Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-02
W'ashlngton S'taudara
IT IS STILL SOARING.
THE PROSPECTS OF VICTORY
STILL MOUNTING
4 conference of Representative
silver Mcn They Are confident
of VictOry-TrnitOr Carlisle Will
stump Kentucky - Sound Money
League" AT n Discount The Pros.
poets Outlined.

WASHINGTON, Sent. 18th. 1896


Several important Democratic con-
terence were held in Washington and
vicinity during the present week, and
the precaution, taken to keep the sub
Iects talked about at these conferences
out OF the newspapers have been sue
ceSsiul. Among those taking part III
these conferences were Senator Jones,
chairman CT the Democratic National
Committee; Senator Faulkner, Chair
man OF the Congressional Committee {:
Senator Butler, Chairman OF the Popu-
list committee, and Senator German,
Teller, and Dubois, and National COM
mitteeman Scott, OF the Democratic
advisory committee. 1t is enough for
those who desire the election of Bryan
and the triumph of silver to know that
the object OF these conferences was to
add to the certainty OF that result, and
that th0y wore in every way oatis-
factory to those who participated in
them. More could not be told with
out violation OF confidence, and with
out furnishing information which
might enable the Mckinley crowd to
throw obstacles in the way of certain
plans. Suffice it to say that every
man who participated in these con-
ferences is certain that Bryan will be
elected.
Democrats are unsparing in their
criticism OF Secretary Carlisle, who, by
the way, is going to take the stump in
Kentucky for Palmer & Brickner, for
having written letter saying in eff
feet that he would redeem silver dol
lars in gold, if the demand was made.
Senator Faulkner declares this to be
an invitation to the money sharks to
raid the gold reserve of the Treasury
and force the issue OF more bonds, and
expresses the opinion that it will be
worth thousands of votes to Bryan and
silver, by convincing people OF the
intention OF the gold men to 60 still
further than they have yet gone
towards turning our financial inter-
ests over to half dozen bankers in
Europe and New York. He says this
"emphasizes the necessity as we'll as
the duty of those who believe in
American financial independence to
support the American policy repre-
sented by the Democratic ticket"
Hon. E. P. Baldwin, Auditor of the
Treasury, continues to make Bryan
and silver speeches just as thought he
had never heard anything about Presi-
dent Cleveland's intention to remove
every office holder who takes the
stump for Bryan. Mr.. Baldwin made
a speech before the East Democratic
Club this week especially devoted to
the financial question. After stating
in detail how the money power had
dictated the financial legislation of the
country until present unsatisfactory
conditions had been reached, and plac.
ing the fault for the present system
upon the Republicans, Mr.. Baldwin
said: "How does Mckinley propose
to stop the sale OF bonds if he is elected?
He can't get gold in any other way
than Mr.. Cleveland did, by the sale of
bonds. This administration had to
sell bonds to keep the reserve intact
and had to do so third time. How
will this condition be remedied by Nc
Kinley? 1t was either issue bonds or
pay in silver, and If the latter had
been done the bankers would have
cried reputation. Bonds had to be
sold from $l.O4 to SLIT, the financiers
making this great profit, and this
state of things would continue under
Mr.. Mckinley. If Mr.. Bryan is elected
a Democratic House will be elected.
We have the Senate, and bill will be
passed which Mr.. Bryan will sign and
the law will be enforced and these
hard times will disappear"
A we'll advertised public meeting Of
the " Sound Money League" of Wash
ington, was attended by just seven
people and three of them were news
paper reporters.
Representative McMcMillen, of Ten.
nessee, who has come off the stump
long enough to finish preparing the
Democratic Campaign Book says of
the present situation: From the
beginning OF the fight those we'll
posted have known that the Democracy
had everything south OF the Potomac
and Ohio rivers, and everything west
of the Missouri river, and that it has
got such hold in the Northern States
of the eastern portion of the Missis.
sippi valley that the entire Maine cleo.
ton or the Vermont election have
been insufficient to make even Nc
Kinley and Hanna feel secure. The
Democratic party, with all the hsndi-
caps that have been placed upon it, is
in a better position to win q victory
to-day than it has been at this stage
of the campaign in any contest in the
last twenty years. We are going to
win this fight. Maine and Vermont
prove that Republicans were correct
in their estimate of New England, just
as Arkansas and Alabama proved that
the Democrats were correct in the
estimates as to the situation in the
South and West"
Capt. ID. F. Allen, a member of the
State Board Of Tax Commissioners of