The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-16
The BnttIe Ground.

From the managers of the republican
campaign committee comes the statement
that Mai. Mckinley will carry Illinois by
100000 majority. That they do not have
much confidence in that statement is
shown by the efforts they are making to
carry that state. All the money and
speakers they can spare from other sec
tions of the country are to be used in Illi-
nois. Indiana and Michigan during the
states are regarded as the battle ground.
The ticket that gets them is the one, in
all probability, that will be elected.
The democratic leaders have foreseen
from the beginning of the campaign that
the real contest was in the middle west
and they have done a vast amount Of
missionary work in that section. They
have not made much noise because they
have not thought it wise to do so. They
have. however. had very large number
OF Qu4et workers in the field, and they still
have them there.
Just now they are beginning to change
their tactics. They have arranged for po-
litical meetings in about every town and
at every cross roads in each of the three
states. and no means known to political
warfare will be left untried to win the
victory. II success does not crown their
efforts it will not be because of the want
Of good generalship or lack of effort.
This plan OF the democrats to confne
their efforts largely to the three states
mentioned during the remainder of the
campaign has the hearty approval of Mr.
Bryan. He is to work in harmony with it.
He will travel through and through the
three states making brief speeches at as
many points as possible. His aim will be
to appear before as many people as posi-
BILE. and In that way arouse enthusiasm
for the cause of democracy.
The programme is an attractive one.
While 1t may not make many converts at
this stage Of the campaign it will impress
upon careless and Indifferent democrats
the necessity for casting their ballots, and
will influence those who are wavering
and seeking to discover the stronger side
to vote the democratic ticket.
The claim of the republicans that they
will carry Illinois by 100000 majority
counts for nothing. There is no way of
determining with any degree of accuracy
which party will have the majority. All
estimates are based upon indications re-
ported by correspondents, and the indica-
lions appear to be as favorable for the
democrats as for the republicans In fact,
there is ground for saying they are more
favorable. Gov. Altgeld is as good a poll
tician as there is in Illinois, and he says
there is no doubt that the state will give
a democratic majority of 10000
The bicycle has not affected the stand
ing of the horse in the least. This is the
testimony of the official statistician of the
National Horseshoers' Protective Assocla-
ton, in session the other day in New
York. Statistician Adams report says
there are 10000 more horses i'm Ohio than
there were a year ago, that the increase
in Michigan has been 1900. in New York
1850, and in other states in about like
proportion to the total number. In ex-
PLANTATION Mr.. Adams says that the great
majority of bicycle riders are people who
never owned horse and would never have
owned one. whether the bicycle had or
not made its appearance.