San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-08
POPOCRATS SCARED.
BILLIE BRYAN Is ALSO NOT REST
ING EASY.
They're in Hot Water and Don't Know
How to Get Out Good Nc
Kinley News.

HcatlOn or BfyanS statement
of his alleged confidence over his
own signature is generally re-
garded as farcical under existing
circumstances. Not only are
they frightened about the states
which the Republican managers
conceded to be in doubt at the
beginning of the campaign, but
which they now consider safe for
Mckinley, but also about seven
or eight southern states, some of
which the Republicans had no
idea of making any serious cam
paign until very recently. They
realize that Maryland, West Vir
ginia, and Kentucky, which have
from the beginning been strong
ly contested by the Republicans,
are more likely to be carried for
Mckinley than for Bryan, and
now the antics of Tom Watson
have got them into a state of
fright over North Carolina, Flor
ida, Alabama. Tennessee and
Louisiana, and they are no long
er certain even of carrying Texas.
What they especially fear in sew
eral of these states is that the
Republicans may withdraw their
electoral ticket and support that
of the gold Democrats. an idea
that is being advocated by some
shrewd Republicans for such
states as Louisiana, where the
gold Democrats are numerous
and influential.
A Jacksonville, Fla, business
man-Mr. w. ]. Farrell-nOw in
Washington, dropped few
words which have set a lot of
people to thinking. He said:
Il take but little interest in poll
tics, and do not assume to pre-
dict the result of the coming cleo
ton in Florida. | take it for
granted that the state and cOun-
ty Democratic tickets will sue
coed, and that Democratic con-
gressmen will be elected. 1t
does not follow, however, that
Bryan will carry the state. In
fact, l think that McKinley's
chances are better. There are a
great many sound money men in
the Democratic party in Florida
who will 90 over to the Republi-
cans because of their hostility to
free silver. Among the farmers
are many northern men, who are
naturally for MCKINNEY. |
think Florida can fairly be class
ed among the doubtful states, so
far as the electoral votes are con-
cerned."
The general distribution of
campaign literature by the Re
publican congressional commit
tee is practically finished, al
though orders for documents will
be filled right up to election day.
More documents, both in number
and in bulk, have been sent out
than were ever before sent from
Washington in a single cam
paign, and the correspondence of
the committee leaves no doubt
that these documents have ac-
cOmplished an enormous amount
of good, in setting right those
who had been misled by having
read only one side of the financial
and other questions. The work
of the committee will not, of
course, be finished until after
election.
The latest news from Ken
lucky is decidedly good. 1t in
dicates that Mckinley will carry
the state by not less than $4,000
majority, Notwithstanding the
fusion of Democrats and Popu-
lists, and that a majority of the
congressional districts will elect
Republicans. In short, it looks
like the state might be swept by
a Republican landslide in No
vember.
4 Democratic congressman
from Alabama has been telling
tales out of school. He says
there are not less than $4,000
Democrats in this state,whO will,
under no circumstances, vote
Bryan, and he adds: "Kentucky
will probably vote for Mckinley
and likewise Maryland and West
Virginia. | think there is no
chance for Bryan to be elected.
The free silver movement is not
now as strong as it was only
little while ago. 1t grows stead
lily weaker. This is not to be