The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-30

ers with a 'paster" upon which was
printed the following sentence from Can
oidate Mcktniey's speech:
The republican party stands for hon
est money. and the chance 20 earn d by
honest toll" William Mckinley"
These little pastors are about two inches
long and one inch wide. IL Is the inten-
tion Of Secretary Mercer TO scatter them
IN every direction. and attach them 10
everything that is calculated 70 catch tho
eye OF the voter.
Among the callers az republican head
quarters, was Representative George w.
smith, OF Illinois, from the Twenty-sec-
ond district. After making known his
wants in the direction OF campaign lit
erature, he gave Secretary Mercer some
very encouraging Information relative to
the political situation I'm Southern Illi-
nois
Representative Smith has been I'm con-
gress eight years, and he is familiar with
the interests and the opinions OF the
people IN his district. He says there was
disposition on the part OF certain people
In his district. who have heretofore been
Tor sound money. TO 80 on after the free
silver idea. That was the feeling imme-
diately after Bryan's sensational nominal
ton at Chicago. and the state pride that
his visits to certain points In the Old
commonwealth aroused. The enthusiasm
and excitement thus occasioned Is rapid
~ passing away. and the people are COM
ing back TO their sound money moOrings.
Representative Mercer says the bulk OF
his correspondence from the west Is in
line with the statements of Representa-
tive Smith. He says the people OF the
west are not half as much excited over
the alleged growth OF the silver move
ment as Is felt by some OF the republicans
In the eastern states. out west the re-
publican party has been oontending
against the free silver fusionists for years
past, and they have become accustomed
to their threats and their claims. He
admits that a hard fight is at hand in
many of the western states, but he does
not regard the situation as one-sided As
some OF the free silver agitators would
have the people Of the east believe.
Some very gratifying and encouraging
letters were received at republican head
quarters to-day from North Carolina and
West Virginia The writer's from North
Carolina state that the action Of the st.
Louis convention, In which Senator Ma
rlon Butler figured so conspicuously, has
driven thousands of votes away from Bry-
an. 1t is contended that Butler Is now in
tensely unpopular in the North state, and
he would make himself even more obnoX-
ious If II should appear that he was IN
any way instrumental In bringing about
the success Of the Bryan ticket
In spite Of the encouraging letters re-
ceived at republican headquarters from
West Virginia, Senator Faulkner denies
that there IS the slightest prospect OF
that state being carried for Mckinley. lie
says he went all over his district and he
was astonished to find the free silver SEN
tlment there so strong lie says that a
man could not be elected to the smallest
county Office without declaring for free sill
YER Senator Faulkner while very SAM
and powerful influence behind corporate
power and organized capital which may
be invoked effectively by the republicans
but on the surface vast majority of the
| people In the state are carried away with
| the impression that free silver will give
| them better times