The herald., 1896-11-01
HANNA WHOOPS.
All-inclusive Claims Indicate That He
Smells Defeat.

All-inclusive Claims Indicate That He
Smells Defeat.
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CON-
MITTEE, CHICAGO HEADQUAR-
| TIERS, CHICAGO, Oct. 31.-The earnest
support which the loyal citizens of the
United States, irrespective of former
political affiliations. have rendered the
Republican party and the cause of
| sound money in the campaign about to
end, justifies an expression from those
who have been called upon to conduct it.
No campaign since the war Of the re-
belion has presented such grave re-
| sponsibilities to those entitled to the
elective franchise. The dangerous
principles enunciated by the Chicago
platform. which proposes not only de-
| basement of the currency but the de-
struction Of the highest judicial author
ity of the land. have justified good citi-
| zens, irrespective Of past party prefer
ences In uniting to rebuke those who
would thus endanger the very founda-
| ton of our national organization.
The developments of the closing week
Of the campaign leave no doubt that the
judgment Of an overwhelming majority
of the people of the nation is against the
platform and candidate Of the repudi-
alton and national dishonor. 1t now re-
mains for the voters to register at the
polls their answer to the attempts to
excite passion, prejudice and selflshness
for the benefit of few who are willing
to destroy national honor and endanger
national existence for their personal
ambition and individual profit. Good
citizens in every section and Of every
party have united in publicly express-
ing themselves upon this subject-their
duty now is to do so in such a manner
as Will forever put an end to further at
tempts In this line. There Is but one
way of doing this, and that Is at the
polls. While each man has his especial
field in the preliminary work Of the
campaign, the duty of election day is
common to all. No man, however much
he has done in influencing others, can
neglect his personal duty at the polls,
and no citizen, however humble or de-
voted to employment or business, should
fail to exercise his privilege and duty on
election day.
1t is not merely privilege but duty.
And while 1t is the duty of every good
citizen to express his will at the polls
on all occasions. that. duty was never
more serious or important than now.
Sound arguments and expressions of
loyalty count for nothing unless those
who offer them or are convinced by
them exercise that universal privilege
Of participating in the actual direction
Of the government by voting on cleo
ton day.
1t Is hoped, therefore, that all good cit
izens will join hands on Tuesday in
maintaining the honor of the nation by
registering their ballots in favor of that
candidate who has been honored by the
support of loyal men of all parties
William Mckinley. The issue is be-
tween two men and two platforms, the
one representig national honor, good
government, sound money and sound
principles; the other standing for doc
trines dangerous to the peace and pros
perity of the nation and promising only
system which must debase the cur
rency, destroy business and employ
ment. 1t is, as has been recently said
by Major Mckinley himself, "a time
when the voice of the partisan is hush
ed In the chorus of patriotism which
sounds from one end Of the country to
the other" Let every loyal citizen take
this thought to the polls with him on
election day and the country will be
saved from the danger which confronts
1t and saved by that same loyal devo-
ton which obliterated party lines in
defense of the nation on an occasion of
equal but not greater peril =.
THE HANNA ESTIMATE.
CHICAGO, Oct. 31-Chairrnan Hanna
today issued the following signed state
ment
II am confident that the strength Of
Mckinley and Hobart in the electoral
college as a result o. next Tuesdays
election will not be less than 81 votes
This estimate is made upon figures just
received from the chailmen of the state
| committees. The result of final polls
was taken in such careful manner as
! to give them the highest credence. These
| polls indicate vote by states that will
| be as follows:
| California 8, Connecticut g.. Delaware
3, I'LL 1ois "a. Indiana Is, Iowa 10, Ken
tucly 10, Maine 6, Maryland 8, Massa-
chus-tts Is, Michigan IA, Minnesota 8,
New Hampshire 4, New Jersey 10, New
! ( OF *. S6, Nebraska g. North Carolina H.
North Dakota 8, Ohio 2S, Oregon 4. Penn
sylvania 81. Rhode Island 4, South Da-
kota 4, Tennessee II. Vermout.k, West
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