Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-30
Funny Things Happening III New
York Politics.
ARE SELLING BRYAN A "GOLD BRICK"
Croker and His Friends Using Nebras-
kan as Cats Paw--No Real Work
Being Done But Lots of Red Fire
Being Burnt.

pondence. )-LOtS OF Tunny things nap.
pen in New York politics, as every ex-
perienced man knows. who is serious
enough to see the fun The democrats
are sitting behind very small pairs
and bluffing against royal Pushes.
They are doing it with smiles, too.
They are giving up their 'long green
in order. to be regular" in party or
gsnization. Their pleasure in the
game comes from their knowledge of
the fact that Farmer Bryan" is get
ting the biggest gold brick ever palm
ed off on a "Rube" They are simply
doing up Bryan in the most approved
style. He has no show for carrying
| this state.
| There is one particular thing about
the campaign here in New York. The
democrats claim that there is not the
slightest trace of general apathy"
on that side of the political fence.
They claim that the voters are all in
line for Bryan and for Stanchfield, the
democratic candidate for governor of
the state of New York. They intimate
that they expect to carry the state by
a large sized, old time. old fashioned
democratic majority. To this end the
city has been covered with Bryan BAN
ners from end to end. 1t is probable
that there are more Bryan banners
flying in the city and stretched across
Broadway than Mckinley banners.
The campaign of the democrats here
in New York is nevertheless largely
matter of bluff and buster. Outside
Of banners and badges and fireworks
no real work is being accomplished
for Bryan in this state. 1t is the
knowledge Of this fact that has made
Chairman Hanna of the national COM
mittee and Odell, the republican candi-
} date for governor and chairman of the
state committee SO cocksure of their
} position in this state. The democratic
campaign is superficial and SNOWY,
} nothing more, nothing less. Even the
men in charge OF Bryan's canvass
! have not the slightest hope that he
, will win in the state and nation. This
: will explain why there is no apprehen-
: sion in republican circles over the fact
that the party up to this time has had
, no rallies similar to the gold-standard
7 parade of four years ago. They know
that tho eX-Goy. Stone and Repre-
> sentative Richardson, of Tennessee
are keeping up magnificent headquar-
!, tiers at the Hoffman House, this is all
t in the nature of gigantic bluff.
9 They are well aware of the fact that
AJtolil ldu Sdiilp DSil VI tuS bldtC oCOO7
g cratic committee is going from demo-
e crat to democrat imploring them to
;. give up $50 apiece and telling them
e what is undoubtedly true, that he has
r not even money to pay for postage to
Q democrats up the state. One demo-
/ crat to whom he appealed the other
: day was unkind enough to suggest that
d it might be good :dea to elbow" in a
little money now expended in main
J. tanning the Hoffman House headquar-
# rers on campaign literature and pos
r tage.
0 One fact alone that will show the
: bluff" character of the campaign now
s being conducted by Stone and Richard
It son is the fact that all of the assign
s ments for campaign speakers are made
q thru the national headquarters at Chi
cage. Four years ago when the demo-
Gratis were conducting campaign
far more substantial, tho less
snowy, they had headquarters for
=, speakers here in the east, and their
y campaign orators really did some good
work for the cause of Bryan and 16
k to l. This year nothing of the sort
TX can be secured this side of Chicago
Of What money is in the possession OF
Is the democratic national committee to
50 be used for expenses for speakers is
le being expended in special trains fol
to high-priced men like Bryan and
lie Bourke Cochran. The little fellows
d, cannot even get money for their ex
III penses, and they lack the fire and the
Ii enthusiasm of four years ago.
But after it is all over, after the
Is shouting has died away, practical poll
RS ticians will remember that it is i'm
d. possible to reap where there has beer
80 no sowing, and that no systematic
is work has been done anywhere in thu
Or state, that no literature has been cir
ar culated; that the democrats have helt
Sc and will hold far less number o
IT. rallies than four years ago, and tina
m the entire Bryanite campaign in tn,
re nation is of one wind.
IL And that's no joke! If it were no
ed for the vociferant windy crepitation
of OF Bryan himself and the hirelin!
tie howlers of hate against prosperit,
ds and national honor, the demo-populis
campaign would be void of any sem
Eblance of substance There's moth
ing in it. Smith ID. Fry.