People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-10-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Situation as Viewed From the Capital
Of the Nation.
Special to the VOICE.

ing the point where The hardest and
most decisive fighting begins. Presi-
dental campaigns, as a rule, are won
or lost during the month Of October.
1t is clear that Bryan has the people
with him now. Nothing but the eX-
penditure of an immense amount of
money or some unforeseen turn of af-
fairs can defeat him. Yet everything
is still in doubt.
The Literary Bureau Of the Nation
al Democratic Committee has been
removed to Chicago. They learned
that they could get out plates for
weekly newspapers and documents
cheaper from that point.
THE RAILROADS FORCING THE ISSUE.
Your correspondent learns at PEG
pies party headquarters that they
have more demands for the folder en-
titled 1.-THE Wage Garner and Free
Silver" than for any other document
they publish. Local committees are
ordering these folders, and are placing
one in the hands of every man who
works for wages and small salaries, in
order that they may see both sides OF
the question and determine for them
selves, with all the facts before them,
how they shall vote. This is consid-
cred complete and effective reply to
the gold circular which the railroads
and other corporations are handing
out to their employees to try to array
the wage Garner against the wealth
producer in this fight. The action of
the railroad companies in boldly en-
tering into politics, and becoming the
active and aggressive allies Of the gold
men, is forcing rapidly the question
of government ownership of trauSpor-
tatiOn to the front. In short, they
are making every silver man come
over to the POpuliSt position that the
government should own and operate
the means of transportation, not only
so as to take these agencies of COM
MERGE out of politics, but also to give
the people lower transportation rates
and to insure that no discrimination
shall be made against any class of our
people or any section of the country.
1t is safe to say that half Of the cor
ruptiOn that has occurred in congress
and state legislative halls has been
through railroad Hobbies and railroad
influences, direct or indirect. Next
to a correct financial system nothing
could do more to add to the prosperity
OF our people and to purify our poll
tics and the administration of our gov
eminent than for the means of trans
pOrtatiOn to be operated at cost fer
the benefit of all the people, as the
postal system is now operated. 1t is
sure to be the next great leading Ques.
ton in our national campaign.
BRYAN'S MARVELLOUS CAMPAIGN.
The campaign which Mr.. Bryan is
now making is the most marvellous
feat ever known in American politics.
His physical endurance is not only
marvellous, but his capacity for max.
ing speech, with new illustrations,
every day, is the wonder of the great
est orators and the ablest campaign.
ers in the country. His speeches are
all, of course, extempOraneOus; are
taken down by stenographers, YER
batim, and reported, word for word,
Just as he speaks; yet the report Of
these extemporantous speeches appear
IN type as connected, as logical and as
well rounded as the best carefully
prepared speeches ever delivered or
published. The mans power is de-.
yeloping every day, to the aStonish
ment and qualification of his friends,
and to the great alarm Of his politi-
cal opponents.
ORGANIZED LABOR STANDING SOLID
LY FOR SILVER.
In view Of the desperate efforts the
gold men are making for the labor
vote, it is interesting to note that
every labor paper in the country
that is the organ of a large labor or
ganizatiOn isfor Bryan and free silver.
A little over year ago the officers of
all the labor and farmer organizations
OF the country joined in a petition to
congress to open the miutS to the free
and unlimited coinage of silver at 16
to l. The fact is that the farmers and
organized labor has forced this flnan-
cial question to the front.
Mayor Strong OF New York city, re.
fuses to allow stand to be built in
the city for Mr.. Bryan to speak from.
This is the first time that the mayor
Of New York has ever refused to allow
stand to be put up for any public
speaker representing a great party.
This is species of the littleness and
persecution that will help more than
if hOrtS The American naOnla no