The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-13
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. d. C., Nov. ., 1896.

PNNStttotiNs WI HitAhihNJ "' W
four years after the fourth OF next
March, gather roses in the White
House yard nndlsturbed by. Mr.. Bryan.
There ate many reasons assigned for
this disappointing feature OF the re-
markable political campaign OF 1896,
the most reasonable one, possibly, be-
ing The fact that Mr.. Bryan failed to
receive enaugh votes. However, the
fact also femains that a change OF less
than Is, 900 votes from Mr.. Mckinley
to Mr.. Bryan, distributed through
nine different States, would have
elected the. latter. Therefore, it Is
shown that the Republican victory,
while at first glance seems SO COM
plete and overwhelming, was in fact
secured BY a very narrow margin, and
the Democrats have nothing to be
ashamed OF. Considering the ire
mendous' odds against him the bril-.
liant young candidate OF the Demo-
cratic party, even in his temporary
defeat, has won a glorious victory for
the people whom he so n0bly repre-
scented, for the result OF the election
proves that the free silver cause Is by
no means an unpopular one, and has
grown with a wonderful rapidity
within the last year. Despite the
combined and powerful opposition OF
the money powers OF the United
States and Great Britain, the power
fni inf1uefces Of the Republican party,
assisted'by the Cleveland administra-
tion, the extraordinary endorsement
'Of the Pope OF Rome, the priests OF
America, combined with the efforts OF
the "A. 7. A's'and the in1dels, and a
united subsidized press, the coercion,
interference and intimidation OF all
the railroads, manufacturing, mining,
banking and large mercantile inter
ests of the East and-NOrth-with all
these and many more tremendous
odds against him WILLIAM JEN-
NINGs BRYAN, the grand and mag
netic youne defender of the plain peO-
pie and their inalienable rights, only
lacked 25,000 votes Of being elected
President OF the United States, while
yet scarcely more than a boy in age.
The uniting Of the political interests
of the South and the great undevel-
Oped West, was an experiment which
at the first trial proves practicable.
After twenty years OF continuous
partnership between the Democrats
Of the South and the East, during
which time the greater part OF the
burden rested upon the South, the
combination succeeded in cleCting a
President from the East, who has
since proven to be the most migrate
full man known to any country or age.
But only four months after the South
and West had united their d%estinies,
they came within comparatively a
few votes OF electing a President, de-
monstrating tile fact that the uniting
Of the political interests OF those Sec
tions Is the logical and sensible thing
to do.
The election Of Mr.. Mckinley is not
necessarily a victory for, or an en-
dorsemcut Of the gold standard. for
his party is pledged through their
standard until bimctallism "a be Sc
cured by international agreement,
which all of their leaders promise to
accomplish at the earliest practicable
moment, and upon that assurance
thousands ofconseryatiye bimctallistS
voted for Mr.. Mckinley, thinking IL a
better policy than for the United
States to try it alone. However, it is
evident that the leaders on the gold
standard side are deceiving the peo-
pie, for thae promise was only made
to tide them over the election, and
they will do as Mr.. Cleveland did with
a similar upl~dge, simply ignore it.
There Will be no effort made to secure
even an International conference look
ing to such an agreement, unless as a
mere matter Of form for the further
purpose Of carrying out their dccep-
tiOn. The money powers will doubt
less now make a little bluff at ire
storing prosperity" which will nat
urally be aided by more activity in
the business world as a reaction from
the temporary lull in business caused
by one of the most exciting political
campaigns in the history of our ma
ton. But with the contracted single
gold standard currency system there
can be no permanent prosperity in
this country, AS heretofore, the rich
will continue to grow richer and the
poor poorer until A. d. 1900 shall have
rolled around, when the people will
awake to the true situation. They
will discover that their confidence has
been trifled with by the god standard
people, and they will then realize that
the free and unlimited coinage OF sill.
yer, together with the present free
and unlimited coinage Of gold system,
Is the emily remedy for the present
hard and demoralizing monetary sys.
tenn OF our country, and WILLIAM j.
BRYAN wilhthen be elected President
in order to inaugurate a policy of gov.
eminent Which will do justice to all
classes and all sections.
Our present administration contin-
ues to upliald the dignity of our great
country and the manly maintenance
of national honor by discharging
government employees who made
speeches advocating the election of
Mr.. Bryan, while nothing is being
said about the heads of departments
and their numerous subOrdinates who
made hundreds OF speeches In the in
terest Of the Republican party. The
most noticeable Of these numerous
cases OF discharges from the govern
ment service because of the exercise
Of their %inalienable right of free
speech, is that of a female bread
Garner who was dismissed the day
after the ELECTION from the Treasury
Departments by Secretary Carlisle.
Her greatest sin seems to have been
that she was placed there uDOn the