, 1896-09-09
THE EASTERN OUTLOOK.
A DEMOCRATS VIEWS OF THE
POLITICAL SITUATION IN
OHIO AND INDIANA.
1t is Very Evident to a Tie Siding Man
That the Denver Papers Have Been
Doing Some Tall Lying-Plain,
Pointed Questions Answered in a
straightforward Manner.

Tie Siding, Wyo., Sept. 7.-(Special
Correspondence 1.-THE following may
be of some interest to you readers:
Since the Denver papers which are
generally read in Wyoming. have been
claiming that Bryan was gaining
ground in Ohio and Indiana, and that
Ohio and Indiana would be carried by
the democrats, for my information l
Ohio, and by the way l am sorry to say
he is a lifelong democrat. The follow
ing are the questions | asked him with
his reply:
1. What is the political outlook in
your state, do you think Bryan will
carry Ohio this fall?
.. What is the feeling in your state
regarding free coinage of silver at l6
to l?
3. Are the farmers of Ohio inclined
toward free coinage Of silver 16 to l?
4. Is silver gaining or losing ground
in your state, that is free coinage Of
silver 16 to l. by this government single
handed and alone?
3. What do you think of Indiana. In
your Judgment will it go for Mckinley
or Bryan?
6. What do you think the general re-
suit will be this fall. please favor me
with your honest opinion.
Here is his reply to above questions,
which have come from an honest man
if he is a democrat, and l believe every
word can be relied upon:
You have asked me pointed questions
and | shall answer as I find the feeling
existing in this state.
1. Everything points to Mckinley as
the winning man in Ohio. l would not
be surprised to see him carry this state
by $4,000. No, Bryan has no show in
this state.
2. There has been quite a feeling
here favoring silver, but protection is
the issue here, and the stand the DEM
ocrats have taken will in my judgment
loose them about three votes for every
two they gain, which l am sorry to say.
3. The farmers as a whole are not in
favor of free coinage of silver 16 to 1.
Their interest lies in their farms and
their mills and factories, and they are
looking for something that will start
their mills and factories to going, which
will give them a home market. The
farmers do not think hat the opening
of the minis to the free coinage of sill
yer 16 to l for all the mine owners Of
the world would help them as much as
the opening of the mills and factories
to the unemployed would, which al
ways gave them a good market.
4. The feeling in my judgment is not
so favorable to the free coinage of sill
yer as it was 80 days ago, in fact it
never was very strong here.
5. You ask what l think of Indiana.
l have just returned from a trip through
that state, and ! found the feeling very
much in favor of Mckinley, although I
found the democrats are making / hard
fight there and some claim that Bryan
will carry the state but mark my guess
that Indiana will give Nick ,nley 20 01n
majority over Bryan.
G.. The general result will be tut
Mckinley will be our next president II
he lives. I believe I have answe red
your questions as l find the political
situation here. d
Now after receiving the above infor-
nation from a man that l can rely on
| am franz, in saying that the Denver
papers are mis'epresenting the politi.
cal situation in the east as we'll as in
the west. If they think they can III.
fluence the voters of the west by their
Misrepresentation they are very much
mistaken. The people of the United
States on the third day of November
will vote for a man that will give hon.
est dollars to millions of unemployed
by providing a way by which they can
earn an honest dollar, and that man
will be VIM. Mckinley.
B. SPRAGUE.