Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-09-07
ENTHUSIASM WANING.
Hanna Not So Hopeful of Me
 Kinley's Election.
POODLE WON'T DO THE TRIoK

The Situation In Michigan. Illinois, Indi-
 aua, IoNa. Minnesota, Wisconsin and
 Nebraska Is Responsible For the Doubt.
 ue Has Observed That the People Are
 Organizing For Free Silver.
 Slowly, but surely, the Republicans are beginning to realize that if Mckinley is elected i'll November it will not be witLcut a stubborn fight and the ex- penditure of much greater sum of money than has yet been squandered in any former political campaign.
 The recognition of this fact has even dawned upon the ebtuse sensibilities of Mark Hanna, who has just returned to New York after quite lengthy visit to what is commonly accepted as the battle ground of the campaign. That such grim ard mercenary reasoner as Mokln- ley's campaign manager should admit that the situation was clouded by even the least element of doubt should be &C., cepted by the Democrats as most im- portant eoncession
 If not indicative of the final result of the campaign. it at least shows that Mark Hanna is not quite so jubi1ant over the outlook as he was short while back Mark Hanna is naturally of sanguine and hopeful temperament. This trait of his character is stamped upon neaIly everything he says and does. Though possibly he may not be- lieye in the power of poodle to perform miracles, he nevertheless has most se- rene and tranquil faith ill it's persuasive virtues But even this faith has been somewhat shaken since his return from the middle states, and the smile of un- mixed assurance which he carried away with him several days ago has become so thin and ghastly as to bear scarcely q pereeptible resemblance to the one which wfeathed his face prior to the speech of Mir. Bryan in New York.
 With the wealth of Wall street at his back, why is it that Mark Hanna has lost his swaggering air of confidence and the customary chuekle with which he was won't to discuss the prospects of Mckinley? The explanation is simple enough. Mark Hanna realizes that money is not the only thing needful in this campaign and that something else is lacking to persuade the people. No sooner had he exchanged the stif1ing air of Wall street for the fragrant and un- obstrueted atmosphere of the open fields than he plainly commenced to see, what he had previously been at q loss to ob- serve, that the American people were 5oRl fba frytat in November and that over their heads foated the banner of free coinage.
 h speaking Of Mark Hanna's return to New York The Herald of that city, rampant single standard organ, ob. serves:
 The plain truth about the national campaign is that Chairman Mark Han na, when he returned from the west, although he wore 8 smiling face and openly said everything was going well, brought the news for the eastern mem bers of the executive committee that the outlook is far from satisfactory. Mir Hanna will not for one moment eoncede defeat in any of the states that go to make up the battle-ground for honest money, but he told every friend with whom he talked privately that the fight was 3 hard che and that the ticket could only be elected by the most tremendous exertions.
 Such statement as this, emanating from such paper as the New York Herald, is rot without significance. The states N hich are responsible for the feel ing of doubt which has crept over the great metropolitan daily are Michigan, Illinois. Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Wis consin, Nebraska and Kentucky.
 Speaking of the situation in Illinois, The Herald states that the roseate re- ports about Illinois being solid for Nc Kinley by 80, GOO majority were put out for the benefit of the marines Unless the situation changes between now and October, this same paper observes, nc living man will be able to tell with confidence in his predictions how Hi nois will vote.
 In like manner, the situation in the various other middle states is also dis cussed by The Herald with the same conelusion--thatw work is needed if sue cess Is achieved
 Surely if there is anything in the sit uation to warrant the belief that the free silver' craze is dying, it has not made itself apparent to those who have taken thoughtful view of the matter It is dying only ill the sense of the ado lescent youth who hourly dies in the act of breathing, but who first waxes power ful ill the towering stature and puissant strength of manhood. Atlanta Consti. tuition.
 few practical observations in the mon- ey centers would reveal the fact that un- der the existing gold standard silver is money of ultimate payment with the wage