New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-31
THE FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
ENCOURAGING SITUATION IN THE WIS
CONSIN DISTRICTS.
ayrUBLIcANs CONFIDENT OF RETAINING ALL
SOUND MONEY DEMOCRATS SUPPORTING
THEM-CANDIDATEs FOR SENATOR


Milwaukee Oct 3O-"He franked his cow" Is
the startling battle-cry of the Wisconsin De-
,nocracy this year. Since Winfield Scotts
.'Hasty plate of soup" passed into history.
such weighty argument-none more idiotic GER
,ainlv-has been put forward TO defeat polit-
cal candidate Yet Il is the charge which the
democratic managers in Wisconsin. with per-
feet seriousness parade before the intelligent
voters OF TIE State in order to induce them
20 cast their ballots against Edward Scofeld,
The present incumbent Of the Governors chair
and candidate for election at the hands Of
his Republican friends.
"He ranked his cow What heinous crime
md what a sad unm asking of the enemy's
,,uerv What deplorable lack Of humor. too,
when one considers that the manager Of the
Democratic canvass this year is "Pecks Bad
Boy" who as Governor was compelled TO ad-
vertlse for the return Of lost pocketbook
which among other things valuable. was said
70 have contained fifteen railroad passes
The spirit Of hilaritv which this Democratic
,.arpaign CRY has aroused all the state is
moi permitted. however. by the Republican lead
.-s 10 interfere with the conduct on their part
o,an active and aggressive campaign Here. as
elsewhere In the West. the importance Of Sc
curing in the next House OF Representatives a
majority friendly to he Administration has
s-eadIv been kept in view. Here. too the friVo-
,ous nature Of most Of the criticisms directed
agoins; the War Department and those charged
with the conduct Of the war has been maze
rlear 70 the voters. and, generally speaking
with telling effect. The returning volunteers
nave had no tales Of woe to pour into the ears
nj credulous audiences. nor have they permitted
themselves to be used living posters TO ad-
vertise the supposed shame of Government
sor the benefit Of self-seeking and INSCRIPTIONS
politicians
nrprB1ICAN CAMPAIGN on BROAD LINES.
On the part Of the Republicans certainly the
campaign has been conducted. and is being CON
Quoted on much broader lines and much sounder
r-nciules The issue which interests the Wis
consin taxpayer more than any other Is that
If sound money This is State Of sturdy and
industrious farmers Of foreign parentage. They
are mostly Germans and ScandinaviaMs. with
here and there sprinkling of other Northern
rationalities They are hard and thrifty work
.rs and they do not cheerfully part with DOL
lar that has cost them much labor To earn.
tTbsv want to make sure. above all. that having
EARNED that dollar half OF # will not mys'eri-
uusly melt away or disappear overnight.
Having in one Of those fantastic oscillations
81 the political pendulum to which this state
has been subjected in the last decade expert
enced the bitter joys of Barmecide feast OF
the invitation to step to the Democrauc-Popu-
listic lunch counter Of free silver. The teach
ings If the Chicago platform of 1896 have struck
no responsive chord in their hearts. They have
listened unmoved to the pleadings and lanenta-
lions II Coin" Harvey. In fact. of all Western
States Wisconsin has at all times proved the
most barren for the propagation OF hnanclai
heresies. 1t is here that Democratic pIurahN'
Which eight years ago reached more than 2NW"
as soon as the question Of sound money had
souarelv been raised. was converted into he-
publican majority Of 102,612
oLD-LINE DEMOCRATS FOR SOUND
MONEY.
To the credit Of the old-line Democracy in this
State he it said that it shows no indication or
lukewarnness or detection. In the present can
vass its members have taken the same active
part which they took two years ago. There IS
no talk Of compromise. No scratching Of tickets
will be INDUCED IN II Is not a question with
them Of simply voting to beat free silver can
didate for Congress and then cast vote for
Governor which will place the election machinery
Of the State under Democratic control II Is
with them a question Of voting in such way
as 70 compel the return OF their former party
20 It's senses and make utilization with Popu-
ism in the mean time impossible
Old General Bragg he who loved the hens-
Ihere
now to take the stump himself but at his home
in Fond du Lac his pen is kept busy urging his
friends 10 line UP and crush the common foe.
William F Villas too, while not speaking IN pub
Nc is throwing his influence and among the
old-tine Democrats II still is potent. 70 defeat
the cause Of reputation and dshonor And
they have the assistance OF many other sound
Money Democrats. OF outsiders the most promi-
nent is William D. Bynum. Of Indiana who Is
making speeches nightly and urging his Demo
cratic friends 70 vote the Republican ticket from
ION N bottom without the crossing OF = or
the dotting 81 an 81" This certainly looks en-
couraeing. and goes far toward juslfying the
assertion a. Republican headquarters here. NOT
only that the entire State ticket viii he elected
and n LEGISLATURE chosen which is to name
Senator N,tcheu.s successor. but also that a
solid Republican delegation will be sent to the
House Of Representatives by majorites nearly
.qualIing those of two years ago
WHAT REPUBLICANS HAVE TO FEAR.
This however Is a somewhat easy view OF the
situation as It presents itself to an unpreJu-
diced visitor II IS true that the Indications
no,n,,ng 70 q Substantial Republican victory
ore many and that Democratic success seems
u.elrigb bevond the reach of human posslph'y
Yet =, must not he forgotten that while the
Republican apathy Of an off-year mas ~ S'ii'e
.yten, been successfully overcome by the party
managers IN the campaign, they have peeh
con.pelled 10 battle with difficulties "i'hh '"e''
own ranks
The bad blood engendered IN the S''"e an
turmoil Of the last Republican STATE '"'
has not been permitted, unIor'ui'I'''''
a. "a much as would seem desirable. There
atm r.r,a,, traces of soreness growing out OF
tn DISAPPOINTMENT Of unsuccessful rNa .s IN
The bouors bestowed by the convention, 49,
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