Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-26
THE PoLlTIciAN.


at the ratio that II has the last two
weeks, there will be scarcely a baker.
dozen states carried for Bryan and re
pndiation. When Senator Quay made
the claim of 27O electoral votes certain
for Mckinley and Hobart he included
all the states at that time considered
sure. Since then Mckinley sentiment
has been making such rapid strides
that 2s states and S02 electoral votes
are now considered very conservative
claim for Mckinley and Hobart with
all the probabilities in favor of those
figures being exceeded, and no posi-.
bility of their vote failing to reach
that number, unless some of the alb.
surd roorbacks which the popocrats
are already beginning to circulate
shall bring about stampede of voters
on the eve of the election, and of that
there isn't one chance in one thousand.
The popocrats know they are licked,
and that is why they are resorting to
the circulation of the most absurd
falsehoods, such as the statement that
if Mckinley is elected the regular
army will be increased to $751; for
the express purpose of intimidating
workingmen and making strikes i'm
possible. The republican managers
have been informed of some even more
absurd stories that the popocrats in
tend to circulate just before election,
but they do not fear them. In these
days of rapid telegraphic communica-
tion and numerous newspapers it is
we'll nigh impossible to stampede voters
by false statements; but it is just US
we'll for every republican to consider
himself constituted committee of one
charged with the express duty of
watching night and day in his own
locality and Immediately notifying the
local campaign managers of any at
tempt of the popocrats to circulate
secretly or otherwise, lying stories.
Let every republican bear in mind that
eternal vigilance is the price of victory,
as we'll Tvs of liberty, and we can all
shout together on the night of the 3rd
of November.
Ex-Secretary Hoke Smith isn't over
working himself in behalf of Bryan and
free silver. He spent several days in
Washington last week. He seemed to
be taking things easy, but he said that
fSupreme Court business brought him
away from home. Those who know
how bitter the Bryan dose is to Mr..
Smith smiled at the excuse. Smith is
for Bryan solely because of his belief
that he must declare for the ticket or
abandon all hope of future political
favors from the Georgia democrats
and not because he wants him elected,
and he isn't going to do any campaign
work that he thinks can safely be
shirlSed.
Mr.. N. A. Dunning, formerly editor
of the National organ of the populists,
has bolted Bryan and announced his
intention to vote for Mckinley. He
has issued an appeal to populists which
is full of "hot stuff" such as the fol-
lowing 1.-THE nomination of Mr.. Bryan
by the populist convention was secured
by absolute fraud and treachery. The
National committee has made treason
to Mr.. Watson the test of loyalty to
Bryan. This committee, headed by
Senator Butler, has betrayed the trust
given to it, made merchandise of the
party creating it and stands today
guilty of the crimes of fraud, treachery
and deception against those it should
have honestly served. This committee
has trampled Mr.. Watson's rights under
its feet, and made his candidacy the
trading stock of every fusion deal in
this campaign. While / am writing
this appeal Chairman Butler is sup
pressing the letter of acceptance sent
him by Mr.. Watson. The recent mani
festo of this committee was intended
to break the force of Mr.. Watson's let
ter of acceptance and place in false
position every anti-fusion populist in
the party. 1t was a deliberately
planned insult. Every act of this COM
mittee since the convention has been
a studied attempt to drive Mr.. Watson
from the ticket. While Mr.. Watson
has stood Loyalty by Mr.. Bryan, that
gentleman has treated him with
supreme contempt"
Nature is fighting on the side of the
republican party in this campaign.
The partial failure of the wheat crop
in several of the great wheat producing
countries has caused large rise in the
price of wheat, and it is now estimated
that not less than s91, 600, 600 of foreign
gold will come into the United States
to pay for our surplus of this years
wheat crop, not to mention the bene-
fits our farmers will derive from the
increased price received for the wheat
consumed in this country. This will