Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-11
ENCOURAGING REPORTS.
Senator Shoup Confident that Mckinley VIII
Garry Iowa-Silver Fever Waning.

w aSninSlOn, Aug. lV-foeiiatoi ''h"'.f
of Idaho. was at the Republican heau-
quarters, this afternoon. ana talkeu
encouragingly OF the outlook IN the
west, especially in his own state. Inc
senator is silver Republican, and be-
lieves in fighting the question out IN
his own party.
He is quite confident that Idaho can
be carried for Mckinley. Encourag-
ing news from Missouri and Kansas
We're received by the Republican con-
gresSonal committee. today. a large
number of letters reached Washington.
this morning, announcing that in some
parts of Missouri there was split in
the PopuIsts ranks and, as a result of
this. the Republicans have not been SO
enthusiastic since early in the 'l0S. In
some sections of Kansas. it is reported,
the silver fever is beginning to wane
as the result of the reading of Repub-
| lican literature with which the state
has been flooded.
The Democratic congressional com
mittee has accepted the challenge of
the Republicans for a business mems
campaign. and today. announced its
acceptance. through the medium of Il
poster that is to be widely circulated.
We say to you" says the poster. ad-
dressing itself to the Republicans and
quoting from Mr.. Bryan's speech, you
have made a definition of the business
man too limited in its application. The
man who is employed for wages is as
much a business man as his employer;
the attorney in the country town is as
| much a business man as the corpora
ton counsel in a great metropolis
The question continues to draw com
parison between the "cross roads mer-
chant. and the mercantile kings of
New York, between the farmer who
tolls all day. winter and summer and
| the broker who bets on the price OF
| grain. between the miner and the
| men who seek to corner the money OF
| the world
Statistics accompany the poster
taken from the figures of the 1890 cen
sus showing that of the total popula-
ton 37.3S per cent. engaged il
agriculture; 2.G7 per cent. carpenters
and joiners; 1.53 per cent. miners; 10
! per cent. are officials of banks, iIisur.
ance. trade, transportation, trust ant
other companies. but 0l3 per cent
|
| brokers.
The poster says the figures show how
radically the different principles of tbs
two parties are Viewed from Re
publican standpoint, few bankers anC
| brokers, few wholesale merchants. few
officials of trust, trade and other cor
| porations, are the only genuine bust
ness men and the millions engaged il
agriculture and labo" are of no &C
count except as subjects for abusiv
cartoons"
Viewed from a Democratic stand
point, the members of the nationa
state and local oranges are as niue
business men as the members of tn
national and local boards of trade, an
their votes count just as much. Th
members of the national and local la
Dor organizations are as much busi
ness men as the members of the ma
tional and local bankers associate
z etc.
> In brief" concludes the poster, 9TH
:! millions of farmers, producers and la
0 borers of all classes. are as much bus
y ness men as the few who live thirty
; and grow rich by trading in the Pre-
duct of labor
This poster will be put out by tn
millions all over the country
Chairman Jones of the national con
mittee. Chairman Faulkner of the Cor
q Sressional committee. Secretary Care
= ner of the National League of Demo
i cratic Clubs. left Washington for Ne
+ York at 5, this afternoon, to be preser
at the notification PROCEEDING
Y Wednesday.