Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-15
THE FIGHT LIVELY.
INDIANA THE SCENE OF VERY
GREAT POLITICAL ACTIVITY.
DYNUM ON The MONEY-pOWER."
speech of the Democratic Bolt Man.
ager In the Federal House of Rep
rcscntativcs I'm May, 1S90-Cnm-
paiRn Advices.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. October a.
! (Speclal)-The fight In Indiana is the
liveliest in the history of that State,
according TO the reports received at DEM
ocratic headquarters from the State Com
mittee. Everything is being done there
| that human ingenuity and political sagac-
ity, backed by an ample supply Of money,
can do. to induce the silver Republicans
to return to their party allegiance. But
| II is all 70 no avail. The Democratic
! Committee has polled the State. and now
| feels confident that Bryan and Sewall
will win.
Mr. Allan w. Clark. chairman Of the
State Committee, estimates Bryan's ma
| jority at 35,000 There is evidence Of an
attempt in the last few days Of the cam
paign to shift the issue from coinage TO
the tariff. This. the committee think,
will prove disas trous 70 the Republicans.
sTOCKsLAGER's OPINION.
When ex-Representatlve Stockslager, of
Indiana, was here some time since, on a
! brief visit, he promised Mr.. Lawrence
| Gardner 10 write him his candid opinion
of the political situation in Indiana, after
he should have had time to look it up.
! Mr. Gardner to-day received the follow
ing from Mr. Stockslager:
II have spoken in a number during
| the last two days, and had good audi
ences at all meetings. Much en-
| thusiasm is manifested. ] found a set
| tied conviction among Democrats that
they will carry the State. There Is no
| doubt but that the accessions to our
| ranks from the Republicans far exceed
| our losses on account OF the bolting Dem
| ocrats. In every community one can
hear of old Republicans declaring for
| Bryan. This is nearly always accom-
panied by the statement that others will
vote the same way but do not wish TO
| be annoyed about IT, This unknown
'vest-pocket vote, 1 think. will swell
Bryan's vote all over the State. 1 feel
| sure that we will carry the State by a
good majority any way. and with fusion
| completed. by 1900 10 5000 majority
| The silver sentiment is gaining. and
Bryan's visit TO the State has aroused
great enthusiasm. There are daily eyi-
dences Of the use by Republicans OF a
| large corruption fund, but l have an
abiding faith in the people, and don't
believe they can buy the election
KANSAS.
In Kansas, Chairman j. Mack Love, OF
the Democratic State Committee, reports
that there IS no reason TO change his
estimate that ~ per cent. OF the kepubi-
can vote will be cast for Bryan. The
present indications are that Bryan viii
carry the State By not less than 1900
majority. This is a conservative estimate.
As 10 the Legislature, he has no doubts.
1t will surely be anti-Republican, and Will
elect a free-siiver man 10 the United
States Senate The fusion between the
Democratic party. Peoples party, ana
free-silyer Republicans, is perfect.
BYNUM on MONEY pow Err"
In reply to a request for information as
10 the record OF william ID. Bynum,
manager Of the Democratic boilers COM
paign. the following extracts from his
sDeech. delivered in the House Of Repre-
sentatives. May 13 1890, were sent TO the
applicant this morning, with other data:
"Why is it that our farmers in such
short space of time have been almost
forced out Of the European market? The
main reason is because Of the unrecipro-
cal adjustment of our tariit. But theIe
Is also another cause.
"The demonetization of silver was a
most serious blow to our agricultural In
dustry 1t was done in the interest or
capital and against the producers ana the
debtor class. The conception and enact
ment of such a measure, when the peo-
pie were recovering from the losses OF
terrible war. and the nation had outstand-
ing Sl.5OO.O00 Of bonds payable in coin,
truly illustrates the merciless greed OF the
money power 10 grasp the entire wealth
of the country and reduce the people 10
the condition Of slaves
'At the time silver was demonetiZed
we had discovered vast deposits of silver
ore in the Western Territories, and soon
would have been able TO resume specie
payment without the ordeal through which
we passed from 1873 to 1879. From the
time Of the demonetization Of silver TO
the present time the price of silver bull
lion has been going down. In 1873 1T was
worth par, while to-day it is worth 7s IL
cents on the dollar. The partial restora-
ton of coinage in 1877 gave some relief
TO the debtor classes by supplying about
S2f 100000 of money per annum, but the
coinage Of that amount. being only about
half our output did not arrest the down.
ward tendency Of silver bullion.
From 1879 to the present we have ex-
ported about 500, 100000 worth Of silver
bullion. The farmers of India, using
nothing but silver, and having but little
of that, here was a grand field for the
Europeans They bought our silver at =
large discount passed it off in India at
par: developed the agricultural fields
there: built railroads, and purchased all
the wheat that could be raised, and are
fast forcing the American farmers out
of their market. IT was the profit made
upon our silver, which we should have
coined into money, that has enabled the
British Government TO develop her pos
sessions in India and to draw from there
a great portion Of her supplies.
"The money powers have framed and
have pending In this House a most cum
ningly-devised measure for stopping the
coinage of the silver dollar, without fur
nishing anything to take its place. and.
like the tariff bill, it is all for the benefit
of the farmer"
CIVIL-SERVICE REFORM(0
Mr.. George II. Walker, assistant Sec
retary Of the Mckinley and Hobart
Finance Committee Of the District OF
Columbia. has been sending TO employees
of the government residing I'm the Dis
trict. without distinction of party or pres
ent condition of servitude. a polite in
vitation to call and see him--object not
stated A number of these circulars
have been handed to the Democratic
Committee. They read as follows:
Mckinley and Hobart Finance Commit
tee Of the District of Columbia-Presi-
dent. Myron NJ. Parker: Vice-President,
b. II. Warner; Treasurer. Louis d. Wine:
Secretary ID. II. Mercer. Assistant Sec
retary. George II. Walker; Myron NJ
Parker. A. T. Britton, II. A. Willard.
John Joy Edison, c. J. Bell. Theodore W
Noyes. Isadore Saks, Il. ri. Warner