Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent
WAauIN0ros. ID. C.. Oct. 8 Is


republican headquarters. Conspic-
uous among the many cheering re-
ports Of the week was that brought
by Representative Hainer. OF Ne
braska, concerning the situation in
that state. He said: | don't want
to make any extreme statement, but
/ know that | am conservative in
saying that Mckinley will get the
electoral vote of my state. There
has been decided reaction. At first
state pride entered very largely into
the problem, but the Nebraska peo-
pie are not repudiators and can al
ways be relied upon for their loyalty
to the welfare OF the country. We
shall not have walk-over, for Me-
braska has become something of a
battlefield in this campaign. Every
store window in the cities has litho-
graph of either Mckinley or Bryan,
but five out of every six business
men, even in Lincoln, are for sound
money. The farming classes are all
right despite the fact that they have
suffered under great prostration of
business and successive crop failures.
Under such provocation not many
states would be true to conservative
lines. We have not forgotten how
one crop failure caused famine in
Russia in 1891, and how the people Of
Nebraska g = together and fitted out
Il ship load Of provisions to relieve
the distress in that rich agricultural
country; nor has it been forgotten
that when congress was asked to pay
for the transportation William j.
Bryan was among those who voted
against the appropriation to send the
ship across the waters on it's mission
Of mercy
Representative Leighty, of Indiana
says. II know of no reason why
those who voted with us in 1894 Will
not do so now, and | believe we will
get 1000 sound money democratic
votes in the district and Represen-
tative Eddy, of Mimi, says of his
district: "This district is improving
each day. The democrats and popu-
lists have become alarmed and have
sent their ablest speakers into the
district in an endeavor to stay the
tide, which Is turning our way
These are fair specimens of the re-
ports from congressional districts.
Mr.. c. NJ. Woodbury., a prominent
business man Of Kentucky who is
now in Washington, said of that
state: MY judgment is that McKin.
ley will have Kentucky. They esti.
mate that he will have n majority OF
10000 to 10000, while the Bryan advo.
Gates are not making any such fig.
ures. From the way they talk il
does not seem that they have much
confidence in their candidates.
strength, and they are only hoping
he will squeeze through
The silverites are jubilantly telling
each other that William r. Hearst
and John b. Walker have promised
their national committee enough
money TO make vigorous campaign
during the last two weeks of this
month, and that John X. Mclean
has promised to take entire charge
Of and to foot all the expenses Of the
campaign in Ohio, and that he intend
to conduct sucha fight as to have the
republicans frightened about Ohio
Some Of the democrats would like
u charge Senator Butler, chairman
of the populist national committee
with treason in connection with the
Tom Watson business, but they dc
not dare to do it ut this stage Of the
campaign. Butler has got more
political sense than any of the popu.
lists who have yet obtained national
prominence have displayed. 1t will
not surprise those who have made 4
study Of this man Butler, since he
proved himself dictator of the popu-
list national convention, to see him
play sensational part in the closing
days " the campaign.
THE West Wisconsin Methodist