Evening star., 1896-09-30
Correspondence of The Evening Star.


graphs from the call. which more clearly
set forth the purpose of the organization
tndn any other statement could do follow
Behlnd the Chicago platform stand the
dliimans of South Carolina, the Waites of
colorado. the Pennoyers of Oregon-men
VINO pltchfork presidents, threaten to ride
horses bride deep in blood and insult the
constituted authorities Of the nation On
tnis platform stand thousands who, led
astray by false financial doctrines, are In a
lmood TO listen to the advice of violence
Iheir leader is a young man. full of entl1u
slasm and half knowledge, a lawyer a
congressman, an editor. who believes him
sen sen Moses raised up to lead the people
INTO promised land. Without business ex-
perience, without the learning of the stu
Gent or the knowledge of a statesman, he
mas the eloqaence of Robespierre and the
enthusiasm of a Desmoulins. Is 1t any
wonder that in his letter of acceptance Mr.
mckinley charac terized the whole move
nent as a reac tionary one, or that Presf-
oent Harrison in the nest notable speech
yet delivered in this campaign warned the
country against the threatening danger!
IL Is not free silver alone that ttrea tens
1t Is not alone the attack on the Supreme
Court. 1t Is not the defense of Chicago
lawlessness, alone. 1t is all combined.
which makes party. platform and candidate
danger to established order to the in
stitutions of the country, even more serious
than that with which the country was con-
fronted in the civil war
The party, at the head of which stands
Mr.. Bryan claims Ohio Indiana Illinois
aid Kentucky. We believe he is reckon
ing without knowledge. We believe vanity
or dlsordered imagination conjures up
Visions of success, impossible of realiZa-
ton. But If the claim is based on any
reason, sound or unsound, does ii not be-
hooVe the business men of Cincinnati to
enlis- in this struggle as they have not
yet enlisted? generation ago the great
business interests of this city spranr as
IpfanSa n ha
sailed. There was a time when all were
Tor country and none for party. What the
difference what the differences are between
republicans and democrats when all that
has been held dear and sacred by both Is
threatened?
1T Is a time for every business man
IN this city to whom the opportunities of
the republic are the most cherished of
posses sions to bear his part in the strug-
gle: 1t is rot enough that the conscious
and uncoLscious enemies Of the govern
:nent should be overthrown not enough
that those who blindly follow those who
vfcicLsly lead should be defeated. Busi-
ness men Of Cincinnati, organize not as
politicians, but as business men, for sound
morey. for law and order, for Mckinley
and Hobart
An Agreement Prepared.
At the meeting Saturday the following
agreement was prepared for signatures:
THE undersigned agree to unite in form
irg a Merchants and Manufacturers Nc
kinley Club of Cincinnati to embrace
merchants, manufacturers, professional and
business men and citizens of all grades,
without regard to previous politics, who
stand for an honest dollar and sound gov
err ment.
I'VE agree to devote our energies from
this time until the election to secure an
overwhelming expression of popular SEN
timent in favor Of the policy of the club"
Arrangements Will be made for q mass
meeting to further the objects of the meet
ing.
Republican Gain Expected.
There is every reason to believe that the
republicans of the third congressional dis
trict are sincere in making the claim, as
they do, that Congressman Paul Sors will
be succeeded by a republican, Col Robert
Nevin. The democratic nominee is Mr.
Brenner, the wealthy Dayton tobacco man.
Mr.. Sorg could not be persuaded to stand
for reelection, and that is how Mr. Bren-
ner came to get the democratic nomina Iion
Then Mr.. Sorg went to Europe, and, 1t is
said, he will not return until after election.
Ex-GoV. Campbell is not taking an active
part in the campaign, and Mr.. Brenner
seems to have been left to his own re-
sources. For some reason there Is not dem
ocratic harmony in the third district and
therein lies much of the hope Of he rrpub-
Hcans. Then, 1t is said, there is much DEM
ocratic disaffection because of the money
issue. and that in sound money Mckinley
club Of 1900 members there are 37J demo-
Gratis. who joined without solicitation.
Col. Nevin's friends are figuring that he
will carry this democratic district by a
thousand votes. They claim 1900 majority
in Montgomery. Col. Nevin's county, and
100 in Preble Then they say that Butler
will not give Brenner more than 900,
which will elect Nevin by 200.
The CIa} inns Fnr McLS1u1ax,
The republican claim that Mckinley will
carry Ohio by 100000 is based on tre-
mendous gold democratic vote for him. 1t
must be or he cannot hope for such an
overwhelming plurality. Governor Bush
nell had but 10000 majority over all, and it
is majority that must be figured on. Last
fall the populists polled 1900 votes and
the prohibitionists about 25.OO0. This year
the populists are nearly all for Bryan, and
he will get the votes of the silver wing OF
the prohibition party. Mckinley will not
get the gold prohibition vote. 1t will go to
Levering. So. unless he gets a big lift
from the gold democrats, he is likely to fall
far below the 100000 figure set for him by
his statisticians. Governor Bushnell rs one
Of the enthusiasts who talk of 100000. He
says he has been over the state great
deal. and had been mfngling with the peo-
pie, and believes he knows what he is talk
ing about. He says 1t Is tbs rankes. folly
to class the farmers as for Bryan. He
says he has been close to the farmers for
years and he knows they are not for Bryan
now as much as they have been for other
democrats in the past; that the republican
farmers will vote for Mckinley, and that
in every locality that he has visited he has
found democrats who would also vote for
him. some on the sound money issue, others
on the tariff or rather reciprocity issue.
Work for the Sound Money Cause.
Ohio is very wide awake. and no better
work is being done anywhere for the sound
money cause. In the campaign so far pro-
vision has been made for four hundred and
eighteen meetings. There has been nothing
Of fireworks in the campaign. and there
will not be. Only four big meetings have
been arranged for. but in almost every
township. in every school district, meetings
have been held. addressed largely by local
speakers, who have taken advantage 81
the neighborhood gatherings to make them
sort Of experience meetings, where any
man who wishes could ask for informa tion
and get 1t on any point at issue. It is felt
that such meetings will do more real rood
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