The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-24

Y 4 CHICAGO, Sept. 23.-The campaign
In the middle west has qulckened Won
deffully within week. Complaint OF
apathy Is no longer heard on eith.r
side. One Important test OF public IN
terest In the election Is found In the at
tendance upon political meetings1 and
the degree Of enthusiasm aroused by
the efforts of the spell-sinders
Wrongly reading the prevailing qutt! as
Indifference, campaign managers hcsl-
Ptated to give their speakers an curly
start and postponed the opening Of the
fioodgates of pratpry as long as they
could with safety. fearing a frost.
Theiresulis of the meetings thus far
haye been most surprising and crafty
Ing all around. There has been n gen
eral grand ouspouring Of tho misses
4and unexpected interest is shown in
every quarter, among the high and the
low, the rich and the poor. Expert
enced politicians take courage from the
{ latest developments to increus, their
estimates Of the total vote nEd to re-
wise their figures considerably In the
matter of majoritles. Both sides au-
CUR to their own advantage, and, see in
the many evidences Of popular uprising
{ Improvement in their own chances.
q In truth, there Is a basis for plaus-
: ible argument for increased hope on
both sides, depending on the point, Of
view. Republicans are now prepared to
admit that a good many Gold Demo-
Gratis have returned to the fold and will
vote for Bryan, but they qualify this
confession With the explanation that
!. four. out Of five Of such cases of back
sliding are those Of politicians who
have ambitions which can only be graf
flied by remaining within the organlza-
ton. Therefore, self-interest impels
them to get back In line and work with
the machine. The only other course for
them Is to make their arrangements to
permanently STAY out Of public lie, a
!, prospect which in most instances is not
pleasant to think about.
Gold Democratic Vote.
The Republican managers have been
at special pains to ascertain the num-
erlcal extent and Importance Of the re-
turn movement Of Gold Democrats, and
while sore that any should have gone
back. they profess to be reasonably we'll
satisfied with the yield Of their canvass.
They contend that the rank and file OF
Democrats who left their party four
years ago on the money Issue are: us
strongly against Bryan now as they
were then. and irrevocabIy, fixed in
.thel- purpose to keep pounding ut him
until all question of a reversal aof the
Judgment of 80 on that issue is settled
. and out OF the way-buried beyond any
possibility Of resurrection.
The, speecn-making down. to. date has
not been as fruitful Us usual. In catchy
( phrase-makins. Bryan has said sever
oil clever things, none Of them APP
pear to have made the hit that The re.
mark has which was dropped In Calum.
bus when he referred to the coincidence
sentby the President on the death of n
King, while not tear had been shed
tover}the death or two republics. That
Is being taken up by the small fry ora
tors oil through the west, and :. the
changes runs on 1t to the%convulsive
applause OF hundreds of audiences. It
Is the nearest approach to his Gross OF
Gold and Grown of Thorns" triumph
perpetrated by Mr.. Bryan this year.
Happy Phrase Coined.