Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-09-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(Frcm onr Regular Correspondent. }

by comparing what is given ont
at the Bryan headquarters with
what is given ont at the Mckinley
headquarters is apt to think with
the Olt.deceived men who exclaim-
ell '.All men are liars" IL is part
of the game OF politics to claim
everything, In order to induce
those who are on the fence to get
down on your side. But the pri.
vate utterances of the politicians
are often directly opposite to what
they say for publication, and as
rule they represent nearly their
real opinion. From their public
talk, you would suppose that the
gold men and the silver men are
equally confident, but their con.
yersation Ia private tells a diner
ent story. The pIst weak has
made heavy InrOai| upoL the
stock of nfdencs at Bryan hea |.
quarters, and has largely increased
that article at M'Knley head
quarters. It has become plain to
the most enthusiastic slIverite that
Bryan need expect nothing from
the East, aud the Indianapolis
ticket may throw some OF the
Southern states for Nick nlev.
Bryan's managers are also b ing
hampered by a lack OF money 10
carry on the campaign which tuey
have mapped out, while the Me
K'nley managers are flooding the
doubtful states With literature and
filling them With stump speakers.
Aud to add to the difficulties, the
complaints against the way in
which the Bryan managers are
running things, are increasing.
Senator Butler, Chairman OF Il
Popnlist NaIonal Committee will
not talk about the conference he
had with Ton " ltsoa several
days ayo, further than to sag that
Watson Is cheerf II, and that b.
thinks the cause of silver wOll
be greatly benefited by the with
drawal OF Sewall. Mr.. Sew sll has
added to the difficulties of the
situation by his positive statement
that he doesn't intend to with.
draw, which he thought to be in
tended as a hard slap at those who
were schemlng to get him of the
tick 4.
While everybody wishes to So
the Postal s 'rylce of the country
brought to the highest possible
efficiency. there are few people who
believe that making the employees
spies upon each other will help
things along in that direction.
However, among the few who do
believe in tue spy system are the
Post Office Department Off Hh%,
who have Just Issued circular to
the r Ilway Mail Services Clerks,
their attention to the general order
issued last winter, requiring EN-
ploJ es to report cases OF irregular
Ity and IN scOnduct of any employ
es which come to their knOwled -
to The divisions to be forwarded
to Washington and warning them
of punishment to cone II they do
not obey these orders. Remember
ing the scOrn with which school
children treated the "tell tale" OF
tue school, and that men are but
grown up school children, 1t Is not
surprising that this order has
been quietly Ignored in the past,
n IT will 1t be surprising it 1t con.
tinues to be ignored, nOtwith.
standing these threats.
While do not assert that be
will do so nOb)ly need b. sur
prlsed II Secretary Carlisle should
90 to Kentucky and take tue
stump for Palmer and Buckner.
liz is known that he feels very
sore over the fiGgs which Bryan
and other stump speakers have
made at his management of The
Treasury and that he would like
TO see Kentucky carried By Nc
Klnley; also that he has said that
he believed it possible for Palmer
and Buckner IN get 30 600 votes d
Kentucky. If they could get hall
that number, NJ Kiuley would br
certain to carry the state. Secre
tary Carlisle has a strong personal
following in Kentucky and the
Brya managers would DISLIKE
very much to see bin take the
stumpin that state. The three
states in which the Indianapolis
ticket IS expected to get votes
enough to be factor In the le
suit are Kentucky, Illinois and
Indiana. In many OF the other
= states there will be no Palmer and
. Bnckner electors voted for.
? S.nator Hill Is being very care