Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-10-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Oct. 10, 90.

WASHINGTON, ~. ", Oct. ~. 10.
Senator Quay's announcement, by
authority Of the Republican National
Committee, that Mckinley and Ho-
bart's election is now assured and
that they are absolutely certain Of get
ting go electoral votes, with a strong
probability Of receiving more than 800.
was not made for blufing purposes,
but as an assurance to the business in
terests of the country that the danger,
more apprehended than real, Of Bry-
an 3 election aud it's consequent upset
ting of values is over, and that CAPT.
talists may now 60 ahead with the
business enterprises which they have
been holding back, causing a general
stagnation in all lines of business, with
the certainty that they will receive 100
cent dollars, instead of Bryan 80 GENT
dollars, from all the investment they
make. This information has been
anxiously sought after by those inter-
ested in large business enterprises all
over the country, and as soon as the
members of the National Committee
were assured that no mistake had been
made by those who had been charged
with the task of ascertaining the ac-
tual status Of all the States it was
deemed best to give it to the whole
country as well as to the individuals
who had asked for it. 1t is merely in
line with the general policy of the Re-
publican party to stand by the bust.
ness and industrial interests of the
country at all times. There is no &C.
casion for Republicans to make a bluff
at this time, when every intelligent
man knows how strongly the tide of
public opinion is running against Bry
an and his fifty cent dollars, and the
Popocatic platform of riot, ruin and re-
~pudiation. This country is once more
proving to the world that common
sense is its ruling sentiment, whenever
time is given to consider any import
ant question, just as it has proved hun.
dreds of times in the past and will con-
tinue to prove in the future, and COM
mon sense teaches that honesty is the
best policy for governments as we'll as
for individuals.
Col. Thomas F. West, of Fort Worth,
Texas, is we'll posted on the politics Of
the Lone Star State. He is now in
Washington, and he says: IF I am
not mistaken Texas is going to give
the people of this country the greatest
surprise on the 8rd Of November. There
is no predicting results on account of
the mixed up state of things. but the
conditions are very squally for the sill
yer Democrats. Their candidate for
Governor, Culbertson, will, l think,
suffer defeat at the hands of Kearby,
the Populist candidate. In the district
now represented by Judge Culbertson,
"Cyclone" Davis is sure OF being elect.
ed to Congress. 1t is pretty certain
that he was elected in '94, but the
count was against him. Hawley, Re-
publican, will be Miles Crowley's sue.
cessor in the Galveston district. Senk.
ins, Populist, will defeat ex-Congress'
man Lanbam, in the Fort Worth
district, and Mr.. Bailey will have the
fight of his life to keeps Populist from
getting his seat in the House. In tn,
San Antonio district Judge Noonar
will be reelected by the Republicans
and in the Dallas district Barne.
Gibbs, formerly 1t. Governor, now
Populist leader, will down the silve
Democratic nominee. All in all, / lool
to see a terrible shaking UT Of the Lon
Star free silverites, and II some prett,
level headed men are not away out o
their reckoning McKinley's race is no
all in the nature of a forlorn hope"
1t remained for the Popocrats to b
the first political organization ths
ever made a specific money charge fc
speeches made by it's Presidential car
didate. That is what is being done o
the Bryan tour. The charges are fror
$50 to $500, according to the anxiet
, Of the Popocrats of the town to hes
and see Bryan aud the money must /
in advance or Bryan will not stop
the town although he may have
!. pass through it.
. The latest news from Illinois ind
Gates that Altgeld is much more an;
Q ious to save his own official neck tha
to 90 down with the Bryan wreck, an
offers are being made in his behalf
trade votes for the Mckinley elector
ticket for Altgeld for Governor. b
v the Republicans are certain of carr
- ing Illinois for Mckinley without ar
trading, and they intend to elect a R
publican Governor. too.
If there had been the slightest prob
y bility Of Bryan's election the Popocra
would have compelled the Withdraw
of either Watson or Sewall from b
ticket, az no set Of men with ordina
Is business sense would take the chanc
q Of the complications in the elector
college which would follow the els
ton of Bryan and the failure of eth
II. Sewall or Watson to geta suffice
number Of votes to elect them to t
~ Vice Presidency. Knowing that Il
se whole outfit is domed to certain defe
an anyway, the Popocrats- didn't both
about the double tail to the ticket.
u A noticeable feature Of the panic
the POnocratic ranka 10 kha affair, nj