New-York tribune., 1896-10-19
BRYAN LOSING GROUND.
SECRETARY MORTON TELLS OF HIS OBJ
sERvATIONs IN THE WEST.
But THERE II OUID BE NO LET-UP ~
THE FIGHT-CvERcONFIDENCE
GREAT DANCER.
GREAT DANCER.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUSE.l


GREAT DANCER.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUSE.l
Washington. Oct M-There is no member OF
President Clevelanc's Administration who feeis
deeper CT more intense interest IN the outcome OF
the pending Prcs.d na contest than Secretary Nor
ton He returned 10 Washington last week, after
spending time IN the West mainly at his home
IN Nebraska In reply Post" reporter. who
asked him whether Nebraska would vote for Nc
Kiney Secretary Morton SAID:
II don't know You see the farmers out there
have had several poor crops one after another ana
when farmer has that sort Of luck for two or
three years in succession he Is like the standing
red hot Goals. lie wants change. II doesn't
matter II the tempest-tossed ocean or the bottom
less pit pit bottomed with spikes are the only
choices He wants a change. l say. and he cant
get il 100 quick to suit him. Let the alternative be
what II may that man Is going to jump Nebraska
viii be close at the best. Bryan Is not increasing
his strength there anywhere else for that mat
ter. The sound-money crusade is gaining strength
everywhere. With sixty days more 10 the campaign
Bryan wouldn't carry enough States to use UP the
fingers your hand In counting them
You were in Iowa."
Yes, and Its all right for Mckinley. though the
talk about It's giving him 10000 majority is wrong
Wisconsin,"
''Is all right. and Minnesota. too. So are Indiana
and Michigan"
pivotal State?
The Secretary tapped his knee with his spec
tacles and replied: Il wish that every doubtful
State safe for Mckinley as Illinois. Alt
geld says that he will to Cook County with
a lead of 10000 votes II that is all he is going to
do he might as we'll himself the trouble OF
coming 10 Cook County. Because" and for en-
phass the Secretary spoke even more deliberately
than usual Mckinley will meet him at the border
line with a ma joriiy of 75.Ooo."
You the Chicago Day paradsr
II did. And let me tell you II was the greatest
thing 1 saw-that sound money parade
stood IN the Chicago Club from the beginning to
the end. The parade took five and one-haf hours
TO pass There must have been 10000 people IN
IT, have heard talk Of coercion. Well II Is pos
sible. may suppose. to coerce employees INTO
taking part in d parade But hardly think II
possible to extend the coercion so far as 20 induce
pretty nearly every mothers son In IT 10 keep up
a continuous yelling and cheering for Mckinney
Men who are coerced don't do that. nor do they
walk along swinging their canes Ike so many
drurl-mators And that the sidewalk crowd was
IN sympathy with the parade plainly enough
Indicated 10 me by the cheering and yelling which
,t kept up Il was a parade OF the Intelligent
men OF Chicago. There were hundreds from Mar
shall Fields and many hundreds from Armour's"
There have been reports that the stockyards
were pretty unanimously in favor OF Bryan.
Perhaps. Reports not difficult OF creation
But let me tell you something. That parade didn
show H. Coerced, Why you can't coerce the thi-
cago wage-worker" the Secretary very earnestly
declared. III he knew that his employer wanted
him 10 vote one way and he wanted to vote an
other he would take pride In letting MS -H'pioy"I
know his sentiments He and his fellows would
take pleasure in defying their employers ana 10
their faces. ] heard that great many employees
were wearing Mckinley buttons TO stand IN with
their employers. Tush.
Tho SECRETARY gave n gesture OF disgust. paused
Of the win
,,ue 4, would show that the Mckinley sentiment
In Chicago WAS pretty strong or else the al.'S
wouldn't want TO seem TO stand IN win @ W.
narade opened my eyes 20 the immensty OF 1hlehho
prnrs ,han anv,ning have seen It's "A mann
moth city. In which. apparently pt",,y ~
thing IL produced. There can nc no aol.pt ma ~ a.
&c ,- fllv awake | told that thc vote IN ths
city next month would reach between '"""' anu
"Do you think that the chief opposition to Mekin-
ley there IL due 10 free silver -, =. 49, 40. pt.b
Il do not" and he gave weight 20 the NOT WI"
a hlov, of his nst OIL the arm OF MS chair 80
Much Of the neaiei opl's for All - me
Dcbs people are opposed 70 Mckinley n"ca.s ~,
don't want what they cal Government py @ ~.
They don't want the p.n'f .., fnt.-st, .
toe, i,s own property. They welcomed IN.
ains, me roads But hey don't want ne Cow
eminent enforce its spirit wn'cn - s"" - are
wilIing thai the Government snonld see ma u.s @
roads dom, discriminate IN ra'es t Pa ,-,te., it-
n,e-s,a,o Commerce rom the Interference Oh n,oo
'Tbase feilows are very bitter IN ther opt, - =,
Ard ,he- about as i'drNllh'i' a
Al a,D ~ ~ emnov You ask them how they are soiiS
to vote They How Is M4Tsna 41a 1ePS. Fg' w voiS
wav No the silver question is not r"spo"
lhe Tor ali the bitter opposition 70 Meh
nm vou think that Bryan j. growing stFoil-r.
.X,hi I don't think that Bryan y .S tI.N'.t'
s.ronpnr IL unwise 20 underestimate h. SrIT,e
- -, he remembered that Bryan mas be.n ~ ~
- ~ ,o- vears-h. and the silver NINE 9"n'Is, 20
Means a great deai II shonldn De 'os, - II In
~ + fa,r mat some people are losing SlHl 80 4,
F1 FilH It's hard you know 20 ot' ~ 80,
campaign OF three months me worS M' s,ii We are
| ,t,. rn9f
I. Hr,,, e-ound rapidly. The trend IS '"S 49, NOR.
Kney and, said oefoFe s,fes ~i, 10 be worth IN,
Bryan Bry a. II Is well ne vii. have the silVSr T.
~Colorado. Idaho uah IA MypI,x bay,5g about i7oc'
and me e1,r ,ior and with that will Try to swhe 3
| en,ire 100000 and start a iopuS'. @ na.o sfx