The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-20
MURPHY is CONFIDENT
The Democrats Better Organized Than
Since Tilden's Day.
MARK HANNA's S 'EECHES Rl9ICULtD
ManyRepublcans Say He Had Better Attend t,
Business Il Headquarters. Tne G. OP.
Now Strairiog Every N rye to
D,fea! fryan.
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Washington, October 1S.-Whoever car
ries New York will carry the election.
Bryan will carry New York. SO talk
many Democrats. Ex-senator Pugh of
ALBANIA, puts it another way. He said
to me today: Il have been five months
in New York State and have done moth
ing else but listen to political discus
sions. l have never known the Demo-
cratic party there, even in Tilden's time.
to be better organized than it is now in
favor of Bryan. This is my opinion, and
it is based on the opinion and knowledge
of ex-senator Murphy, who is the best
politician in the State. The tremendous
ovation to the candidate on Tuesday
night shows what Croker can do. He is
a great man in New York city. The
State of New York is going for Bryan
this time. 1t is much more certain than
some States that are classed for him, l
wish l felt as sure Of Maryland as | do
of New York The distinguished eX-
Senator added: THE prospect is very
bright" | repeated this conversation to
a McKinleyite. He said: IF Bryan can
carry New York he is elected
One of the signs for the
Democrats is the irritation of
some leading Republicans. Cap
tain Mckee, Journal Clerk Of the Eouse
of Representatives and head of the lit
crary bureau at Chicago of The National
Republican Convention, denounce5 iryan
and the Democrats generally IN bitter
terms for their arguments respecting
trusts and especially the Republican anti
truss constitutional amendment. "Tney
say" he remarked to me yesterday, that
VIC wouldn't let them have an opportuni-
ty for amending the measure, but sought
to force them to vote for or against
the amendment as it was reported to the
House. In the first place, that very
course has usually been adopted by the
Democrats til eTselves. In the next place,
the Democrats iri-ended to offer an
amendment the effect of which would
have been to have every trust in the
country organized as a labor union At
this the doughty captain exhibited much
feeling. "Of course, we could not per-
nit such a voe as this to be taken
Mark Hanna's speeches are ridiculed
here by some Republicans, who say that
he would do better to attend to the bus
mess at headquarters. OF course the
Democrats ere unusually pleased with
these campaign addresses. In one of
them he called Mckinley 1.-THE Republ-
can Moses." Some malicious Democrats
say Eyes, he is like the Moses srokcn
of in Goldsmith's Vicar Of Wakefrld'-
that Moses. son OF tho curate. who traded
Off the family horse fer a case CT green
spectacles!''
If Senator Hanna would confnc him
self TO business parallels between Nose
and Mckinley he would be greeted with
great if mock applause by his audiences
but when he excites the business men OF
the cities he visits by predictions OF
panic and ruin in the event of Mr.. Bry-
ans election. he resorts to the lowest
acts of the demagogue. 1t is treason
against the public i'll. crest, it is a pitiabc
confession of weakness, when the real
leader of the Grand Old Party is com
PEELED by Bryans popularity to stoop to
such puerile meanness.
The people of the United States, East
and West, are apparently alive to the
great issues before them. The registra-
tion almost everywhere shows an in
crease over 1896, and if there was apathy
among Republicans few weeks ago it
is vanishing now. The Republicans here
are doing all they can to succeed. At
the headquarters the laboring force
has been increased since last week and
large numbers of vo.ers have been fur
nished with transportation. Almost ey-
cry employee at the Capitol has gone home
to whoop it up for Mckinley. The Dem
ocrats at Congressional headquarters
have been hard at work, from the start
and are still doing all possible. They
feel greatly encouraged as election day
approaches. 1t is believed that with con-
tinued work in the contested States Bry-
an will be the next President of the
United States, notwithstanding the des-
pcrate efforts of the Big Money party.
CISCERO w. HARRIS.