The evening times., 1900-10-05

lone of the signs of the times said a
politician OF same prominence at Demo
cratic headquarters today, lis the feeling
of doubt regarding the result of the ap-
preaching election which has come over
the shrewest of the manipulators in
stocks. 1t was rot many weeks ago that
these men saw no cloud il the Republican
future Today they see many indications
which they declare to be 'ominous' Here
is what one of the leading Wall Street
journals has -so say the subject:
- While we agree that the election of
Mr.. Mckinley is a probability, we do not
concede its certainty by any means. We
have information from the best source
that the Republican National Committee
has not yet made up its mind that the
success of the sound money cause is as
sured. 1t is generally conceded among the
Republicans that, leaving the very doubt
ful States out of the question and admit
ting that the sound money cause has not
made the friends in the West that have
been generally Claimed Tor it, and that
some losses may be found in the Middle
States, the whole matter narrows down to
the ability of the party to carry New York
State. The National Committee believe
that New York State will be carried, but
they concede that the plurality Will be
reduced. They are looking, however, for
serious disaffections from Tammany as
the result of the wholesale plundering OF
the people by their various departments
and by the police, and to the geenral NAL
administration of the city departments un-
der Crokerism. Bryan, it is believed, will
make a better race in some of the city
districts than he diu in 1885, The corpo-
ratIonS have not come to the front as
generously as they did that year, nor has
the inufience of their officers been brought
20 bear upon the employees IN the same
manner that 1t was four years ago.
s'The campaign Of education, to sum ii
all up. has not been as thorough rs it was
when the sound money cause was before
the people the first time and the people
seem to be mystified as to whether that
Is actually the issue on trial or not
ProdigioGs work will be done In New York
State and in the city of New York by the
Business Mems Clubs between now and
November 6. 1t may be candidly said that
the issue, to great extent, OF the whole
campaign depends upon the effectiveness
of the crusade TO be -zde here in behalf
of the honest dollar
1t is said at Democratic headquarters
that the trusts are killing the goose that
lays the golden egg, and the steel iadus-
try is cited an example. Trade in this
line is said to be becoming stagnant des-
pite the fact that the trust has sought
TO stimulate the demand for steel rails
by recently reducing the price from S35 TO
$26 a ton 1t is said that the campaign
Of deception which these companies have
been practicing for several years is still
being continued Extensive enquiries have
been made during the last week as to
whether the reductions have actually met
with a responsive movement on the part
of the consumers. and it is said that no
such movement is apparent. Most of the
railroad presidents and general managers
take the ground that at the present pre-
yailing prices for steel biliets the price
of steel rails is as yet wholly out Of pro-
portion. The press bureaus OF the steel
companies have been sending out state
ments to the effect that number of the
large companies have already placed or
ders at $50 a ton for the rails needed for
the coming year. Each specific case men
toned has been investigated AS the re-
suit, it has been found that in none of the
cases mentioned have the contracts actu-
ally been let nor have the officials given
the steel companies any intimation as to
their Intentions in the matter Of closing
contracts at the present schedule rates
The understanding at Democratic head
quarters is that the platform and declara
ton of principles of the Irish-American
Union, to which wide publicity is being
given VIII do much good for the Demo-
cratic electoral ticket. rishAmericans
throughout the country are attacking the
Administration Of Mr.. Mckinley for sub
verting the doctrine of the Declaration of
Independence by its policy in the Philip
pines; by introducing the doctrine that the
Constitution does not follow the flag; for
reviving the Clayton Bulwer treaty and
abandoning the Monroe Doctrine; for
trucking to England by repeatedly block
ing the passage through Congress of a
g., -
publics, and for the surrender of 1,500
square miles of auriferous territory to
England.
1t is prophesied at Democratic headquar-
ters that the Irish-American vote will be
cast against the Republican national ticket.