The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-20
SILVER MIN UNITED.
The Three Wings WorkingI Close
Together in Washington.
THE POPULIsT PARTY's ATTITUDE.

THE P0PULIST PARTY'S ATTITUDE.
Chairman Butler Declares the National
Committee win Not sanction the In
dorsement of Democratic Electors-Gov-
ernment Clerks Aiding the Democrats.
WAsHINGToN, Aug 2O-The Populist
and silver party national executive, COM
mittees yesterday arranged to open their
headquarters in Wormley's hotel, hdjoin-
ing those of the Democratic congressional
committee and the branch headquarters
Of the national Democratic committee.
This will place all the silver headquarters
under one roof and enable the respective
managers to work in harmony.
Vice Chairman Stevens, of the Silver
party committee, and Secretary Didden-
dorfer will be in charge of the silver head
quarters. George Keeney will have charge
of the organization of the silver clubs.
Chairman Lain, it Is understood, will de-
vote his time almost entirely to the work
of raising funds
1t is expected that the Silver committee
will furnish the Populist committee with
a large amount of literature, as the latter
committee, like the Democratic commit
tee, probably will be hampered good deal
for tho want of funds. Senator Faulkner,
chairman of the Democratic congressional
committee, speaking of the lack of funds,
did not hesitate to say that the source of
revenue in past campaigns, principally in
New York city, had not and would not
respond, and that the committee would
have to depend on small contributions
from the people.
Chairman Butler, of the Populist COM
II. -
'In view of your statement yesterday to
the effect that the Populist candidates are
for Bryan and Watson, and until the close
of the campaign will be earnestly sup
ported without determinations for or
against either, what will be the position
of your committee with reference to those
states where Democrats and Populists
have fused by the latter taking the state
ticket and the former all of the electoral
ticketY"
1--WE have no official information" he
replied, "that this has been done in any
state, but if it has been done or contem-
plated the national committee will not
approve or recognize it. The highest law
in any party is the action of it's national
convention. No man or state organiza-
tion can be disloyal to such supreme au-
thority without arraying themselves in
direct and hostile opposition to the ma
tional convention. Our national conven-
ton nominated Bryan and Watson by an
overwhelming majority, and it is the
bounden duty of every loyal Populist to
support both of these candidates earnestly
and Loyalty, and, besides, Watson stands
for what Bryan stands for, and therefore
Bryan and Watson is the only ticket that
represents the principles that the Peoples
I,,,1t, tn,
from the beginning.
Mr.. Sewall is no more the candidate of
the Peoples party than is Mr.. Hobart.
The executive committee will see that the
action of our national convention is main
tained in every state but if there should
arise disaffection or disloyalty to either of
our candidates in any state, then we are
sure that there are true Populists in such
state who will support the whole ticket,
and such alone will be recognized by our
national committee"
Does this mean you will insistupon the
straightout Bryan and Watson ticket in
every state?"
mo, but it means that wherever Popu-
! lists and Democrats join forces on the
electoral ticket that there must be a due
and proper recognition of each party can
didate by just and equitable division of
electors supporting the candidates of the
respective parties.
| Senator Butler was asked what effect
this announcement would have upon the
| fusion in Kansas, where the Populists
took the state ticket and the Democrats
the electoral ticket, but he declined to go
into specific details, saying that his an
nouncement related to the general policy
of the committee The statement of Mr..
! I2,,t coiI 10 no bp
preston of the committee
Department clerks are agitating the
question of their right to assist after Office
hours the campaign committees of the
several political parties. A large share of
the work of the Democratic congressional
campaign committee is performed by vol
unteers who serve without pay, and most
of whom are employed in the government
departments. 1t is estimated that by this
means the committee is now saving about
1925 per day, its force having been con-
siderably increased of late.
Some question has arisen as to whether
or not this service did not constitute of
| fensive partisanship and constitute a cause
for removal. A number of the chief bu-
reau officials have been interviewed on the
subject and nearly all of them express the
opinion that the matter is one concerning
which the clerks may do as they please,
and that they have no right to prescribe
to what use the clerks shall make of their
time after office hours. Chairman Faulk-
ner, of the Democratic congressional com
mittee, said that the clerks had the right
to assist the committee, and that they pro-
posed to protect them in that right.
Senator sherman in Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, Aug, Ex-senator Sherman
addressed a large audience at the Zoologi-
cal Garden yesterday, 1t was too cool for
an open air meeting, and the senator did
not speak as long rs usual, while the other
speakers, Congressman Bromwell and So
licitor Spiegal, were cut short. Senator
Sherman argued that the present depres-
sion was due to the Gorman-Wilson tariff,
which was still law, and which not only