The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-18
Washington Letter.
From our regular Corresnoude

trrou our regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. c. Sept. l2, 1896.
Ii the bare election of Mckinley and
Hobart was the only aim of managers
OF the Republican party, they could
shut up shop and go home, as their
election is just as well assured TODAY
as any political event possibly can be
before it has aetully taken place. But
more than a small majority of the
electoral college is sought for, SO in
stead of relaxing their efforts, the re-
publican managers are increasing
them and viii continue to do 80 until
election day. If Mckinley and
Hobart are elected by only a small
majority, the issues of this campaign
will continue to be agitated and busi-
ness remain In unsettled condition for
tour years more ard the battle will
have to be fought all over again in 1900.
What is wanted, and what every re-
publican and every true friend of good
government should help to bring about,
Is such an overwhelming majority,
both IN the popular vote and in the
electoral college, for Mckinley and
Hobart, honest money, public prosper
lty, and constitutional government,
that no other party will ever dare to
make National Campaign on plat
form favorlng debased currency, rep
uciation of debts, public and private;
attacking constitutional government
and favoring anarchy by implication,if
not IN direct words. Let the seal of
public condemnation be so indelibly
placed upon the Shiny serpent of dis
trust, Matched by the cranks of popu-
llsm and nursed into dangerous activ-
lty by the democratic National Con-
vention, that all the world may under
stand, once for all, that money may
be safely invested in the U. S. with
the certainty that all obligations will
be honorably met. When that is done,
the foundation will have been laid for
an era of prosperity that will exceed
every thing our country has yet ex-
perienced. Enroll yourself in this
army of honor and recruit as many of
your friends as possible in order to
help bring this about.
Mr.. j. w. Jordan, "A business man
OF Ottumwa, Iowa, who is now in
Washington, says "Iowa may be de-
pended upon as safe for Mckinley.
There is some free silver sentiment in
in my locality, but sound money ideas
predominate very largely. / come in
contact with great many people, and
L hear OF scarcely ang republicans who
are going over 10 the Chicago ticket.
The feeling among the sound money
democrats that / have talked with
is that if they regard the result in
Iowa as at all close, they will vote for
Mckinley instead of the tibket named
at Indianapolis"
Chairman Bancock, of the Republi-
ean Congressional Committee, thinks
that Palmer and Buckner will get a
large vote in Illinois, Indiana and
Kentucky, and that if there had been
my doubts about those states casting
heir electoral vote for Mckinley, they
would have been swept away by
the action of the Indianapolis conven-
ton, and Secretary Mercer, of the
same Committee, thinks that many
old soldiers in Kansas and Nebraska
will vote for Gen. Palmer on personal
ground alone. The popocrats are
much alamed over rnmor that Secre-
tary Carlisle is thinking of taking the
stump in Kentucky for Palmer and
Buckner.