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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.