The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-07-30
OUR TONL.ETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondents
WASHINGTON d. c., July 81, 1896

OUR wASaINGTONL LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON d. c., July 81, 1896
Editor Herald:-
According to Mr.. James Mcdowell. a
member of the Republican State Central
COMMITTEE, of S. Dak., and representa-
tive Picker, of the same state, both OF
whom are now in Washington, the bolt
ing of Senator pettigrew is not Endorsed
by sufficient number of republicans to
put the state in doubtful column. The
Congressional committee has received
quite a number OF letter from democrats
announcing their intention to vote tor
Nc Kinley and Hobart. The following
from a Virginia farmer is fair sample:
81 have always been a moss-back demo.
crat, but can't stand free silver. popu-
lism and anarchy all at one dose, and
believe that Mckinley is our only hope
for good times again. 1wasfoolenough
to advocate tree trade, but have come to
the conclusion that if the farmer is to
get good prices there must be mouths to
fill; and without money to buy with, the,
mouths must 60 empty, while plenty OF
work alone will give the money"
Senator Proctor, OF VT. paid flying
visit to Washington in connection with
National committee business. As it
would have been an obvious waste Of
words to have asked him how things
political were in his own state, which
has never since the republican party
organized voted any other wav, he was
asked what he thought OF the general
outlook. He replied in in aggravated
Yankee drawl which he uses upon oc-
casion: "Well, don't believe that the
American people are entirely crazy yet,
so feeel pretty safe as to results"
There is rumor IN Washington that
somebody has got in ahead OF the Bryan
managers and engaged Madison Square
Garden in New York City, in order to
prevent the holding OF the Bryan noti6-
cation meeting there next month. The
rumor may or may not be true, but it
can be set down as certain. il it be true,
that no republican money is being put
up for any such foolish purpose. The
republicans would not care if Mr.. Bryan
made speech in New York city every
night between now and election day..
because thev know that nothing he can
say there or elsewhere will prevent the
election OF Mckinley and Hobart.
It will be long time before the
country has such another exhibition: Of
political freaks as the populist conyen-
ton was. The disgust aroused by read.
ing the proceedings OF that convention
will. of itself make thousands of republi-
can votes among intelligent men who
have heretofore been democrats. The
action OF that convention in nominate
ing Bryan and Watson instead of Bryan
and Sewall. as the little side show at
st. Louis did, may fool some of the
more ignorant populists. but it will fool
nobody else. II any populist electors
are elected next November they will
cast their votes IN the electoral college
for Bryan and Sewall. Tom Watson is
merely dummy, who was put up to
scare the Bryan managers into acceding5
to the demands OF the populist leaders
the scheme worked. too, and written
promises were carried away from st.
Louis in the inside pockets Of some 81
tho pUpulists.