Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-30
Some Indianians Hold Government
Responsible for Every III.
PROSPERITY THE REAL ISSUE
People Pay Little Attention to Talk
of Imperialism.
INTE r ES TED IN TRU USTS s
Special From a Staff Correspondent.

| INDIANAPOLIS, October 3O-Down near
Vincennes there is man who was pauper
| in the county poor house four years ago
| but now the county overseers have made
| him go to work, claiming that it is foolish
ness to support him when labor Is in such
| demand.
This man says he will vote for Bryan, be-
cause this prosperity cry is not what it is
cracked up to be: that four years ago he
was living in ease and comfort and now he
has to hustle like any hired man.
over near the Illinois line a citizen of this
| state went across the border, and living
down in an inebriated condition on a rail-
road trestle, was cut up by passing train.
The Indiana prohibition coroner went
across and gathered up the remains for an
inquest, and in his verdict held the people
of Illinois guilty of the mans death He
! charged that the people authorized the high
| license system. without which the man
| would not have got drunk or would not
| have been fun over. The Illinois folks
| wanted him to hold Indiana responsible
! also, because # Indiana had not authorized
| the building of the railroad the man would
| not have been run over.
Calamity Cry an Issue.
But Joking aside. it is fact that calam-
| lty cry and the prohibition sentiment will
cut some figure in the election.
| In the gas belt there are some iron mills
which have been shut down by the trust,
throwing many men out of work
| The democratic ticket is making strong
| headWay there.
| In some sections the wheat crop was a
| fallure, and the farmers are in pess!mistic
| frame OF mind to fit them to listen to pro-
| posed panaceas for their troubles
AS stated before. the prohibition senti-
| ment is strong, and among the Quakers,
| the Dunkards and the Methodists the can
| teen question rises almost to the dignity of
| an Issue.
| Doodle at each other Each is loudly warn
| ing the Virtuous voters against the wiles of
| the other Well, they have reason for it,
| and probably a guilty conscience has much
| to do with t
| The state is full of prominent republican
| campaisners. most of whom drift through
! this city. Personal interviews with them
| discloses that no one is alarmed at the re-
publican outlook in Indiana but all are
| confident that the state is going for Nc
hlnley by a plurality greater than in 1885,
| Ihese gentlemen have made careful OBJ
| servations throughout the state and in
| confidential conversation are highly elated
| over the prospect
There are democratic campaigners in
| plenty, too, and they talk sincerely of the
situation from their point Of view. But
| l. Is noticeable that they generaiZe Their
| expectations seem to be based upon some
| indefinite. intangible sentiment of political
|
| phere Pin them down to cold propositions.
and it is found they have difficulty in speci-
| flying.
Gold Democratic Organization
| The organization of the gold democrats
| is doing some effective work in the closing
| days of the campaign among the Germans,
| and is playing the money issue as hard
| as in '96. The chairman of the organlza-
ton, who is German, has headed an ap-
| peal to the Germans, which is printed in
that language and published broadcast In
| quiry into the probable state of this vote
| develops that while the gold demo-
| Gratis may vote the regular demo-
| cratic ticket on minor offices they will
| remain true to their allegiance of four
| years ago on the presidential ticket and
| in most cases the congressional. While
| Bryan himself hasn't talked silver in this
! state, the western campaigners who have
| been brought in have sounded the silver
| trumpet constantly.
| 1t is found that the position of the Ger
| mans on militarism is well defined. They
| are not afraid that large standing army
| Will OppreSs them or lmperil the country.
They are afraid of a military system, which
| might necesstate enforced service in the
| army prevails in Germany. The repub-
| lican orators are pointing out that the
| voters hold that question always in their
| own hands, and that no such system could
| be enforced without the consent Of Con-
| gress, which the people control
Military Spirit in Indiana.
| 1t does not appear that Imperialism 10
| cutting much of figure in Indiana. In
| the first place the people of this state are
| of a military turn. Indiana sent her best
| blood and the flower of her people into the
| civil war. She sent regiments to the Span
| ish war, and now has hundreds of her
| young men as officers and privates in the
| regiments doing service in the Philippines
| Every day these boys are writing home to
! the folks saying that we must keep the
| Philippines and not to yield to Aguinaldo.
| One fiI.ds the letters are passed around the
| community, and they have their effect.
| Yet the democratic orators go right along
| against strong head wind, talking in COM
| munities where there are headstones to SOL
| diers who died in LuZon about hauling
| down the flag. They sent Towne. the
| prophet of free silver to the very breed
| ing of the sound money democratic move
| ment. They let Tillman and Hogg talk
| southern democracy where the negro vote
| is wavering under the efforts of cee-
| brated negro bishop.
There is no doubt that the trust question
| Is burning issue in Indiana. There are
| tangible evidences of the evil effects Of
| the trust in many places and the demo-
| Gratis are exploiting them to the utmost.
! This is a source of great concern to the
| republicans and every time Mr. Hanna
| blandly declares that there are no trusts
| but good trusts, the Indiana republican
| managers are seized with that sinking feel
| ing.
Question of Prosperity.
| The voters seem deeply interested in all
| questions relating to industries, prices and
| commerce. Unitarian affairs take prece-
dence of sentiment and theories of govern
ment 1t is everywhere in evidence that
| the people are concerned about their ma
| terial welfare and studying the rela-
| ton of politics and business.
| The republicans claim that the inevitable
result of this will be to help the republican
ticket.
| An old farmer was Dragging about get
| ting such good prices for his corn and
| 1898.
| But don't y0n have to pay more for
| your wire fence because of the trust than
| you did in '96?' asked a bystander. "Durn
| it. could not buy any wire at all in '96'
| replied the old fellow. N. o. M.