Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazetse.J
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.

which he writes, twas received at the
Office of the Pennsylvania R. K. 20. IN
this city (Philadelphia) September 70,
and distributed by heads OF depart
ments at once. The same thing was
done by the Philadelphia and Reading
R.R. Co." The circular purporis TO
be dialogue between conductor and
a brakeman, and claims that in the
event of the free coinage the railroads
would have to cut down wages, and
make discharges. It is contemplated
by the clubs in Pennsylvania to ascer-
tain whether the sums expended by
the railrosd corporations III that State
for political purposes are legitimate ex-
D anses, and if not, TO take legal steps
TO prevent such disbursements in the
future.
The railroads of Maryland have
q lopted new method, more effective
IMAM direct intimidation or persecution.
At the beginning of the campaign tons
of literature were distributed to en-
ployees gently reminding them that the
interest of the roads would be injured
BY free coinage, The plea being that
their bonds were payable in gold and
that they would have to buy it, and
this would compel discharges. The
men were asked to join clubs, attend
meetings and take part in parades.
Fearing that the men could not be
trusted to vote the companies tickets
on election day, when the secrecy OF
the polling booth would protect them,
the companies have changed their tao
tics and are now endeavoring to pre-
vent their men from registering. Word
has been passed along the line that it
would be to the interest of democratic
employees to refrain from registering,
while Mckinley men are urged to reg
lister.
A Baltimore democrat here to-day
says the "Cleveland democrats" and
anti.income tax people, by means Of
money and bulldozing, will add no little,
to the republican vote OF that city, but
that the vote of Maryland outside Of
Baltimore exceeds that of the city by
fifty thousand, and that that vote, re-
publican as we'll as democratic, IS large
" in favor of free silver, and that the
fact that nearly all the rich democrats
are supporters of Mckinley has in
duced many republicans of the city as
we'll as of the State to believe that
there is less of politics and more of self
interest in the contest than appears on
the surface, and that as Bryan is the
poor mans candidate. it will be to their
interest to vote for hin. He also ssys
that the gold boilers in Baltimore are al
ready squabling about the hoped for
spoiIs, Cowen favoring straight vote
for Mckinley, in the vain belief that
the republicans will assist him in his
vain Senatorial aspirations, and Wythe,
who also wants to come back to the
Senate, urging the Palmer ticket.
Neither, he says, will succeed, tor the
unbought democrats Of both State and
citv are sick and disguised with repub-
lican control and have determined to
have no more of it. He also says that
Senator German doesn't do his work
with a brass band, but that he is not
only directing the Maryland campaign,
but is striving By every means in his
power to bring it to successful issue.
Ex-Governor Jones of Alabama, a
pronounced gold man, passed through
here yesterday on his way home from
New York. While he still thinks, as
be has from the first, that Mckinley
will be elected, he doesn't express him
self to that effect with the certainty
born of conviction. His own State and
the whole South he thinks will 60 for
Bryan.
MIR. Walton Moore of Fairfax county,
Virginia, ex-State Senator, will address
the Virg MIA democratic association of
this city tonight. Mr.. Moore says his
county, he thinks, will give an in
creased democratic majority. 1t is
rumored that the association ne will
address o.night will adopt resolution
severely censuring Governor O'Ferrall
Of their State, not only for deserving his
party and supporting 6 gold standard
man for President after voting eight
times in Congress for free silver, bnt
for his lack of "gumption" in acknowl-
edging that he had 80 voted without
having studied the silver question.
A prominent resident of this city
having borrowed some money, on gilt
edged security, from bank here,
o day or two ago, was approached by
the President of the bank and asked
how he stood on the currency question.
He replied that he was republican,
but was in favor of bimetallism. The
banker then asked him if he thought
it was right to borrow his money with
the intention Of paying him back with
scent dollars. The borrower pulled
out the money Re had put ia bis pocket
and looking at it and seeing that eli OF
it was in silver certificates, said Il shall
pay you in the same sort OF money
have borrowed" and then bid him good
morning.
Letters from the interior of New
York State claim great pains for Bryan
and Sewall and urge the committee ito
continue the fight for New York, the
false impression having been created
by newspaper reports that New York
was not considered fighting ground.
Mr.. Frank E. Shearman, of jamestown,
writes: 81 was chairman Of our county
in 1890, 1891, and 1892. We
are in good shape in this county and
with an efficient organization can
easily reduce the republican majority.
We can reduce it below 1892, which
was then the lowest it ever was in
Presidential campaign. We will have
few democratic Losses in the cities, but
even in those, 1 believe We will more
than effect them with accessions from
tho roDuhlicans while in the cor,ntrp