The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-09-19
"Giver' They Cry. "or New York is
Lost


Democratic Honest Money League, has,
in his own words, sounded the alarm in
abundant time to warn the friends of hon.
est money of the danger of losing New
York in the coming election.
He has travelled all through the State,
and found on all sides indications that
Bryan and Sewall will sweep everything
before them, unless contributions to the
anti-silver campaign fund are instantly
forthcoming.
What Major Byrne said was put into
the form of circular, which was sent to
all the Republican and gold standard news
papers of this city.
1t is said that leading Republican
newspaper was so impressed with the i'm
mediate necessity of securing subscriptions
to stem the enemy's tide, that the circular
was to have been printed in last Wednes-
days issue. When the Majors words,
however, were seen in type, the confession
of weakness appeared so appalling, that it
was decided to be the wiser course not to
publish report that would surely throw
Republicans into dismay, and display the
weakness of their cause.
The first reading of the disagreeable
message affected the other Republican and
half hearted Democratic newspapers in
much the same manner, and the document
has never, heretofore, appeared in print.
''RoTTEN ON SILVER.
Major Byrne reported that the central,
Western and Northern sections of New
York State ARE rotten on silver, and un-
less something is done to reclaim these sec
tions we will lose the State. Bryan had
wildly enthusiastic meetings and has left
an ugly trail behind him
Continuing, he says:
Il am thoroughly alarmed, because, if
the estimates on the other critical States
are as erroneous as the estimate on New
York, there is no hope for the country.
Today an election would give this State to
Bryan with 100, 900 majority.
NThe truth is the campaign is going by
default There is too much confidence
and not enough work. 1t is based on &
fancied security as to this State by esti-
mates made in past campaigns.
This year all past bearings are value
less Republicans and Democrats alike
are pledged to silver Unless an active,
educational campaign is prosecuted day
and night, from now until election day,
New York will be lost
My estimate is made from the inside
of middle section said to be fair aver
age, where | was told by a man who agreed
with me that he could not take part with
me, that he could not take part with u'
and continue to live in the community.
Part of the plan of the enemy is to hull
the friends of honest money into security
until too late to save the State 1t is this
that is now succeeding.
COMPLAINS OF SMALL CONTRIBUTIONS.
The Major said that the lack of inter
est and sympathy in the cause of the gold
standard was indicated by the paucity Of
contributions to the campaign fund; that
since the Madison Square Garden meeting
New York City had contributed only 5000,
whereas 1--WE should have been able to ex-
p p;ol exc 400 = wa GUS
80 Accord;no 70 tho c;rcr,.r tho Rannbl;.
can Camna;9n Committee had had some.
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hut ton davs moro Of This anatbv and
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Man Re9nbI;can nol;t;cians who have
soon the ,ircular saw that tba President ot
the Democratic Sound Money Leaoue take.
too dismal a view of the situation and that
the probability is small that the Empire
State will wheel into the silver ranks.
Major Rvrpe bowever said last even.
;no that he Knows whereof he sneaks
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