The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-25
COL. HARRIS HAS VIEWS
Which He Has Gathered From
His Trip Back East.
Says the East as Far West as
and Including Ohio
VIII Go for Mckinley, but Bryan Win
Garry the Rest ofthe Country.

Colonel w A. Harris, who has lately
returned from a. trip in the east, was
in town yesterday. The colonel was in
the states of Maryland, Pennsylvania
and Virginia, and spent some Of the
time at Washington In regard to the
political situation he said:
7 talked with a good many mer-
chants and manufacturers in the east
and they are beginning to see that what
we need is silver. They have thought
of the west as an agricultural section
and have said that silver would per
haps benefit US, but have never thought
that it would benefit them. They are
now coming to believe that the reason
that their customers do not buy their
goods is because they have no money.
This feeling is gaining everywhere,
particularly in Washington. The peo-
pie there are beginning to investigate
the question. tried to find out quietly
the feeling among the operatives. They
don't express themselves freely except
when they are in favor of Mckinley. I
am satisfied that these demonstrations
where the workingmen go by the train
load TO Canton are the work of the cor
poratiOns. They are worked up by the
local political bosses and the men either
set transp OrtatiOn or they get nominal
rates, and some one says, Come on,
and they so without caring what they
so Tor or what they see. And why
shouldn't they2 It is a sort of a picnic
and they have good time. There
IS quite a Bryan sentiment in their
ranks, though, when you can get an
expression of opinion cut of them
What is your opinion Of Maryland;
is it a doubtful state?''
I do not think it is. Bryan will get
1t. German has taken hold there and
is using all his influence and will no
doubt carry the state for Bryan In
Baltimore there is some sentiment for
Mckinley, but in the country districts
they VIII stick to the ticket. This is
the sentiment in Virginia also. There
are several districts there in which
they have knocked out the leaders be
cause Of their stand with the admins
tration and have put up new men.
In the district where Harry Tucker
has been the congressman for some
time, having stepped into the place of
his father. Sanford Tucker, who was a
very popular man, they turned him
down in the convention and have put
up another candidate this year. In an
other district where S. S. Turner was
congressman. they turned him down
also Turner was a friend of mine,
and he told me that it was because he
mad had to 80 with the administration
to get a few pOstOfficeS and faVOrs. and
that he recognized that there was no
chance for him to secure the nOmina-
ton long before the convention"
In regard to the results in Vermont
and Maine, Colonel Harris said:
1t was what was to be expected.
The moneyed interests in the east seem
to dominate eTything. The large cor
porations, bOndhOlders and banking in
terests do not want to have the present
condition of affairs disturbed. They
are afraid of any change. It is not
strange that this should be SO, for there
never vas a change in the affairs of
any nation that was brought about by
the ruling classes. With them what
ever is. is right It is strange that that
old saying is always quoted in the face
of the fact that if it be true. then we
could never have had any change at all.
1t is a saying that leads to stagnatiOn.
The east can be expected to go for Nc
Kinley. Bryan Will get all the southern
electors, Texas and Kentucky are all
right Mckinley will probably get
West Virginia. The vast corporations
that run that state have brought all of
their operatives from the south and will
vote them as they please, and don't
see how this influence can be overcome
in that state. Kentucky will go for
Bryan. There are some gold Democrats
around Louisville and Lexington but
the country districts are all solid for
Bryan. have some friends from
around Lexington and while they are
in favor of gold they tell me that they
cannot see how it can be otherwise
than tina the state will give its cleo
toral vote to Bryan. There are a great
many IN that state that are sick and
tired of the rule of Carlisle, WattersOn
and that crowd and they also lay up
the defeat of Blackburn to the gold
Democrats and they will refuse to fol-
low their leadership Butler and our
committee seemed to be very sanguine
concerning New York but this fiaScO of
Thatcher leaves things in a bad shape
and I hardly entertain any hopes of
New York. I think that Bryan will be
elected and think that Indiana and IL
hnois are the pivotal states this year.
There has been some talk of Mckinley
losing Ohio, but it does not seem prOba-
BILE
win the committee send any speak
ers to this state?"
They may. but I think not many if
any. They Will consider this state safe
and viii send the men to places where
they consider they can do more good. |
We may get some speakers next month. |
! think they are gaining ground in this /
state. The state ticket is stronger than |
1t was when it was first put out There
was some disposition on the part of !
some of the silver Republicans to sup
port the Republican state ticket at /
nrst. but they will pretty generally vote I
the whole ticket At least that is the I
impression that I have got.
When the campaign first opened Mr.. /
Leedy was advertised as q. red mouthed |
anarchist and all that Mr.. Leedy has
only to come in personal contact with /
Nne people TO re1ute this charge and !
give them the impression that he is a
steady. solid cautious man and he Gre
ates favorable impression wherever
az lis 9AfG1NAA At -4-etN Gil NOILu
yesterday was well received. Turner (
also made a speech It was the first /
that had heard him make and I don't |
see how anyone will be able to answer I
It have heard that there were some |
assertions among the silver RepubH- /
cans, but have not been able to find I
any 1t seems to me that there are /
more coming out all the time. In my
own township the combined vote is us I
uaily about 20 or 80 more than the Re
publican vote We usually have about /
~ n . - u III
We made poll the other day and /
found We can count on carrying the /