The Atlanta constitution., 1896-09-28
But the Republicans Arc Certainly Losing
Ground in Illinois.
LIVELY TIMES IN CHICAGO
Long Lists of Converts to Bryan Fur
nished Democratic Headquarters.
Why Priest Changed to
Bryan's Cause.

studying the question for theHstNc9'
ON almost every street corner IN Chica-
go every evening knots OF men aie go So
cred discussing silver and gold or'''is
are speaking from dry goods boxes an"
curbstones i'm all parts of the clty' ne
great majority of these men are ttihlh5
in favor of silver. Those speaking ioi
the gold standard can find no heare'a'
although "a thousand or more OF 'hiS ina
acter of man is now on the pay i0'i %
Mark Iianna's committee.
Hanna is spending a mint OF inohey-
He has employed men not only in Chlcaso'
but in all the doubtful states TO organize
voters i'm blocks of five after the Hidi'iiei
of the once well known Dudley oil lhuiihd'
Unfortunately for Mr.. Hanna. however
the Australian ballot prevails Ill an the
doubtful states.
Great lists of converts from republican
ism to democracy are furnished the Gem
ocratic headquarters here dally' ana 1,'o
tide in this city and state Is uhdoup'euiS
turning toward Bryan an.
Yesterday / wrote that not a single daiy
paper i'm the great city of chicago "''
advocating the cause of democracy. Is
terlay. however. The Dispatch, the laIs-
est and most Influential of Chicagos al
ternoon dailies. announced itself for Bryan
and for Altgeld.
This means more than wonld aPp'@i 0,'
thu, surface 1t means that The pi9ldtSH
has become convinced, contrary, peIh'PS'
to it's wishes. that both TINS state anu 'iiiS
CITY Will give the democratic ticket ho'h
state and national a tremendous majority
Governor Altged himself predicts that
this state. will 20 democratic by from 4"Vvo
to $1,000 majority lie may be- rishI an"
ne might be wrong. but he is certainty IN
position to- know the situation. II ne uoes
not nobody does.
I made reference Yesterday to the Cain
Ollie priest who cndcaNorcd TO nave p'iiN
i'm this city return h.m $500 m gold Whlch
he mad deposited. The priest an question:
was Father Edward Kelly. pastor OF 81
Cccilia's church 1t sceIns tstt f"thei
Kelly is frequently called upon 10 ACT as
business agent for parshioncrs who Ge-
sire TO deposit their hard-earncd savings
or make investments OF their scant IN
comes \ few weeks ago one OF father
KeIlv's pariShioncrs-an old lady VINO had
by rigid economy accumulated $JW ia soiu
as the result of years of toii-came 10 hiih
and said she was afraid the treasure
which was i'm twenty-dollar gold pieces,
would he stolen. and begged her pastor
ia deposit it in a bank for her. Father
Kelly e., nplicd with her request and dc
posiied he gold i'm the Illinois Trust anu
Savings bank. of which John }. Mitchell
is president The bank readily took the
yellow pieces and gave "a certiheate "t
deposit therefor.
A few DAYS later the old lady came 10
the conclusion. after reading the Soldbug
ucwspaptrs' assertion that free coinage OF
silver would drive the gold out OF the
country that she would prefer 10 nave
the gold coin in her own possession, ana
asked Father Kelly To get il for her. lie
cheerfuIy consented TO do 80. ana armed
with the certificate of gold deposit went
TO the Illinois Trust and Savings bank
where. by the way, the reverend father
had q balance of his own of some 10000,
and presented the lady's check for $500
To his intense surprise and indignation
the paving teller coolly showed out $500
in silver certificates. The good father re-
fused to accept the certificates and mace
a vigorous demand for the gold.
eve are not paying gold out to anyone,
was the cool response OF the teller.
But my parishioner deposited 5000 in
gold less than a week ago" said Father
Kelly. and she has "a right to receive gold
in return
"That makes no difference TO us" in
solentIy responded the bank official You
will have to take the silver certificates or
nothing"
But this is trust fund" tho good
father said. appealingly. My client gave
me gold and ( must return gold to her.
she will not accept silver certificates for
gold"
The teller stirl refused. Father Kelly
then appealed to President Mitchell. but
met with refusal The bank would re-
ceive all the gold that people might de-
posit, but the bank would not return
dollar in the yellow metal.
Father Kelly now denounces the cause
of gold supported by this bank and is ac-
lively for Bryan.
He began a campaign by returning 10
the bank on the following day and trans
fcrring his account to another institution
Now ne is working for Bryan and so are
his thousands of parishioners.
Evidences of effort to Coerce workingmen
are presented 10 democratic headquarters
daily. The latest comes from Manistque
Mich. The North Shore laundering Com
Danv has Just discharged Charles ID. Coon,
!, faithful mechanic, who has been in its
employ for many years. Coon's offense
was the advocacy of the cause of free
coinage among other employees of that in
stitution.
In the note of discharge the president
of the company says.
81 will not employ any man who talks
such absurd doctrines as free silver. /
propose to teach this man a lesson. Let
him obtain work from those OF his own
caIiber. do not believe in paying out
money to support men who advocate such
a cause.
scores Of other great concerns i'm the
west as we'll as in other sections. are re-
sorting TO such practices 10 coerce their
workingmen into voting the republican
ticket In consequence TINS class OF cltl-
zen fears to make any demonstration; but
the democratic managers are receiving
confidential assurances from them that
when they go to the polls they VIII vote
the democratic ticket.
II is fortunate for the democracy IN this
campaign thar the Australian ballot pre-
In. I1nf lip- he
General Weaver. of Iowa. was mere to-
dav He declares that Iowa VIII give
tremendous majority for Bryan. lie says
that personally he has come IN contact
with at least 10000 former republicans who
will vote for Bryan and Sewal IN TINS
election.
One of the interesting features or TINS
camDaien is the cartoon work which has
been done at the expense Of Mark Hanna,
the manager of the Mckinley campaign.
Somebody is Distributing throughout the
country a reproduction, in a large poster
of that famous Ii Hung Chang cartoon
which appeared in The New York journal
several weeks ago 1t represents the nS-
ures of Mark Hanna and Ii Hung Chang
The Chinese Viccroy is standing close be
side the Mckinley manager whispering
questions into his ear in the manner which
characterized the conversation OF Nlcefoy
Ii with the many Americans he mel on