The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-04
SENATOR FAULKNER'S
ROSY PICTURES
Predicts the Success Of the PopuiistiC
Democracy.
GOLD BUGS ARE ALL IN THE WOODS
lie Has Received Enc ging Word
from Ohio and Pennsylvunia..Wi
Soon Flood the Country with Dry
Silver Speeches in Pamphlet Form.

SOON FIOOu tne country win Dry
Silver Speeches in Pamphlet Form.
Washington, Aug. 3.--Senato tor Faulk-
ner chairman of the Democratic con-
gressional campaign committee. re-
turned this morning from his home in
Martinsburg, Va, where he had gone to
escape the heat over Sunday. He takes
very rosy view of the situation and
predicts the triumphant success of the
ticket for which he is doing such ener-
getc work
1T is the fashion in these days said
the senator, ito point to straws to show
things are moving. and if they may be
taken as an indication of the actual
condition of affairs, ] have only to
point to existing conditions in my home
county of Berkeley This was the only
county in my state that sent sound
money delegation to the convention to
select delegates to the Chicago conven-
tion. This was only Il month or 50 ago.
and at that time the sentiment appeared
I" be all ON the side of gold men. How
is it today? a man could not he nomi-
mated and elected to the position of
constable" said Mr. Faulkner. unless
he stood squarely on Il free silver plat
form"
"ln my mail this morning." said the
senator, Il received Il letter from Cam
ton, o.. announcing the organization,
right at the home of Mckinley. of a
Republican Bryan Free Silver club. and
the election of IA prominent Republican
and wealthy manufacturer as its tenn
porary president. From another coun-
~ have received advices that after u
Bryan club had been organized thirty
Republicans and thirty seven Popu-
lists enrolled themselves as members,
and are doing good work for the Dem
"cratic ticket. Up in Pennsylvania |
have received word that the silver SEN
timent is spreading with great rapidity.
and in the Eleventh Congressional dis
trict, one that has always been heavily
Republican, We are assured that we
have an even chance of carrying the
district fnr the Democracy"
ELOQl'ENCE IN RESERVE
Asked when he thought the cam
paisn would be- formally opened Ser
ator Faulkner stated that he did not
think IL wise to begin the speech mah-
ing until about the middle of S-ptem-
btr. 1T takes some little time" said
he, TO organize Il corps of speakers
and arrange for the canvass. ! Ito not
myself approve of too long IL cam
paisn but that matter, during a presi-
Dental year. Is left to the national
committee"
Speaking Of the alleged revision of
! the Chicago speech nf Mr.. Bryan. Sen
! ator Faulkner said: "rhe changes
made by Mr.. Bryan are immat-rul
and consist Of II word here and there.
! The stenographers had no means OF
Notwithstanding the speech as ii fell
from the lips of the speaker-where he
had used quotations. and In the Pa
vision ii will he found that Mr.. Bryan
places quotation marks around tn"
whole sentence referring to the crown
of thornS. and the cross of gold. The
criticism Of this passage has been
hypercritical and il was but tair to NJ.
Bryan that this speech shoNld be print
ed properly in every particular. have
ordered u reprint of the speech To the
extent oi $1,000 copies. Altogether our
copies of Speeches will aggregate up
wards Of many millions. BryanS
money speech. made in 1899, when the
repeal Of the Sherman act was bei7g
debated, has had an unusual demand.
| 1t makes thirty pages and we-arr hay
! ing half Il million copies printed. Of
! Mr.. Tcller'S speech in the senate we
, have ordered a quarter of n million fol
Il starter and 100000 of Mr.. Bailey's
speech at Sherman, Texas. The sixty
page speech of Senator Daniel during
the last session, "a speech intended to
answer all the arguments advanced
| by Senator Sherman and others. las
lsen condensed to sixteen pages and
an issue of 100000 printed.
''The speech of Senator Cockrell Of
Missouri dealing with statistics and
| OverfiOWing with data ON the financial
| question:, together with the speech Of
| Senator Jones of Arkansas on the same
subject. are in great demand, and We
have endeavored to have them printed
by the hundreds of thousands 50 aS
to meet the call upon our commtt""
| for this literature 1t would be dii!i-
cult to say how many copies we have
issued of the speech Of Congressman
| TGwne. representative Of Minnesota,
on the silver question. 1t is one of the
speeches most in demand. The same
may be said of the speech of Represen-
| tative William l.. Terry of Arkansas.
which deals with the subject succinctly
and presents fortytive propositions
with respect to the silver question"
SENATOR JONES AT WORK.
Senator Jones. chairman of the Dem
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