Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-08-19
BIG CROWDS
Don't Count as Against Ballots
in the Box.
ARMOR PLATE FOR WARSHIPS.
Four Millions Appropriated for Setting up a
Government Plant.
LARGE SHIPMENT OF GOLD TO EUROPE
Western States Getting into Line for Me-
Kinley and Roosevelt.

(From our regular correspondent
Washington, August 1S.-The old
claim that because Mr.. Bryan attracts
crowds he Is bound to be elected Is
again being made Speaking of that
claim, Mr.. F. c. Wilson, of Indiana,
now in Washington, said: -Four
years ago you could hear Of nothing
except the great crowds that turned
out to hear Bryan. 1t was said to be
the greatest popular uprising in the
history of American politics, and that
with the people so palpably with him,
he could not be defeated. People went
to see and hear Bryan bcause he was
new and entertaining, and something
in the nature of circus. The traits In
Bryan that made people flock to hear
him led them also tc vote for McKin-
ley. The American people are willing
to be entertained by wearer of the
cap and bills, but they don't want four
years of continuous performance in the
White House"
The question of whether Uncle Sam
shall make his own armor plate for
warships or continue to buy from pri-
vate establishments is still undecided,
as the three bids submitted for armor
were thrown out as unsatisfactory and
new bids called for, 10 be opened Octo-
ber 2. Secretary Long was given au-
thority by Congress-a great compli-
ment 1t was, too--to either accept the
best bid submitted or spend $4,OOO,OOO,
placed at his disposal, in setting up a
government plant.
Significant of the danger to foreign
ers in the interior of China, even at
points far removed from the Boxer
troubles, is the cabled order from the
Department Of State TO Consul Martin
at Chin Kiang and Vice Consul Lewis
at Chung Kiang, to close the United
| States consulates at those places and
proceed to Shanghai, where they will
assist Consul General Goodnow until
he conditions are thought to justify
their return to their posts.
Had as much gold been shipped to
Europe in any single week during the
Cleveland administration as will &c
| from New York during the present
week the country would have been
thrown into financial panic; but
thanks to changed conditions, the go
ing of the gold causes not even rip
pie in financial circles. Speaking OF
this large shipment of gold Secretary
Gage said: THE movement is entire
ly natural and nature always tends tC
establish just equilibriums. The ne
gotiation On this side of so large par
of the English loan fully explains thu
movement. We have gold to spare anC
it will go, and ought to go, where i
can be most prCfitably employed. A
the moment that place of most neet
appears TO be Great Britain and tn,
continent. We have a large supply o
|
ply when our domestic production il
considered Besides this, we are buy
ing at our assay offices on the Pacifi
coast almost the entire product of th
British Klondike region. With ou
great resources, we Tan, as long as W
maintain the gold standard and keel
the public credit good, retain for on
own use all the gold we need"
Hon. T. d. Flynn, who has just bel
time by the Republicans of Oklahom
for Delegate to Congress, has written
breezy letter to a Washington friend
in which he says: You can bet ever
dollar you have got that Mckinley will
carry Kansas just as certain as he vii
carry any state in the Union. Soutl
Dakota, Wyoming, Oregon and Wash
ington have all kissed the Kansas Cit
platform and its nominee goodbye
Mckinley and Roosevelt are so ia
ahead in the race that the distanc
flag will be dropped before the Demo
cratic nominees realize that it has be
gun. Mckinley will get more vote
than anybody dreams Of from men VIII
do not profess ...xo be Republicans
They won't state so in public, but the
know when the country has had
clean administration, and there is
sort of feeling existing that the prope
thing to do is to upheld the President
hands"