The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-30
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Interesting Gossip From National
Headquarters.

washington, II. e., Sept. @.-The great
national campaign Is now nearing the
point where the hardest and most decis-
Ne fighting begins. Presidential cam
paigns. as rule are won and lost during
the month of October. 1t is clear that
Bryan has the people with him now
Nothing but the expenditure of an I'M
mense amount of money, or some unfore-
seen turn Of affairs can defeat him. Yet
everything is still in doubt
The Literary Bureau of the National
Democratic committee has been removed
to Chicago. They learned that they could
get out plates for weekly newspapers and
documents cheaper from that point.
THE RAILROADS FORCING THE
ISSUE.
Your correspondent learns at PEOPLES
Party headquarters that they have more
demands for the folder entitled 1.-The
Wage Corner and Free Silver than for
any other document which they publish
me local committees are ordering these
1oidefs, and are placing one in the hands
OF every man who works for wages and
small salaries, in order that they may
see both sides Of the question and deter
mine FOR themselves, with all the facts
before them, how they shall vote This
Is considered a complete and effective re-
ply to the gold circular, which the rail-
roads and other corporations are handing
out TO their employees to try to array the
wage Garner against the wealth producer
III this fight. The action of the railroad
companies In boldly entering into politics,
and becoming the active and aggressive
allies or the gold men, is forcing rapidly
the question of public ownership of trans
pOrtatfon to the front. In short they are
making every silver man come over to the
Populist position that the government
should own and operate the means of
transportation not only SO as to take
these agencies of commerce out of poll
tics, but also to give the people lower
transportation rates and to insure that
no discrimination shall be made against
any class of our people or any section Of
the country. 1t is safe to say that half Of
the corruption that has ccurred in con-
gress and state legislative halls has been
through railroad Hobbies and railroad in
huences, direct Indirect Next to
correct financial system nothing could do
more to add to the prosperity of the peo-
pie and TO purify our politics and the ad-
ministration of our government than for
ated at cost for the benefit of all tho
people, as the postal system is now Oper-
ated. 1t is sure to be the next great
leading question in our national cam
paign
WATSON MAKES A GREAT IMPRESS
SION IN THE WEST.
Reports received at Peoples Party head
quarters show that Watson has made as
brilliant campaign in the West as Bryan
Is now making in the East. The national
committee is having Watson's great
speech delivered at Lincoln, Neb, printed
as campaign document, and will distri-
butte 1t in large numbers. Dates are now
being arranged for Watson during the
month of October Immediately after the
close of the Georgia campaign.
BRYAN'S MARVELLOUS CAMPAIGN
The campaign which Mr.. Bryan is now
making is. the most marvellous feat ever
known in American politics. His physi-
cal endurance is not only mavelous, but
his capacity for making a speech with
new illustrations every day. is the wonder
of the greatest orators and the ablest
campaigners in the country. His speeches
are all, of course, extemporaneous. are
taken down by stenographers Yer atm
and reported, word for word just as he
speaks; yet the report of these extern
poraneous speeches appear in type as
connected, as logical, and as we'll round
ed as the best carefully prepared speeches
ever delivered or published. That mans
power is developing every day. to the as
tonishment and qualification of his
friends, and to the great alarm of his po-
litical opponents.
ORGANIZED LABOR STANDING SOL
IDLY FOR SILVER.
In view Of the desperate efforts the gold
men are making for the labor vote it is
interesting to note that every labor paper
in the country that is the organ of a large
labor organization is for Bryan and free
silver. little over a year ogo the Of
ficers of all labor and farmer organiza-
tons of the country joined in a petition
to congress to open the minis to the free
and unlimited coinage Of silver at 16 10
1. The fact is that the farmers and or
ganized labor have forced this financial
question to the front.
WATSON THE FRIEND OF ORGAN
lied LABOR.
In this connection it is also interesting
and proper to note that Hon. Thos. f.
Watson, the Peoples Party candidate for
vice-president, has always been a strong
friend and champion of organized labor
Before Watson ever went to congress he
was frequently invited to deliver labor adj
dresses, which were SO strong and e!o-
quent that they were reproduced in many
of the labor journals of the country. In
the spring Of 1893. while Watson was in
congress, he led the fight for the auto
matte car coupler, and the passage of the
bin providing for this humane improve
ment was due more to his efforts than
to the efforts of any one else. Watson
also took a strong stand for the eight hour
law while in congress. Also against the
Pinkerton thugs, who were hired by mo-
nopolists to shoot down working men
when they protested against wrongs and
demanded justice. Watson has frequent
ly been thanked by the labor organizations
for the bold stand which he took while in
congress in their behalf. Mr.. Watson
also took an active part in exposing and
throttling an infamous bill that it was
attempted to pass through congress to
strengthen and enlarge the standing
army. No paper in the United States took
a stronger stand for Mr.. Debs, and more
vigorously denounced the action of the
federal court in imprisoning Mr.. Debs
without trial by jury. and in denouncing
Cleveland's high handed act in sending
Federal troops into Illinois, against the
protest Of it's governor than did Mr.. Wat
sons paper. The laboring men know
from Mr.. Watsons record that he is their
true and tried friend.
THEIR ONLY HOPE NOW FOR MKIN-