Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-03
Another Campaign Of Eauoa,los.


There is evory Indication that the
national political campaign now under
way in this country will be, to it's
close, campaign of education. The
intelligence, and nut the craftsmanship,
of the people will be appealed 10, and
already the inevitable result is seen in
the departure from old party lines
manifest all over the country. The
campaigns of 1890 and 1892 were con-
Quoted on educational lines, and the
result was that the partisan Republi-
can principle OF protection received
blow from which it is not likely to re
cover. In 1894, the indifference Of
thousands of Democrats, owing to the
manner in which their representatives
in Congress had betrayed them, al
lowed the election to almost go by de-
fault. But this year public interest is
awakened as it has not been for years;
a living, vital issue confronts the peo-
pie; the "schoolmaster is abroad in
the land" once more, and another cam
paign Of education is under way.
One Of the striking features Of the
campaign that illustrates this con-
clusion, as told by New York cores
pendent, is the eagerness to hear
speakers and to read political docu-
ments. Nothing equaling it," he
writes, twas experienced in the last
two or three campaigns. They were
tame indeed as compared with this.
Formerly the managers had TO send
out bands to drum up crowds TO fill
the halls to hear the speakers. Now
they have to issue tickets in order to
prevent the crowds from becoming too
big for proper control. Such at least
has been the case in this city. At the
Bryan and Cochran meetings and again
at the Harrison meeting, it was neces-
sary to issue tickets and limit the
crowds to the holders OF tickets. The
number OF people who wanted to get in
as compared with those who actually
got in was, in the case of the Harrison
meeting as, ten to one. There is every
evidence that this extraordinary inter
est in the issues OF the campaign, as
debated by the leading orators on both
sidss, will continue to the end. The
political committees find it hard work
to supply the demand for speakers and
documents. The National Republican
Committee has already distributed
10, 600, 600 Of campaign documents, and
the day of election ia still ten weeks
| distant. When added to this total is
the number Of documents sent out by
the State and other political commit
tees, the quantity of printed matter dis
tributed among the people by one party
is SO immense as to be almost beyond
calculation. This is truly a campai gn
of education. BY the time the people
get through hearing all the speeches
and reading all the documents they
ought to have learned something about
what is, perhaps, the most difficult Of
all sciences. finance.
1t Is also stated that there is an i'm
mense demand for copies of the speech
by Bourke Cochran, in Madison Square
Garden. To partially supply this de.
mand, the Honest Money Democratic
League of New York will have 500, 00(
copies printed for immediate distribu
ton.
1t is encouraging to note this eager
ness on the part of the people for 10
formation pertaining to the questions
to be settled by the election. 1t indi
Gates that VOTERS will determine their
votes by conviction and not by part,
fealty, by the spirit of patriotism in
stead of the passions Of craftsmanship
1t is well for the country that this il