Evening star., 1896-08-04
MASSES AND CLASSES
Chairman Faulkner's Fear as to the
Development Of the Campaign.
CAUSE OF THIS GROWING TENDENCY
Encouraged by the Result Of the
Election in Brunswick.
M A NY NFE r E n G. E S

What I am afraid off, said Chairman
Faulkner of the democratic congressional
committee, to a Star reporter today, sis
that this campaign before 1T ends will de-
velop into contest between the masses of
the people and the aggregated wealth of
the country.
THE fact of the matter is, the feeling
over the financial question is already so
intense that it threatens to become almost
vindictive 1t is ceasing to be question
between the standards and gives promise
of becoming question between the masses
and the classes. In a country like ours,
such an outcome OF political issue is most
deplorable. In the present dissatisfied con-
dition of the great masses of the people.
no bounds can be put upon the possibilities
of a bitter struggle between them and the
wealthier classes.
Cause of This Condition.
Il attribute as the cause of this growing
tendency of the campaign to degenerate
into a dangerous crisis the course of the
opponents of silver in allying themselves
openly with the great money and corporate
influences of the country. The opposition
has gone TO work the avowed agents of
the aggregate wealth and corporate power
and is wasing the campaign as such.
the issue what it is rapidly becoming. We
were willing TO discuss silver fairly as an
economic question The opposition has
taken it out of the realms of economic con-
s'deration and lowered it into weI-defired
issue OF corporate wealth against the great
body Of the people. The democrats cannot
be blamed in any way for this division.
The Election in Brunswick
Senator Faulkner was very much pleased
tt day to hear that the town of Brunswick,
Md, former republican stronghold, had
gone democratic. This town is on the line
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad be-
tween Washington and Cumberland: is a
railroad town strictly, being the cation OF
extensive shops operated by the road the
end of a freight division containing many
niles of siding. with machine shops. round
houses, and populated by the working men
and employees OF the road.
The result in Brunswick is highly sig
nifcant, said Senator Faulkner. 1T shows
that the statements we have made of the
working men tiocking TO the free silver
lGea and the democratic ticket are true. |
regard the result in Brunswick as an i'm
rortant indication of what will happen in
other towns containing a similar popula-
ton
Another West Virginia Prediction.
Chairman Chiffon of the democratic state
central committee of West Virginia visited
headquarters today and had long talk
with Senator Faulkner. Mr. Chiffon said
that political matters are shaping them
selves in the southern part of the state in
manner to enable something like correct
estimates to be made of the proba BILE out
come. He predicts a sweeping victory for
the democratic ticket, baSing his belief in
a large degree upon the enrolment of dem
ocratlC campaign clubs He said there are
thirty-seven clubs in kanawha county
each one having in its membership republi-
cans to the number of 10 to 30. No club
has less than seven republicans In addi-
uon, there are number of free Silver re-
publican clubs whose members will vote
the democratic ticket.
Silver in Pennsylvania.
Mr. James Kerr of Pennsylvania ex-clerll
of the House of Representa- tives was a
caller at democratic headquarters today.
Free silver is sweeping through the min
Ing and agricultural districts of PennsyI-
vania, he said to a Star reporter Even
In the big city of Allegheny it has firm hold
among the laboring men and employees Of
the great shops. Along the tier of northern
counties the sentiment for free coinapa is
almost universal 1 know of one township
where there were only two gold men and
they were converted to silver last week II
is possible. OF course, that the sentiment
may be checked before election day, but it
Will not be killed ard will reyiy. again
with renewed yigor.
Ine banks are wasing a campaign
ment temporarily, but it will react and be
all the more yirile for the temporary lull"
Many Conferences.
Conferences. deep and dark, were the
order of the day at democratic headauar-
tiers today Messrs- German, JONES' Faulk-
ner. Gov Black, Capehart and others were
closeted together at times, but all had the
same report to make, that there was moth
ing to be given to the public. One of the
visitors who also taken into confer
ence was Editor Abbott of the New York
Journal, that is making the fight for free
silver in the metropolis.