Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-08-27
Notes From New York.
Special to The Register.

Special to The Register.
NEW YORK. August 26.
l find national politics simmering gent
ly. The boiling point has not yet been
reached; yet it is not far Off Twice, as
all the world knows, there have been
brief geyser-ike ebulitions. Indicative of
the situation below the surface, and it
would require but little agitation to
bring about a renewal of disturbances,
such as were witnessed when Bryan met
the metropolis at Madison Square Car
den, or when Cochran made his disap-
pointing reply. At present, there is
period of quiesancc-the calm before the
storm. Men are studying, arguing, ques-
tioning- attempting to fathom the depth
and measure the height and breadth OF
situation realized as both grave and I'M
usual and awaiting the passing of the
dog days, with their intense heat and most
depressing humidity With the thermom
eter indicating 81 and the hydrometer 81,
the conditions are not favorable TO sus-
tanned effort in any direction-not even in
poIitics-and with public interest divided
between the Vanderbilt wedding, the
white squadron, the Republican State
convention and the impending arrival of
Ii Hung Chang, there is a lull in silver
circles, and a lack of buoyant imitation in
Presidential booms.
And, by the way do you know that one
of the four things / have just mentioned
the Vanderbilt wedding-was response
BILE for the Withholding Of the Mckinley
Hobart letters Of acceptance for twenty
four hours? 1t is a fact upon high au-
thority in the New York Herald chice
The letters were ready for transmission
TO the press Tuesday. but it was repre-
scented 70 the eminent protegee Of Mr.
Hanna that he and Mr. Hobart would be
"buchng' against pretty big news on
that day at least so far as the metropo-
lis was concerned, and as a result the
epistles were held off, and the newspa-
per space was filed with the wedding.
the Republican State convention and the
utter collapse of the scheme to have Mr..
Platt run for Governor, and so on.
saw the big Republican boss Monday
al the Fifth Avenue. He is beginning to
show marks of age, and his office of die
tator for the State Is evidently no sine
cure. More powerful, perhaps than ever
before Platt never had so many enemies.
and had he been foolish enough to listen
to what was intended TO be construed as
popular and sincere clamor that he ac-
cept the nomintion for Governor, ne
would have lost has political scalp and
the Republicans the State to a certainty.
But he was not to be caught by any
such chaff and "A number Of his enemies
were greatly disappointed.
I spent the best part of two days, be
tween Central park and the Battery,
talking to men who work for a living,
about national politics. Among them
were policemen. letter carriers, cabbies,
night watchmen, hotel porters, printers.
street car men and sparrow cops
These men are at heart for Bryan and
silver TO an extent which would astonish
and alarm the Republican leaders and the
big corporations did they know the real
situation. But still more alarming would
be some of the statements and asscr-
tions made by these men. They sounded
strangely in the metropolis of America.
where. we are given TO understand. west
ern ideas have no place and silver will
be buried beneath an avalanche of votes.
and demonstrate beyond all doubt that the
causes which have operated in the West
and Middle States. and South. have like
wise acted in the East-the difference be-
ing that in the East the effect is repressed
ON one hand and denied on the other. Let
no man make the mistake of saying there
is no silver sentiment in New York City.
New York is by no means modern Ar
cady. free from misery and want, and suf-
fering and idieness and despair Not for
twenty years have so many men been
idle according to good local authority.
There is every evidence that the Repub-
Hcan National Committee has tapped
somebody's "barl" and that lively
stream is flowing from the bung-hole.
Their Headquarters. at Twenty-third
street and Fourth avenue, is beehive |
of industry, and printed matter is being .
mailed By the million pieces; the dead
walls are placarded with appeals to vote
for honest money" the big bill boards
bear painted notices. maXims and sound
money" legends. while scattered over the
city. suspended from buildings, are at
least one hundred American flags. each
15x3O feet. bearing the names Of the Re
publican national candidates. one also
hears stories Of the preparation OF cam
paien equipments for clubs and regiments
far exceeding in cost anything of the sort
ever known i'm America, and the idea here
appears to be that it is this year neces-
sarv to spend more money than ever be-
fore. And. Of course. this money comes
from disinterested patriots!
on the other hand, I saw very little evil
dence of organized Democratic activity.
The only Bryan and Sewall banner /
saw was suspended across Broadway be-
tween Tweuty-fourth and Twenty-hfth
streets. and it was only up one day when
the courts were applied to for an order
compelling its removal. on the ground
that it would injure the property to which
II was attached. To the everlasting honor
Highest of all in Leavening Pow
EEtLrEN, W.