Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-28
DEMAND GREAT.
Lots Of People Want Republican and Demo-
cratic Campaign Literature. W.

Washington, July 27.-The demand
for campaign literature at the Repub-
lican and Democratic Congressional
headquarters is Unprecedented Singu
larry enough the requests for sound
money literature come largely from
doubtful middle western states which
the Democrats are confident of carry
ing. The greatest interest is shown in
the silver literature in such of the east
ern states as are believed to be re-
lably Republican. This is especially
true of New York, Pennsylvania and
New England.
Senator Mitchell of Wisconsin. has
been the only conspicuous caller at the
Democratic headquarters during the
past week AT that time Senator Mitch
ell was undecided whether to support
the Chicago ticket or not He is re-
ported to have said that he was elect
ed by gold Democrats and he did not
see how he could consistently favor an
economic policy contrary to their
wishes.
Senator Jones of Arkansas chair
man OF the Democratic committee, will
return to Washington within q few
days and this is interpreted at head
quarters to mean that the visit will
be made in pursuance of his purpose
to establish himself here during the
campaign There is much qualification
expressed at the Republican head
quarters at the receipt of a letter from
Miles Hazard, an extensive rice planter
OF Georgetown. s. c.. in which he takes
q strong ground against free coinage
The letter closes in these words:
while free silver will increase the
wealth Of silver miners and more
money not suitable to trade will be in
circulation, II is not going to benefit
rice planters and sugar planters who
will still have To cope with foreign COM
petition, which means that rice and
sugar will be made 50 cheap by cheap
labor that we cannot cope with them.
For myself, ! shall vote for Major Me
Kinley. as he represents sound money
and protection. We have lived under
it, prospered under il, and know there
is no experiment Free silver and free
trade does not suit our industries. 1t
cannot suit the South. The day is not
so Far distant when cotton planters
viii be forced to ask for protection
from the increased annual shipment of
cotton from Egypt, and factories from
the formidable competition that will
arise from japan and China These
branches Of our Southern industries
have not felt the blight as we have, in
coping with Japan. China and Egypt
cheap labor"
The announcement is made at the
Republican headquarters that arrange
ments are perfected whereby the state
committeeman in the several states
viii be supplied with all the campaign
literature prepared by the Congress
sonal committee.
The principal speeches sent out from
the Republican headquarters are Nc
Leary's reply to Towne. showing the
fluctuations of silver had no bearing
upon the prices of farm products;
"Babcock on Money" and the speech
of Judge George n Aldridge of Dallas.
Texas, on the free coinage of silver
which Senator Caffrey of Louisiana
had printed in the Congressional
Record, last winter. 1t is estimated that
more than 80 GOO. 000 copies Of speeches
OF all kinds will be distributed by the
Republican Congressional committee
alone.