New-York tribune., 1896-08-27
GOOD REPORTS OF WESTERN STATES
EX-JCDGE FAIRBANKS. OF INDIANA. on THE
POLITICAL OUTLOOK-OTHER VISITORS
DISCUSS THE SITUATION.


DISCUSS THE SITUATION.
Ex-Judge Charles w. Fairbanks OF Indiana. who
was temporary chairman of the recent St. Louis
Convention. In the city yesterday. He is
looked upon the probable successor of Senator
Voorhees,. whose expires next year strong
Republican Legislature will be elected in Indiana
this fall. and Mr.. Fairbanks is making strong.
aggressive fight for the Senatorship He will. his
friends think be the next Senator to be elected.
Mr. Fairbanks came East upon private business
and will start home tonight. He will be unable
10 attend to-night's meeting as he has TO hurry
home to speak in his own State. In talking of the
situation there he said last evening that there
had never been for moment the slightest doubt
about Indiana
What surprises me" said Mr. Fairbanks, 'is
the fact that some of the Eastern newspapers
show a disposition to class Indiana doubtful
State. We have lot of campaign work to do. but
the eventual result is not to be doubted for an in
stant. I think | car safely say that the State
will give from 5000 5000 majority for Mckinley
and Hobart, and the last figure Is n conservative
estimate 1t is Insult to the intelligence OF the
farmers and working classes to suppose that they
will support Bryan and his fantastic theories
What cannot get away from is the fact that the
whole Bryan outfit is set OF irresponslDles III
their convention they persistently refused TO give
vote Of commentator 10 Grover Cleveland.
Why? Because he had failed. Cleveland failed be-
cause he adhered to Democratic principles as laid
down in the platform on which he was eiectsd
believe in giving a his due. am not here 70
apologize explain for Cleveland but assert
that he has not departed jot or little from his
platform He is the ablest and most CONSCIENTIOUS
man the party has. and yet he failed
4" Tho Democrats who met in convention at Chi
cago were the men who nominated Cleveland four
years ago and adopted the platform upon "iiicH Hc
stood Bryan and all his friends were party 10
that nomination and platform Seeing m the hemsd for
a,,Ir lizir hat ha
it, they said BE it upon your own head. ana Gut G
loose from old promises, they formulated lot of
promises and went before the peopyh hitingS %IS
for their support The people nave peeh .i.hh,ms NM
They know that IT bad experiment last lii tiltihei
and they will be extremely wary OF a newly giidta t
support that he looks for. The whole hypocrisy.
sham and confidence game are hidden peu mn Whole
truth and Bryans cause deserves the ienominious
Il have people writing me from all over the
country making suggestions one man ~hote betnn e
Altgeld and Tillman upon cross OF truth Az
either Of the sinners on the side repentng. and
Bryans promise to take the repentant one INTO
referring TO B~yans metaphor about the cruci-
nxion. says that he believes there would never
onamored Of silver The sophistries and semi
blasphemies Of the Democratic candidate Will not
with Mr. Fairbanks was Jesse Overstreet. member
Of CongTess from nda9@ ana Sso 0i NJ
Oversreet said. in speaking OF the political sltuatlon
'PerhaDs there Is great mass OF peOpe WHO VIII
saw: Well We cannot be eny worse of than we are
and we my be better. Let rs make the experiment
and see would believe there was sonnet hing IN ms
II We aid not have little dsagreeable history When
the pocy Of trade ran riot four years ago the
neople "a .ked among themselves They argued that
might be good thing and that they saw no reason
why thev might no; experiment. and If IT proved a
failure they could back 10 a protective tariff
They tried IT, What the result? Tne elections
~ 1tq4 overwhelmingly Republican. registered their
disapproval Of this system. They VIII not be 80
c,,irk 70 trv another experiment. The free-silver
men when their case is reviewed carefully have
nothing TO base their claims upon see no reason 10
rCsIri a change from the vote OF 1894. do not be-
hevn that Bryan viii carry State east OF the Mis-
sesinn or north Of the Potomac and several outside
- fbat boundary are extremely doubtful Thus We
are sure Of eleciing Mckinley, and as Tor Congress
we shall have greater majority Of Republican Con-
r,essrnrn next time than even in 1894
7svi,esfer T. Everett. Of Cleveland, who IS a warm
nersonal friend Of Major Mckinley and Lieutenant
- Narcus \ Hanna. was in the city last evening. i
nave GOOD word from out West. said NJ. Everett
From al over the country comes me report tnat
ne steady assault upon the silver lines has SHOWN
their weakness. and the Republican columns are
lowing in strength every day Ohio will roll up
Tremendous jority for her favorte SON. and az inc
Middle Western States will register their electoral
nv Mckinney