Evening star., 1896-09-22
IN FAR-OFF OREGON
The Webfoot State to CAST Her Vote
for Mckinley.
OTHER PACIFIC STATES IN Line
Gov. Mcconnell Tells of the
Fight in Idaho.
LABOR MEN FOR SOUNDING


Special Corr. spoEdence of The Evening Star.
PORTLAND. Oregon, September Is, 1896.
Had the election occurred two months
ago Bryan would have carried Oregon"
These words We're spoken to me today
by one Of the prominent young republi-
cans OF this state. He knows whereof he
speaks. for he is III close toucn with the
leaders of his party. Continuing, he sa;d
This opinion was general among the
leading men of our party. They knew the
extent of the silver sentiment and laid,
with due deliberation, their plans Of cam
Iaign. Speakers have been imported, and
the best stump men in the state have been
pressed into service, and from now on IL
will be a vigorous and aggressive cam
paign on the part Of the republicans.
Yes, 1 now believe Oregon will cast her
vote for Mckinley, hut If the election We're
this month it would be by a very small
majority So far our efforts have been
confined to the cities and larger towns, and
arrangements have been made 10 carry the
| fight into the country. 1t is there our best
work will have to pe done, for the farmers
are filled TO the brim with the fallacies OF
| free anG independent coinage.
The opposition have no speakers stump
| ing through Oregon, but their local cham
pions are loud-mouthed, and very rarely
mss an opportunity to get in their work.
| The republicans have planned to stump
| the entire state with men who cannot only
make good speeches, but who are able to
answer the many questions likely to be
asked them The more questions asked
| the better pleased viii be speakers, for
| a good, straightforward answer 10 knotty
| questions will do more good than speech
| filed with rhetoric and made up OF fiowery
| language. A popular speech Is an excellent
| thing in its way, but IL soon forgotten. Not
| SO with the answer TO a question which
has been studied for weeks, and propound-
| ed with the hope of stumping the speaker
| The answer, II IL be a MT one, goes sifalSht
| home. and those who have heard the query
/ and reply will ponder ever the same until
| the truth is forced upon them.
| Yes, there have been differences In the
republican camp. The Simon and the Steele
| factions have been at odds. For that mat
| ter, i suppose they are row, but their dif-
| ferences SO far as the public is concerned
| have been laid aside for the good OF the
| party and both are working best they
| can for the one end-McKinley' election.
The more time have the greater will
be McKinley's majority in Oregon. l feel
| as if the state We're perfectly safe. Just at
present, as l have said, the outlook, while
| Favorable to Mckinley. is not SO bright as
it will be when the campaign is ended"
A Hard Race.
| While this is the opinion of a very con-
| servative young republican, who is honest
| in his talk, there are others who ridicule
| the idea of Bryan having any following of
| any great proportions in the webfoot state.
| The silver democrats and the populists are
| equally as confident of Bryan's carrying
| the state and his election. AS a matter of
| fact, the populiSts and democrats display
the greater amount of confidence, and they
| are honest in their convictions. They all
| refer to the congressional elections in June
| last, when the popuiistS made such a
| strong fight against both republicans and
| democrats. 1t is true. Tongue and Ellis
were elected to Congress by bare plurali.
ties, but then the republicans made no very
great effort. They thought they had 8
walkover. and they did not discover theil
mistake until the eleventh houl. A CARR
son tinish.' as the horse editor would cal
| 1t, was all that saved them. This time
| they are taking no chances They are
leaving nothing undone, and from the
breakaway it has been hard race, ard sc
| 1t will continue to the wire. The ouartn,
The norses are now going up the back
stretch Wien they Lave rounded the las
turn In o the homestretch. and have Z
| straiGntaway course to the wire ii viii
| prove to be the hottest kind of a race eyel
run OYER oregon's political race course.
Mcklnley's jockeys are in the best condi
ton and they have their mount trained [,
a nlcety. Inc popocratS, go sweiled wit!
their showing in June, relying in a grea
measure upon their spring form. The clos.
brush given the republicans then, and III,
sensational finish, have convinced then
that no horse can run hard race. even il
faraway Oregon, without being in the hes
possible form, and the Canton entry ha
heen groomed by men who know their busi
ness, and who will leave nothing to chance
over in Idaho there has been a grea
: change. The republicans there are nov
making large claims. Governor Mcconnell
who, by the way, is an advocate of tn
free coina ge of silver, was in Portland tn
, | other day. In an interview he said:
: Gov. Mcconnell on Idaho.
Although at present occupying politica
position, my life has been passed in busi
; ness rather than in political pursuits, and
! as business man, l have acquired tn
habit of keeping a profit and loss account
, l have endeavored to ascertain what I'll
cost of free coinage of silver would he to tn
country, provided the Aitgeld-Tillman com
9 bination that nominate Mr.. Bryan max
good its promises, and l have conclude
that the cost would be too great: that tn
sacrifice which the country would b
, obliged to make would be greater than tn
. benefit derived therefrom. Therefore pro
. pose to support Mr.. Mckinley.
While believing in bimetallism. it woul
- be just as inconsistent to support a polio
which would bring about silver monometal
Lsm, as to support gold monometallisn
and do not believe any other result woul
| follow the accomplishment. of the presen
= plans of the democratic party. One phas
| of the money questions which seems l
y | have been overlooked by our writers an
, | speakers is the fact that for some week
= not only gold but treasury notes are ben
withdrawn from circulation; in fact, thi
: | hogan Immediately after the Chicago con
= | vention.
I Should Mr.. Bryan be elected, those VIII
: owe obligations payable in gold will real
: ize to what extent this contraction has al
ready been consummated. II is conserva
. tive, in my judgment, to state that, If he
! | elected, upon the day following that ascer
> | tainment, gold Will go to a premium o
| from % to 30 cents on the dollar, and ever
u y man west of the Rockies who owes a moi
y | will have that much added to his indebted
> | ness. BY calling at any bank and asking I
a exchange national bank notes or silver Ger
, tificates for gold, this may be easily as
= = | ceItained.
. 'I do not know whether those farmer
q who owe mortgages, and are clamorin
I, for the election of Mr.. Bryan, have realize
u ! this situation or not, but they had bette
!. | inquire before 1t Is too late, and satisf
themselves whether or not my statemer
is correct"
r Governor Mcconnell concluded his inter
: | view by saying tine republicans of 1dah
| are thoroughly organized and are maxim
: a red-hot campaign.
The California Situation.
q Chauncy R. Winslow, head of a Sa