Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-26
Dsn,ocratIc National Chairman Declares That sryan Will {
 Garry East and West.
REPORTS SHOW RISING TIDE
Ohio, Indiana and New York in the
 Democratic Column.

Three weeks ago It was apparent that the tide had turned toward De mocracy, and that every outward cyl. dence pointed to a Democratic victory, In November. The situation is far bet ter now than then, and am confident In the belief that MT. Bryan will be elected president. In fact. the cam paign, from the Democratic viewpoint, has steadily improved with each suc- cecding week. AS MT. Bryan has pre- sented the issues in various sections of the country, the people have become more and more convinced that his election Is for the permanent pros perity and best interests of the nation. | "Of the many reports have received from the various states there has not been one discouraging to our cause. On the other hand, all of our information has indicated that there will be re- markable decrease in the Republican vote, and this statement applies alike to the banner Republican state of Pennsylvania as well as to states like New York, Ohio, and Indiana. Mir. Bryan will not only receive the major 1 ity of the electoral vote, but one of the greatest popular votes ever given a candidate.
 Says Fight Is Won.
 i The fight is won, but we must keep everlastingly at it for the remaining two weeks of the campaign. Our re- ports have been of such an encourag- ing nature that I have at times had fears least some. of those on duty would, in their enthusiasm, let up in the fight. and my parting word to those at headquarters is that they continue their efforts just as aggressiyely as if the contest had to be won in the de- clining days of the campaign.
 "The Democratic party has greater membership than the Republican party. The only question with us in recent years has been to get our folks to- gether in harmonious and united pha- lanx. I do not believe there Is Dem- ocrat in the entire country who is out side of the breastworks in this cam paign, and that Is the greatest reason to my mind why MT. Bryan will be inaugurated president on March next will not attempt to give figures, but I will say now that New York, Ohio, and Indiana are Democratic this year, and my prediction does not take. into con- sideration a number of other states that will swing from the Republican to the Democratic column on election day"
 RepubIIcans Pass the Lle.
 Republican campaign managers have been endes7oring to create the inn pression that James Duncan, first vice president of the American Federation of Labor, is not in sympathy with the labor movement advocated by MT. Gompers, urging union labor to sup port Its friends and defeat it's enemies ], in the present campaign. MT. Duncan was advised of this fact and asked to state his attitude in the matter. His reply is explicit and gives the lie to l the Republican managers who have been seeking to place him in false light.
 | List of Trust Allies.
 I4 is sending ont letter asking for leash contributions" in which the declara- ton is made that "the election of Judge Taft and James s. Sherman is essential to the welfare of the coun- try"
 The letter is of interest by reason of the character of the men whose names appear on the letterhead. and who make this appeal. Here are the men who sign the letter informing the people of the country that Bryan's election will be dangerous:
 Charles F. Brooker. head of the brass trust and vice president of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad, against which a government suit is now pending in the Federal courts.
 Charles Nagel. of Missouri, one of l the general attorneys of the Standard Oil company. This Standard Oil rep resentative Is in charge of Republican national campaign headquarters in Chicago.
 Frank 0. Lowden, multi-millionaire son-in.iaw of the late George M. Pull man, and now head of the great Pull man Palace Car trust, to which the travelling public pays tribute. H
 T. Coleman Du Pont, the head of the powder trust, which Is fighting suit against dissolution.
 Boise Penrose. the political boss of the corrupt political machine in Pennsylvania. a
 George R. Sheldon, the personal rep resentative of J. Pierpont Morgan, in the capacity of director in all hisstrust companies, and who collected trust money for the election of Governor Hughes of New York, sst
 William Nelson Cromwell, the legal representative of Edward H. Hartman and probably the greatest trust lawyer in the United States.
 Fred ". Upham. the "fat fryer" for the Republican party in the west, and the man who wrote letters to corpora. tions whose property he assessed by virtue of his position as member of the board of review in Chicago.
 Farmers and Business Men Know.
 This is a fine outfit to advise the IucFS dtu uustHCSs uCA HI tiAC WCct how. to vote. Two of the signers are heads of corporations which are fight ing for their existence in the courts. Of course these men think Bryan's election dangerous; that Is natural when one becomes acquainted with their connections. But there is not a legitimate business man in the nation. 1 small or large who has any reason to