Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-09-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.
tFrom onr Special Correspondent
WASH Notion, D. G., Sept. 4. ,gs.

republican con ndence mas never
wavered in the triumphant election OF
Mckinley and Hobart, the maintenance
of the public credit and of our consti-
tutional legal tribunals, and the resto-
ration of the prosperity of our country.
Every week siuce the Republican Ma
tional Convention met has added ma
terially to the strength of that conf
dence. The principal event, of course,
in the current week was the unprece-
dented Republican majority in Yer.
mont emphatic and convincing
answer to the claimso of the popocrats
that sentiment in favor of the free and
independent coinage of silver at a ratio
of 10 to ! was increasing among the
farmers and workingmen of the Eastern
and Middle States. 1t is probable that
a larger percentage of the voting popu'
lation Of Vermont a properly be
classel as farmers and workingmen
than of any other State in the East.
Look at the vote, and try to discover
the alleged silver sentiment. The cam.
paign In the State was fought entirely
ON national, lines the Republicans
standing squarely upon the st. Louis
platform and the Democrats upon the
Chicago platform, and the Republicans
received the largest majority ever
given in a State election, and the larg-
est since the war in any election. Sec
rotary Mercer, of the Republican Con-
gressioDal Committee says of this great
result. ut means that the conservative
people of this country propose to turn
out in strength at every polling pre-
cinct of the land and register a ballot
for sound money, national prosperity
and good Government. | take the in
creased vote of Vermont as an indica-
ton that the vote to re cast in Novem-
Der will be one Of the largest ever
polled in this country, and | believe
the victory for sound money will be in
just about the same proportion as the
Republican victory in Vermont"
Practical Republicans are not allow
ing themselves to count upon any cleo
toral votes for Mckinley and Hobart,
but it is daily becoming more evident
that the Democrats will have n hard
task to carry q number Of Southern
States. They admit themselves that
Maryland, Kentucky and West Vir.
GINA may go Republican. and they are
getting alarmed over Virginia, Ala
bama and Louisiana. Col. j. A. KEN.
pie, who has been stamping in Virginia,
said; THE sound money element is
very strong in Virginia. The sound
money Democrats will exert every
effort to influence the farmers, who at
this time are the most misguided class
OF citizens whom | found in Virginia.
My impression now is that the chances
are more than even that the electoral
vote of Virginia will be given to Nc
kinley and Hobart" Hon. Taylor
Beattie, of Louisiana, who is o Repub
lican candidate for Congress said: IF
the vote were fairly counted, l feel
sure that Mckinley would get the
State, but no doubt the same tactics
which counted out Pharr in the Guber-
material race will again be employed,
30 rs throw the electoral vote to
Bryan"
The Democrats, populists and silver
ties are in a bad way, and each is nj.
ready beginning to blame the other
for the overwhelming defeat which is
casting its black shadow over them in
advance. The several National Com
mittees are also in deep financial dis
tress, and Chairman Jones has been
asked to come TO Washington to see If
some way of raising money a not be
devised. The millionaire silver miners
have read the signs of defeat and have
refused to contribute to a losing cam
paign, and the appeal of Chairman
Jones for small contributions from the
people has not been productive of cash
enough to run the machine, and the
credit of the Democratic National Com
mittee, which it seems is expected 10
foot all the bills, Is strained to the
breaking point. According to the cur
rent gossip, the most of the money
which this committee has had came
from Treasurer st. John, who did not
contribute the money but advanced 1T
with the understanding that he should
DO reimbursed from the contributions
which were expected from the silver
mine owners, and John r. Mclean,
and both of these have refused to put
up any more of their money.
Senator Warren, of Wyoming, was
in Washington this week. He says
that Mckinley will certainly carry
Wyoming, Nebraska and South Da
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