The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-09-25
Washington Letter.

Washington, Sep, 13, 1896 Sever
al important Democratic conferences
were held in Washington and vicinity |
during the present week, and the pre-
cautions taken to keep the subjects |
talked about at these conferences out of
the newspapers have been successful
Among those taking part in these con
ferences were Senator Jones, chairman
of the Democratic national committee;
Senator Faulkner, chairman of the con
grcSsional committee; Senator Butler,
chairman of the populIst committee,
and Senators German, Teller and Du-
bois. and National Committman Scott,
of the Democratic advisory committee
IL is enough for those who desire the
election of BRYAN and the triumph OF
silver to know that the objec. of these
conferences was to add to the certainty
of that result, and that they were In ev-
ery way satisfactory to those who partlc-
ipated in them. More could not be told
without n violation of confidence, and
without furnishing information which
might enable the Mckinley crowd to
throw obstacles in the way of certain
plans Suffice it to say that every man
who participated in these conferences is
certain that Bryan will be elected.
Democrats are unsparing In their
criticism of Secretary Carlisle, who, by
the way, is going to take the stump IN
Kentucky for Palmer K Buckner, for
having written a letter saying IN effect
that he would redeem silver dollars in
gold, if the demand was made. Sena-
Faulkner declares this to be an invita-
| ton to the money sharks to raid the
| gold reserve of the treasury and force
| the issue of more bonds, and expresses
| the opinion that it will be worth thous
ands of votes to Bryan and silver, by
convincing people of the intention of
| the gold men to go still further than
| they have yet gone towards turning our
| financial interests over to half a d. zen
bankers in Europe aud New York. He
| SAYS this emphasizes the necessity as
we'll as the duty of those who believe In
| American financial independence to sup
port the American policy represented by
| the Democratic ticket"
| Hon. E. p Baldwin, auditor of the
treasury, continues to make Bryan
speeches just as though he had never
heard anything about President Cleve-
lands intention to remove every office
holder who takes the stump for Bryan.
l..
| East Washington Democratic Club this
week especially devoted to the financial
question. After st ting detail how
the money power had dictated the tinan-
cial legislation of the country until pres
eat unsatisfactory conditions had been
reached, and placing the fault for tine
present system upon the Republicans.
Mr. BALDWIN said: "How does McKin-
| l.. ctN tba 10 81 dc
he is elected? He can't get gold in any
other way than Mr. Cleveland did, by
the sale of bonds. This administration
had to sell bonds to keep the reserve in
tact, and had to do so a second and 6
third time. How will this condition be
remedied by Mckinley? 1t was either
issue bonds or pay silver, aud if the lat
ter had been done the bankers woulC
have cried reputation. Bonds had Il
be sold from 81 .04 to Sly, the finan
ciers making this great profit, and thi
state of things would continue under Mr.
Mckinley. If Mr.. Bryan is elected ;
Democratic house will be elected. w,
have the senate, and a bill will be passed
which Mr.. Bryan will sign and the Law
will be enforced and these hard time
will disappear.
A well advertised public meeting o
; the "Sound Money League; of Wash
: ington, was attended by just seven peo
t pie and three of them were newspape
f reporters.
, Representative McMillin, of Tennes
see. who has come off the stump lon
; enough to finish preparing the Demo
Y cratic campaign book says of the presen
e situation: From he beginning of tn
fight those well posted have known tina
the Republicans had everything east o
,, New York; that the Democracy had ey
Il erything south of the Potomac and Obi
J, rivers, and everything west of the state
q of the eastern portion of the MiSsissipI
Il valley that the entire Maine election c
j., the Vermont election have been insult
cient to make even Mckinley and Han
t ma feel secure. The Democratic party
= with all the handicaps that have bee
!, placed upon it, is In a better position I
= win victory to-day than it has been &
this stage of the campaign in any cor
u test in the last twenty years. We al
d going to win this fight. Maine and Vel
J. mont prove that the Republicans wei
correct in their estimate of New England
Just as Arkansas and Alabama prove
that the Democrats were correct in the
l. estimates as to the situation in the Sout
and West"
Capt. ID. F. Allen, member of th
state board of tax commissioners of In
l. diana says of his state: 81 think tha
|, Indiana is almost certain to give i
\ electoral votes to Bryan. There is u
weakening on the part of his adheren
out our way; on the contrary, the caus
st is gaining force all the time. If vol
2 were taken now he would win by 35, ,0O
= majority, and there is every reason t
4 think he will defeat Mckinley by thos
figures, or even more. The farmer vol
's is for silver and no argument or peisus
lr sion of the gold crowd can change th
lie minds of the men who feed the nation
10 NJ.