The morning times., 1896-09-01
IN THE CAMPAIGN
PILOT HOUSES
Latest Gossip Of Those Who Are Conducting
the Political VOYAGE.

LATEST GOSSIP Of Ihose VINO Arc conducting
the Political Voyage.
With the Presidential election nine weeks
off. the several committees here are run
ming at full speed supplying literature. SO
far the Republican committee has sent out
5000 900 documents and will continue
to send them out at the rate OF 500 900 per
day.
The Democratic committee Is now well
supplied with documents. 1t has already
sent out 5000 ,OGO copies of documents,
and its daily output will be $50, 900 per
day.
The silver committee, Secretary Diffen-
derfer said, will within the next ten days
send out 100000 documents.
The Populists have sent out 5000 900
documents, and are now sending out 16O,-
900 per day. From the Democratic, POpu-
lists and Silver headquarters the documents
are sent to individuals and clubs direct,
while most OF the literature supplied by
the Republican Committee is sent to the
State central Committees and by them dis
tributed to clubs and individuals.
.TIe Silver Plot" Is the title OF a new
campaign document received by the Re-
publican Congressional committee for
their inspection. The text of the ar
gument set forth in the pamphlet Is the
list or immense fortunes posse ssed by per
sODs prominently identified with the free
silver cause. These fortunes are said to
aggregate 1851 100000. The effort Of
the author is TO show that the miIlioDaires
and monOpolists are not confined TO the
gold standard advocates. In commenting
on Senator Stewart the folio wing para-
graph refers to recent publications in The
Times:
lie is publishing III Washington and
lnA
Silver Knight. Although multi mil
lioDaire. labOring men charge him with
conducting rat office and underpa wing
Ills printers. He has had labor troubles
in his office. which have been described
in one OF the Washington papers, Senator
Stewart being openly accused or not pay
ing living wages"
An idea of the rest of the pamphlet il
given by a few OF the sub-head lines
''ROthschilds Are Interested" Hearst
Estate Owns Ne wspapers. .'.'Senator Vests
Friends Kun Mine that Has Paid Twelve
Million Dollars in Dividends" ''Bryan's
Millionaire Backers,' "Silver EaTons Con
troll Courts .'Standard Oil COntIo
Certain Transportation "PIutocracy and
Monopoly Organize the Bimetallic League"
The pamphlet gives ID table OF figures to
show that though the cost OF staple articles
used in miping has decreased 30 per cent
since 1885, yet the wages paid 10 miners
have been reduced.
Secretary Edgerton, OF the Populist ma
tional Committee, predicts a clean sweep
Tor Bryan in Nebraska, Kansas, Montana
and Colorado. He qualities his prediction
only as regards Colorado. Here he is
interested to see il Teller will prove 10
be still in control OF the State Republican
organization. He believes, however, that
Senator walcott will prove to be the party
ruler this year. and that the State is safe
for Bryan.
These figures of Mr.. Edgerton regarding
the outlook in Nebraska, his own State, are
interesting: Normal Republican Vote in
the State, $4,000; normal Populist vote,
10000; normal Democratic vote, 45 900;
tot which 5 900 perhaps, are for gold;
normal Prohibitionist vote, 5000; total,
2O5,O0O.
The vote Tor Bryan, Secretary Edsertcn
predicts, viii be as follows: Democrats,
$1,000: 900 OF which are free silver
men and the remaining 5000 for bryan
on account OF State pridei; Popuist, TO-
900; Republican. 10 900; total, / Is 900.
This gives Bryan q clear majority OF 25,-
900 votes
Senator Black burn came to the city yes
terday from Ocean City, Nd, on his way
to South Bend, Ind. where he speaks. Sep
tember 8. Senator Blackburn sa VS. h. met
hundreds of people at Ocean City from all
parts OF Maryland. and there was but une
opinion. namely. that Maryland was solid
Tor Bryan The free silver sentiment IN
the eastern shore is carrying everything
by storm, many lifelong Republicans Civ
ing in their allegiance to Bryan He Hiet
Mr.. Sid Williams, son OF the late Senator
william who told him that the Dc,no-
cratic majority in Maryland Tor Bryan
would be greater than for any Democratic
candidate Tor many years past
Twelve applications for membership in
the National Association OF Democratic
yesterday The applications We're from
ten different States aud most Of them
from the West In the letters which ac-
company these applications emphasis Is
laid ON the fact OF every detection from the
Republican ranks, these evidently being a
source of great JOY andhope tothe Democrats.
Mr.. j. Frank Snyder of Clearfield. Pa.
left for st. Louis yesterday on behalf OF
Secretary Lawrence Gardiner of this city
TO make the preliminary arrangements for
the club convention on September 80.
letter was received from the secretary Of
the Business Mems Association OF st. Louis
sa wing that his association was anxious
TO do all it could to make the convention a
success.
A statement with the explanation that it
is an example OF McKinley's "braZen du-
plicity'' is made by Secretary Diffenderfer
of the national Silver party. The statement
is to call attention to an extract from an
address delivered by Mckinley at the Lincoln
Day banquet, Toledo, Ohio, February IL,
1891. Anextract from the speech is quoted
as follows:
During all OF Grover Cleveland's years
at the head Of the government he was dis
honoriug one of our precious metals, one
Of our own great prOduos- tlscreditiDg
silver and enhancing the price OF gold
He endeavored. even before his Inaugural
ton to office. to stop the coinage of silver
dollars. and afterward. and to the end OF
his administration, persistently used his
power to that end. He was determined
to contract the circulating medium and de-
mopetize one of the coins Of commerce,
limitthe volume Of none Y amongtiie people,
make money scarce .aBd therefore dear.
He would have increased the value OF
money and diminished the value OF every
thing else-money the master, everything
else the servant He was not thinking OF
the poor then He had left their side.'
He was net standing forth in their de-
fense' Chean coats<cheap labor and dear
money The sponsor and promoter Of these
protesting to stand guard over the welfare
OF the poor and lowly! Was there ever
more Inconsistency or reckless assump-
tion?'
7 EVITY WITH BREVITV