Milford chronicle., 1896-09-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. Sept zIst. 1900.

Ulc fNcpuDiCdu NdlOtldi anu SOuBtcS
} committees has made a real fight for Nc
Kinley and honest money, but as yet tn
} retreat is orderly By rebuilding thei
2 efforts, the republican managers beiiev
{ they can make it complete rout on tn,
3rd of November SO complete that the fire.,
: coinage of silver by this country alone vii
never again be made a National issue; anS
and nothing less will satisfy them. They
are working with all the vim and energy
they could put into the campaign if tn,
chances for republican victory were doubt
full instead ST the victory being assured a:
tits This pleases all the visiting repub.
leans, as it enables them to go home and
tell friends that there is no danger from
overeonfdence on the part of the men who
are managing the campaign.
Chairman Babcock, of the Congress.
ional committee, IS now giving special at
tention to the Congressional districts, and
by the middle of October he will know
about what the size OF the republican
majority in the next House will be. Two
years age when Mr., Babcock gave out his
figures, they were booted at by the Demo-
Grassland many Republicans were disposed
to smile at them, but when the returns
came in, it was seen that they were based
upon direct information from every Con-
gressiOnaI district. Mr.. Babcock is proud,
as he has every right to be, of his record
as chairman of the Congressional COM
mittee. He dosen't believe in the wisdom
of making big claims based on nothing
but hope, as the pOpocratS are now doing.
He thinks it possible always to obtain in
formation as to how at least 90 per cent.
of the districts will 90, several weeks in
advance of the election, and he wants the
public to take his figures as careful esti-
mates and not as a mere bluff for effect.
The using of the official organ of the
Knights of Labor as a campaign document,
by the Bryanite managers, has been
quickly followed by ugly charges against
prominent officials of the K. Of L. These
charges are made by responsible parties
and alege that drafts have been drawn on
Mr. J. L. Norris. Assistant Treasurer of
the Democratic National Committee, in
favor of Master Workman Sovereign and
Gen. Secretary Treasurer Hayes, who are
In immediate charge of the Journal of the
K. of L, published at Washington, and
that similar drafts have been drawn in
favor of officials of the K of L. at Chicago, |
Cincinnati and St Paul, and paid through
Washington Bank. The stir created BY
these charges is by no means confined to
the members of the K. of L who do not
approve of the selling of the influe nee of
the organization to Bryan. but extends to
all who are opposed to bribery as a politi-
cal agent, and may result in a rumpus of
large dimensions in the K. of L.
About the most notable thing connected
with the appearance of Mr. BRYAN in
Saturday night, and his
speech upon that occasion, was his gall in
making the farewell address of George
the basis of the speech which
endorsed the Chicago platform. "Even
the heavens weep, said a gentleman pres
ent when the rain storm put sudden stop
to Bryan's speech. Washington said: SIN
the causes which NAV dis.
urb our union, it occurs as a matter of
serious concern that any ground should
lave been furnished for characterizing par
les by geographical Determinations, North
IN and Southern, Atlantic and Western;
Whence designing men may endeavor to
Xcte belief that there is a real difference
# local interests and views" Designing
Or. Bryan IS seeking the Presidency
trough arraigning class against class and
ection against section. Again, Washing
On said ''As a very important source of
trength and security cherish public credit "
Ir Bryan's principal business is the ad.
ocacy of deprecated currency, which will
ljure both private and public credit.
There have been some more or less anus
lg stories in connection with Mr. Bryan's
)ming to Washington to make a speech.
/ the first place there was no end of trou-
e in getting place for him to speak
len there was more trouble about the dis
ibution of tickets for seats and about
usic-the local committee seemed to fear
at some unauthorized band might get
to the baseball park, in which the speak.
g took place, and which, by the by, was
i'd for by two saloon keepers whose
aces are opposite the main entrance, and
ay some piece of music that would give
r Bryan the razzle dazzle right before
crowd. There was a crowd, just as
ere would have been at any other free
ow, and the propretors of the bar rooms n
10 paid for the park made good specu-
ion, even if the crowd was not up to ex.
-tations in size. III