The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-07-07

and again in Oregon, but you
can't buy the people. You can't
bribe the public In the wide reg
ion named from the Rio Grande
to the English line. Silver will
sweep all before it. Mckinley
has lost every electoral vote
after you leave the Missouri riv-
er. They will go to Populists,
to Democrats, to silver Republi-
cans, but they will none of them
go to Mckinley, that candidate
handmade by Hanna on a plat
form to which in his heart of
hearts he is false.
Heaven hates a coward, and
Mckinley has not been brave.
The people are against him, and
the gods will not fight on his
side. Give the west to silver.
California, Oregon, Washington,
Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Utah,
Colorado, Wyoming, the Dakotas,
Nebraska, Kansas and Texas.
Silver has already conquered
them all. And the south-Mc-
Kinley cannot win or hold a foot
of it. Every former slave state,
bar Delaware, will go Democrat
ic. There is no doubt of a nat
ional war with the Democracy
for free silver of such states as
Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee,
Kentucky, Georgia, Florida, the
two Carolinas, Virginia and
Maryland are involved. He'll
get none of them.
Count up the others. and see if
he'd have enough if he carried
them all. He'll be made to sup
defeat. But even were they
enough, faith has not decided
that Mckinley can carry the
others. He can carry Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Mas
sachusetts, Rhode Island, and
Connecticut, the five New Eng
land states. Reed, the Repub-
lican Achilles, will sulk in his
tent, but his region will go for
Mckinley. Unless a split occur
at Chicago, and it well may hap
pen, and a gold Democrat do in
the east what Teller is doing in
the west, Mckinley will carry
New Jersey and Delaware.
Mckinley is sure, too, of Pen
nsylvania, despite the cloud of
Cameron and his silver lining.
Steve Elkins, adept, may steal
him West Virginia. There is a
streak of solemn Dutch all
through Wisconsin which may
save to Mckinley that sober
commonwealth. For the decency
of the thing count Ohio for Nc
Kinley, albeit should the Demo
Gratis name Campbell Mckinley
would be driven to the Buckeye
wall in a moment. Count all
those states for Mckinley. But
the others of the north-Minne
sofa, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan,
Indiana, and New York are de-
batable and fightable ground.
Mckinley is not so sure of any
of them. In the doctrine of
chances he's sure to lose one
third of them. Illinois in instance
is almost certain to turn on Re
publicanism and rend it. Tanner,
whom the Republicans named
for governor, is bad, and the
people know it. Altgeld, after
one gets through with his anar-
chistic side, has been the best
governor the state ever saw, and
all concede it. The state is a.
riot for free silver. Mckinley
can't carry country or city in
that state. Illinois is about as
certain against Mckinley as
Texas itself. There you are.
When the Democrats come to-
gether at Chicago we will know
more. But we are already assur-
ed of McKiuley's defeat. A bolt
at Chicago hurts him. 1t is a
paradox of politics, but it's true.
All Mckinley has is the gold
strength. For one thing, it
would make his overthrow in
New York, which seems sure
already, certain.