New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-09
ALTGELD HERE, TALKING.
BEGINS WITH AN ATTACK ON MR. OF
TENDORFER AND DESCANTS on RE-
PUBLICAN CORRUPTION.

Ex-Governor John Pardon Aitgeld of Illinois
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel last night indirectly
charged that Oswald Ottendorfer. Editor Of the
Staats-Zeitung" had been corrupted by the
Republican campaign managers. otherwise Mr.
Aitgeld thought, Mr.. Ottendorfer in his paper
would not have said yesterday morning that
Nchlnleytsm was a lesser evil than Bryanisrn.
II was a calmly uttered and thinly yelled at
tack on Mr.. Ottendorfer, and 1t was given out
Dy Mr' Altgeld shortly after he had finished a
conference with Ex-Governor William J. Stone
OF Missouri. who left town yesterday afternoon
Tor Baltimore Mr. Altgeld had just been saying
mat credible information had reached the Demo-
cratic campaign managers in Chicago that the
Republicans had fund of $25OOOOOO TO use in
Fuylng up Democratic election officials and then
one or the newspaper men to whom Mr.. AItgeId
talking said:
The Stats -Zeitung' came out this morning.
Governor, in an editorial, saying that Of two
| evils Mckinleyism is the lesser. If the trend
among German Democrats is as you say IL is in
Illinois and Ohio how do you account for this
position taken by Mr.. Ottendorfer in the stats
zeitung'?"
Well" said Mr.. Altgeld, Struggling his shoul-
oers, elevating his eyebrows and bending upon
the newspaper man a suggestive glance that
F2oOO0OOO corruption fund was not raised for
'-''"6' II - DclLlS pldCeQ NneTe IL Will co the
most good"
You couldn't bribe Oswald ottendorfer. ("
rather Indignantly exclaimed one of the re-
porters
Oh Well" said Mr.. Altgeld. nodding his head
in knowing manner again, maybe he doesn't
own all Of the paper"
MI Altgeld. by the way. brought East with
him this time about the finest assortment of
political bombs. devil chasers." fire balloons
and punk sticks that has come out of the West
since the campaign opened.
He goes over into Connecticut this morning
and If the nutmeg crop isn't sizzed and singed
and scorched before the week is out ii will be
because Of lack of political heat Mr.. AItgeld
sleaks at NewHaven tomorrow night and
later at Waterbury and Hartford.
What should the Democratic campaign man
ayers guard most against in the winding UP Cf
the campaign" Mr.. AItgeId was asked.
We'll, I'll tell you what. and l wish you'd take
it right down in black and white" said he The
Democrats from this on must be on the alert for
the underhand plottngs of Republican cOrrup-
tionists. The corruption fund of So. 100000 will
be used with the most desperate persistence and
villany by the Republicans. Every Democratic
election official that can be bribed will be ap-
| preached. The Republicans will go about this
quietly, but they will make sure that wherever
there is a Democratic inspector who can be
reached with money or a Democratic watcher
who can be bought to sell out his party, that
man will be bTibed to betray his party.
The Republican, said Mr.. Altgeld, contract
ing his bTOws and speaking with great earnest
ness, care nothing for what goes into the ballot
boxes. All they for is what comes out.
We may roll up majOrities IN every State, but
the Republicans will prevent an honest count of
the vote If money can be used to do it,
Governor do you mean TO say that the Re
publicans in this state bent any such
programme as that? VIII they buy up the Tam
many election officials in this city,
We'll" said Mr.. Altgeld edging away from
the QueStiOner and looking at the wall ''perha ps
the Democrats Of this State win be too vigilant
hut it Will be attempted in such States as Ohio
What Is your opinion of the situation" he
was asked
Bryan viii carry Illinois by $1,000. We have
q very large German population there. and i'm
Perialism and militarism have set the Germans
against the Republican party. did some cam
patgn work in Michigan, and I am confident that
that State will be for Bryan There are seventy
thousand Holland Dutch in that State, and they
have gone back the Republican party on ac-
count of the BOer In Ohio the drift is
steadily toward BRYAN. We shall carry Ohio by
10000. Four years ago in Ohio 10000 more
votes were counted than there were voters In
the State. They counted a vote for every three
and one-third Of the population. One 10 every
five is a fair ratio Bryan Will also carry this
State. Kentucky, Maryland. which has rejOined
the Solid South; North and South Dakota and
eli the Western States he carried the last time -
After 1t became known that Mr. Altged had
slurred MI Ottendorfer surprise was expressed
that he should have thrown out suggestion of
the kind. 1t was the opinion of many expert
cnced politicians that Mr.. Altgeld had made a
bad blunder in allowing his feeling TO go 10 any
such length.