The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-10-15

Chicago, oct. u, S96.-ISpecial.]-
The Mckinley goldbug combine is on
the run. Its leaders admit as much.
while the leaders of the free silver
party are growing more n more con-
fident.
Mark Hanna, chairman Of the Nc
kinley national committee, says:
1t is no use denying that we have
lost the farmer and labor vote. Our
chances are exceedingly doubtful"
Chairman Bynum of the goldbug
Democratic national committee, says
"Anybody who talks about what In
diana and Illinois will do. does not
know what he is talking about. In
southern Illinois l know the whole
country is for silver. The situation is
JUS the same all over the west. SO
far as l can learn"
The Chicago Record independent
gold standard) says:
For some reason or other there has
been a decided change in the tone at
Republican headquarters within the
last few days, and Mr.. Hanna's in
structions to his associates n sub
ordinates throughout the country are
tersely expressed in the sentence-'quit
blowing and saw wood There is no
doubt that discouraging news has been
received from Ohio, Indiana and some
Of the other western states"
On the other hand here is what Will
Jam J. Bryan, the peoples champion,
says:
i am confident that we will win a
sweeping victory. The people under
stand the issues clearly and every day
witnesses a mighty change in favor of
our cause"
Chairman Jones Of the national Dem
ocratic committee says:
we will not only elect Bryan by a
sweeping majority but we will also
elect a free silver congress and large
ly increase our majority in the senate.
The outlook is altogether satisfactory"
Governor John p. ,Altgeld Of Illinois
says:
From present Indications I will say
that Bryan will sweep Illinois by a
tremendous majority. Hanna's hire
lings are making much noise, but the
people are with U.S."
Encouraging News.
Every report received at national
Democratic headquarters c~orroborates
the views expressed in the foregoing
statements and admissions. and i'm
presses upon the minds of the Demo-
cratic managers hat the election Of
Bryan is practically assured. although
no efforts will be spared all along the
line to make that majority safe and
render 1t larger.
Reports this week from the so-called
debatable states of Ohio, Indiana,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Iowa. are of the most flattering nature.
Without exception they contain assur-
ances Of IN eve increasing tide of
popular sentiment for Bryan and free
silver. The Democratic free silver
managers in Michigan are as sure Of
that state as they are that Texas or
Colorado will go for Bryan. Similar
reports come from Minnesota; while
Chairman Wall of the Wisconsin DEM
ocratic state committee is equally con-
fident that that state will be found in
the Bryan column. From Ohio comes a
report that the Mckinleyites are on
the run that farmers and miners have
come over in a body to Bryan, and that
his majority in that state viii not be
less than 5000. indian is in line, a
poll of that state showing that Bryan's
majority in that state will not be less
than 10000, and may go as high as so,
600. From Iowa come reports that the
Democrats will sweep nearly every
county in the central and western por-
ton of the state. Polls just completed
show a change OF from 800 to 500 Re.
publican votes in each county to Bry.
an, and this change will surely carry
nearly every county in the central ana
- -
The Council Bluffs congressional dis,
trict, always a Republican stronghold
will give Bryan a large majority. 4
poll Of the counties in the distric'
show a Republican detection Of from
20 to 20 per cent. in every county
while there are very few Democrat.
who will not vote the ticket. The Re
publicans are so badly frightened tina
they are imploring outside assistance
and say that If they do not get il III,
state will be hopelessly lost.
In Illinois the conditions look mucl
better than they did a week ago, an,
show that Bryan will not only carr
the state outside Of Cook count bu
will also carry Cool county and Chi
cago by a large majority. Every rem
utable organization in Chicago
for Bryan; of the 6O.oO0 votes in tn
ranks OF organized labor. Bryan wi
get 5000, and the Republican mana
gers, in talking confidentially, adm
this act-and this despite the fact tha
large manufacturing institutions, en-
ploying thousands of men, have bee
systematically intimidating their en-
ployes by compelling them to Join
Mckinley narades, wear Mckinley blu
tons, and join Mckinley clubs. Tho,
sands of workingmen in Chicago toda
are wearing Mckinley buttons, b,
who declare privately that they VI
vote for Bryan. These facts lead Il
Democratic managers to believe ar
assert hat Chicago will give Bryan
great q majority al it gave ClevelaI
In 1892, when the majority for the Der
ocratic tickle in Cook county was 81
0o0. This year the conditions are ev'
more favorable. There IL now cor