The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-10-10
FROM THE NATIONS. CAPITAL
From Our Osen Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 8, 1900.

GTOm Onf O0R OOfTS6UOUUcH(.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 8, 1900.
There is little doubt that Mr.. Bryan's
visit to New York city about week
from now will be an eye opener for the
Republicans, and will show them to
what IN extent circumstances have
changed since 1896. When Mr.. Bryan
made his speech in that city four years
ago. there was little or. no enthusiasm
for him and the Republicans succeeded
in carrying out n very pretty scheme
to disconcert him. when he rose to
speak, the cohorts with which they
had packed the hnl! began TO leave,
and continued to do so until tho hall
was half emptied. OF course this was
terribly disconcerting to Mr.. Bryan as
it would be to any speaker. This year
escorted to the hall by procession Of
100000 men under the personal direc-
ton Of the Democratic boss who went
to Europe in 1896 to avoid meeting him.
Democratic clubs will be brought from
all the towns and cities within three
hours ride by railroad of New YOyk;
one hundred and thirty four bands
have already been engaged to furnish
they tell at the Democratic headquar-
ters, contracts have been entered into
for $4,000 worth Of fireworks and
searchlights will be PLACED at intervals
along the 4th Avenue and 5th Avenue
so that the night will be turned into
day. -Four yearsagc Mr. Bryan yielded
to the advice. of his committee, who
told him that he must be very mOder-
ate in his expressions on the silver
question and subjects relating to labor
and capital, and required him to pre-
pare his speech in advance and submit
the manuscript for their revision be-
fore they would allow MIN to speak.
No committee ever dreams Of such a
thing this year. Mr.. Bryan is the same
the samo political doctrine and policy;
he will admit that his opinions have
not changed on single subject, but his
convictions upon oil of the issues are
more firm and vigorous than they ever
were. Therefore, the reasons for this
striking contrast must be found among
the people of New York rather than in
the man.
With extraordinary candor one of
the big trusts of the country has re-
Gently given an official endorsement
and proof Of the fact that it, like it's
congenors, is the offspring of the tariff
and depends upon it's mother for con-
tinued life. The fact that this testi-
mOny was involuntary makes it all the
more convincing; It has long been
known that hundreds of articles pro-
lection arc regularly shipped abroad
and sold there for less prices than are
| demanded at home. Among such arti-
cles are playing cards, the manufac-
| ture of which is controlled by trust,
which is protected by Il duty Of ten
cents per deck and 25 per cent ad valo-
rem. AS result of this monopoly, the
hn Il
| vanced its prices from 20 to 100 per
cent at home, while exporting cards to
Europe in enormous quantities and
selling them at q normal profit, far
below the price demanded in this
| country. American dealers, seeing
cards sold by the trust in Europe at a
fraction of the cost here. have sent
back. They have been admitted free of
duty, as are other products of the Uni
ted States when reimported, the only
cost being for revenue stamps at the
rate of 2 cents deck. The dealers
who get their goods in this way have
been able to undersen the merchants
who buy them from the trust direct.
the trust recently demanded that the
Treasury Department give it power to
seize and contiscate all cards thus re-
imported, and urged that the customs
officials ne ordered to turn such impor-
tations into it's hands without regard
to the righto Of the merchant who pur-
chased the goods abroad. The demand
was of course refused, but the fact that
it was made shows plainly the intimate
and the tariff. Unless some way can
be found to prevent the importation,
| the trust will have to dissolve. The
principle is the came, of course,
whether it is applied to playing cards
or 10 hardware OF any other article.
For years the Republicans have been
doing the h,Dy baby act act and m c9mI ai 1ing
J toral votes of the Solid South to over
come in every election. SO bitterly have
they complained Of this that they have
succeeded in persuading good part
Of tho country that there is really some
injustice involved in this fact hat the
South is solid. But they say nothing
about the solid North, which consists
States of Pennsylvania, Idaho, Iowa,
Minnesota. Michigan and all the New
England States except Connecticut.
| With the exception OF five votes that
got away in Michigan IN 1884, not one
of these States has ever cast single
electoral vote for Democratic cundi-
date for the Presidency in the last
forty years. IL Ihct, tncrc have been
many more breaks in tho Solid South
than in the Solid North. Hayes was
declared elected by the votes Of South
ern States in 1876, and Mckinley car
ried four Southern States in 1896.
| Grant received the electoral votes of
Southern States on both occasions
when he was elected. But not one of
| the electoral votes of tho Solid North
Except Michigan, as above noted) has
been osst for ether than @ Republican
The Republican National Committee
i is bringing pressure to bear on the
p0stmasters to force them to violate
the law and do campaign work for the
6. 0. p, and the post Office officers are
backing. them up. For instance, John
Emanuel, postmaster ut Pleasant Val