The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-16

While there are thousands of repre-
sentative men identified with the DEM
ocratic party who believe that Bryan's
denomination will mean certain de-
feat for their party, they are power
less to exert any influence with the
men in command of the organization.
These leaders are not all in favor of
Bryan. Privately some of them ex-
press doubts as to the ACCESSIBILITY OF
his being placed at the head OF their
national ticket next year. But they are
afraid of the men who carry the pre-
cincts at the primaries. The knowledge
of the condition of affairs among the
rank and file OF the party has deferred
men who formerly exerted influence In
the party councils from going to the
front and seeking to lead the party in
the direction of selecting a conservative
candidate for president and adopting a
platform which will not be offensive
or Objectionable to the sound money
Democrats
That the sound money Democrats do
not propose to countenance nor sub
NIT to this humiliation is evident.
| While the Democracy of other states,
like Maryland have sought to bring
the sound money men back into the
party fold. Pennsylvania has rather
served notice to the world that Bryan
is the favOrite for 1900 and that the
Keystone state is proud to lead the van
for the head of the old ticket. The fact
that there was not single sound
money Democrat at the notification Of
the candidates on the state ticket has
been widely commented upon. The be-
lief is that this detection or indifference
will he more marked during the cam
paign. The fact that the party leaders
fear this is manifest They are already
talking of running the campaign upon
state issues. They have taken this cue
| from Colonel Guffey, who has been the
first in authority in the state organiza-
| tion TO recognize the full Significance
of the revolt OF the sound money men
| against the state ticket and the pres
| cnt leadership.
Guffey fears the result at the polls.
He recognizes the fact that he has a
weak candidate for state treasurer in
Greasy. The sound money men regard
Greasy as one Of the mCst radical of
the Bryantes and they feel that should
he poll large vote the election re-
turns will be pointed to as an evidence
that the Democrats of Pennsylvania
fully approve the Endorsement of Bryan
in the state platform of their party and
are in favor of Bryan's denomination.
BUSINESSMEN ALARMED.
Though they would like to support
their party ticket this fall. Democrats
identified with manufacturing and
business concerns feel that they would
be jeopardizing their own interests and
those of their employees should they
contribute to the success of the Bryan
organization which has gotten control
of the Democratic party in Pennsyl-
vania. They know that If q large vote
shall he polled for the silverites on
their state ticket in November next, it
| would be at once heraldId as a great
triumph for Bryanism and would mean
that the Pennsylvania delegation to the
| Democratic national convention would
be blatantly in favor of Bryan's re-
nomination. This would certainly have
great influence on other delegations, as
it could be fairly said that the people
of Pennsylvania, with Bryan proclaim
|
rallied to the support of silver ticket
and sustained the men who framed the
party platform and as well as selected
the candidates.
With business booming on every
hand. under the Mckinley sound
money administration, a revival of the
free silver craze which would surely
follow the denomination of Bryan,
these Democrats hold would undoubt-
edly have disastrous result The
sound money Democrats point to the
marvellous condition of the textile in
dustries in this city. where every mill
is running full time and in many cases
there are double shifts of employees
keeping the machinery going day and
night. Wages have been advanced and
in some sections there is difficulty il
getting enorgh hands to meet the de-
mand. Labor has never been so
thoroughly employed. Four hundred
employees of Stinsons carpet works
have Just Ecen given an advance of &
per cent. in wages and are to get an
other advance of like amount on Nov.
/. This is but an indication of the con-
dition of affairs. From all over the
state come similar reports.
A GREAT BOOM ON.
Prophets of calamity find few TO heal
or heed them in western Pennsylvania
The boom in iron and steel which has
taken nosscssion of the entire Pitts
burg district is certainly unsurpassed
and probably unprecedented in his
tory.
Wages, measured by their purchas
ing power were never higher, and the
demand ccr labor is sharp and con
stant The job is seeking the man ir
countless instances. and there is com
plaint &C use not enough skilled work
ers are available to help fill the orders
that have been pouring in like an av
alanche No man who wants to worl
and is able to perform it need go idl'
in this territory. Even the commones
kind of unsllilled labor finds plenty o
employment at good pay All this II
highly satisfactory from the stand
point of the statistican and politica
economist. II is even more pleasing t
those who replize that these conditions
means plenty in tens of thousands o
homes: that thev mean good clothes
good food and plenty of schooling fol
the children. and an increased measur,
of comfort. happiness and indeDen
dence for admits of both sexes.
This country continues to thrive il
its export business and the industries
of Pennsylvania reap the benefit. An
other big shipment of steel for lndi;