The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-01
LACK OF GOLD FACTS.
Republican State Committee
Decides to Make a Distribu-
tioD Of Literature.
Special to the Jerscu c.ty Nears.

NEWARK, Sept l. 1S96.-The Execu-
tive osnmitteee of the Republican State
Committee held its regular weekly meet
irg yesterday at the State headquarters
IN Newark. and arranged for the very
general distribution OF campaign lftera-
ture. principally bearing ON the money
question. There has been q scarcity of
gold literature in the State, and the lack
Of gold facts and arguments stood in
contrast with the pientifulness of the sill
yer material. The Republicans have been
waiting for a favorable time, and chose
to begin the circulation of documents af-
ter the State Convention which was held
hast Thursday.
The sound money Democrats are
obliged to wait until the Indianapolis
Convention a disposed Of its work and
opened the New Jersey headquarters in
Jersey City. which will be about Sep
TENDER 10. There will then be a double
force at work spreading the tracts and
booklets in the interest of sound money.
The Republican State Committee has a
force of men at work making up pack
ages for mail and express, and they have
a list Of all the voters in the State. Fifty
Thousand pictures of MCKINLEY and Ho-
bart of all sizes are being sent all over
the State, to be put up In workshops,
country stores and blacksmith shops.
There have been 0.000 free coinage
catechisms, circulated and the demand
for them have been so great that 1oo,O 0l
finance" David J.. Hill, LII. D., is largely
in demand. Carrot A.. Hobart's letter of
acceptance is to be made a companion
document with Major MeKirley's letter
Of dk>pnrfo nan Sc o1rao4xr a 11-na-1
for Governor Griggs' speech made at the
recent State convention, and 1t will be
printed. blaine or Silver" and Reed
on Tariff, " are pamphlets that are being
circulated by the silver people, and it is
not known whether it is the Democratic
National COMMITTEES or that the silver
associations have a free silver working
mems corps at work.
It Is a political salvation army inso-
much that it is waging a warfare of per-
sonal contact. 1t is under the direction
OF one man, who has the corps split UNI
der in small forces. They are making
and Jersey City, going about singly or in
pairs. to the workshops and factories
during the MONDAY hour. quietly talking
free silver and leaving a few tracts. They
are all w-orkingmen who do not make
speeches, but talk as a workingmarl
would talk. They are employed at small
pay and are to some extent enthusiasts
on the subject.
They differ a trif1e from the corps that
has been working in Monmouth, Burling-
ton and Warren Counties. Here the men
SO about looking for good speculations
IN anticipation of the good times that Win
come when the silverites are successful.
This awakens a discussion which ends
with the gift of q few tracts by the trav-
elers. In Hunterdon County the methods
were similar to the Salvation Army. The
men held small meetings on the street
corners and addressed men in the yicin-
ity Of the post Offices. When it had be-
come apparent that they were known as
paid emissaries of the silver people they
left Tor new pastures. The Republican
State Committee intends to keep their
eyes on the free silver Salvation Army
and its tactics.