The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-10
DEMOCRATIC LIE NAILED.
Senator Faulkner Called Down" by
Representative l.. ID. Apsley.


Snecial to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The campaign
az the present moment is still in it's talking
stage. Senator Faulkner. the chairman OF
the Democratic congressional committee, is
making daily statements of large acceS-
sions TO the free-silver Vote hitherto
no silver strength had been expected and
Representative Apsley, the acting chairman
of the Republican committee, is promptly
meeting each discovery of Mr.. Faulkner's
with a detection among the laboring classes
from the silver vote. Recently Mr.. Apsley
and Mr. Faulkner crossed each others
trails. so to speak, Mr. Apsley having un-
dertaken to make some statements and
venture some predictions regarding west
Virginia Thereupon Senator Faulkner was
moved to taunt Mr.. Apsley, saying In an
inetrview: Mr.. Apsley might do better to
let West Virginia alone and watch his own
district up in Massachusetts and he in
vited Mr.. Apsleys attention TO the TACT
that the Hudson Independent, a prominent
daily paper in Mr.. Apsley's district tthe
Fourth had come out ror free silver, and
he suggested, too, that If Mr.. Apsley would
look after his district IN Massachusetts, the
chairman of the Democratic congressional
committee would try Il keep up in West
Virginia To this Mr.. Apslcy replied: Sen
ator Faulkner's informaicl appears to be
as largely misinfor'natlCt. as it was two
years ago, when h and / occupied the
same positions we 90 how. AS for the
Hudson Independent matter, on which he
laws SO much stress. Ii reminds ME very
much of Professor Agassizs comment on
the description of 81 crab given by one or
his pupils. The stGGent had said that
crab was a fish that walked backward, to
which Professor Agasslz replied that the
definition was all right except that the
crab was not fish and did rot walk back
ward AS a matter CT fact. the Hudson In
dependent, TO which AIr. Faulkner anudes
so fondly. does not appear in Hudson. but
in Marlboro. In the next place, 1t was
never a Republican paper that came out
fer free silver but. on the contrary, has
always been a Democratic paper, and in
the third place the Democratic Maiboro In
dependent has been supporting me Tor Con-
gress."
managers of his district that he Will not
under any circumstances accept a renomi-
nation. Mr.. Apsley was wee chairman OF
the Republican congressional committee in
the last campaign. and was unanimously
reelected by his associates to act in the
same capacity during the present cam
paign, and, while he Will not stand for re-
election to Congress, he will remain with
Chairman Babcock at the head OF the Re
publican congressional committee IN wash
irgton until after the election in November.
Although he has been assured of practical
ly a unanimous denomination, and friends
have brought pressure TO bear upon him TO
again become a candidate, Mr.. ApSley
feels that he owes IL 70 his important busi-
ness interests to withdraw from active poll
tics after the close OF his present term in
Congress. He has represented one of the
most stalwart Republican districts in Mas
sachusetts being elected the last time by
over 5000 majority. and materially increaS-
ing his vote over the returns of 1892. Mr..
Apsley has been an emnently successful
Representative: he has been very popular
not only in his own delegation. but among
the members OF the House. He is the pres
ident and treasurer Of the Apsley Rubber
Company. which employs nearly thou
sand hands; president of the Nillay Last
Company, president Of the Hudson Board
of Trade and is identified with many other
enterprises. MIR. Apsley left for Massachu-
setts on Saturday but will return on Tues
day and be at congressional headquarters
until the return OF Chairman Babcock.