The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-10-15
The SIGNS Of Victory.
The Labor Vote Goes to
Bryan.
The Democratic Nominee Grows Stronger
Every Day.
The New York World Begins
to See Light.
Fusion Has Given q Black Eye to Nc
Kinley,
Special to the Atlanta Constitution.

I is better today than it has been at any
time since Bryan's nomination. The
| Democratic cause has made tremcr-
dous strides in the middle Western !
States-thc fighting ground Of this
| campaign.
! Tho Democratic campu: IN fund has |
| been largely Increased and tho manag- |
ers are now flooding these middle
Western States with quantities OF
| literature and posters al which are |
having good effect. Senator Jones has
just returned from the cast after con-
ference with Senator German and Scna-
tor Faulkner and brings tho most en-
couraging news. 1t is tho Republican
programme to buy these middle Wes-
tern States, but they cant do it. NEey |
may ~" 'r" s"vo"nl hundred thous and
vote =, Duu, u,lurr t.lc -.~-.!%''nn HNliOt
system, they i,uvc no assurance ui :he
delivery Of the same.
UnlesS all signs fail Illinois will sc |
found in the Democratic column on lie |
third OF Move nber. ~ special poli Of
the State made by the Hanna co n
mittces gives the Democrats the Ste .e
outside OF Cook County. The raali"a-
tion Of this on Lhc part OF the S4pub i
cans has caused CONSERVATION at the
llama headquarters and they are max
ing tremendous efforts to carry Cook
County. But they can't do it. Every
labCr organization in the city is sup
porting the Democratic ticket, and
almost every labor leader is on toe
stun,p for Bryan and free silver. These
moE without exception predict Il Demo-
cratic majority OF 10000 in Cook Coun-
Ly. True, many w0rkingmeu in largo
factories arc wearing Mckinley badges,
but they are reporting to their or
CARNATIONS that they wear them in
order to keep their jobs; that they
viii vote for Bryan On election day.
OF al the great newspapers in Chi
| cagO hut ono - supporting bryan.
That is an Afternoon paper and IL IS
doing good work. The morning pa
| pcrs aud tEe other afternoon papers
are vicious in their antagonism SO VII
cious indeed that they will not print
news which is the least favorable to the
| Democratic candidate.
While these papers are for Mckinley
and tho gold standard, 50 per cent. OF
the men who arc working on them ure
for Bryan. TIE Democratic press com
mittet. hasijust made a poll Of tho edi-
tors, reporters aud printers CT tho five
great morning newspapers OF Chicago
with the following result: Bryan,
81 Mckinley, IL This is 4 correct
poll, and ut the same time not a. word
favorable to toe Bryan Cnrdidacy is
ever printed IN any Of the papcrs. II
thc mon on the great papers which are
eXr~tiug all , II J"tS 10 thn election OF
/ Mckinley arc themselves not con
vnccd by the arguments their employ
crs forco them 10 print how can the
general public be ?
Phillip Armour, the grcN. pork lack
er, erected an Australian ballot booth
in his stock yards last week in order
to test she sentiment Of his employees.
He had boA'Lcu tnat 80 per cent. Of the
men in bis "lnn:uy were ior Mckinley,
and he mAI:. {. bot that it would be SO
proven on election day. In order to
decide the bet he erected the booth
. that it might be proven that no effort
, would be made to cOcrcc his men.
, When the day WAS over 500 ballots
had beon pat in tho box, Of which GI5
were for BryAn and L." for Mckinley.
This was q complete knock out for
| Armour. He pntd the bet and has
: given up tho fight. 10 tod llama
{ that it was no use, tiilngs were ali one
way. And he now declares that il
, other big concerns that have taken
T ballots from their men you'd give
~ them the privilege Of the Australian
( Of affairs existing among their cm'
t ploycs.
The Republicans arc going TO have a
! big labor parade on TIA niuth OF OctO
4 Der. Perhaps every cmploye OF every
;, big manufacturing concern in Chicago
Q will be in that parade. They vii! be
, forced into it. Tncy have been ordered
, to parade that day and carry Mckinley
{ banners on else not return TO work the
! following day. These orders have done
| much to drive the labor vote OF ChicagC
| into tho itrynn Column. ThG&c men
|, can ba forced 70 parade, but they can
, not be forced into dropping the Mex in.
! lev ballot into the box when they are
within tho Enclosure Of the Australian
) ballot booth where no one under the
! sun except themselves can tell 70,
; whom they vote
t Added to the attempt at coerooment
: Ham" pro osca TO BUY votes. re i
= irving TO work the came ia these
, States that Chris Magco attempted in
tie last presidential campaign. twill
, ne remembered that MAycc wont ~
+ Birmingham and paid for 30, 900 votes.
a fer rHking the purchase he reported
Alabi.n,& III the iiapuhiiGln column
but on election day to his surprise he
, fourd that tho men be had bought
; did not stay bought. This Is anout the
, way Hanna wil find it up hero. lie
may buy votes but they won't stay
> bought.
70 sun Up the sitpation; the outlook
a. the close Of September Is OF the
, most satisfactory character to tao DE-
mo cratic managers. The silver caus"
has received markeo impetus during
the last ten days. F'om every Stat"
ncWs has come that the farmers arr
now unanimously phdcr tho iiryan
standard, while in tho cities tho labor
, voto will be almost solidly cast for tt,o
silver nominee for President.
a poll OF Kansas has just been com
plotted by tho allied free silver forces
, It shows that tho + par clectots vii!
J have %, 900 majority in that State:
, a simila: poll Of Kentucky shows
t that Bryau's majority will not be less
D than 30, 900. It Is estimated that 10000
+ silver Republicans will vote for Bryan,
while tho boiling gold Democrats In
I that State are estimated to be lot ex-
! cccd'Ig 10000. Republicans VINO are
wttl uS viii oGisot tho Palmer and
: Bockncr Democrats and win the State
by the usual majority.