New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-28
DEMAND FOR CAMPAIGN LITERATURE.
AN UNPRECEDENTED GALA SOUTH Chho-iNA
RICE PLANTERS POSITION.

AN UNPRECEDENTED GALA SOUTH CAROLINA
RICE PLANTERS POSITION
WASHINGTON. July H.-The demand for campaign
literature M Republican and Democratic con
gressonal headquarters is unprecedented singuia'y
enough the requests for sound-money htera-
ture come largely from the Middie "es'e'"
States which the Democrats are conncent OF carry,
irg on the other hand. the greatest inferes, ~
shown in silver literature IN such of the Eastern
s,otes as are believed to be Republican This IL
especially true Of New-York. Pennsylvania ana
New England. ~
Senator Mitchell. Of Wisconsin has been the
only conspicuous caller at Democratic headquarters
during the last week. At that time Senator M,cheh
WAS undecided whether TO support the chicago
ticket or not. He Is reported to have SAID tha' ne
was elected by gold Democrats and that ne did not
see how he could consistently favor an economic
policy contrary to their wishes
Senator Jones. OF Arkansas, the chairman OF ING
Democratic National Coromittee' VIII return 70
Washington within a few days. and this Is inter-
preted at hea dquar TO mean that the Vsit VIII
be made In pursuance OF his purpose u" eS'a'''"
himself here during the campaign.
There is much qualification expressed AZ re
publican headquarters ct the receipt or io''er
from Miles Hazard. an extensive rice planter Vi
Georgetown S. c., in which he taxes strong srouiiu
orainst free coinage. Mr. Hazards letter closes In
these words:
H.
miners and money not suitable 70 the tra aSe
will be In circulation is not going TO oenert .nS
rice planters and sugar planters, VINO VIII s,rd.
have to cope with foreign competltion which ieS e.
rice and sugar made so cheap by cheap aD9r dma
we cannot cope with them. For myeeI. snaii
for Major Mckinley as he represents sTut +
money and protection We have nved unoeF w.
prospered under t. and know that there Is no s sx
our industry 1t cannot suit the South TIE Gay Is Is
not distant when cotton planters Will be Iorced 10
ask for protection from the increased annual snip
ment of cotton from Egypt and the factories from
the formidable competition that Will arise from
Japan and China. These branches OF our southern
Industries have not yet felt the blight. as we have,
in coping with Japans. China's and Egypts cheap
labor Is II prudent for them 10 aid In keeping
sound money and protection apart!
The announcement Il made at Republican head
quarters that arrangements have been perfected
whereby the State Committeeman In the several S,.
States will be supplied with all the campaign itera-
ture prepared By the Congressional Committee
The principal speeches sent out from hepuoilcan
HEADQUARTERS are McC'leary's reply TO Towne show
ing that the fluctuations OF silver have had no bear
ing upon the prices Of farm produces: "Babcock on
Money and the speech OF Judge George n. Al
bridge of Dallas. Texas. the free coinage OF sill.
yer which Senator Cafrey, Of Louisiana. had
printed in THE Congressional Record" last winter
II is estimated that than fifty million copies
Of speeches of all kinds will be distributed by the
| Republican Congressional Committee alone