The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-04
DISTRESSING WALL
FROM GEORGIA
Cash Is Required to Keep the Unterriiied
in Line.
NINE OWNERS ARE NOT LIBERAL
They Have Not Offered Even Silver
Dollars to Help the Democrats in
Battling in the Interest Ofthe White
Metal-.Thc Republicans Are Look
ing Up Bryan's Record.
Bureau of The Tribune,


Bureau of The Tribune,
sol Fourteenth street. n. W.,
Washington, Aug. 3.
The South is getting anxious and is
crying out for money. Upon the heels
of Illinois, Ohio and Indiana claiming
to be pivotal states, comes now the
lament from Georgia that the former
empire state of the South may be lost
to the Democracy if money is not poured
into it. Chairman Faulkner, of the
Democratic congressional committee,
has received a number of communica-
tions from Southern states asking for
campaign funds, but such demands
from Georgia, once the proud Demo-
cratic banner state of the South, are
especially urgent. The Democratic lead
ers write from there that 1t will be i'm
possible to bring about fusion be-
tween the Populists ana Democrats in
Georgia; that the Democrats have too
long been accustomed to abusing and
sneering at Watson to expect him, even
under dufess. to give them support
The Topulists In Georgia, under Wat
son, have been embittcred against the
Democrats and only a very few OF
them will yield a point. Judge crisp
could not, with any self-respcct. after
Watson's public denunCiation of him,
countenancc fusion, and such is Wat
sons hatred OF Crisp that he will not
forget in this fight that his old enemy.
Crisp, is running for the United States
senate.
In the midst of all this, great conster-
nation exists among the Democratic
leaders down there and they write here
that without money the state may be
lost to Bryan, and most certainly to
Sewall. They say, moreover, that the
Republicans are fully alive to the stu
alton and are preparing to take advan-
tage of every opportunity. They will
pour more money into Georgia chan
has ever been done before, and the
sound money Democrats on the quiet
will aid them In the work of electing
Mckinley electors. The cry for help
in Georgia, or In fact from every part
of the country, will have to go unheeded
so far as the congressional committee
Is concerned. This committee has new
er been in such dire straights before.
AL tnt hSl cDlSTtSSlDllui tic'iioiiS
Chairman Faulkner had money and to
spare for campaign purposes. Now he
Is hardly able to pay the printing bills
He sadly compares his position now TO
then, when he was conducting cam
paign for honest money, party integrity
and national credit.
A call will be made ON the Western
mine owners, but as yet they have Of
fered no funds voluntarily to the conf
mittee which is doing almost a land Of
flee business for them and their private
concerns. 1t had been expected that the
silver mine owners would do the hand
some thing, but as yet they have given
nothing, yet they have "hogged" every
thing in sight so far as the Democrats
are concerned. The hope is expressed
that they will shell out their silver coin
which Is maintained at a parity with
gold by the administration they are
denouncing, to the national committee
as soon as Chairman Jones calls ii to-
gether.
But this Is not at all certain, either
Yet. whatever they may give to Mr.
Jones and his committee Senator Faux
Utf lfllIlkS IL Sllpull ii't NC ti''i'' i'''''
helping the congressional committee al
so. Since the mine owners are to be the
beneficiares Of this movement. if 1t Is
successful, it is as necessary to carry
the house as it Is to elect Bryan FOR
without the house the mints cannot
possibly be thrown open to the free
coinage of their private stock or Sill
yer.
But In spite of this aspect of the
case, which has been fully pointed out
to them, the western silver kings have
given not a penny and Senator Faux
ner finds 1t impossible to go to the east
which section he has always relied
upon for campaign funds.
The Democracy will yet regret that
1t ever broke with its always faithful
friends in the east and allied itself
to the silver mine owners and anar-
chists of the west.
IT is more than probable that the
Democratic national headquarters will
be located here. The national COM
mittee of the silver party have cstab-
lished themselves in this city and head
quarters have also been secured here
as the three committees are expected
to work harmoniousiy together to pro-
mote Mr.. Bryan's election it is consid-
cred highly desirable that they should
all have headquarters in the same city.
1t is thought that the first meettns,
OF the Democratic committee will be
held in New York about the time of
the notification meeting. Senator Jones
is expected there this week, and will
probably issue a call at once for n
meeting of the committee. The men,
bers can hardly be brought together,
however, before August II, as a number
Of them want to attend the New York
notification meeting on that date.
The officers of the Reublican con-
gressional committee. in addition to
sending out a great mass of sound
money literature, are engaged in hunt
ing up the record of Candidate Bryan
with a view to showing that he has not
been constantly friend of silver as
his admirers would have the country
believe. 1t is said that he failed 20
vote upon the proposition to pass the
Bland seigniorage bill over the Pres
ident's veto, and Mr.. Mercer the Sec
retary Of the committee. is authority
for the statement that Mr.. Bryan voted
Democratic candidate for congress In
preference to a Populist, who was
running on 16 to / platform. The