Evening star., 1896-09-09
EFFECT OF FREE SILVER
A Denial From the London Financial News
Of Paragraph Attributed to It.
Chairman BabcOck Has Received
News Of Democratic Detection
in Wisconsin.

Inc republican congressional committee is
In receipt Of an authoritative denial of a
campaign assertion which has been used, 1t
is claimed. by the democrats throughout
the United States. Several weeks ago the
press Of this country extensively printed
what purported to be an extract from an
editorial in the Financial News of London,
England. The editorial said. in part:
THE condition Of affairs in the United
States Congress demands the immediate at
tention Of British fnanciers and statesmen.
The trade of the world is now in our hands,
but 1t will not long remain there if the
United States goes to a bimetallic basis
with free and unlimited coinage of silver.
win the addition of silver to the volume
OF money everything in America would take
on new race. Labor and industry would
gain new life. The grip of the gold stand
ard on the products of the world would be
loosened and prices would rise Great
Britain would lose her markets in South
America, Asia and even Europe, and the
American bottoms would not be long in
capturing the carrying trade of the world"
The republican congressional committee
has received a marked copy of the Finan-
cial News of London of August h. 1886, in
which the following editorial leads the
editorial page:
I'VE have received numerous letters from
American correspondents, containing what
purport to be editorials from the Financial
News, and which have been reprinted in
various western papers as campaign litera-
ture. One Omaha paper prints article
stating that ii is from the London Finan-
cial News of March 10. No such article was
ever printed by us, and its whole tenor is
directly opposed to the view we have taken
of the effect OF free silver in the United
States. So far from advocating free silver
coinage we have persistently pointed out
that it spells reputation and the with
dfaWal OF all European capital.
Democratic Detection in WISCONSIN,.
The republican congressional committee
received advices of numerous democratic
defections in Wisconsin, the most promi-
nent of which was in Dodge county, the
home of the commissioner Of the general
land office, Mr.. Lamoreaux. The town of
Rubicon in that county has been canvass
ed, and Mckinley and Hobart Club
eanized with membership of 800. In 1892
the total republican vote of this township
was but 81. The population of the town of
Rubicon is principally German-American.
A copy has also been received of the let
ter or Mr.. John Morris, the democratic ex-
district attorney of Mr.. Babcocks home
county, Juneau, 1enouncing the Chicago
convention and its nominees, and pleJ;;ing
his support to Mckinley. In Mr.. Morris
published letter ne says:
During this campaign, at least, / shall
vote and work as hard as 1 am able to for
the election of Maj. Mckinley and the as
tendency of the republican party to power
with full and complete control OF our ma
tional affairs"
Advices have also been received of the
detection of Mr.. Giles Stevens a leading
democratic attorney of Sauk county Wis
consn, who, in letter to Chairman Peck
OF the democratic state central committee
renounces, in unqualified terms, the plat
form and the nominees of the Chicago con-
vention. Mr. Stevens SAYS:
spent three years, from 1851 to 1864
nshtins that spirit of anarchy, and am not
yet prepared to admit that in so doing I
no ad -
yer standard " ould in my opinion be a dis
aster to the nation but little short of that
OF the rebellion of thirty-five years ago, SO
far as financial prosperity is concerned If
1t be true, intimated in the printed docu-
ment accompanying your circular (Chair-
man Peck's circular to democrats urging
them to support the ticket, and purport-
ing TO express your personal views that
the Chicago platform was only made to
catch votes, and is not to be regarded as a
piedSe TO be redeemed in case ITS candi-
dates are elected, then all have 10 say is
tnat such party is too dishonest to he en-
Titled to the confidence of anybody"
Both Mr.. Stevens and Mr. Morris are
prominent in democratic circles, and have
both been leaders locally in their party.
A Great Year for Badges.
Chairman Babcock has in his possession
a number Of metallic badges used in the
Lincoln campaign of 1860 One of them
has a figure in relief of a man splitting
rails In front of a log cabin, and the de-
vice on the badge reads: The Rail Splitter
OF the West. Another badge is stamped
with the words Millions for freedom. not
one cent for slavery" Another one refers
to the republican candidate as Honest
Abe of the West"
That was the greatest year for badges
/ ever saw said Col. Casson at headuuar-
ters today. Il remember the vast number
were circulated and worn, especially the
old Wide Awake badge. Even the boys
Joined the Wide Awakes, and all the
youngsters of my neighborhood were in
the organization"