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AROUND ST. LOUIS.
American Bankers Association in
Sess on —Proved to Bea
“Sound Money” Club.
The American Bankers’ Association
in session at St Louis lust week proved
to be nothing more or less than a repub
licau “Sound Money’’ club. Th° ven
erable president of the Association in
closing his address used these words:
“From the foliv of five Sdveritps, from
dishonesty and repudiation, lrom An
archy and ruin, O.Lord deliver us ”
Hon. Thos. Watson, of Georgia, the
Populist candidate for vice President,
was met at St. Louis, last week, onroute
home from his Western speaking tour,
by several members of the National Ex
ecutive committee and a conference
was held at the Southern hotel, for the
purpose of divising a way wdiereby
Mr. Watson could secure the full pro
portion of electoral votes, to which he
is entitled.
Mr. H K Thurber, the great New
York Grocer, has felt a touch of hard
times and is a recent convert from a
gold standard to free silver He is out
in a public letter warmly supporting
Bryan.
The McCormick Harvester Company
appeals to be taking quite a baud in
trying to coerce voters into supporting
McKinley and the gold standard. It
might be well, for Populists especially,
to remember this and other similar con
cerns in the future.
The gallant Tom Watson, the People’s
party candidate for vice-president, met
with a hearty reception on his recent
Western trip, notwithstanding the evi
dent attempt of a few Populists to pre
vent it. Tom be a little bit too
radical, but there is no doubt ab ut his
being a Populist.
Tnejaborers at Carnegie’s Homestead
Mills were recently compelled to pur
chase tickets, out of their meager wages
to Canton for the purpose of bowing
down before Mark Hanna’s great polit
ical joss—Major McKinley.
The democrats, Populists and tree
silverites have completed a fusion on
electors in North Carolina. The demo
crats and populists take five electors each
and the silverites one.
A political scandal seems to be brew
ing at the Indiana State Capitol, where
it is alleged, the republicans are offer
ing to put up large urns of money to
prevent a fusio 1 between the Populists
and democrats in that state. Tnera are
several other states, po-s.bly, in the
same category.
The democrats i 1 Oregon have agreed
to suuport the entire Populist electoral
and state ticket.
The People's party state committee of
Missouri met iu St. Ljuis again, bept
21, to taka final action on the proposi
tion made by the democrats to divide
the electoral lionet, giving thePopuiists
four out ot the seventeen electors
The fusion deal between tne Populists
and republicans in Alabama has been
declared off. Tue proposed allegiance
w;is au unnatural one at best.
Tne gold democrats and republicans
are uniting iu almost every district in
Missouri, to defeat free silver candidates.
This will probably be the means of very
generally uniting the Popn ists and
democrats in defense of silver candi
dates.
Mr. Bryan met with perfect ovations
on his southern and eastern campaign.
The people everywhere seem to be lor
him and unless his oppouets resort to
whosale coercion and bribery, Mr. Bry
an’s election is assured.
AII authentic reports from Indiana
agree that tbe state will be very cioso
and that the populists have it wituiu
their power to defeat or elect Air. Aio-
Kmley. I'he democrats in that state
are offering reasonable concessions to
the Populists, which wilL probably be
accepted.
E. Gerry Brown, of Brockton, Mass.,
member of the National Commitiee oi
the People’s party,has received the dem
ocratio endorsement for congress in his
disti ict
Fusion on electors between the Popu
list and democrats has been aocom
pi i shed iu Ken tacky. The Populists
receive two of the electors.
Mr. Bryan wxd address the Bryan
Workingmen’s Glut), of St. Louis, on
Saturday, Oct 3.
Capt. Goodwin h s bean lvjiominaie.
for congress b;. tii Populists ot the
Fifth Alabama di iTrict and his election
is practically a -n- od
v Jerry Simpson, of Kansas, 13 making
a rousing camp dgu in his district au .
his election is conn clod
From the best advices obtainable, the
Populous will eieoi more congress.ouai,
state and legislative oam.idates this
year than ever be ore. Truly tuero is
little cause for discourogement.
Hon. K. T. Van Horn, the ropuiican
who succeeded Tarsney as congressman
BAPTIST CONVENTION
Strong Words m Favor of the
Temperance Plank of the
Populist Platform==Will
the Church Vote For
What Asked for?
Oa the liquor traffic the recent
Baptist State Convention said:
1. That the Churches use the knife
of discipline against members who are
known to indulge in the use of intoxica
ting liquors.
2. That Baptist voters all over the
bflate be urged to support no one for the
legislature who will not use his influ
ence xu favor of some measure looking
to the suppression of the liquor traffic
n this state.
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE
On the Present Issue Bef jra the People. Thev Will
Have to Decide Between the Parties at the
Polls. Vote for what You Want.
What the Conference Asked for.
"Resolved, That wo w-1 pray, vote
and work in the fear of God and the
hope of Heaven for the uppressiou of
the beverage liquor traffic aud trust iu
God for the victory.
Resolved, liv the North Georgia Con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. South, now m session at El
bertou, that we most earnestly petition
the general assembly now in session to
pass the anti-barroom biil now pending
before that body, known as tne Bush
bill.
from the Fifth Missouri di-trict, has
bolted the McKinley goldbug platform
aud is making free silvrr speeches.
The Populists, democrats and silver
republicans of Jasper county, Missouri,
have nominated a strong combination
ticket which is certain to be elected.
The gold democrats are tryiug to
combine with the republicans in the
Eigth Missouri district to defeat Dick
Bland. A. R
Our Washington Letter.
Washington, If. G. Sept b(i 11, 18D(i:
Too great National Campaign is now
nearing the point \vhere 1 he hardest and
most decisive fighting begins. Presi
ontiai campaigns, as aiu , are won
or lost during the month o October,
it i- clear 1 at Bryan his the people
W tli him now. Nothing but ihaexpen
diiuae o: an lum use iiiuouiH of money
or some uuiorsei-n turn of affairs can
d-tVi.it him. Vtn. every tain : ; slid iu
doubt.
Tne Literary Bureau of the National
IT moOranccomni : tee nos been removed
to Chicago id ley levni'd that they
Cfltl.d get out mates for Weekly newspa
pers and documents cheaper from that
point.
Till-' RAILROADS IfORCI.ua THE ISSUE.
Your eorre pohdent learns at People’s
party headquarters that they have more
demands for tue folder entitled, “The
Wage Earner and Free Silver’' than for
any other uocument which they publish.
What the democrats gave them and
promise in the future:
What the Democrats gave them and
i romise iu the tuture:
Local committees are ordering these
folders, and are placing one in the
hands of every man who works for wa
ges and small salaries, in order that
they may see both sides of tin? question
and determine for themselves, with all
the facts before them how they siial
vote. This is considered a complete and
effective reply to the gold circular,
which the railroads and other corpora
tions are handing out to their employ
ees to try to arrv the wage-earner
against the wealth prodacer in this
fight. The action of the railroad com
panies in boidla entering into polirics
and becoming the active and aggressive
allies of tbe gold men, is lorcing rapid l .'
the qn> st ion of p-ilic ownership of trim ■
portation to the frant. I" short, they
are making every silver man come over
to the Popuiist position that the Gov
eminent should own and operate tue
means of transportation, not only so as
to take these agencies of commerce out
oi prlitics, but a.so to give tin- people
lower transport tioii rates and to insure
ilia no diser.m nation shall be made
against any class o: our peopl > or any
section of tie ci antrv It is saf -to say
that half of tliti corruption that has oc
enrred in coagr sand s me legislative
halls lias come through railroad lobbies
and railroad influences, direct or iudi
rt ct. Ns x to a correct financial system
nothing could do more to add to the
prosperity of our people and to purify
our politics and the administration of
our Government than for tile means of
transportation to be operated accost or
What the Populist gave them and
1 romise if given power:
Their votes for the Bush bill in the
last general assembly, and if given pow
er this time the enactment fol
lowing rl mand into law:
Civiliz tion to siy nohiugof religion,
hits ent-nd up ju Igmeut of cond-nnia
tio i against bario nus. The public
conscience revolts at the licence system,
which fos r ers the saloon and generates
its manifold evils, in consideration of
revenue, that pays less than a tithe of
the pub ic burden it entails. It is uu-
Ameri-ati, monopolistic and essentially
immoral Wo, therefore, declare tor an
anti-barroom law which shall 1, make
secure the prohibition already obtained,
2, abxlish the beverage sale of iutoxica
ting liquors and 8, provide for the saie
for other purposes under public contro’.
What the populist gave them and
promise if given power:
Their votes for the Bush biil in the
last general assembly, aud if given
power this this time the enact
meut of the following demand into
law:
Civilization to say nothing of religion,
has entered up judgment of condemna
tion against barrooms. The public
conscience revolts at the license system,
w.iich fosters the saloon and generates
its manifold evils, in consideration oi
revenue, that pays less than a tithe of
the public bur icu it entails. It is un-
American, monopolistic and e-s-nt.ally
immoral. We, therefore, declare lor an
anti-barroom itiw which shall (l) make
S feure the prohibition already obtained,
(2) abo’ish the beverage sal- of infoxiea
ting iiq uors and (3) provide for the sale
for other purposes under public control-
the b-refit of all the people, as the pos
tai system is cow operated. It is sure
tube the u. xt great leading question in
our National campaign.
Watson in the wf.s .
Reports received at Peonle’s party
headquarters soow that Watson has
made as brilliant a campaign iu the
West- as Bryan is now making in the
east. The National Committee is hav
iug W its m’s g-ea; speech delivered at
Lincom, Neb., printed as a campaign
di-oum nt, and wi i distribute it m
lane number- 1.) lies are now b ing
a •ran-.-. .1 '-or War- a cu*mg the month
of O • ober. immediately at the close of
tfi- Georgia campaign
buy.osMiiivEi. is campaign.
Tile camp ign whu-i: Mr Bryan i
| now !i a.lg:- ; • most la uv and seat
b-ver kmiva m Amine in p- lines H
lp.hy.i-ai ■■■- -.nr.moe i ; - >r o-ny marvel
j.-u ,bn h can ety i, r makiii '- a
sp-.-> oa. wit - now iduttrafi :•>. . very
day, is tic w.-iul-rc. mo giv-ii s u..i
tors ana ill übli si campaigners iu the
country. His speeches are all.of course,
extemporaneous, ar-> tax -u down by
stenographers, verbatim, and reported,
word for word, just as he speaks; yet
the report ot these extemporaneous
speeches appear in type as connected.as
iohicai. and as well rounded as the best
careuTly prepared speeches ever deliv
ered or published The man’s power is
dsveloyiug every day, to the astonish
ment- and gratification of his friends,
and to the great alarm o ' Ins political
pponents.
organize© labor solid for hii.vi r
In view o the desper tfe effirrs the
old m m are men are making Tor ti e
ab r vote, it is interesting to not t .at
very lanor paper in the country that ,s
no organ of a large labor organic uiin
■ s for Bryan and free silver. A little
ver a year ago the officers of all the 1
xor and farmer organizations of the
country j fined in a petition to Congress
'<> open the mints to the free and uuiiir
ted coinage of silver at 16 to 1. The
fact is that the farmers and organized
1 .bor have forced this financial question
to the Iront.
WATSON AND OROANIZ D LABOR
111 this connection it is al3o interest
mgan i i rupor to note mat Hou. Th >s.
E. Watson, the People’s party candidate
or Vice-President, has always been a
strong friend and ebamoion of oraa -
ized labor. Before W it-on ever went
Congress he was frequently invited to
deliver labor addresses which wne s>
strong and eloquent that they were re
produced in many of the labor journals
of the country. In the spring
while Watson was in Congress he led
the fight for the automatic car coupler,
and the passage of tiie bill providing for
this hum <ne improvem nt was dne more
to his efforts thrn to me efforts of any
else Watsyn also took a strong stand
for the eight hour law, wuile in Con
■tress Aiso against the Pinkerton thu,'*
who were hired by monopolists to shoot
down working men when tnev protested
against wr >ngs an tmm .tided jns c-
Wars hi has fr qne it y <ie-n manic- <: b"
the labor orga iz t on* for m- b and
ot-and wbidh he t.-ok wbi e mCo •_ -s
in their behalf. Mr Watson also tu„k
| an active part in exposing and -l.ro t lug
an in faunas bill that it was attempted
to pass through Congress to sirentgli.-n
anlarge the standing army. No paper
in the United States took a stand for
Mr. Debs, and more vigorously de
nounced th; action o' the Federal Court
imprisoning Mr. Debs without a trial by
jury, and in denouncing Cleveland’s
nigh handed act in sending Federal
troops Into Illinois rgainst the protest
of its governor, tnan did Mr. Watson’s
paper. The laboring men know from
Mr Watson’s record that he is their
true aud tried friend.
TRIER ONLY HOPE NOW FOB M KINLEY.
The foiiowmg editorial appears in
this week’s issu -of the Raleigh (N C.)
Can •assiau. Senator Butler’s paper:
“Now since the jo:ut electrai ticket
aas been arranged in this state .the sil
ver men. have a chance to nfcite tbetr
votes aud to defeat the goidbags. Tr.ere
is but one hope leit for McKiuley aud
me goldbngs. and that is for the voters
who oppose the gold standard to fail to
support the j .iut elect xral ticket The
Cnar.otte Observer is quick to see and
s-iz- rpon tms opportunity to help Me
Kmley and defeat Bryan, though pr> •
fessing to snpport aim. The fallowing
;s its editorial advice to its readers nn
date of September 23:
• Men whose boast is that taey have
..ever scratched the Democrat.a ticket
aud never voted agriust a Democratic
nominee cannot a' -rd this ye ir to vote
tor a lot of Po,n i-r electors who will
vote for a Populist for Y.-o President
against the Democratic itom-.n-.e. It is
iheir duty to serat - . every Popu
list from the electoral ticket aud t vote
only :or t hose men who win vo :V: the
Democratic candidate. In so doing i r
cannot be said that they are scratch :g
the Democratic ticket, 'or :t cannot be
claimed that this hybrid affa r is one.”
Now want could please Mark Hanna
and th; goldbngs better than this? Dt ni
ce, at- to scr itch Populist electors, and
Popuhsts to scratch Democratic electors.
If enough of this is done, of course, the
AlcKiti ey electors will be elected. Tins
is -.hat the Observer’s advice would
.ea ito Is this what the Ooserver de
s. I any called Democrat wants
to scratch a Poptiist elector, let hm !o
U • will simply prove that tie i-- -e
agent of McK tilev in and: = -"--e v. .t
Populists are not made ot era: • u of
stuff Every cue will vote ib - j ut
el t >ru t.exet. V cause ev- r-* o:-> wants
the .m eat of the McKinley electoral
t. Toe Chill - e O. arv.-r ...s
now found a chance to -.t or M.-Kiti y,
bn. no Pepa.ist wilt tv com o a par: tier
. me Observer in us goal erg - ht-ino.
Mayor ■' r ng, o New I ri- t ty. :---
us -- to al.ow a stand to be . u 1-. in the
citv tor Mr. By.m to spe ... nom. ibis
-.- the first t.me that the mayor of New
Y.n-k das ev >r mused to in low a stand
to be put up for any public s eaker rep
; -outing a great party. This is a -ty
cies of the littleness and persecution
that will help more than it hurts The
American people believe in fair pla
and tae gol l m >u will make no converts
bv trying to stifle tree speech. Mayor
rrrong said a few weeks ago that Mr.
Bryan made votes for the go.a men
wherever he spoke, but now he bfiies
his own words. He is afraid for Mr.
I'.rvan to tell the truth o> the people of
New York who have so loug been keot
in the dark by the gold-bug element.