The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-21
THE TWO CANDIDATES.

| THE TWO CANDIDATES.
| Mr. Bryan has dropped into Ohio, and
is now doing some effective work in Me-
| Kinley's own State. The large crowds
that greet him wherever he appears and
the enthusiastic receptions accorded him
establish very clearly the claim of his
| friends that the Buckeye State is largely
! i'll favor of the white metal, and will
| give the Republicans terrible surprise
on the third of November Besides the
strength of the silver sentiment there is
| great lack of harmony among the leading
Republicans of Ohio. Sherman and
| Foraker are not eXerting themselves to
! any great extent to secure McKinley's
| election, and, from the apathy exhibited,
| 1t is plain that there is n lack of effective
| cooperation That Mckinley is strong
enough in his Own person to rally around
him sufficient number to give him the
| electoral vote of Ohio is not believed
He is good man in his way, but too
amiable for IN aggressive campaign like
the present His association with Mark
Hanna and his complete surrender of
everything to his management have driv-
eli away many who would otherwise have
supported him with enthusiasm, while
the weak spectacle which he presents at
Canton receiving the daily Populations Of
eNcursionists sent by the boss has dis
gusted great mass of the people, who
admire dignity and strength of character
in the man who aspires to such a high
position as President of the United
States. They may not believe that the
candidate himself is venal, but they nat
'irally wonder if Il man who allows cor
rupt methods to be used by designing
men to promote his election will not be
their plant tool should he ever reach the
Presidential office.
On the other hand, what a contrast
does the candidate who favors the free
coinage of silver present to the Sage of
Canton,h whose only hope rests in the
triumph of plutocracy and the perpetual
ton of the rule of trusts and monopolies
i'll this country Mr.. Bryan, whose. NOM
ination for President was IN inspiration
as surprising to himself as to the people,
is not backed by the millions wrung from
the sweat and suffering OF the etoiling
masses, but he relies upon these same
people: now fully aroused to the business
of their cause by his matchless elouuence
and convincing logic, to elevate him bv
their votes to the Office to which he rs.
pres. Wherever he goes thousands pour
forth to hear him, to become converts TO
his doctrines and spread them all over the
land. Every place he visits receives the
imprint of his wonderful personality, un-
til now it is generally conceded that the
campaign which he is now making is one
of the most remarkable in the political
history of the country. His enemies
may affect to ridicule and deridc him,
but they fear him all the same.
At first it was predicted not only that
his mental powers would be unequal to
task which he had imposed upon himself;
but that his physical frame would sue
cumb to the pressure of so much cxertiop.
In both instances he has disappointed his
enemies and even surprised his friends.
His speeches are models of eloquence and
pcrspicuity, each suiting the occasion
and the audience, and all giving
evidence of the most wonderful
versatility; while physically he seems
to grow fresher rs his work extends Be
tween the two men everything is favora-
bic to the Chicago nominee, whose whole
career marks him as man destined 10
WELD wonderful influence in the land
which ne is now laboring so eloouently
to save from the money sharks that are
now sucking its life blood