The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-10-29
WASHINGTON
CORRESPONDENCE
Republican Managers Realize ,ha,
They Are Steadily Losing
Grourd-Whipped on the
Money Question.
LATEST GOLD BUG SCHEME.

The Imm.nss Corruptis. Fuaa H..
Aroused TIA. Indign.iIsa Of the sm~ri-
eau votes-The American flag Incl
dent-The wheat Gam bier. h.lplax the
Gold Gsnsiers-sen.tsr Butler on Tn.
Recent wheat Deal.
Special 10 The CaucananI
WASHINGTON, ID. g, Oct. 22d, isg6.-|
Two weeks ago | gave an estimate OF
the electoral vote which Bryan would
get, which includes all Of the States
south OF the Potomac and west
OF the Mississippi. except Iowa
and Minnesota, and including In
diana, which amounted TO s3a
votes, or eight more than enough
10 elect. Since that time the States of
Michigan and Minnesota, with 2s eiec.
toral votes, have come safely inside of
the Bryan column. This would make
Bryan's election certain, even If he
We're TO lose the border States like
Maryland, West Virginia and Ken
tucky, which the Republicans are
claiming, but which are sure for Bryan
almost beyond question. Besides, with
in the last week the tide has turned
strongly in Bryan's favor in the State
OF Illinois, and there seems now To be
but little doubt tbst he will carry that
State by good majority. In addition
TO all of this, Bryan has steadily
gained ground in OHIO, Mckinley's
own State, until today the Republi-
can leaders are Thoroughly alarmed.
They have used every effort known Ia
desperate campaign management TO
force the free silver Republican farm
ers Of that State into line for McKin-
ley, but without effect. In short. il
seems that Bryan is almost certain TO
sweep every one Of the Central West
ern States, and there can no longer be
any doubt about his triumphant cleo
ton
WHIPPED on TIE MONEY QUESTION.
The Republican managers have real
lied for weeks that they were steadily
losing ground by a discussion of the
money question, and today they real
ize that they are whipped on that issue.
The big leaders are now comforting
about attempting TO shifting the cam
paign on 70 the tariff and other issues.
They realize, however, that this would
be doubtful experiment at this stage
of the campaign. 1t would show their
| weakness, and be such confession of
thC law tIht lECy Will sSsoIt tV IL ODly
as the last desperate hope. That is,
they will resort to if they think the
loss by such an attempt to shift the is
sues will be less than the loss they will
suffer by continuing the campaign on
| the money question.
| LATEST GOLD SCHEMES.
| Mark Hanna and the managers OF
the gcldbug campaign are tn smselves
beginning to realize that they have
OverdOne the Doodle campaign busi-
ness. They are beginning TO learn
that their open and Hagrant use of an
immense corruption fund to influence
the election has aroused the indigna-
tiOn of American manhood, and is re-
acting against them with terrible
force. They now see that there is nc
hope of influencing enough individual
votes with their Doodle to buy the elec-
tion for Mckinley. Therefore, they
are seeking in new way to make their
money effective. There are strong rea.
sons to believe that their last scheme
is to try to buy the election officers in
the doubtful States, ard especially in
the large cities to tamper with the re-
turns on tie evening Of election day
This is a very dangerous move, foI
while the great masses of the Ameri-
can voters cannot be bought and in
fuenced by money there are always q
few who can be. Th' refore, the pco.
pie should see that the truest and most
incOrruptible men are on the election
board, and besides, there should be an
organization Of strong men at every
voting place, from the opening of the
polls to the closing thereof and the
counting of the votes on election day
to see that no fraud is committed by
election officers.
LIKE THE DEVIL QUOTING SCRIPTURE
The programme of Mark Hanna call.
ing upon all those who favor McKin-
ley and protecting American honor tt
exhibit the American flag on October
the 31st is the most outrageous act oi
the campaign; but it is in line with
the deception and hypocrisy which the
gold men have always used to hide
their nefsrious purposes. When they
; attempt to curse the people with dis
honest dollar, they try To hide their
real purpose. by calling it an honest
dollar; when they attempt to stat
> American honor, liberty and prosper
ity by turning over the management
of our affairs to foreign syndicates
they attempt to hide their real pur
pose by claiming TO stand for the ma
tiona! honor. They are striving il
: this campaign to have The American
, people say they cannot have finan
cial system such as they want without
the consent and permission of foreig,
nations, and yet Mark Hanna and Nc
: Kinley try to hide such betrayal o
, American interests by calling upOI
those whose assistance they hope t
: get in such an undertaking to wave
: the National flag and claim that the.
are trying to prOtectthe honor and su
premacy of this flag 1t would be ,
more fitting emblem Of the policy o
the gold con.pirators, and would be ia
], more appropriate for Hanna TO cal
E upon Mckinley supporters to fioa
I from their windows the English ilas
which he aud his British allies woul'
4 have to triumph over the American
2 flag, that emblem of our national hon
or which he is trying to Use to deceiy
y Americans into voting for Britisl
rule. 1t is another case Of the Devi
, quoting Scripture.
!. WHAT IGNATIUS DONNELLY AND CO.
: NORTON SAY.
LClIcI6 nave UCSH ICStiNCb az Il Ca
: pies headquarters here from Hon. IL
D natius Donneliy and frcm Col. s.
!, Norton, in which they express then
e selves very strongly and emphaticall
II for Bryan, and declare that il is ii
+ duty Of every Populist and patriot
e put aside every partisan feeling
II prejudice and rise to the supreme du'
e Of the hour, the election Of William
q Bryan for President. The important
r Of these letters, which will be mae
public, is very great, in considerable
y, of the fact that Col. Norton was Il
3 selection of the Middle-Of-the-Ros
Df Populists at ST. Louis for their capd
se date for President. In the event
y Middle-Of-the-Road ticket had bet
Of nominated, it is said that that tick
ne would have been Norton and Watso
IN Again, Hon. Ignatius Donnelly b
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