New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-27
NOTE OF THE CAMPAIGN

NEWSPAPER COURTESY IN NORTH CAPoL
LINA.-There Is a lurid and amusing quarrel goiBz
on between THE Raleigh News and Observer 40
''The Charlotte Observer" the former supportirv
the latter opposing. w J. Bryan. The News ana
4 Observers" Editor was accused BY his rival Of
riding around Washington with Senator Marion
Butler whom he afterwaTd abused with vlrulsnc.
The Raleigh paper retorted that the Editor OF Ths
observer went 70 Washington, RODE aoout that
taken by the latter to see President Mckinley and
President To this the Charlotte editor re5ie5n
categorically denying each and every averment ~
TINS norrid impeachment-caiiIng them "A series 81
lies written knowingly Now come down wirS
Sou[ PIooi. ySu itC'' at'sN' ~as tte way the
site Of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Iudeps5-
last advices.
THE XIITH MISSOURI DISTRICT this s,-
trict. which now and for several years past has
been represented by a Republican. William H. Hor
ton is the Republican candidate for Congress this
year. Against him the Bryanites have norni1ataa
James J. Butler. Mr.. Horton is a man whose bust
ness and other qualifications and record a citizen
entitle him to the confidence of the voters OF rha
district. OF his opponent The s.. Louis Globe
Democrat" says.
James J. Butler. me Democratic candidate is TIA
proprietor OF "a vaudeville resort OF a pec1lisr
stamp It's exceptional reputation is known 70
every man IN the &lItn District Mr. Buffers
trict is composed OF the central wards OF St L0Us
IT,
ure and substantial interests Iney DO not undes
stand why the Democratic party should empty
why they should send a man ike Butler 10 a.
his stunts IN the halls where Benton and Blair
once responded when the name OF Missouri wss
called There is no reason 20 believe tha- the in
teligent and respectable people OF the XIIth Dis
trict will consent TO be thus represented Ths
to can out their best efforts in behalf Of m e
publican candidate and 70 elect MIN b. a hand
some majority.
WHAT MR.. SCHURZ SAID-It Is somewhat
cruel in view of his present attitude for -Tba
Commercial Tribune OF Cincinnati. TO reproduce
these sentences from speech delivered by Carl
Schurz Pontiac, Ill. four years ago:
Abraham Lincoln and Bryan. Abraham LIncol,
and Altgeld; To associate these three names to-
gether allies in caUse-aye 70 pro-
only fraud. it is a saerilege,
RETIRED FOR REPAIRs-"Ths Western la
borer," OF Omaha. Neb.. is paper that carries Ar
the head OF its columns the name OF William Jsu-
nings Bryan for President Still it is honest enough
and frank enough say
II may be hard for Democrats publicly - a.
knowledge IT, but it must be privately conceded thar
the present apparent tieup between Russia and ths
United States retires the secret treaty with Eng
land" issue from the campaign Tue rerlrems1l
the service at the present writing
WHERE MONEY IS A DRUC-WhiIe BRYAN va.
in Kansas last week The Cincinnati Enquirer
which is supporting him. published in its news
columns. by some strange oversight. special dis
patch from Topeka, saying that money vas 50
plentiful IN Kansas that there was little or no de-
mand from borrowers, and money lenders vera
going OF the business Seven banks had gone
into liquidation il the last eight months because
OF the light demand for loans. and an eighth was
about TO do so, its president saying that two-hirds
OF the banks deposits were idle He and lhs
cashier were both going 70 farming, in which they
could do better than in banking in prosperous
Kansas Probably Colonel Bryan did hear u
these things while he careering through the
State the Of seventeen 'calarniry' speeches
day, trying 10 convince the people that the stories
OF their prosperity were campaign lies told % keep
him out OF the White House.
A SOUTH CAROLINA EE-SENATOR'S VIEWS.
Says ex-senator NJ c. Butler, a South Carolina
Democrat Of the old school
am an expansionist- I think the Democrats
party made a mistake when they raised the cry OF
anti-mperialism. and don't believe that there -
any such thing. As for the Southern people, don't
see how any OF them especially those IN the cotton
business can anything not beneficial 70 them
in the policy of expa nsiOn- think Alr. MCKINLEY
q most excellent President He IS thor
oughIy conscientious, intensely patriotic and has
the interests of the country. North and SoUEh