The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-10-22

| scared,
| From Democratic national headquar-
ters in Chicago comes the assurance
that Mark Hanna and the Republican
managers have abandoned all hope of
electing Mckinley. This assertion is
| made positively and is based upon evil
dence of the most indisputable charac
ter. In a private conversation held at
the Lexington Hotel, Chicago, day or
two before going to New York, Mark
Hanna made these remarks:
'NcKinley's chances are exceedingly
doubtful. 1t is no use denying that we
have lost the labor vote. Debs and his
following have led the labor vote to
Bryan, while the farmers are all crazy
on free silver. 1 am afraid Mckinley
will not win"
| These statements were made by Mark
| Hanna in the presence of two or three
gentlemen whose names are known at
national Democratic headquarters, one
| of whom gave out the information, and
his reputation for veracity cannot be
impeached. Mr.. Hanna and the Repub-
lican managers WILL of course, deny
this; but It is absolutely true. This is
not all. Mark Hanna's trip to New
York was for the purpose of stirring up
| the Eastern bankers and obtaining
enough money to carry, if possible, a
majority of the House of Representa-
tives. The money power has been in
| formed that if it desires to defeat the
| passage of the free coinage act it must
| put its money into the Congressional
| campaigns. In order to divert attention
| from their own program the Mckinley
| managers have given up the election of
| Bryan. This ruSe will not work be-
cause it is positively known that dur
ing Mark Hanna's visit to New York
he made personal appeals to the bank
ing power, telling them that the only
thing which will prevent free coinage
will be a liberal disbursement in doubt
ful Congressional districts. He has
given up all hope of electing Mckinley.
Bryan's marvellous tour through the
East, the intense enthusiasm and count
less crowds which greet him on his re-
turn to the West, recent polls of Central
and Western States, and the failure OF
Mark Hanna and his corporation satel-
liteS to cOerce the labor vote has
brought about this feeling of deSpera-
ton in the breasts of the national Re-
publican managers. Every poll that has
so far been taken by the Republican
managers in the Central Western
States indicates an overwhelming ma
jority for Bryan. They indicate Il de-
fection of from 20 to % per cent of the
Republican vote, while the Democratic
gold detection is less than per cent
The Republican managers have not
been able to deny these facts. Every
return made to Democratic headquar-
ters indicates that the free silver move
ment is on the increase; every poll |
made of the Central Western States in
dicates big majority for Bryan. In |
the Republican strongholds of the Cen
tral Western States the free silver feel |
ing is most strong. The labor vote is |
shown to be for Bryan, as stated by |
Mark Hanna. and as already known by |
the national Democratic managers The |
Mckinley managers are making a big |
noise about the size of the Hanna gold |
parade in Chicago, but when it is re-
membered that at least $4,000 of the |
coerced laboring men who marched in |
the parade will vote for Bryan the Re
publicans have 10 reason for jubilation.
Goldbug employers may compel their
employees TO march in Republican
parade. but, thanks 10 the Australian
ballot, they can't compel them to vote
for the Mark Hanna crowd. The Nc
Kinley managers have no hope what
ever of controlling this vote at the polls.
The most conservative Democratic
estimates give the free silver forces a
large working majority in the next
House Of Representatives while the
present free silver majority in the Sen
ate will be increased. The Mckinley
managers are simply desperate and
are trying by wholesale lying, whole
sale debauchery and wholesale intimi-
dation 10 stem the tide which is GER
tain to engulf them in November.
Another thing that has carried con-
sternatiOn is the declaration of Gov
ernor Altgeld that Bryan will sweep
Illinois by tremendous majority. 1t
is conceded by every intelligent voter
in Illinois who knows Governor Altgeld
that he is one Of the most conservative
men in the State and never makes pre-
dictions unless lie is assured of the
fact. Governor Altgeld in a signed i'll
tervew to the New York Journal says:
Il have been in all sections of the
State, and l find the outlook very much
more favorable than ii was in 1892. We
carried the State then by upward of
$4,000 majority.
From present indications | will say
that Bryan will sweep this State by a
tremendous majority. Hanna's hire
lings are making much noise but the
people are with u.s.
(Signed.) JOHN =. ALTGELD."
The great daily newspapers, and par
ticularly those of Chicago, with one or
two exceptions. are deliberately per-
verting and suppressing facts, and ut
tering falsehooGs regarding the cam
paign. There are more than 200 Bryan
meetings i'll Chicago every night. The
audiences at these meetings range
from 500 to 1000, yet not one line ap-
pears concerning them in the Mckinley
press. These papers are continually
making assertions that the Democratic
managers have abandoned
Bryan: that Bryan is sick; that there is
dissension in the Democratic and Popu-
liStic ranks: that the Democratic man
ayers are without funds; that they have
and millions of money wrested
from mine owners: that the silver boom
is on the wane: that the labor vote is
for Mckinley; that Mckinley will car
ry Illinois and other Central Western
States by incredible majorities. These
lies are only Il part of the plan of the
Mckinley managers to delude the pub
lie outside of Chicago. Their state
ments are lieS-cvery one of them. AS
a matter of fact orga niZed labor is
for Bryan: business
men-with the exception of the large
merchants and bankers-are also for
Bryan: 10000 Republican voters i'll Chi