The Portland daily press., 1896-08-11
LOOKS BRIGHTER DAILY.
Republican Managers Receiving En'
couraging Reports.
SENATOR SHOUP SAYS IDAHO
WILL GO FOR MCKINLEY.

Good News Received From Missouri The
Cause of Silver on the Wane-Demo-
Gratis Out With an Address.
Washington, August 10.-Senator
Shoup of Idaho, was at Republican head
quarters this afternoon, and talked en-
couragingly of the outlook in the West,
especially in his OWE state. The Senator
is silver Republican but believes in
fighting the question out in his own
party. He is quite confident that Idaho
can be carried for Mckinley Enoourag-
ing news from Missouri and Kansas was
received by the Republican congressional
copmittee today. #M
A large number of letters reached
Washington this morning. announcing
that in some parts of Missouri there was
a split in the Populist ranks, and, as a
result of this the Republicans have not
been so enthusiastic since early in ths
seventies In some sections of Kansas.
it is reported that the Silver fever" is
beginning to wane, as % result of the.
rending of Republican literature with
which the state has been flooded.
The Democratic Congressional commit
tee has accepted the challenge of the Re-
puhlicans for business mems campaign,
and today announced its acceptance,
through the medium of poster that is
to be widely circulated.
"We say TO you," says tha poster, ad-
dressing itself TO the Republicans and
quoting from Mr.. Bryan's speech, "you
have made the definition of business
man too limited in its application. The
man who liz employed for wages Is as
rluch a business man as his employer.
The attorney in the country town is as
much of business man as a corporation
counsel In a great metropolis. ~
The quotation continues to draw COM
parison between the GROSS roads merchant
and the mercantile kings of New York.
Between the farmer who tolls all day,
winter and summer and the broker VINO
bets On the price of grain" between the
miner and the men who seek to "oorner
the money of the wolld."
:, Statistics accompany the poster. taken
from the figures of the 1890 census, show
ing that of the total population, 81. SO per
cent Was engaged in agriculture, 2.67 per
cent was carpenters and joiners, 1853 per
cent miners. Only OH per cent are
officials of banks, Insurance. trade.
transp0r tation, trust and other com-
papies, and but 0. ID per cent Wholesale
nlerohangs, bankers and brokers.
This posaer says she 1gures show bow
radically diffeEenp the principles of the
two parties are. Viewed from Repub-
loan standpoint, few bankers and
brokers, d few Wholesale merchants a
few officials Of trust, trade and other
corporations, are the only genuine busi-
ness men and tho millions engaged in
agriculture aud labor are of no account,
except as subjects for abusive cartoons.
Viewed from Democratic stanpdoint,
local oranges are IS mucn business men,
boards of trade ana their votes count
just as much.
The members of the national and local
labor organizations are as much business
men the members of the national and
local bankers associations, etc. In
brief" concludes the poster, the
millions of farmers, producers ami labor
ers Of all classes. are as. much buiness
mon as the few who live, thrive and
grow rich by trading in the products of
labor
This poster will be put out by the
millions all over the country. Chairman
Jones Of the National committee, Chair
man Faulkner of the Congressional COM
mirtee, Secretary Gardner of the National
Leagas of Democratic clubs, left Wash
ingbon for New York at five this after
noon to be present at the notification
proceedings Wednesday.