Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-11-24
Arrnlt rnn BATTLE.
The ,'Optic's'' Colorado Correspon'
dent Reviews the Situation In
the Centennial State.

TO the Editor OF the Optic.
PUEBLO, Colorado, November 22nd,
l896.-Now that the smoke OF the bat
lie has cleared away, and Mckinley 10
the coming president, we shall ask for
a little space in The OPTIc.
Pueblo is just now in the swim.
The business in hand being a monster
demonstration to be given to the de-
feated champion Of free silver coinage,
w. j. Bryan,
MIR. Bryan is to reach here early In
the morning Of the 25th inst. He will
oe received at the union depot by the
proper committee. A drive through
the city will follow, then a luncheon at
the home Of Governor-Ele Adams.
In the afternoon a big parade, with
Bryan as the center OF attraction, will
leave Royal park, and at the close of
the parade Bryan Is to address the
faithful at the Grand opera house. The
city will be filled TO overlooking by
visitors from all parts of the state, to
do honor to the man who so confident
~ expected to rule this nation for The
next four years, only to find after the
votes were counted, that 1t was the
other s.Bill" tina had the largest circu-
lation at the polls.
Colorado is still wildly and madly in
favor Of Bryan, and it is proposed to
form silver clubs all over the state,
whose aim it shall be to educate the
people thoroughly in the free silver
faith. Just why this step is necessary
in a state that gave Bryan over 100 900
majority, is something rather hard for
ever a Bryan mar to explain. 1t may
be, however, that there are we'll
grounded fears that the silver republi.
cans who j,ined hands with the Bryan
party, are beginning to waver In their
loyalty for a defeated cause and candi-
date, and hence need a constant study
of the free silver catechism to hold
them in the Bryan ranks.
This effort to keep up a four years
agitation of the silver issue, which re-
ceived such a crushing defeat. is all
oosh. The only education that will
have any direct bearing on the presi-
Dental campaign in 1900, will be that
given by McKinley's administration.
II the republican administration gives
us four years of prosperity, that party
will be continued in power for the four
years succeeding the incoming admin
istration. II the republicans fail to
give the prosperity they promised. the
party will not only be defeated in 1900,
but the probability is, in that event, its
defeat will be the annihilailon OF the
republican party. There is the whole
case in a nut shell.
That Bryan will not add to his fol-
by visiting Colorado, seems a
foregone conclusion, to Mr.. William
Scott Lee, a prominent Denver citizen
and ardent supporter of Bryan, who in
an interview published IN the Denver
Post, gives good reasons for his con
illusions. | shall quote a portion OF
this interview for the edification OF
those Bryan anarchists, who firmly be-
lieve that Bryan's fierce attacks on capt.
talists an d aristocrats were sincere.
Mr.. Lee says: ~ think Mr.. Chas. s.
Thomas, and other loyal friends of cur
idol. Mr.. Bryan, should have advised
him to stay away from Colorado. He
will not add to his admirers by coming,
and in my opinion he will be In great
of hurting himself and silver by
he exclusive arrangements made by
MS reception committee. 1t may add
the luster Of Mr.. Thomas to receive
him at the Thomas mansion, but 1t
will be a dear experience to Mr.. Bryan,
Who apparently hates all such aristo.
preferment."
The howl made against capitalists,
md the patting on the back of the
ommon people before the election,
must now, that Bryan is defeated,
70 taken by the "money power"
IS having been made in a "Pickwickian
ense" only, hence exclusive banquets
It Sc per plate, and private entertain
in an aristocratic mansion, are
low considered ''good form" by the
ate champion of the "common peo-
An amusing ssbull'' was perpetrated
" one of our local silver clubs the
'ther evening. The club passed reso-
In which mention was made Of
he election of Mckinley by a "narrow
Margin" II the defeated Bryamtes
ind comfort in the thought that a
majority of forty-eight in the electoral
and 1000, 900 on the popular
ote is a "narrow Margin" the repub-
lcas will always be glad to let them
ave the "%comfort," while they accept
Nth grateful thanks, a victory in 1900,
n just such a marrow margin"
Pueblo has not yet received n un-
sal boom in business, but the fact is
hat business is increasing gradually,
we hope when the boom has
airly started in the east, its effect will
9 made apparent 10 every n here,
y an increase in business circles, work
the unemployed, aud an increase 10
ages. So mote it be.
JOHN J. BIPPUs.