The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-09-12

Department Clerks Hear from Home
That AL Signs are Pointing to a
Democratic landslide in
November.
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-Since /
came to town I've talked with many
folk. -Four out Of every five expect
the Democracy to win. The depart
ments of the government are the best
wind guages Of politics. The people
who draw salaries there come from the
four corners of the United States. 1t
is the business as well as the dream of
their lives to be on the winning side.
1t is thus they retain themselves in
office. These clerks of the govern
ment-and their name is legion-get
letters from their folk and regions.
Each day there come to Washington
l0,0 600 letters to department clerks.
Just now these $1,000 missives are
quietly trying to tell the interested
clerks how the cat Of politics is jump
| ing in their sundry districts andStates.
And the almost universal infor-
nation thus conveyed is that Bryan is
to be elected and landslide for silver
and Democracy is to be Noyember's
outcome. 1t is these letters, which
In the aggregate of their little ways,
hold mirror up TO the face of nature
to reflect the complete politics of the
nation.
ALREADY CERTAIN OF BRYAN.
That reflection being a Democratic
victory in the fall, the denizens of
Washington, most Of them in the de-
partments, speak of it among them
selves. The word is passed around,
all finally get the complete daily re-
turns as sentiment is on the rise or
wane, and that's the reason that four
flfths of the Washington men you en-
counter presage Bryan with confidence
and speak Of Democratic victory to,
come as thing already accomplished.
Coming events, especially If they
be of politics, cast their decided shad-
ows before in the capital departments.
There folks are the tree toads of poll
tics. They change their color with
the varying hues of changing admin
istrations. Also do they chirp might
lily before storm. Just now the po-
litical tree toads are singing Justify of
Democratic victory in November, and
their golden green is giving way to
the ashen white of silver. BY these
signs one may know of McKinlcys de-
feat and that teeth gnashing day
will dawn for Hanna and his syndi-
cate.
If this prophecy be not true, then
let some earnest one take the map and
point out the detail of Republican
success. Go west of the Missouri.
Can Mckinley carry California;
State, by the way, which produces
more gold than silver? There exists
no chance of it. For years Republic
cans of California have declared for
free coinage at Is to | as their only
hope TO win the State.
NO HOPE BEYOND THE MISSOURI.
Is there Mckinley hope in Ore
gon? Look at the last election.
Does Hanna build ON Washington
or Idaho? IL he does, its but dream
with Dubois leading the silver bolt
and Squire just turning his coat.
The Dakotas are no better. Petit
grew, senator as keenly sensitive to
a public breeze as any, so finely strung
as to be a very aeolian harp of politics,
to sing consistent with every breath
of general opinion, went to the silver
side at st. Louis and bolted with Du-
bois. Go where you will in the region
west of the Missouri there is not one
green and growing blade of Mckinley
hope. The Dakotas, Nebraska, Kan
sas, all gone. Every State west of
them gone. Democracy, free silver
and Bryan everywhere between the
Rio Grande and the Canadian line,
when once you are ferried over the
Missouri.
How is it south of the Mason and
Dixon line? Not a Mckinley State.
If there is, put your hand on it. Ev-
cry whisper for Kentucky shows a free
silver feeling flowing Knee deep.
GoRMAN voUcHEs FOR MARYLAND.
Is it Maryland? The channels of
the old Democracy are bank full and
still rising with the flood of silver
sentiment that is rushing in. The
State will be swept off its feet by the
tides of rising November Democra-
cy. The other day German, whose
business it is to know, said privately
that Maryland would give Bryan 20
600 majority. You can take Gorman's
word for Maryland. He has been over
the trail too often not to know the
whereabouts of all the wood and wa
ter. The man who says German does
not know Maryland simply publishes
the fact that his intelligence has been
mislaid. Maryland is for Bryan, and
will be for Bryan on the November
clean up.
As you look over the map there
isn't a Southern Mckinley State. |
Should he win he must win east Of
the Missouri and north of the Ohio
and the Mason and Dixon line What |
States make up this territory and /
what electoral gotes does he need to
bring success? The total number of |
electoral votes in the country is 447.
The man who wins the next White |
House must get at least 224. Now,
where are they in the region into
which Mckinley has been driven? A
table of the States involved with the
vote and the electoral voice of each |
shows like this:
Maine. ...6 Ohio %
New Hampshire 4 Indiana nom. 10
Vermont A Illinois "a |