The sun., 1896-10-31

| change TO find out what iS 10 be expected from
the enormous increase What they have dis
| covered Ia that something like ten per cent. OF
| the increase is due to the natural growth OF
| population, thirty per cent. is found 10 DO the
votes OF those members OF all partNs VINO usu-
ally have been ukewarm about voting and
have registered in some years and neglected to
do so In others, while sixty per cent represents
business men In st. Louis who in form years
have never taken tho trouble to vote or register
at all. About 10000 business mems votes In
round numbers, therefore. have been added to
the voting strength Of 81. Louis by the sound
money campaign carried on this year by the
business men.
In Kansas City the situation Is about tho
same. The registered vote OF the city In 1894
was 10000. and $4,000 votes were cast. This
year the registered vote is $4,000. more than
half of the number being regularly enrolled
working members Of the sound-money organiLa-
ton.
Both In 81 Louis and Kansas City. the largest
two towns in the State. there will be parades of
the business men, regardless Of party. to-mor-
row which will demonstrate the over2owering
strength of tho sound-money organization.
Kansas City has already had n parade of tho
workingmen in the great packing houses and
other largo establishments in tho city. At least
two-thirds of all the workingmen took part
and the greatest enthusiasm was displayed
Those In charge OF the Sound money Club In St
Louis state to-day that there will be no fewer
than 90. 900 business men in Saturdays parade.
aud they say that this does not include the
whole number OF business men who will vote
against the party Of reputation.
In Kansas City business men do not relax
their energies or their vigilance for a moment
They started into the campaign in spirit Of
desperation resulting from the realization Of
the danger menacng the commercial prosperity
of the city, the State, and the country. Hope
soon came to them as they saw the free-silver
tide checked and then pushed back. and they
have since gone ahead with their plan of cam
pagn In the expectation that the country will
be saved from the blight of Bryanisn.
Morning, noon, and night the business men
are active. Money has been contributed will
ingly and gladly and the most influential men
in every branch Of business have not hesitated
to join heart and soul In the fight.
The big business blocks are beehlves of political
industry. Twice and thrice a. day meetings arc
held in addition to all the reg ular speechmak ing
Silent talks" on the commercial aspects of the
campaign are given at night the most fire.
Quented streets by stereoptlcons. The managers
OF this effective method OF street campaigning
have much difficulty with the hoodlum element
OF the population, who In their crazy zeal for tho
Popocratic cause attempt to tear down the
stereopticons and prevent the crowd from read
ing the bulletins. SO far, however. no hand to-
hand conflict has taken place. but it is feared
that the close Of the long campaign tomorrow
night will be the signal for violence on the part of
the desperate followers Of Bryan, Altgeld, and
Debs.
The Popocratic campaign managers In Mis-
souri,. as elsewhere. profess to be amused at the
hopefulness Of sound d-money organizations, and
they mako a sweeping denial Of everything that
Is claimed by the anti ti-Bryanites. But they pro-
duce no facts or figures to make good their own
claims that the cause Of Bryan, Altgeld. and
Debs will win. They are careful not to make o
predictions Of a big Bryan vote in the cities be-
cause they realize that the actual conditions of
things among the business men. without regard
to party or faction would give the lie to any
statement they might make. They therefore
prefer to talk nonsense about the country dis
tricts. which. they say, are consumed with
eaKerness to vote the Popocratic ticket
The Republican National Committee and the
State Central Democratic Sound money Com
mittee have made the same vigorous, persistent,
and efficient campaign of education in Missouri
as In other States, and they have sufficient evil
dence to provo that tho fruits of their labors
will be tho conversion of many thousands of
Democrats to tho cause of sound money in q
away from Bourbon Democracy. The campaign
of literature and stump speaking has
been very thorough. and tonight the
cause of sound money is being advo-
Gated in a dozen different places In each
city and town and in every hamlet and cross.
roads throughout tho State. The few speeches
that Speaker Reed was able to deliver stirred
the people as they had not been stirred since
the campaign began. His meetings were enor-
nous. and the enthusiasm beyond anything that
| the sound-money managers had been led TO ex-
pect. Reed did world OF good in Missouri,
| and the effects of his arguments wero immedi-
| ately felt by those in control of the sound
money campaign.
| The managers OF the Democratic sound money
| organization admit that not more than IL, 900
votes will be cast for Palmer and Buckner, and
they admit further that their organization has
| been completely swallowed no by the growth of
| the non partisan business mems sound money
organization. Instead of complaining of this,
| however, the genuine Democrats rejoice In 1t.
| They do not think that these 10000 estimated
| votes an indication OF their weakness. but
| rather proof of their strength. because
| they feel sure that IL there had not been a
| Palmer and Buckner ticket and sound-money
| Democratic platform in the field around which
the Democratic voters could be rallied two
| thirds Of them, with q mistaken sense OF party
| loyalty. would have drifted into tho support OF
the Popocratic ticket. 1t is estimated by the
managers of the Democratic sound-money Or
ganization. and conceded by the Business Mems
| Campaign Club that at least two-thirds OF all
the Democrats who have been won over to the
cause of sound money will vote directly for Nc
Kinley and Hobart
In 1892 the combined Democratic and Pop
| ulist vote on Presidential electors was 800 81 l.
| nd ha RAM blicnn
estimated that in that year 5000 Mugwumu
votes were cast for Cleveland. and to these
must now be added the vote of 900 Demo.
Gratis who this year will refuse to vote for Bryan
Two-thrds OF this 10000. 1t is thought, will
vote directly for Mckinley and Hobart leaving
the Popocrats in decided minority. These fig
ures show the basis on which the sound money
organizations are calculating the result of mex,
| Tuesdays vote In the State.
In the local campaign the sound money peo-
pie are aided by the weakness OF the Popocratic
| candidate for Governor and by the recOrnized