Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-08-24
SPOUTING
Will Soon Begin at the Capital
City.
OUT ON THE BlLLOWY DEEp
Is Chairman Long, Of the Democratic State
Committee.
SENATOR FORAKER The PRESIDENTS GUEST
The People Cannot be Fooled as to the
Real Issues of the Campaign.
SENATOR FORAKER THEPRESIDENi'S GUEST
The People Cannot be Fooled as to the
Real Issues of the Campaign.
Special to the Leader.

the formal opening Of the campaign
will be held in this city on Wednesday,
September IL, four days after the Re-
publican opening meeting at Youngs-
town. which promises to be the largest
political meeting ever held in the state.
1t is not known yet who the speakers
will be at the Democratic opening,
though the Democratic managers are
insistent on having Bryan and Hill to
do the spouting, particularly the for
mer. A telegram wlich was sent to
National Chairman Jones asking that
these gentlemen be assigned to speak
here was lost between here and Chica-
go, and it is now doubtful whether Bry-
an will get to come on account of en-
gagements made since this telegram
was sent. What fui DIS can be raised
by the state committee previous to the
date of the opening meeting will be
used in arranging excursions over the
various railroad lines entering the
city. The Democratic state committee
is still without head. Senator Long,
the chairman is still in Europe, though
he is said to have finally received not
ification of his selection as campaign
manager and is shasteninghome with all
haste. He was in Europe when the
Kansas City convention was held, and
is not aware that silver has been drop
ped as an issue by the candidate of the
party, though prominently and specl-
ficically mentioned in the platform. Mr..
Long is to be met in mid-ocean and in
formed as to the paramount issues,
so that he will not say anything which
will embarrass the larty in state and
| nation.
The people will hardly be fooled as
to the real issue of the campaign. The
storm which was raised over the 16 to
fallacy in Kansas City convention,
and the silence on that question since,
are so inconsistent as to make plain
the duplicity which the Democratic
leaders are attempting to practice up
on the people. The Democrats who
voted for Palmer and Buckner four
years ago will vote for Mckinley and
Roosevelt at the coming fall election.
| They still regard it as one of the live
issues, and having opposed Bryan four
years ago because of his advocacy of so
cent dollars, they feel that they can
not consistently vote for him now.
They understand that it would not take
a Democratic president and Demo-
cratic congress long to undo the work
of the Republicans. Through wise leg
islation in dealing with the money and
tariff questions a prosperity unequal
led has come to the people of the coun-
| try.
The issues of the campaign as under
stood by the Republicans are set forth
and well defined in campaign text
book which has just been issued by the
Republican national committee. 1t
will be the magazine from which the
party spellbinders will draw their am
munition for use during the campaign.
ALI the questions of the campaign are
fully discussed. the policy OF the Ad-
ministration, domestic and foreign,
commended, the acts of congress ap
proved, and the return of prosperity
attributed to the return of Republican
rule. Among the facts cited of busi-
ness improvement under the Mckinley
Administration are: The reduction in
failures from $346, 100000 in 1898 to
1926, 600, 900 in 1896 to 100000, 900 in
turns from $52, 900 900 900 in 1896 to
SS9 900, ,000,0 900 in 1899; nincrease of
230 tons of freight carried by the rail-
roads in 1898 as compared with 1894,
and an increase OF more than s2,00O,-
900, 900 of bank deposits in 1899 as
compared with 1894 The trust ques-
tion is also fully discussed, and the
fact shown that all antitrust legisla-
tlon has been enacted by the Republi-
can party.
Ex-Governor George Hoadly, OF New
York, is out in an interview in which
he declares his intention of voting for
Mckinley and Roosevelt. His reason
for doing so is that The currency ques-
tion is one which involves the happi-
ness of every man in the country. He
said: Bryan and has 16 to / are the
greatest menances TO prosperity in the
country. The most amusing thing
about that convention in Kansas City
was the spectacle afforded by Croker
and VanWyck, shouting against the
trusts, when they are knee deep in that
business themselves" And here 1t
may again be asked How would you
like to be the ice MANI"
State Chairman Dick has not yet de-
cided who will speak with Senator
Foraker at the Youngstown meeting,
There are many who believe thar Sem
ator Lodge, of Massachusetts will be
the man, and still others think 1t will
be Senator Fairbanks. OF Indiana.
Senator Foraker was the guest of hon
or at dinner given by President Nc
Kinley few days ago, and the DEM
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