Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-23
DEMOCRATIC HANDBOOK
It Will Be Ready for the Public the Last of
This Week.
Some of the Subjects Treated and
How They Are Ham
died.

The democratic campaign handbook will
be ready for the public the last of this
week. Senator Jones. chairman of the dem
ocratic national committee, and Senator
Faulkner, chairman of the democratic con-
gressional committee, requested Represen-
tative Benton McMillin of Tennessee about
a month ago to compile the material for
the book. Though unexpected to him., MIR.
McMillin accepted the task, and in the
brief period allotted to him has finished the
work. The manuscript went to the printer
last week, and Mr.. McMillin has been
among the busiest of men revising the
proof since it began to pour in upon him.
The manuscript SO far as complete was
submitted to Chairmen Jones and Faux
ner when Senator Jones was here last
week. and they expressed entire sausfac-
ton with the result.
The book begins with the aduonition of
Jefferson in his first inaugural address to
bow TO the Will of the majority, in these
words: Absolute acquieScence in the De
csion of the majorfty-the vital principle
of republics from which there is no APP
peal but to force, the vital principle ana
immediate parent OF despotism.
Commencing with the Chicago conVen-
ton il gives the platform recommended
by the committee on resolutions, the mar
velous speech of Mr.. Bryan on the plat
form, the notification speeches and letters
Of acceptance. In the first chapter II lays
down the fundamental principles OF the
democratic party as eXpounded ny JeHeI
son, Allen of Ohio, Seymour OF New iork
and Bryan. With these it contrasts Ham
ilton's idea of government. 1t next takes
up the silver question, ard Tor j hundred
pages deals with that absorbing topic.
Among the subjects treated OF In TINS
chapter are: Money of the Constitution,
No Flood of Silver. The Uniformity Of
Ratio Silver Coinage Prior to 1873
The Crime of 1s!s,'' Motive for :, D De
tot No ia NalupS
Volume of Money Needed Republicans
Seek Change of Contracts" Secretary Car
isles Recent Letter" Senator Faux
ner's Protest in Reply" MIR. Bryan's Pro-
test" Opinions of Eminent Europeans"
Opinions of Eminent Americans" 'Abili-
ty of the United States to Maintain Free
Coinage Following these. are concise
statements of facts and statistical tables.
The next chapter takes UP Nc Kinley's
public record on the subject of silver, Chi
nese emigration, the force bill, and also
shows the effect of his tariff bin. Under
the head of Monroe Doctrine and Dipo-
matte Relat the book quotes from
Jefferson Monroe and Cleveland on that
subject, with suitable comments on the
same. 1t also treats of Harrison's Samoan
policy. Under the head of immigration i
alludes to the legislation that subject,
particularly the restriction of Chinese i'm
migration. The chapter on the income tax
gives Bryans speech in tie House on that
subject, the report of the committee, Mr..
Wilkes speech. the dissenting opinions of
the Supreme Court and Senator Vests re-
view of the whole subject.
Under the head of labor, the book repro
duces in full Mr.. Bryan's speech on Labor
day at Chicago. 1t gives the republican
record on the subject of republican con-
tract labor and the democratic repeal of
the same, and closes with a memorial by
labor organizations in favor of free silver.
The next chapter is entitled THE Bust
ness Mems Campaign" 1t quotes Mr.. Bry-
ans definition of the business man, and
gives full statistics of the number in each
occupation. The chapter on trusts treats of
the trust laws passed by the democra tic
party. The chapter on the recent issue of
United States bonds gives facts and fig
ures. Following this is a chapter on pen
sons, one on public lands, one on untaxng
the rich another on the record of the Fifty
fourth Congress, and finally chapter on
the tariff. The book in print will make
about $50 pages