The Arizona sentinel., 1896-08-15
Washington Letter.

W -An4l1NNA AONs mug 1O, IOOO.
 Mckinley and Hobart are not only going to be triumphantly but, according to the news now being received by the repub- lican Congressional Committee, they are going to carry most if not all, of the so-called silver states. Lieut.. Gov. Bierbauer, of Idaho, writes for Mckinley and Hobart literature and says he and Gov. Mcconnell are whOoping things up | for the ticket; and Senator Shoup, of the same state, verbally states his belief that Idaho will cast her electoral votes for Mckinley and protection. A letter received from Utah says:-Some ofthe republicans here are off on the free silver tan gent, but they do not like blue eyed Billie's tariff speeches, and between free silver and free trade, they will probable stick to the1r old party" A Californian writes: "There are lots of people here who are against free coinage. l am old soldier, and so am for Mckinley, who was abrave soldier himself, while Bryan was neither a soldier nor the son of a soldier" Chair man Post, of the Nebraska State Committee sends this Napoleonic message: "We are going to carry the state for Mckinley. There is no possible doubt of that"
 The Republican Campaign Text Book is out and it is corker, well worththe price asked for it $500 a copyG The issues of the campaign are put into A, B. C's as follows: American Honor and American interests. Business, the Source of Employment. Coin whether of gold or silver, must be equal to the best. Duties collected from for eign countries for American pri- vilegeS emigrants who are willing to live without robbing other men of employment. Gold and silver, equal dollars, for all business. Home markets for American pro ducts. Imports must always be kept below the exports. Judiciary of the United States must not be tempered with. Keep in the mid dle of the road Labor employed means elevation, dignity, and ed ucation tor the home. Mckinley and Hobart elected means business and employment. Nations Honor must be maintained. Ownership of railroads national government opposed by Republican party
 Pensions for the veterans of the war equal to the pledges of the nation. Quorum counting by Speaker Reed justified now by Democrats. Revenue collected equal to expenditures, a neces- sity. Silver dollars as good as gold, the Republican demand. Tariff to protect American labor and en- courage home industry. United States-the hope of universal liberty and law. Voters have an opportunity; Vote for Mckinley and business. Wages mean home, educations, and comfort to the toiler. X-roads Republicanism or Populism-which way? Your Op- portunity to restore business; vote it, Zeal in the campaign will win the victory.
 Ex-Congressman Mudd, of Md, thinks the silver wave is rapidly receding in that state, and that its electoral votes are safe for Me Kinley and Hobart. He expresses the opinion that the silver strength in Maryland was at it's highest point during the last two weeks in July, and that it has been steadily losing ground since that time owing to the strong arguments presented by the opponents of the independ- ent free coinage of silver by this | Government under existing con- ditions.
 It is believed by those who have
 been at great trouble to ascertain the state of public sentiment all
 over the country that were it not
 fo~ the efforts of the speculators, 1T the interests of their deals and pro , posed deals in stock and other se- } curities which would be affected