The evening times., 1896-09-12
Democratic cause and TO bring votes from
the unwilling ranks OF labor.


the unwilling ranks OF labor
The issue or tie Journal with the private
letter betrayed to the public view and the
labored argument OF Mr.. Sovereign for his
new masters las been printed by the hun
dred thousand. The press OF the Journal
plant, at 81 b street, was not able to turn
the papers out fast enough, and the outfit
OF newspaper office was called into SER
vice. and they were rolled out at the rate
OF 80, 900 an hour.
As fast as they were printed they were
bundled and turned over to the Dem ocratic
Congressional Committee. Quantities 70
meet the demand Were furnished at the
Democratic headquarters and every worker
there was given all he could Use They were
scattered about the rooms as the newest
and best ammunition at hand.
ONE LEADERS HOPES.
AS the National Economist was spread
broadcast in 1892. SO the Journal is now sent
as fast as the mails can carry it at the
pound rate for postage. 1t is reckoned by
Chairman Faulkner and Secretary Gardner
thatit will effect much. az did the Economist,
but their calculations as to the Influence of
the Journal as compared with that paper
are far from the truth.
Az tue sdftiS Itue tEdt ueEeIdl MasteI
Workman Sovereign and Secretary Hayes
are turning their time, paid for by Knights
OF both political parties, TO the support Of
a political party they are lso Using the
machinery put In their hands by ncn-
PARTISAN organization and paid for with
the moneyof men who are staunch believers
In honest money and national square deal
ing with creditors, to do the work OF the
Democratic and Populist committees.
They are printing thousands OF speeches
OF Representative Towne and others and
their rooms are fun Of employees busy fold
ing and preparing for mailing these docu-
ments. intended to supply material for ar
gument In favor of free silver
On what terms this is done is not known.
Their place, which, by the way, is Just
around the corner from the old National
Economist office, is as busy today as that
was four years ago in preparing and circu-
lating Democratic literature.
There is prophecy in the parallel that in
eighteen Months this second non partisan
organ, turned over by its leaders to the
Democracy. will be as completely dried up
as the National Economist
What the reward of Messrs Sovereign
and Hayes will be for the part they are
playing in the transaction is a matter OF
the future. At present they are drawing
salaries from men or all political fsi;bs,
and expect to continue to pay their way
with money in part taken from men who
are fiercely opposed to the policy they
advocate-noney received under pledge
that the Knights is nor partisan organ
ization
Whether after the election is over they
expect to be Register Of the Treasury and
Commissioner OF Labor, or aspire to be
Cabinet officer, no one can know except
those inside the deal
Labor leaders here say the issue of the
Knight now being used as Democratic
cmapaigD literature, is just a special Issue
and TIE regular issues will go on as usual
Mr. hayes ilas:i ~ IL Hai thal tiiey have
turned the PKniglts over 10 the Democracy.
He Justifies it by saying that every other
labor Organization in the COUNTRY except
the window glass workers, has declared for
Bryan; the Knights cannot be blamed for fol-
lowing the party which has taken up the
principles OF the order.
But who contracted this political deal?