The evening times., 1896-09-09
THEY FEAR WkGE-EARN[RS
Gov. Black Talks More About
the Railroad "GOld Plot"
DEMOCRATIC ALARM GROWS
Other Reasons Than the Organizat tiOn
OF Railway Employees Are Said TO
Cause Fears-Unfair Methods Are
Charged Against the Republican
Managers. -4s.a,.s..- sa

The latest phase of the Democratic de-
cline of confidence which IS said TO exist
among the party campaign managers all
along the line is the apparent fear inspi red
| by the organization OF workinemen against
free silver.
This organization, though it is confined
mostly To railroad men, and is declared
by the Democrats to be the result Of cor
pOrate conspiracy, yet is extensive enough
and earnest enough to fIighten the man
ayers of the canvass. sr- -'a
Many politicians, rs well as ordinary
laymen OF the opposite party, assert that
1t is becoming evident to them, and that il
is also plain to those who are conducting MI
Bryan 8 campaignin Washington, that there
has been decided reaction against the
Chicag go platform and nominees.
There was no trouble in concealing the
recognition OF this fact up to the time Of
the Vermont election, but In consequence
of the overwhelming victory for the Repub-
licans in that election, and the Irritating
anticipations of similar troubles in store
it has been hard for the Democratic poll
ticians to suppress the evidences OF their
fear
DEMOCRATS CHARGE UNFAIRNEsS.
Within a few days there have been heard
a number OF charges from these Democratic
sources against the alleged unfair methods
OF the Republicans TO influence public opin-
ion; that pressure is being brought to bear
by great corporations to influence their en-
ployes TO vote for sound money and against
free coinage; and that, owing to a large
campaign fund at the disposal of the Re
publican managers, the Bryan canvass is
placed at q disadvantage on account of the
imne nse mass of literature and so und money
documents which the national Republican
committee and the Republican Congressional
committee are enabled to distribute through
out the doubtful States.
A conspicuous example of these CON-
plants OF the Democrats is the promised
expose of the alleged 'gold plot among
railroad employ yes which ex-Gov. Chauncey
NJ. Black, of Pennsylvania, is preparing
His plans were published fully in TIE
Evening Times of Monday.
Since that time Mr.. Black has talked more
freely. He declares that the railroads have
combined with the Republican national
committee to send campaign documents in
large quantities among the employees.
This action, In which the system of which
NJ. E. ingalls, is president took the initia-
tive, is warmly resented by the Bryan
managers.
WILL MISS THEIR. CONTRIBUTIONS.
They are all the more indignant because
many of the presidents and managers of
railroads have for years, when the question
OF honest money was not involved, been
generally contributors to the Democratic
campaign fund, and have, in many in
stances, used what influence they could
icgitimately exert upon their employees in
behalf of the Democratic ticket.
This year. however. ttose who have
passed around the hat for Mr.. Bryan's cam
paign expenses have been coldly received
by many OF the hitherto liberal supporters
OF the old Democracy.
That the work OF the Republicans among
the employees is bearing fruit is said to be
shown by the fact Of Mr.. Blacks com.
plant and the tendency of the Bryan man.
ayers to charge that the Republicans are
doing an unfair amount of the literary
Kind of campaigning, especially in certain
quarters.
This movements among the wage-earners
is not claimed, OF course, to be the sole
cause of the Democratic discomfort, but ir
is a very large straw added to the. weight
Of the success OF the Indianapolis conven-
tion, Chairman Jones' lack of funds and the
Republican victory in Vermont.