Middletown transcript., 1896-08-01

1~HU~ U~~"u UCEdGo Luz MC'
, Kirley and Hobart, as about the most
{ astounding exhibition Of political gall
! ever witnessed in this country. The
!. cornerstone of the Republican party
is its belief in protective tariff, and
as soon as it has the power it will put
that belief into practice again, with
every confidence that it will restore
the prosperity of the country to what
| it was under wise Republican govern
ment in the past. 1t is perfectly true,
as claimed by the gold Democrats, that
a sound currency has become one of
the main issues of this campaign, but
it vas Democratic tariff tinkering
and the general incapacity of these
same gold Democrats, in the persons
of Mr.. Cleveland and his administra-
tion, which made it an issue. Believ-
ing this, and that protective tar iff
will bring back prosperous times and
remove the causes which have made
the question of sound currency come
to the front, the Republicans could not
for moment even consider such a
proposition as the abandonment of the
advocacy of protective tariff. If
gold Democrats wish to support Nc
Kinley and Hobart, on one of the best
platforms ever adopted by a National
Convention, we'll and good. The Re-
publicans can win without their votes,
and have no inducements of any kind
to offer them. The only advantage to
be had from their votes will be to add
to the Republican majority and conse-
quently TO the force of the rebuke which
the country will give to the men who
dared to make presidential campaign
on such platform as that adopted at
Chicago and practically readopted by
the populist convention.
/ According to Mr.. James Mcdowell,
member of the Republican State
Central Committee, of S. Dak., and
representative Pickler, of the same
state, both of whom are now in Wash
ington, the boiling of Senator Petit
grew is not endorsed by sufficient
number of Republicans to put the
state in the double column. The Con-
gressional committee has received |
quite number of letters from Demo-
Gratis announcing their intention to
vote for Mckinley and Hobart. The
following from Virginia farmer is
fair sample: 81 have always Leen a
moss-back Democrat, but can't stand
free silver, populism and anarchy all
at one dose, and believe that McKin-
ley is our only hope for good times
again. l was fool enought to advo-
cate free trade, but have come to the
conclusion that if the farmer is to get
good prices there must be mouths to
fill, and without money to buy with,
the mouths must 60 empty, while
plenty of work alone will give the
money!
Senator Proctor, of VT, paid flying
visit to Washington in connection
with National Committee business.
As it would have been an obvious
waste of words to have asked him how
things political were in his own state,
which has never since the Republican
party organized voted anyother way,
he was asked what he thought of the
general outlook. He replied in an ag-
gravated Yankee drawl which he uses
upon occasion: "Well, I don't believe
that the American people are entirely
crazy yet, so feel pretty safe as to re-
Suits"
There is rumor in Washington that i
somebody has got in ahead of the g
Bryan managers and engaged the
Madison Square Garden in New York !.
City, in order to prevent the holding of y
The Bryan notification meeting there =
next month. The rumor may or may .
not be true, but it can be set down as I n
certain, # it be true, that no Republi- I
ian money is being put up for any such b
foolish purpose. The Republicans
would not care if Mr.. Bryan made a
speech in New York city every night
between now and election day, be- c
,ause they know that nothing he can
'ay there or elsewhere will prevent the
Election OF. Mckinley and Hobart. n
1t will be long time before the
country has such another exhibition of
'olitical freaks as the populist conven-
ion was. The disgust aroused by read
ng the proceeding of that convention 9,
Vill, of itself make thousands of Re- :,
ublican votes among intelligent men 81
Tho have heretofore been Democrats. q
he action of that convention in NOM III
mating Bryan and Watson instead of T
'ryaI and Sewall, as the little side ds
how at st. Louis did, may fool some in
the more ignorant populists, but it Di
ill fool nobody else. If any populist ge
ectors are elected next November or
hey will cast their votes in the cleo ~ a.
,rial college for Bryan and Sewall. ~ ~
ON Watson is merely dummy, who ~ ~
as put up to scare the Bryan man. oy
gers into acceding to the demand of wi
le populist leaders; the scheme tol
orked, too, and written prsomies ga
ere carried away from st Louis in Tb
70 inside pocket of some of the pop as
,ts. mr.;