The sun., 1896-10-24
OREGON FOR SOUND MONEY
REASONS FOR BELIEpINe SHE WIZ.
SUPPORT M'KINLET,

Al
1000 TO A,0OO-Pnlner VIII Have tSn.r
support-The state Tired OF Pop,,,.-
and DisEusted with the Chicago Doctrin.
PORTLAND. 0re Oct. 23.-Orogon will cas-,
about o., 900 votes next month. or this npr,.
ber less than 1000 will be cast for tho prohih,-
tion candidates and less than l 900 for Palms,
and Buckner The Prohibition vote was 2ono
In Juno but moro than half of 1t will be cast 10,
Mckinley next month. Palmer's probable vot.
has been estimated as high as 1000. but he will
be doing exceedingly we'll II he gets / 900. Out.
sido of Multnomah Cportland). Clatsop, and
wasco counties his strength is very limited. II.
has the support of conscientious men and able
party leaders, but they cannot give him ,hs
votes Of the 10000 Democrats who have bolted
Bryan and they are not trying to do so. Fully
1000 of tho bolters will vote for Mckinley.
1t is a comparatively easy matter for An
Oregon Democrat TO vote for Mckinley because
the protective tariff is popular among all peo.
pie. especially among those engaged In raising
sheep. That leaves about 10000 votes to be
divided between Mckinley and Bryan. Nc.
Knley is sure of 10000 votes, which would give
him q plurality OF 1000. 1t would not be sur.
prising II he should receive 10000. At any
rate he Is sure of the State. II his plurality e1.
ceeds 1000 he will have majority over all.
Oregon cast S9.719 votes for Congress candi.
dates in June. or this total 4S.O7s were cast in
tho First tHermann's) district, and 4l.d4l in
the Second (Ellis's) district. In the First dis.
trct the Republican vote was 1850. the Popo-
cratic 27.3S7. and the Prohibition 1898. In
the Second district the Republican vote was
2I.3s3. the Popocratic s.494. and the Prohibi.
tion 764. In the State at large the Popocrato
vote was 46.ssl. and the Republican 4o.739,
leaving the Republicans in the minority by
6,142. The First district went Popocratc By
s.O3l, and tho Second Republican by 1850,
which gave the Popocrats q net plurality OF
6,142 In the State. To insure tho electoral vote
of the State for Mckinley this plurality must
be overcome. 1t is being overcome every day
by accessions to the Repu ubican ranks from tho
following sources:
First-Democrats who have repudiated Bryan
and the anarchistic doctrines promulgated at
Chicago. These voters would support Palmer
II he had any show of election.
Second-People OF all classes who deem the
Republican policy OF sound money and protec-
ton,of more benefit to them than the Popocratio
doctrines of free silver and FREQ trade. Few
tradesmen In any part of the State support
ing Bryan. In the early part of the campaign
the farmers were led to believe that the remedy
for hard times lay in the election OF a free
silver man to the Presidency. The recent
rise in wheat and the steady decline in
the price of silver has knocked the pins
silver controls the price OF wheat. aud the farm
ers are ilockng TO Mckinley In large numbers.
In the sheep-raisinR counties Mckinley is a hot
Of standing together when their interests are
affected. They stood together In 1855 and 1892,
and they are standing pat this year.
Third-Gatholic voters. who were led TO be-
nominees were members of the A. p. A. organi-
zation or friendly to Its principles; - and voted
Tongue. Re Repubiican. would no, H Commit hiImset
to the A. r. As. nor would he declare that he
was not IN sympathy with the order. Stories
were put in circulation that he was an A. p \.
and that he was Catholic. Consequently he
lost votes from both sides, and tho Popultst
trict many Catholics supported Quinn the Pop
ulist. Religious lines, have not been drawn
known. oply, one Catholic Repub blican in Port
land has bolted Mckinley. He is free-silver
nre at Tie ekeS ane vsry h
The latest Catholic addition to the anti-Bryan
forces Is W. r. swGpe; mem6e N. OF the popo-
he will vote for Mckinley. His resignation
has been demanded.
wipe out the Popocratic plurality in the First
district They think they win succeed. and i
they cut the plurality down to 1000 they will
be doing aiys Well The second S PNT,and asts.
stronghold is Mul,nomah county. This county
will cast $4,000 votes. OF which Mckinley will
Certainly have 5000 200 plnraiity in the county and
may have 5000. The demand among all classes
Is for sound money and protection. Mckinley
anguers, whom tho Popocraiic police per per
crowds and are invariably jeered at. Popo-
cratic meetings suffer from light attendance.
The same faces are seen at every meeting and
the same speakers are always on hand to make
the same thread bare arguments. On the other
hand. the Republican meetings are we'll attend
ed and enthusiastic. The Republicans are
splcndidly organized and are making a good
fight: The PopocIats are poorly orEanized and
they have no money. That is true, and il might
be added that they have no brains. The wealth.
party in Oregon are against Bryan.
Ciatsop county will give Mckinley at least $50
him zoo, nrd IL the other counties in this dis
trct hold Bryan anywhere near even, Mckinney
will go out Of the Second district at least 10000
Oregon has tried Populsm and is thoroughly
orand has given 9ks people III
of it, This year he was elected Mayor OF Port
land simply because the Republicans could not
agree among themselves and had TWO candidates
for Mayor. During the three months or mors
that Pennoyer has been Mayor he has succeeded
in making the municipality OF Portland prop.
er subject for inve:tigation by the National
Municipal League. When no was elected 1t was
thought that his policy would be economy in tho
departments OF government and merit in the
employment nt the the city's servants. He was
no @ sooner IN otice than he began to remove from
ONCE all Repu hlicaas and to put IN their places
men pledged TO vote for Bryan. The Question,
which his Police and Fire Commissioners ask
tent;" or lis he a Democrat ?'' but "Will 10
work and vote for Bryan?" II there is any
doubt about the applicant he is at once turned
down or turned ont, II he happens to be IN Of
flee. This bit OF Pennoyerisn is called Bryan
izng the departments.
The free-siver triumvirate OF Oregon consists
OF Remover. jonathan Bourne, formerly Ore
CONS member OF The Republican National Com
mittee and until lately Secretary OF the State
Central Committee. and d. y. Thompson. Re-
publican whom Pennoyer showed under for
Governor OF Oregon six years ago. All three OF
them are posing as friends of the laboring man,
but 1t Is case OF friendship for revenue silver
only, and the workipgmen see through II.
Oregon Is naturally II sound money State. IL
uses very little silver in commercial transactions
and Is not silver producer. Furthermore. 10
has no large silver mines. and therefore is free
from the influence OF the silver harons. lts
principal precious metal is gold. In fifteen yeRrs
II has produced over S@2.0O0,0I0 in gold and
u little over S,O0,0 900 in silver-about $1,000 IN
gold to every dollar in silver.
JIhOBRIESS GOING IT.