Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-12-19
STOLEN FROM U.s."

Fol some time PAST the belief has
been groains upon The Bee hat Will
liam J-nnings BRYAN was elected
President of rhe UNITED States over
William MrK,nley, and hat he was
counted "n fron Il glorious victory
by the most hraZ-n of Wholesale
fraud. W. have tried not to think so.
however, because we abhor the very
idea that any organization of men
could he so shameless AS t. reveTs-
the verdict of the hallot-box hy crime,
and to rob the American C tiZens of
their bi'thripht. Butthe c~ircumstan
tial evidence constantly accumulnte-
that such an offense has been COM
Milted, and VT can 30 longer shut
our eyes thereto, nor close our lips to
III honest opinion in the matter The
averment thai Bryan was elected aud
counted our has been made on the
door of the United States Senate by
Senator Vest. of Missouri, and Sena-
tor Teller, of Colorado.
We are permitted to c"py a portion
Of Il letter firm United States Senator
James K Jones, Chairman of the
Democratic National Commute, to
Ex-Congiessman Charles A. Summer
of San Francisco. written under date
OF December 9Th. After some pleas
ant references to their former associa-
tons as Congressman, the Senator
AnI W nrn,n -,.%D - NI, Co.,
ner:
Il thank you very sincerely for
your kind expressions as to my man
agement Of the campaign, and am
sorry that my faith in American in
stitutions has received the greatest
shock by this election. If the time
has come when the elections in this
country car be bought, it seems to me
that We ave reached the end of our
usefulness.
Il am very strongly inclined to be-
lieve-in fact, [ may say that 1 do be-
lieve-that We carried this election by
a large majority, and that 1T HAS
BEEN BODILY STOLEN FROM US.
Reports coming to me from Indiana,
Illinois, Ohio, Iowa. Kentucky and
West Virginia, assure me that the
most stupendous frauds ever known
have been perpetrated in those States.
II say this In great sorrow, because
l have always had an abiding faith
in the integrity of our Institutions
The above, however, are at the best
but mere expressions of personal
opinion. Let us see what facts, il
any, there be which would give soms
foundation for such a startling
charge. The New York World, a Nc
Kinley paper, recently presented tn
following returns from seven States
showing the figures in the Presiden
tial elections Of 1892 and 1895:
In Ohio Bryan received 7O,765 NOR
votes than Cleveland did in 1892, an,
yet Mckinley is given a majority c
81, jog, making an increase in fou
years of 121, S74 votes.
In Indiana. where Cleveland re
ceived a plurality in 1892 Of 7125 owe
Harrison, Bryan received 41,4l4 vote
more than he did, and yet McKinle
is credited with a majority oyer Brya
OF 20,O65, making an increase Of JOS
41s votes. In Illinois Bryan receive
a6,475 more than was given for Clev
land in 1892 when he carried the Sta
by a majority over Harrison of 2t
1913, aud yet Mckinley is given tt
State by a majority over Bryan
A. 1924, making an increase Of "a;
Isl votes in four years. In Mimi
sofa, where Bryan received 1856
more votes than did Cleveland in IS!
Mckinley is credited with a MAORI
Of 50, 97S-an increase in the vote
the State in four years of 100, lS9.
Ia these seven States alone the
appears an increase of S77,l24 vote.
or 1885 $50 inhabitants. Does I
every school-boy know that the
figures are simply preposterous
Sacramento Bee.