Middletown transcript., 1896-09-12
he is ready to give his services and
best efforts to the cause of good money
and protection.

| TIERS.
| Much interest is centered in the Ma
tional Headquarters in this city, where
great activity prevails.
Under the direct supervision Of Hon
Mark Hanna, chairman of the COM
mittee, and of Gen. William Mckinley
Osborne, secretary of the committee,
the office force has been thoroughly
organized, and just now everyone con-
nected with headquarters, from Mr..
Hanna down to the Office boy, is as
busy as bee," as a great deal of
work-hard work, is being done and
there is much to accomplish in the
next two months. The headquarters
offices are conducted on business prin-
ciples and banking hours are not the
rule. The greater part of the work Of
the press-bureau is done in Chicago at
the Western headquarters, but the
branch here in New York is accom-
plishing great deal. The bureau con-
tains large corps of trained newspa-
per men, writers and clerks, at work,
and not one of them has an idle moment.
Reports from all parts of the country
are received daily at the headquarters,
and thus the great work of electing a
President of these United States is
carried on with the method and system
Of great business concern.
sTRAws THAT INDICATE SOMETHING.
Straws show the current of the wind
and it is a remarkable fact~that in this
great city there not to be seen half
dozen flags or banners flying the names
of Bryan and Sswell. while on Broad
way, from Forty-second street down to
the Battery, and on all intersecting
streets, which includes the retail and
wholesale business part of New York,
immense flags wave in the breeze, hold
ing in big letters the names of McKin-
ley and Hobart.
In fact, Mckinley and Hobart flags
and banpers are seen everywhere, and
in the downtown region, in the dry
goods, shoe and leather, drug, hard
ware and coffee districts, they are as
numerous as the stars in the heavens.
Every newspaper Office in this city,
except two, display immense portraits
of the Republican candidates, with ap-
proprite notices, indicating that they
stand for prosperity and protection.
The only Bryan banners visible in the
centra part of the city hangs limp and
heavy at the headquarters of Mr.. ST.
John, who is treasurer of theD Democratic
National Committee, and the only and
sole representative of that committee
in New York.
This display by hundreds of McKin-
ley flags and banners in the business
part of the great metropolis says as
plainly as words can express it that |
the business men, the bone and sinew
Of the city, the men who have the |
brain and intelligence to conduct the
great financial affairs of our country,
are almost unanimous for sound money
and protection.
AN OBJECT LESSON.
The business men on Broadway and
streets from Seventeeth
to Thirty-third streets recently gave
an object lesson typical of their devo-
tion to Mckinley and Hobart and the
principles they represent.
The lesson was given on last Friday
afternoon at 5 O'Clock, when FIVE large
Mckinley and Hobart flags were stimuli
stretched across Broadway (
,ne for each block, between the streets
1amed. In addition at the same hour,
IN nearly every building on Broadway,
n this section. was displayed the
American flag and Mckinley banners
covered with portraits of Mckinley
md Hobart, will remain there unfurled
Until after the election on November
). The city of New York, in fact,
'airly blooms in this way with Republic
,anism and patriotism.
/ In order that this object lesson
night be made impressive, and reach I
IS many people as spossible, 81, 900 cards
we're issued announcing the event, and
we're distributed by messengers though
,ut the business district of the city.
rhe cards were striking with the
American flag, in colors, and printed 4
N them in large letters Of gold, were
he legends: mckinley and Hobart"
Sound Money" and National
Honor" Under the flag were the
words: LONG MAJ IT WAVE |
),ER THE LAND OF THE FREE
IND THE HOME OF THE
and under all was The
tip or mysterious injunction: Be
n Broadway at s o'clock today +,
The business men who conceived
be scheme and solicited contributions
o meet the expense did not meet with
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