The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-01
SITUATION IN NEW YORK
Henry George Declares That Union Labor in the
Metropolis Is Unanimously Supporting Bryan.

| In the Examiner Henry George,
writing from New York under date of
the 29th says:
In a rapid survey of the political pros
poets in the state OF New York, begin
ming at Buffalo in the northwest. 1 come
now to the southeastern and most popu-
lous part-the municipalities that comprise
the great American metropolis and their
adjoining counties.
The most significant fact in New York
city is the unison of the working masses
for Bryan. My information as to this is,
think, the best and most trustworthy it is
possible 10 get. 1t is that the working
| men are for Bryan, with even more COM
plete unanimity and greater intensity than
they were for me III the mayoralty cam
paign ten years ago. Then 1 had some
open and considerable covert opposition in
what is generally known as the ranks of
labor. Today 1 can hear in the same quar-
ter little or no opposition to Bryan.
Although free silver has been, for some
time before this campaign, Endorsed by
the knights of Labor and the Federation
OF LABOR, yet, as seems to be the case
in other industrial districts of the state.
the currency question cuts little or no
nSure among the wOrkingmen of New
York city. What unites them is govern
ment by injunction, the unconstitutional
labor strikes, the feeling that every power
and every interest that is bent on crush
ing labor and cutting down wages is
united on the side of Mckinley, and the
fear that his success. which, indeed, is
oftener spoken of as the success of Hanna
than the success of Mckinley, will be the
signal for new aggressions.
Before this, which is the workingman's
view of the real question at issue, the
question of currency and the question of
tariff melt into insignificance. and even
strength for what they believe to be the
great party of the future, are passing, in
spite of their leaders. to the support of
Bryan.
WORKINMEN FOR BRYAN.
Information 1 get in New York on this
point is specific and detailed, and comes
from sources that seem to me much more
reliable than those of the gentlemen who
so confidently assume that Mckinley will
carry New York city. For instance, there
is a certain great banker. having his
believes, and within a few days has
pointed with pride" to what he assumes
to be a fact. that every elevator man,
ing will vote for either Mckinley or
Palmer. 1 am told that in that particular
building there is not man Of this kind
who will not vote for Bryan.
In certain well known restaurant in
that vicinity, much frequented by bank
ers and brokers. and the class who feel
with them. the walters are very 10th to
say anything on politics that would indi-
cate they are rot eager to support sound
money! They are naturally assumed by
the patrons of the restaurant to be for
sound money" But / am told of this
particular restaurant that there is not
one of them who is not really for Bryan,
in utter disregard as to whether his cleo
ton will mean 50-cent dollars or not.
The information / get is that of all
trades and branches of trades, and of
labor associations in occupations hardly
regarded as trades. But it is all con-
Cured as to the intensity of feeling and
practical unanimity of purpose. 1 have
tried to inquire as to how the cross di-
vision as to nationality and religion, such
as German and Italian. Protestant, Cath
Ole and Hebrew. may affect the vote.
The best information l can get is that
while the colored men seem to stand
fast to the Republican party, all the
others are following the general impulse,