New-York tribune., 1900-09-24
NOTES OF THE CAMPAIGN

IN BRYAN's NATIVE COUNTY--WiHlam Jsn.
nIngs Bryan is a native Of Marion County IN
where he spent his boyhood attending school ana
working on a farm. He might perhaps feel soma
interest IN recent political developments IN m
home Of his youth and early manhood. They an.
indicated in the following special dispatch to Tia
GIobe-Democrat." OF St Louis, from Salem III
under date Of September IA
william De Ford lifelong Democrat and pr,
prietor Of the Linden Stock Farm. near sand6vsi
is OF the latest TO renOuuce the Democratic
ticket Henry BuIsells, Of Stevenson Township
Populist OF Marion County, who with his four a
lam J. Bryan in 1895 mas declared for Mckinley
for Mckinley. J. W Daniels an influential farmer
or RaccOOr Township, Is the latest convert % Pc
publicanism A short time ago Mr. Daniels helped
sRf ship Den'0''' &c committee MAKE '''' OF MS ''''
Personal. PRONOJ-N II In his recent speech
at Armourdale, Kan. where Bryan addressed an
audience largely composed Of workingmen who
have steady employment at good wages &c seemed
suddenly TO strike him that he owed them A per-
sonal explanation. which he offered as follows
You may think I an Interested in this campaign
because I am a candidate. but am more interested
in this campaign as citizen than am as a candi-
funv as well under Republican policies as some y
fhe Republicans who are responsible those po-i
cies.
In two sentences he used the prouOun 'T' eight
times and the word you only once. which was
probably a pretty accurate measure of his opinion
OF the relative importance OF hinself as compared
with a thousand who had worked all day with their
hands and were resting themselves while tnev
probably heard that he wanted 70 he elected PresI-
dent Just this one time
SORRY HE SAID IT-Mr Beckham. VINO vas
defeated as The Democratic candidate for Cow
ernor Of Kentucky last year and who is Sling
the office OF Governor by virtue 0f the decision p
partisan tribunal is a candidate for Governor
this year and he is in trouble. Fe brought it upon
himself BY an inadvertent remark in campaign
speech at Bowling Green few days ago Eel
low citizens and fellow Democrats he cried. I
want you to come out in force this year so as %
overcome the Republican majority 0f last year
and then the candidate paused 20 hear MS audience
respond I'VE will" But IL didn't. II only coughed
and wriggled-aH of it, that is 70 say, except few
anti-GoebeI Democrats and Republicans VINO we're
present They greeted the appeal with w1at the
reporters Of debates in Congress call "derisvs az
pIause' 1t is said that Beckham blushed when ne
realized his blunder II thar story be true it ap-
pears that there is one thing which viii make
he has let sIip the truth however Invrftyinsly II
was late for Beckham 20 recall the fatal ad-
plain TO his supporters that the words were spoken
without generalization and in the heat OF debate"
70 his manuscript hereafter
HOW HE AMAssEs POLITICAL CAPITAL
Colonel Bryan never fails to make political capital
out OF strike, famine, failure. or any kind OF
calamity. He even counts upon the possible mis-
fortune OF his own election
TWO OBFUsCATED DEMO-POPs-It might -
salutary exercise for William J. Bryan and Mayor
Carter H Harrison to hold caucus and compara
views Mr.. Bryan whose speeches these DAYS
consist largely OF comments on the morning press
dispatches Of each day. recently referred in sneer
ing fashion TO fact that this country lend
ing money 70 Germany. Great Britain and soma
other European governments In his opinion that
signifed nothing except either that Americans
lending money Europe simply out OF love and
DEVOTION else that they were doing so because
they could get higher OF interest abroad than
at home. In the latter case, OF course. they we're
unpatriotic. And thus and then Mr. Bryan calmly
added another count hts Indictment against the
Capitalists class because % their refusal or
their neglect TO lend money to then own country
men cheaper than they would TO foreign countries
And comes Mayor Harrison attacktag ths
Capitalists class in a Bryan campaign speech
because it's representatives have driven The small
money lenders out OF his State by lending money
half the rate OF interest that the latter
Harrison in opening the Democratfc car1paign az
PincEneyvIe, III, on September 19. Fellow cir-
ago could lend their money at per cent but since
the trusts have cornered all the money the small
lenders cannot get more than f per cent for their
oneyT ~. This s is sad cO1dor 9f afrairs indeed
Mayor Harrison ought to hold a caucus,
A LOCAL ISSCE-When impertinent and
forward person interrupted him IN the midst OF his
fiery philippc against trusts the other day with
inquiry about the Tammany Ice Trust Mr.
Bryan tmpatiently waved him aside with the re-
mark. "Oh. that's merely local matter" General
Hancock expressed the same opinion about ths
tariff twenty years ago. but he may not havs
been familiar with that subject Mr.. Bryan
is with the Tammany Ice Trust through his iuti-
mate association with Croker and Van WyCk-
or as he IS with the Cotton Baling Trust through
equally intimate association with Chairman Jones'
one OF its organizers and active promoters.
| MASSACHUSETTS AND TRUSTs-'The Boston
| HERALD says:
The Hon. William Whiting. OF HOlyOke makes
strong point for his party. with reference 70 the
/ trusts. when he points out that Massachusetts, IS
/ one OF the few States In the Union where you
/ cannot organize trust In view OF this fact MI
/ Whiting feels warranted in asking the antitrust
orators the other side TO explain how Il IS haI a
State whose Legislature has been controlled oy tne
/ Republicans for forty years Is far IN advance OF
any Democratic State in this respect This IS some
/ thing of poser
! IS THE YOUNG MAN SAFEe-~The Cincinnati