The morning times., 1896-10-24
In Politics..

IL now develops that a nu'Ehtr "l Tree
xiyer advocates have been in the hahit
for a number Of years ~ selling property
and takng gold" notes in payment. Even
rs far back as 1889 Mr. John L. Mclean
WAS dong such things. 1t l. true lie was
not then ] cmocrati'. caudhlt" f'F 'he
Vice Presidential nomination IN Il irce
silver platform yet hr could understand
then. H. well as now. thai god was the
unciiang,nG standard
In book 80 1881 of land records al thc
District OF Columbia, pages l-i2 I" l'',, Il
deed OF trust IS on record. II WIS r"t"r'l"h
April / $50, from thc CounI'ta Athletic
Club OF the District uf columbia Ia John
II. Mclean for the sum Of $4,000. to De
maid .Iarch /. 500. III gold coin If the
UaIrcd states of the present standard
weight and fuCnr>>.'' with interest i'll
like coin pa y;ilhC annually.
Free silver may hr goud rlluurh for the
people bat not Tor tn" preacher
Montgomery county Republicans hold -
bic rally at Barmc>Yile Thursday night
The meeting wis addressed by M"SsrS. L.
j. Bean. Il. II. Warner ana 'ioGi'i.
Mr. BeaIl. IN the course uf hi> remarks
said t:;r %" Iad lsa,r Interested in the
cause uf protection from Isl" To the
present DAY Hr called ;'tt"nti"n 10 IN
inciarf.c an ih, >,"uch II William c. John
son, delivered in IAru">viil,' ia ! : 10 In
that ;,,ldrJ.~s Dir. johnson drew - 81" gol
piece from his poo k''t am! said 1t WAS ihe
Has. button iron. The c"at "f John quincy
Adams. Nn Tia. rest II The gold il.Id zone
10 Europcto hay uls uf;tcjurrd goods under
She Democratic ADM niS,ralion-
Mr Bcali called attention 10 tli> Incident
to- SNOW thai iIrI y->iX vear> Hg" the same
arguments We're being used 10 HOW.
Ee-Conlras>.aan Jol.i Cau~cy. Of Della
ware. & !lila~ tiiaI Tho tlrs'' 'l"G.lrrai votes
oT that small CouuilEwcalth ere prac-
ucall5 nthc vest puck.i "fUaSlr'in huoicNS.
Mr. Causey iS a gold STANDARD l'crlucrat
and will vote for Palmer and Buokner,
hut ne >.ys that The result In iu> state Is
INST and will not hc Icri5iu until the
fusion Of the Republican factions is 50
.qrnpletc thal the delivery ur rhc .lddickS
vote To the regular Republican ticket
can bccuuntc;l on absolutely The AddickS
following i SO largely personal that he
can throw il any war he wants t", ANA
unless this breach - closed ana thai cIr.
rnent placatcdin Sou.c why.ih- Democrats
viii undoubtedly carry The state.
In view of the recent order II court re-
Cu.rir,er him 10 show cause why he should
not be held for contempt IN" acton being
iucitcd 10y the Higgins fHc'ion, II does moi
appear 10 Mr. Cau>cy thai he prospect for
fusion - bright
There IS q famine in Tie flag market
ir Washington" said Col Wiiliam Dick
son last night. Every Democrat i'll the
ciIy is going to take Mr. Hanna at hfs
word and wear and wave Old Glory in
some form or another on the 3lst Of oc-
tuber They are laying III their stock
of stars aud stripes, and If such test
Is going 10 be made. we Will show more
patriotism to the area exposed than any
other place Oh earth"
When the National Silver part ) organized
Their ,iuiS al over the country. II was
announced that the clubs were TO be strictly
uOTi-pa ri isar i'll character outside of their
fight FOR tile white metal There was to
lie 10 attempt TO WIN away voters from
their party allegiance ON party questions
Very quietly however. the effort is being
made in several States : o thoroughly identify
these clubs with the DcinoCrat" party IN
the local fights and for future eXigcncieS
An appeal sent out 10y MAI ionHl Committee
man Wedderburn 1f Virginia illustrates
this movement. After a review OF the
campaign, he says.
when We have elected Bryan, as l be
Mrve we will, we viii >till hiT" Ia fight
out our battle with the corporations who
have tried to corrupt aud disrupt the
honest voters OF our land l appeal to
you to reoollccu that IA Virginia heat fall
ionIy one year hence - We Will have TO
Il
Will elect tiNc successor of Senator baniek
1t therefore behaoyeS every True VGrginian
not only To work from now until he Sd
OF November next to elect Bryan, but TO
rc-cnlist Your club for rhc battle Of 1897,
and | trust that every club in old VIZ
EiuI viii al once hoist the loved flag of
our State, and carry on The ha.tlc gainst
Tyranny engraved ON it The uamc of John
W. Daniel and victory. Under no cir
cumstanccs disband but keep up your or
ganiZa;ion and press on III 1 he grand WOlk
Dtdcfcndingthe Old Commonw ealth aga inst
foes without and traitors within and be
not satisfied in We'll doing until our vic
toriui;S column closes in ON the enemy Of
our country and mankind in 1897
The Democrats are now quoting Secretary
Carlisle on Senator Allen OF Nebraska.
When bis name was before the Nebraska
Legislature the following telegram WIS re
ceived hy Il member of that body, signed
by John Ii. Carlisle, Calvin s. Brice, and
Arthur z German:
We hope that You viii vote for Judge
Allen, and thus keep the Senatorsip out
OF the hands of the Republicans
Five DAYS ago the National Associate
of Democratic Clubs sent ont to its af-
1iliatcd clubs Il blank requesting that the
total membership he repurt"d III once, and
how il w as divided \ number of replies
have already been received. Ten came
from Iowa yesterday. these ten clubs being
scattered throughout the state The total
membership reported is 3oST. divided as
follows: Democrats. 2,100: Republicans,
412; Popusts. 406; Prohihitionists, IL;
Independents, 81. These same clubs report
that in their precincts Cleveland citrried in
1892, a total of 12l; Harrison. Boa, and
that in 1896. Bryan viii receive 39l, aud
Mckinley. 1913. These figures clearly
show the condition of Iowa, and there il
no doubt of its going for Bryan and Scwall
Ohio made reports frnm six clubs, with
a total membership OF 943, divided as FOL,
lows: Democrats. III: Republicans, l. 40
Populists. "a; Probbitionists. 10: indie
pendcnts. 2 All of these six pointcs show ed
Republican majority in 1892, but thi.
year Democratic ma aioTity, the figures
being $50 for Mckinley, and 2l6 fol
Bryan 1t this condition exists in all parts
OF Ohio there is every rclsoR for claiming
that State for Bryan and Sewai.
Nebraska, which made report but from
three clubs yesterday, shows even u bcttcl
condition than in Ohio and Iowa. or q
total membership of $50. but 425 are re
ported as Democrats. the balance being 175
Republicans and 256 Populists.