The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-09-05

The principal topics today with the
politicians and the Democratic workers
who crowd the Hobbies of the MetropoIi-
tan Hotel and the outer Offices OF the
Democratic Congressional Committee
were:
Bryan at Cumberland last night; Bryan
at Shepherdstown today and the result of
the Vermont election.
From each of these subjects Democrats
in Washington extracted comfort. The
amazing outpouring of the people of
western Maryland last night and the en-
thusiasm manifested in the Republican
end of the State is taken as clinching the
Old Line State for Bryan and Stevenson,
which means eight votes in the Electoral
College or change over the result in
1896 of sixteen electoral votes.
The demonstration in western Mary
land is taken also as an indication of
popular sentiment in West Virginia,
which State, If it reyerses Its course in
the last Presidential election, Will effect
a change OF twelve votes in the Electoral
College. The Democratic managers nave
no doubt about the result in West VIZ
ginia, and they believe that nobody else
will have a doubt that the State Will give
a Democratic majority this fall. after the
manifestation of public sentiment which
will be called forth by Mr.. Bryan's
speeches at ShePheFdstowH, Ke%seE,
Clarksburg. and Wheeling
The returns from Vermont We're cheer
ing in that they are con5Tmatory OF the
belief among local Democrats that 1t Is
whirlwind weather and that the air Is
full of the symptoms Of a Democratic
landslide.
The suggestion in the public prints that
the Secretary q the Treasury is TO engage
in a controversy with Carl Schurz meets
with favor amonS Democrats in Washing
ton. 1t is said On all sides that as soon
as Mr.. Gage attGmtS &c defend an indie
feasible position h will proceed 10 make
good Democratic campaign material.
II WIS pointed out today by a Demo
cratic politician that the charge Of
change of front made against the Demo-
cratic party on the money question comes
with bad grace from the Republicans
The Republican Flop.
The Republican Campaign Textbook for
1892 gives the following as the position OF
the Republican party at that time en- the
question CT b;metallism:
'Nine-tenths Cf the people are bimetal-
lists. They want both money metals used
because they believe both are needed TO
sustain the worlds commerce. The Re
publican party honestly and inteliiSently
answers their wishes President Harrison
is bimetallist, as his official papers and
speeches show. The Republican platform
declares for btm5tailism. and in that re-
speCt faithfully represents the course of
the party. The Republican policy
seeks a broader monetary basis The
worlds commerce expands 50 raPidly-the
volume Of paper currency and of various
credit substitutes for money which must
be supported by the specie basis. has he
come so vast-that scarcely any can be
found tC deny that commerce and industry
would be safer if the entire stock Of S.
I'll, S45. Geo gold and So 93S. 81 GG0 silver in
the world (see estimate of Director OF the
Mint Leech, Table A could be freely en-
ployed a foundation. instead OF only a
part Of that amount As matters stand in
the great commercial nations OF the world
the credit system and the commercial ey-
changes now rest upon the stock of gold as
the only basis. 4 bimetauic system would
render the commerce and industry of these
nations safer and more healthy. Serious
losses and great risks are incurred through
the constant disturbance of exchanges be
tween gOld-Using and siIVer-uSin COun-
tries. Even in Great Britain, where gold
recommendation is wCTshiped as il is no
where else, the greatest statesmen and the
most powerful boards of trade are at their
wits end to discover some way of escap-
ing the frightfuI losses in commerce with
the East which have this very year in
yolyed great banks and firms in ruin
The money plank of the Republican par
ty adopted at Philadelphia June 2I 1900
states:
We declare our steadfast opposition TO
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
We renew our allegiance TO the principle
OF the gold standard
Denounced by Their Own Organs
There has been compiled long list OF
Republican and Independent newspapers
which during the last session of Congress
attacked the Republican party because OF
its position on the Porto RIcan tariff In
the following list there is no extract from
q Democratic paper:
Utica Herald: TRADE relations between
the United States and Porto Rico should
be unhampered."
Omaha Bee; 1T will be naturally asked,
IF this consideration be shown to Hawaii,
why not to Porto Rico? "
Buffalo News: Porto Rico is part Of
the United States. There should be no
tariff walls between portions of the IN
1on''
Chicago Tribune: THE inhabitants OF
the island should be allowed to buy, duty
free, all the necessaries of life produced
in this country"
Philadelphia Telegraph: E'The demand
that Porto Rico shall be compelled to nav
customs taxes on its commerce is pueriIe
and Giscreditable''
Cincinnati Commercial-Tr Tribune: Even
If home products must meet some compe-
tttion it is, nevertheless. our duty to act
IN humane manner
Boston Transcript: Starvation in Por-
to Rico means simply that we are willing