The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-23
MURPHY is CONFIDENT
The Democrats Better Organized Than
Since Tilden's Day.
MARK HANNA'S SPEECHES RiClCUlED
Many Republicans Say He Had Better Attend to
Business at Headquarters. The G. OIL P.
Now Straining Every Nerve to
Defeat fryan.
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Washington, October 1S.-Whoever car
ries New York will carry the election.
Bryan will carry New York. So talk
many Democrats. Ex-senator Pugh, of
Albania, puts it another way. He said
to me today: Il nave been five months
in New York State and have done moth
ing else but listen to political discus
sions. l nave never known the Demo-
cratic party there, even in Tilden's time,
to be better organized than it is now in
favor of Bryan. This is my opinion, and
it is based on the opinion and knowledge
of ex-senator Murphy, who is the best
politician in the State. The tremendous
ovation to the candidate on Tuesday
night shows what Croker can do. He is
a great man in New York city. The
State of New York is going for Bryan
this time. 1t is much more certain than
some States that are classed for him. l
wish l felt as sure of Maryland as l do
of New York" The distinguished eX-
Senator added: THE prospect is very
bright l repeated this conversation to
Il NcIluley1lc. ne Sdlu. IL bryan EdIi
carry New York he is elected
One of the signs for the
Democrats is the irritation of
some leading Republicans. Cap
tain Mckee, Journal Clerk Of the Eousa
of Representatives and head of the lit
erary bureau at Chicago of the National
| Republican Convention, denounceS bryan
and the. Democrats generally in bitter
terms for their arguments respecting
trusts and especially the Republican anti
trust constitutional amendment. The
say" he remarked to me yesterday, that
we wouldn't let them have an opportuni-
ty for amending the measure, but sought
to force them to vote for or against
the amendment as it was reported to the
House. In the first place, that very
| course has usually been adopted by the
Democrats themselves. In the next place.
the Democrats intended to offer an
amendment, the effect of which would
have been to have every trust in the
country organized as a labor union At
this the doughty captain exhibited much
feeling. 'Of course. we could not per-
nit such a vote as this to be TAKEN
Mark Hanna'S speeches are ridiculed
here by some Republicans, who say that
he would do better to attend to the bus
mess at headquarters. OF course the
Democrats are unusually pleased with
these campaign addresses. In one OF
them he called Mckinley "the Republi-
can Moses" Some malicious Democrats
say. Yes, he is like the Moses spoken
of in Goldsmith's Vicar of Wakefield
that Moses, son of the curate, who traded
off the family horse for a case of greer
spectacles,'
If Senator Hanna would confine him
self to business parallels between Moses
and Mckinley he would be greeted Will
great if mock applause by his audiences
but when he eXcites the business men O.
the cities he visits by predictions O.
panic and ruin in the event of Mr.. Bry-
ans election. he resorts to the loves
acts of the d~emagogue. 1t is treason
against the public interest, it is a pitiable
confession of Weakness, when the rea
leader of the Grand Old Party is com
PEELED by Bryan's popularity to stoop t
such puerile meanness.
The people of the United States. Eas
and West, are apparently alive to TIL
great issues before them. The registra
ton almost everywhere shows an in
crease over 1896, and if there was apath,
among Republicans a few weeks ago i
is vanishing now. The Republicans her.
are doing all they can to succeed. A
the sub-headquarters the laboring fore,
has been increased since last week an,
large numbers of voters have been fur
nished with transportation. Almost ev
cry employe at the Capitol has gone HON
to whoop it up for Mckinley. The Dem
ocrats at Congressional headquarter
have been hard at work, from the start
and are still doing all possible. The
feel greatly encouraged as election da
approaches. 1t is believed that with con
tinued work in the contested States Bry
an will be the next President of tn
United States, Notwithstanding the des
perate efforts of the Big Money party.
CISCERO W.. HARRIS.