The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-04

Into Victory for Bryan-Evsn the
Maine Election 10 Interpreted - .
Great Good Thing for the Popuiisss On
the Grounds That ~ 10 Had Gone for
silver the Great West wosid HAvs h.
come Suspicion OF the white Msssi-
| All Looking on the Bright Side.
Washington. Oct a-There can be no
mistaksug the real expectations OF the
Bryan leaders as they approach the
| closing FIVE weeks Of the presidential
campaign. They expect 10 win. occas-
! :onaliy a disgruntled Popuiist Will inti-
mate that he does not look for Bryans
/ election unless this concession or thar
shall be made to Mr.. Watson and hin
/ followers But these spells Of melan-
c5oly are only monetary. and as .
/ whole IL may be stated mat all who
rally in their hearts wish for Mr..
Bryan's election believe that IL will
surely come 10 pass. The reasons upon
which this faith Is built are worthy OF
note
They think IN the first place thai
newspapers have lost their influence.
that the pubic believe that the news
papers are morsgaged to the syndicafes.
corporations and trusts. and they believe
as result that the attitude % the great
newspapers means the driving OF great
masses Of voters 10 Mr. Rryan's support
They point to the fact that Mr.. Sutro
was elected mayor OF San Francisco
against the newsps pers. and also cite
the case OF Carter Harrison In Chicago.
The gambling which has been go<ny
on for the past few weeks IL also en-
coUragsng TO Mr.. Bryan's supporters.
To be sure. the betting odds Throughout
the country are all on me other side by
ratios as great "a ohose which prevailed
In New York on Morton and Hin In 1894
But the Popocrats hold that betting IS
sn eastern argument. uhat in this con-
test OF the ''plutocracy'' agafns; the
masses. the money IL all on one side.
and that II Is customary for men TO offer
wagers TO bolster up their side. They
assert that there Is an attempt on the
bear the Bryan market. and when the
odds get way down. TO rush In and in
vest thousands OF dollars on the short
end OF the wager.
From the mary roilincs which have
been taken In different places. the Bry-
er5!tes derive great encouragement
While the actual results have. a. "A rule.
shown Mckinley ma toritics. IN a cam
paicn ike this where. they hold. bribery
and Intimidation are widespread. 10 10
only remarkable. they believe that 81
many dare TO vote for Mr. Bryan az
all. The Popocratic leaders assert that
tens oe thousands OF men are wearing
Mckinley buttons through fear ~ the'r
employers. and in all preliminary poll
ings are voting that way. but that these
men. when the final test comes In the
secrecy OF the Australian ballot. vii
support the boy orator. Whatever ge-
suits comes from the preliminary can
vases have either no significance what
ever or should be taken as evidence IN
the opposite direction from what they
are usually supposed.
The elections In Maine and Vermont
are a source Of delight. II one can BE-
lieve the Popuiistis leaders. SO great.
II IL alleged, Is the hostility 70 New Eng
land in the west and south. thar for
Maine 20 have gore for silver would
seriously have feopardized Mr. Bryans
chances Of election Not a few Popo-
Gratis unfes gnedly wish that Maine and
Vermont had voted unanimously for
gold, that the eec<4oEs q the country
anragonLstic thereto mtTnt have seen
what their opponents were doing. As
L is. however. the New England ma
torities are believed by the Bryan lead
crs 10 be efficiently emphatic % have
the good effect desired IN other sections
The condition Of the stock market.
the Popocrats say. piesses thefnA i.
indicates that Wall street expects 10
land It's candidate II Wall street were
frightened concerning tho results. 10
would psIt forth such enginery OF cor
ruptaon that the Popuiisss rnigat well
,reTnbie. but with Wall street serene
md confident. as the improved condition
u the market shows. Bryan viii have
little trouble Ia carrying the country.
ia will be seen that from the Popo-
cratic point % view everything r. FO4ne
absolutely b1eir way. and one need not
-eTnain a listener az their places Of meet
ng long without seeing how powerfully
. z n5fican: Il nearly every earthly event
IN just The opposite direction from that
which common nor.ais ordinarily
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