Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-24

this section, and they and the republic
cans are loud In their praise Of the chief
executive. He Is the best man In the
democratic party today, they say, and they
assert that four years from now is party
will be glad to call upon him to help Them
out.
Among the republicans the claim is made
that the vote in the state will be close.
while the democrats claim that Bryan will
carry the state by at least $1,000 majority.
silver Feeling In Winchester.
Correspondence Of The Evening star.
WINCHESTER, Va, September %, 1896.
Singularly enough. the local newspapers
have very little to say about politics. but
this rule does not apply to the voters gen.
orally, for there are free discussions of the
political issues on the street corners as
well as about the hotels and business
houses. Free silver and sound money dis
cussions are participated in by most of tie
voters. but there is not the bitter feeling
that is usually engendered during political
campaigns. There is no such thing left as
a party lire. 1t is not c question Of dem
ocrats and republicans. but one Of gold and
silver. And 1t g generally the voter says
he wants the man elected who will do the
most toward causing change for the bet
ter in the condition OF the country. The
free silver men, however, are largely iE
the majority here, although there are quite
a number of sound money men among those
ings are not so numerous here as they are
III other parts of the state or across tine
fne iI West Virginia, where it Is thought
by the democrats that some hard work is
needed.
Judge Duling of White Post who is an
ardent supporter of tie Bryan and Sewall
ticket, says he is confident that Bryan will
carry the state, and that his majority Will
be larger than that given any presidential
Cand date for many years. Speaking to
The Stars correspondent. ne said he was
amused at statements of Virginia republi-
cans claiming the state for Mckinley Such
a thing, he says, Is utterly impossible.
Bryan and Sewall will carry the state be-
yond doubt, the only question being what
the majority will be- In his district alone
he sad he knew OF nearly fifty republicans
who have already expressed their intention
of voting for Bryan and Sewall. This is
The result of their convictions on the silver
question. The nomination of Palmer and
Buckner, the Judge thinks, renders 1t I'M
possible for Mckinley to carry the state.
While Palmer and Buckner may get large
vote in the state. the judge says, they have
no earthly show of carrying 1t. and. II they
had. the democrats who are really demo-
Gratis would vote for Mckinley in such
large numbers that he would carry the
state.
Mr.. Michael Reardon, one of the county's
most prominent and influential citizens.
shares In Judge Duling's opinion. While he
IS a democrat and VIII vote for Bryan, he
would change his vote If he thought the
election of Mckinley would be more bene-
fetal to the country. Ir his argument he
cites the steady decrease in the price of
farm products. In this connection he says
that most of the farmers are losing money
Tow. This. he says. is evident. for If they
could make the farms pay at the present
prices paid for products. why should not
all of them have become rich when they
were getting such good prices? This steady
decline in prices. he says, has made the
farmer believe that there Is necessity for q
radical change. and he believes that Bryan
will therefore not only carry the state of
Virginia, but that he VIII be elected.