The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1896-11-07
The Election.

CiSStAon 1CtiIHS arc iOt Hii I'LL,
put indications point to the election of
Mckinley and Hobart. Once more the
people at America have been made to
bow their heads before the money bar
ons. There are still faint hopes for tho
election of Bryan, but those hopes are
very faint indeed. The following ed-
torial from the Times Democrat Of the
9th fairly sets out the situation, and we
fear that additional returns will make
no material changes:
yesterday the Times Democrat gave
the probable electoral vote of the col,n-
try as Mckinley $50, Bryan 1877. Three
States-Delaware, California and Ne
braska-were marked as doubtful, but
we classed the former in the Mckinley
column and Nebraska for Bryan-and
additional returns yesterday showed
that our conclusions were correct.
son the night of the election it is of
course impossible to to get full returns
from any State, and the electoral vote
must be estimated on snch figures rs
are at hand, which are naturally scat
teriDg and not absolutely decisive. Un-
der such circumstances mistakes natu-
rally sometimes occur. In the last cleo
ton, for instance, the Democrats claim
ed all the Ohio electors two nights after
the clectiOn-until the official vote
showed that the claim was without
foundation.
''In view of the great campaign fund
that Hanna accumulated, and the be-
lief that be would not be particularly
scrupulous in the methods in which he
used it to advance the interests of Nc
kinley; and in view, further, OF the
fact that in the Northern and Western
States the gold standard papers con
ll<,A = pt x.rl, n1,
pers, in the conduct of the campaign,
them untrustworthy, there was a great
suspicion among the people that the
news from the North might be tampered
with. This idea seems to have been
prevalent throughout the country, and
it led yesterday to many doubts as to
tho accuracy of the news, aud to the idea
that the returns favorable to Bryan
were being held back, and that Bryan
had, or might have, n majority in the
electoral college.
'The Times Democrat, several days
ago, called attention to the fact that the
first news would be favorable to Me-
kinley, aud would probably give too
favorable Il view of the results AS far as
he was concerned. The additional re-
turns received yesterday confirm this
idea, for, with rare exceptions, the ma
iorities claimed for Mckinley in the
seyera! States on Wednesday have very
materially shrunk. This, however, will
not change the general result.
"I'he States classeh as doubtful are :
California, Indiana, Kentucky, Nebras-
ka, North Carolina, North Dakota and
South Dakota. Even if Mr.. Bryan re-
ceived the vote OF all these States it
would not elect him. Michigan and
Minnesota are spoken OF as doubtful 10y
Senator Jones, but there are no facts or
figures yet given which make them SO.
"Of the 30 called doubtful states North
Carolina has certainly gone for Bryan:
His majority in both Nebraska and
Kansas is small, but there ls no evI,
depce to show that he has not carried
these states. The republican claim to
Kentucky has been shrinking for the
past twenty flour hours, and if that
state is in doubt. the chances are IN ia
yor of Bryan. II tue final count shows
majority for him it will give him 1870
votes in the electoral college. North and
Sonth Dakota are close, and may go Ell
ther way by few hundred votes. 1t
Bryan captures them they will give him
1877 votes. Wyoming has been trans
ferred to the Bryan column, which
brings bis vote up to 1870. The other
States are unprOmising, and all the evil
dence obtainable from them favors Nc
Kinley. 1t is, Of course, possible that
| later returns may change some Or al or
them but it is improbable, and even II
this unlikely event OCCURRED 1t would
mot elect Mr. Bryan. The Times Dem
| Ocrat wishes it was different. but 1t does
not want to encourage false hopes.
"The fact is that Mr.. Mckinley is not
elected by the overwhelming majority,
either popular or electoral, expected oy
The gold men, and that Bryan and the
cause he represents are not crushed, as
| the Eastern papers predicted, and that
| McKinley's electoral majority is barely
| half what Hanna predicted.
| Remembering the crime OF 1876 (the
| Rennblican theft Of PresidenD, 1t is
natural that the people should be sus-
| nicious OF Hanna and his methods
| There need be DO fear that the Hayes
crime will ever be repeated"
Telegraphic advices received In op,e'
lonsas Yesterday morning, are 70 tie
effect that Chairman Jones on Ibufs-
| dry night announced to Mr: Bryan tha'
there was no doubt of McKinley's cleo
| tion. In order to allay tue growing ex-
citemopt throughout the country ana &c
show his ready acquiescence I'D the 'et-
diet of the American people, MT. Bryan
| thereupon sent il telegram to the Presl'
dant.eieet. coneratulatiug him upon his
election. The Republicans will proba-
hlv control the senate and are certain
~ have n large majority in the hohse
after March 4. Let the country now
brace itself for more plutOcratlc tg'sla-
t;nn. another rObber tariff aud force
bill. -