The Irish standard., 1896-10-31

| beyend AnueStlOn. B2SlGeS, W1tnln the lshSI
!sweek the tide has turned strongly in Bry--
an S favor in the state Of Illinois, and there
seems now to be but little doubt that ne
Will carry that state by a good majority.
In addition to all Of this, Bryan has stead
lily gained ground in Ohio. Mckinley's
own state. until To-Day the -Repun ,lI,
leaders are thoroughly alarmed. They
have used every effort known to desperate
campaign management to force the free
silver Republican farmers of that state
into line for Mckinley, but without effect.
In short, it seems that Bryan Is almost
certain to sweep every one Of the Central
Western states. and there can no longer
be any doubt about his triumphant cleo
ton. IA. .. A.
WHIPPED ON THE MONEY, CUES
TION
The Republican managers have realized
for weeks that they were steadily losing
ground by a discussion Of the money CUES
ton, and today they realize that they are
whipped on that issue. The big Leaders
are now comforting about attempting to
other issues. They realize. however, that
this would be doubtful experiment at
this stage Of the campaign. It would show
| their Wea kness and be such a confession
Of the fact that they will resort to 1t. only
as the last desperate hope. That IS, they
by such: an attempt to shift the issues
will be less than the loss they will suffer
by continuing the campaign on the money
question.
LATEST GOLD SCHEME.
Mark Hanna and the managers of the
gold bug campaign are themselves begin
ming to realize that they have ovsrdone the
DOODLE campaign business. They are be-
ginning to learn that their open and flag
! rant use of an immense corruption fund
to Influence the election has aroused the,
Indignation OF american manhood, ana is
! raanting against them with terrible force.
They now see that there is no hope OF in,
'fuercing enough individual votes with
their Doodle to buy the election tor Nc
Kinley. Therefore, they are seeking in a
new way to make their money effective.
There are strong reasons to believe that
their last scheme is to try to buy the cleo,
ton officers in the doubtful states, and
especially in the large cities, to tamper
with the returns ON the evening of cleo
ton day. This is a very dangerous move,
for while the great masses of the Ameri-
can voters cannot be bought and infiu-
enced by money there are always a few
who can be. Therefore, the people should
see that the truest and most incorruptj-
BILE men are on the election board, and be-
Sides there should be an organization of
strong men at every voting place, from the
opening Of the polls to the closing thereof
and the counting Of the votes on election
day to see that no fraud is committed by
election officers. -.
LIKE THE DEVIL QUOTING SCRIP
TURE.,
The program Of Mark Hanna calling
upon all those whoh favor Mckinley and
protecting American honor to exhibit the
American flag on October 81 is the most
outrageous act OF the campaign: but 1t is
in line with the deception and hypocrisy
which the gold men have always used to
hide their nefarjous purposes. When they
attempt to curse the people with dis
honest dollar they try to hide their real
purpose by calling it an honest dollar:
when they attempt to stab American hon
or, liberty and prosperity, they attempt
to hide their real purpose by, claiming to
stand for the national honor. They are
striving in this campaign TO have the
American people say they cannot have a
financial system such as they want with
out the consent and permission of foreign
nations, and yet Mark Hanna and McKin-
ley try to hide such betrayal of American
interest by calling upon those whose as
sistance they hope to get in such an UNDER
taking to wave the national flag and claim
that they are trying to protect the honor
and supremacy of this flag 1t would be
g. more fitting, emb1en of the policy of the
gold conspirators, and would be far more
appropriate for Hanna to call upon Nc
Kinley supporters to float from their win
dows the English flag, which he and his
British allies would have to triumph over
the American flag, that emblem Of cur ma
tional honor which he is now trying to use
to deceive Americans into voting for Brit
ish rule. 1t is another case, of the devil
quoting Scripture. -
WHAT IGN.ATIUS DONNEI.LY AND
COL. NORTON SAY.
Letters have been received at Peoples
party headquarters here from Hon. Igna-
thus DonI,e1ly and from Col. S. Z. Norton,
in which they express themselves very
strongly and e,npharically for Bryan, and
declare tina it is the duty Of every Pop
t171i S+ a. nd n
san feeling and prejudice and rise to the
|lsuprenae duty of the hottr, the election of
William J. 1aryan tor president The i'm
portance Of these letters, which will he
ton Of the fact that Col. Norton was the
selection Of the n1sddle-of- the-road 1Popu-a
lists at st. Louis for their candidate for
president In the event Of a middle-of-t1e-
road ticket had been nominated, it is said
that that ticket would have been Norton
and Watson. Again. Hon. Ignatius. Dom
nelly has been one Of the most prominent
and influential men OF the Peoples party
| since its formation, and was prominently
spoken OF I'm con nection with the 1lominsa-
ton for president at ,the late Peoples
party nationa! convention He was a
prominent leader of the middle-of-the-roa
element, and was one of the leading names
lbefore the middle-of-the-road caucus for,
the nomination for president. They both
take the ground that nothing should allow
any POpuilSIS TO Idllfln his QUIy make
Bryan president at this crucial period in
! "A p1erican history They say that every
thing that the Peoples party has con-.
tended for is at stake, and that It McKin-
ley is elected every. evil that the Peoples
party. was formed tns strive against will
triumph. III. 5s Il s.s fsssi.s 7a
THE WHEAT GAMBLERS HELPING.
5a THE GOLD GAMBLERS.
When the sudden rise In wheat on the
stock markets occurred q few days ago
Washington correspondent interviewed
| a number of men prominent in the politi-t
cal campaign as to- the meaning Of this
rise and itsaeffect on the campaign. The
following is an interview Of Senator But
Eler, chairman of the national Peoples
party committee i3 40 81 5 3$$aa
ID ssThe Jump In wheat Is simply another
leYidenee ofsWhat the American public has
known for YEA b at Is that the market
| to certain extent is controlled by .specu-
jslation and that HE price of any product
thus controlled can be temporarily low.
Tered or raised at Wi II by those who hold
ltthe calls for future eliveTy. #&s .5;
III III we'll know ii THAT the purpose Of the
isproposed anti-op ion law Was to prevent
Ispeeulationt from thus Wiling and bearing
EtheaInarket price pf American staple prod
Eucfss This law WAS fough hit by those who
l1a ne nfade Il ilnn1eSnse fortun III 3speculatf
:IflK upor the product Produces by "A naeri..
can Jabor& III "a q lust mi isopt
llshsd & naa lan honest.