White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1896-10-15

Post are reminded that the most i'm
portant of the estimates in question
we're predict ed upon the consumation
Of a genuine, cordial and enthusiastic
and thoroughly organized fusion be
tween the democrats and populsts |
throughout the country. The only |
states assigned to Bryan independently |
OF that fusion, were: Alabama, II;
Arkansas, s; Florida, 1; Georgia, Is;
Louisiana, 8; Missippi, 81 Missouri, Il;
South Carolina, 8; Tennessee, y; Texas,
Is; Virginia, -; Colorado, A; Idaho, 3;
Montana, 3; Nevada, 3; North Dakota,
3; South Oak ota, 4; Utah, 3; Washing
ton, A; Wyoming, 3. Total, 143.
"Furth ermore, we expressed the be-
lief that amounts to conviction that
without fusion, and real fusion, Mr..
Bryan will not receive more than these
149 votes 1t will be admitted, we
think, that our figures are thoroughly
conservative. Ouly the most ecstatic or
reckless republican seriously imaglnes
that Mckinley will carry any of the
states we have assigned to Bryan. One
has but to look at the betting list pub
lished Gy the Mckinley men in New
York to realize that we have kept care
fully, almost timidly within bounds.
Then as to the states which we put
to Bryan's credit in the event Of a tus
ion on the lines already indicated, what
reasonable fault can be found with
them? Here they are: Kentucky, 13;
Kansas, 6; Nebraska, 6; Indiana, ID;
North Carolina, II. Total, 81.
"Of course we understand that these
! 81 votes added to the 148 above calcu-
lated, will run Bryan's strength up to
205, or within 10 of election. OF course
we understand that seeing these figures
in cold typo is not nearly so encourag
ing as whooplng and throwing hats into
the air and braying Mckinley into the
White House by mere force Of clamor.
But really this is not our fault. The
contest has to be decided Nov. 3, next,
not by stupid vociferatiou, but by the
ballots Of an intelligent and patriotic
people, and we must, in forcasting the
decision, consider facts, reason, proba-
bility--not our perso nal prcjudices and
desires. We cannot elect Mckinley hy
getting together under ep umhl ella and
resolving that Bryan is as good as de-
feated at the present moment. 1t Is
foolish to blind ourselves to the exist
euce of the earnest millions who dwell
beyond the Potomac and the Alleghan-
les. Those millions are there and they
must be taken into account. We cannot
dispose of them by making great hull
abaloo over here on the Atlantic coast.
I'VE still maintain that in the evont
of fusion between the populiss and
democrats everywhere Bryan may
safely count upon 2j5 votes to begin
with, and we will stand to the list of
doubtful states from which Mckinley
must get 81 votes, while Bryan only
needs to get 10 in order to be elected
Look at it again: Illinois, "a; Oregon
4; California, 81 Maryland, 8; Delaware
3; West Virginia, 6; Minnesota, .; Mich
, iSan, Ii; Wisconsin, l2; iowa, 10; total
102
at will not change anything to pooh.
pooh and splutter and get red in the
face aud heap savage and occasionally
idiotic epithets on Bryan. If this
, youthful person from Nebraska is to be
beaten at all it must be done by sensible
, fair minded and rational appeals to the
, judgment and conscience OF the Ameri
ican people"
& Illinois, Oregon, California and Yves
F.. Virginia are just as safe for Bryan ant
. Sewall as Arkansas or Georgia so tha
their election may be set down as
! practical certainty.
Y The result predicted alone can bring
d the relief to the country 50 imperatiy,
, to the revival Of business and the resto
ration OF better times. The election o
. Mckinley could only be the means Q
n perpotuating the present condition q
n business paralysis and financial stagna
II tion, because nothing in the policy o
the present would or could tic MATERIAL
changed under his administration.
4 New York. Oct 10 Congressman w ID BY
d mum, who recently resigned as Chairman