The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-09
THE JEFFERSONIAN
DEMOCRACY BOOMS
Chairman W. B. Given Has Just Given
Out Some Startling Figures.
THE BUCKNERlTES NUMBER 1900
His List Of 500 SOnnd Money Demo.
Gratis Has Grown Under Careful
Manipulation in q Surprising Man.
ner..Expects to AstOnish the Popo.
Gratis on Election Day..No Demo.
cratic Votes Needed for Mckinley
in Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia, Oct. S.-"What is
known as the preliminary work of the
campaign" said State Chairman Will
lam b. Given this evening, "is now
practically finished by all the political
parties of the state. Never in the his
tory of Pennsylvania has her voters
been inundated with such a flood of
campaign literature.
When l sat down for the first time
at my official desk, four weeks ago, 1
was handed list Of possibly 500 sound
money Democrats in Pennsylvania.
Communication with this first list fur
nished a larger list and so We have been
working by letters directed to individ-
uals until today we are mailing letters
to over $4,000 Palmer and Buckner
Democrats in the commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. We have county organ
izations in more than one half of the
counties of the state and there lis
scarcely an election precinct in which
some devoted Democrat Is not urging
his neighbors to vote for Palmer and
Buckner.
THE leven Of true Democracy inject
ed into this canvass by the Jeffersonian
party Is fast permeating the whole
Democratic party. Look at the result
in the Young Mems Democratic asso-
citation of this city. Four weeks ago
the friends of sound Democracy were
not sure enough Of their strength to
force a contest with the Bryanites. On
Tuesday last the vote was 101 for Pal
mer and Buckner and AZ for Bryan and
Sewall. Another example, the West
End German Democratic association
four weeks ago voted to indorse Bryan.
Last Saturday night by vote Of 4 to
they reconsidered their Bryan resOlu-
tion and voted to indorse Palmer. All
over the state the sound money Demo-
cratic cause is gaining strength and un-
less | have mistaken the signs we shall
astonish the Popocrats by the size Of
our vote.
EXPECT FUTURE RESULTS.
"This work is not being done for this
campaign alone. We must save to our
country a Democratic party, rich in
patriotic traditions, fundamentally
honest in it's principals and true to
American institutions. l know the
question arises in true Democratic
hearts-can we not best serve the cause
of sound money by voting directly for
| Mckinley? Let us consider this ques-
| ton. The Republican party ih Penn
| sylvania has made Il complete canvass
| Of the entire state, a house to house
| registration Of political preferences.
l am informed. and | believe from q re-
liable source. that this canvas shows In
| round numbers 10000 Democrats in
Pennsylvania who will not accept Byran
| and Populism. and that 1t further shows
that Mckinley will sweep Pennsylvania
by an unprecented majority. without
| regard to how these 10000 Democrats
I,.. As.NV.
| but that this is true. We appeal to
| these $50 900 sound money Democrats
| to vote for sound money Democratic
nominees. II they will vote for Palmer
| and Buckner they will vote their con-
victions not only on the money ques-
tion but on the tariff and all other vital
| political questions, and will assist in
| preserving a Democratic organization
| for future usefulness to their country.
II recognize that the supreme ques-
| tion of the hour is the financial ques-
| tion. but also know that this question
| Is safe in Pennsylvania. Next to the
| free silver heresy, the most objection.
| able political doctrine that can be Of.
| fered to- true Democrat Is high pro.
| tective tariff. Mckinley is still preach.
| Ing extreme views on the question. A
sound money Democrat in Pennsylva.
MIA can vote his whole political cOnvic.
| tions by voting for Palmer and Buck.
ner. What grand Democrats are these
| two old patriots. They prove theiI
valor and love of country by marching
| to certain defeat. bearing aloft the ban.
ner of true Democracy. If the sound
money Democrats Of Pennsylvania
shall prove equally brave and equally
| patriotic. out Of defeat shall be borr
an organization that shall finally tri.
umph just as sure as that the Ameri-
| can republic shall live.
II want to add single word in rec.
| ognition of the intelligent considera
| tiOn our movement has received at the
| hands of the newspapers of our state
| Without this assistance we must have
| labored almost in vain"