New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-27
DISSERTATIONS OF Mr.. ECKELS.
THE CONTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY TELLS OF
THE FIGHT IN ILLINOIS. AND SAYS BRfA"
WILL. RE BADLY WHIPPED

THE CONTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY TELLS OF
THE FIGHT IN ILLINOIS, AND SAYS BRYA:
WILL BE BADLY WHIPPED
J. H. Eckels Controller Of the Currency, was IN the
city Friday Mr. Eckels Is on vacation Out lie
paid short visit to the SubTreasury. where ne met
several wel.-known men. Mr. Eckes claims ILLINOIS,
as his home and he Is much interested in the cam
paign there.
''llinois?' he said. in answer to question as 10
the result Of his observations there illinois Is sure
to go against Bryan. The god-standard Deihocta@
In the State have full ticket and good orsani@a
ton They have an electoral ticket. ful' STATE
ticket nominations for Congress, and In some places
In the State, and mainly In Cook County. they nave
candidates for the Legislature OF course we know
that 1t ia futile to hope to carry anything Dut al
though We fail. the cause will survive we may pos
slby carry some OF the districts for gold-stahoaru
Democratic candidates for the Legislature ana tha'
will help
The reason that hard fight Is being made 10 erect
pold-standard Democratic candidates for the Legs
ature IS not so much to defeat the Republican nom-
nees as Mr. Eckels explained, but to save such dis-
tricts as might otherwise go for free-siver canof
date The idea in this Is to prevent lree-s"Ne
Democrat from being chosen to the uniteu States
Senate next year when an election taxes place
THE Republicans have to-day, continued the
Controller in speaking of the fight In Illinois, a
better organization. with more aggressive anu aoo
leaders than they have ever had the Democratic
co,umn-or of course mean the Popocrauc COL
umn-is badly wrecked. There Is no one In the
State that seems to have developed the ability or
energv that is requisite In leader with the single
exception of Atgeld there does not seem to be any
ono In the State who Is competent to organize ana
direct For the want OF such leadership, proper
ACCUMULATION good speakers convincing literature
and the other essentials of a winning organization
the Popocratic strength Is greatly weakened and Is
growing more feeble every day. The gold-standard
Democrats and the Republicans are both fighting
consistently and earnestly. think that Palmer
and Buckner will poll from 10000 to 5000 votes.
That is a big vote and IT will all come out of Mr..
Bryan's margin. 1t is the same tale In Indiana.
Michigan and Wisconsin. and In all of those Middle
Western States. | think that all Of them Will go
against Bryan, the Popocratic lines are going
down under aggressive assault and show
ganZation or stability
rapidly failing strength. No man can expect to
succeed who tries to build his strength upon the
creed that Mr. Bryan advocates He has tried to
array the masses against the classes He has
tried to array section against section. He scarcely
conceals behind thin veneer OF words his revolu
tonary ideas In attempting to set class against
class He hes recently become more bitter. lie has
attacked the business interests because they did
sympathize with him In his endeavor to revolu-
tionize the money system, create panic and over
throw trade and prosperity. He has attacked the
. press and howled at II as being subsidized and
corrupt because IL did not support him I'm his be-
liefs He has attacked the ministry because the
preachers of the Gospel. realizing the menace that
was hidden I'm his creed, refused to support him In
his dishonest creed. He has attacked the courts
because they have not been In accord with his Ideas
OF revolution and anarchy In fact. he has attacked
every civiizing influence In the country: and yet
he expects to be President OF the United States
There are enough honest. sober minded, sensible
people In this country with the franchise OF the
ballot defeat him. and think that he will be the
worst-whIpped man that for President
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