The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1896-10-21

For some reason or other there has
been 4 decided change in the tone at
republican headquarters within the
last few days, and Mr.. Hanna's instruc-
tions to bis associates and subordinates
throughout the country are tersely ex-
pressed in the sentence: Quit blowing
and saw wood There is no doubt that
discouraging news has been received
from Ohio, Indiana and some of the
other western states"
On the other hand, here Is what Will
liam j. Bryan, the peoples champion,
says:
Il am confident that we will win q
sweeping victory. The people under
stand the issues clearly and every day
witnesses a mighty change in favor of
our cause"
Chairman Jones, of the national dem
ocratic committee, says:
1--WE will not only elect Bryan by
sweeping majority, but we will also
elect q free silver congress and large
ly increase our majority in the senate.
The outlook is altogether satisfactory"
Gov. John P. Altgeld, of Illinois, says:
From present indications will say
that Bryan will sweep Illinois by Q
tremendous majority. Hanna's hire.
lings are making much noise, but the
people are with us"
Every report received at national
democratic headquarters corroborates
the views expressed in the foregoing
statements and admissions, and i'm
presses upon the minds of the demo
cratic managers that the election OF
Bryan is practically assured, although
no efforts will be spared all along the
line to raise that majority safe and
render it larger.
Reports this week from the so-called
debatable states of Ohio, Indiana,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Iowa, are of the most fattering nature.
Without exception they contain assur-
ances of an ever-increasing tide OF
popular sentiment for Bryan and free
silver. The democratic free silver man.
ayers in Michigan are as sure of that
state as they are that Texas or Col
orado will go for Bryan. Similar re-
ports come from Minnesota; while
Chairman Wall, of the Wisconsin dem
ocratic state committee, is equally con-
fdent that that state will be found in
the Bryan column. From Ohio comes a
report that the McKinleyites are on
the run; that farmers and miners have
come over In a body to Bryan, and that
his ajority in that state will not be
less than $4,000. Indiana is in line, a
poll of that state showing that Bryan's
majority in that state will not be less
that 10000, and may go as high as 3O.-
600. From Iowa comes reports that the
democrats will sweep nearly every
county in the central and western por-
ton of the state. Polls just completed
show a change of from 300 to SOC re-
publican votes in each county to Bry-
an, and this change will surely carry
nearly every county in the central and
western portions of Iowa for Bryan.
The Council Bluffs congressional dis
trict, always a republican stronghold,
will give Bryan large majority. A
poll of the counties in the district show
a republican detection OF from 20 to
rs per cent. in every county, while
there are very few democrats who will
not vote the ticket. The republicans are
so badly frightened that they are i'm
porting outside assistance, and say that
If they do not get it the state will be
hopelessly lost.
In Illinois the conditions look much
better than they did week ago, and
show that Bryan will not only carry
Il go I
will also carry Cook county and Chi
cago by large majority. Every rep
utable labor organization in Chicago is
for Bryan; of the 10000 votes in the
ranks of organized labor, Bryan will
get $1,000, and the republican mana
gers, in talking confidentially, admit
this fact-and this despite the fact that
large manufacturing institutions, en-
ploying thousands of men, have been
Systematically .intimidating their en-
ployes by compelling them to join in
Mckinley parades, wear Mckinley but
tons, and join Mckinley clubs. Thou
sands of workingmeE in Chicago to-day
are wearing Mckinley buttons, but
who declare privately that they will
NOtC lOI ID dus ucSC Aa-Io Scrd t@C
democratic managers to believe and
assert that Chicago will give Bryan as
great majority rs it gave Cleveland
in 1892, when the majority for the dem
ocratic ticket in Cook county was ST.
600. This year the conditions are even
more favorable. There is now COM
plete fusion between the populists and
democrats. The populists cast 10000
votes in Chicago two years ago. and
there are at least $4,000 republicans in
Chicago enrolled to-day in Bryan clubs.
No one places the detection of gold
democrats at above 10000. The Seam
dinayians arc coming over to the Bry-
an standard by the thousands, while
there is a noticeable change IN the
ranks of the German voters during the
past two weeks, and the probabilities
are that Mr.. Bryan will receive very
large proportion of that vote. The re-
publican managers are trying TO di-
vert attention from Illinois. Indiana,
Ohio and Michigan. where their case
is hopeless. to states like Nebraska and
Kansas, which they now claim are in
doubt and turning to Mckinley. Re-
ports received ct national democratic