political head
quarters here get copies of nearly all the songs
that are written and issued, and they get SAM
pies of nearly all the buttons If they had
time for music Chairmen Babcock, Faulkner,
Butler, and Stevens could sit for the next
month and while away the time listening to
the warbling OF some melody, or alleged melody,
accompanied by more words than melody. In
fact, in the haste on the part of authors and
publishers to get their songs before the public,
melody has been sidetracked. The airs of other
songs have been adopted for the present occas-
ion, ia most instances, although many of the
songs are set to music specially composed, some
times by wel-known musicians. Not much
attention is paid to the many songs which are
sent to headquarters by authors and publishers,
with request that they be inspected with a
view to being purchased for distribution or for
getting the official recommendation Of the man
ager. That's the way the song comes. In nine
cases out of ten the man or firm who sends q
song TO headquarters wants one of two things
He wants to sell the song to the manager or he
wants his official Endorsement.
1t may be said here that the poet is by no
means absent in this campaign. He puts all
kinds of words together, consoling himself or
herself with the idea that something has been
written which will stir the country from GEN.
ter to circumference. The campaign poets are
more plentiful than the proverbial Spring poet.
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This is a great button campaign, too. The
| Republicans are not so great on the song as they
are on buttons and placards. This being a
campaign Of education, it is not SO much one oil
sentiment. The Republican National Com
mittee in New York. for instance, has given its
sanction to catchy placard, and is sending j,
out all over the country. This contains pic.
ture, with Mckinley represented as opening
the factories of the country to American work.
men and scorning foreigners from the east
Various other posters and placards are in use
by the Republicans. They say they are ap
pealing to reason by these things. No partisan
need 60 without button. They are as plenti
fnl as the Jersey musketo, and they cost little
More than half the time some enthusiast has
pocketful to divide with all corners. The song
are not quite as easily obtained, but they ar,
also plentiful.
The Treasury last Monday lost $102 900 il
gold coin and $4,000 in bars, which leaves tn,
true amount of the reserve $125. Ion, 1896.