Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-10-16
That Is What the Southern Republicans
Have Been Doing in the Most
Artistic Manner.
Every Part of the Country-What q
Railroad OEicial Found Out in the
South-The Result of Some
Test Votes.

tlOu, HuU very CdTe1ul CauNuSSeS mtbQo
in the debatable territory by national,
state and local managers of the free
silver campaign. The wild statements
sent out during the past four or five
days by the republican managers, in
which they claim certain western states
by majorities so large that they appear
ridiculous even to republicans, is furth-
er evidence that they have nothing on
which to base their claims, while their
only hope lies in making unsupported
claims in the vain hope of bolstering
up q lost cause. 1t is known, how
ever, that inside reports obtained at
the Mckinley headquarters are widely
different from those given out to tho
gold press. For instance, it is known
that republican canvass Of Nebraska
gives that state to Mckinley by only
5000 majority. This report is clouded
by the statement that in order to carry
Nebraska desperate work must be done
between now and November, a sure in
dication that the republicans have no
hope of carrying that state.
A democratic canvass of Nebraska
shows that Bryan will carry it by not
less than $4,000; the democratic poll
showing a republican detection in
every county of the state, including
Douglass county, and Omaha, of from
20 to rs per cent. The republican man
ayers are sure of this fact, and rely
wholly upon wild and unsupported
claims to keep up the courage of their
followers. The same thing is true in
Kansas, except that republican lead
ers have actually conceded that state.
This being the case, it is absolutely
certain that Bryan will carry every
state west of the Missouri river, clear
to the Pacific coast.
1t is also known that the republican
managers have privately conceded to
Bryan every southern state. A prom
inent Chicago railway official, in close
touch with republican national head
quarters, has, within the past two
days, made the candid admission that
Mckinley stood no more chance of car
rying any southern state than he has of
carrying Colorado, and he admitted
that Bryan would carry Colorado by
$4,000 majority. This railway official,
in the same private conversation, stated
that any man who offered to bet one
dollar on Mckinley was either born
fool or painfully anxious to part with
his money. He further stated that the
talk about carrying Texas, Tennessee,
North Carolina and other southern
states for Mckinley has been manufac-
tured by a clique of southern republic
an politicians solely for the purpose of
pulling Mark Hanna's leg;;" that they
had succeeded in doing SO, and that
was all they expected; that not one of
the states would fail in giving Bryan an
overwhelming majority. This view, he
stated, was obtained from q personal
trip throughout the states in question.
Reports from every so-called de-
batable state received during the past
two weeks show that the silver senti-
ment is increasing at a rate never be-
fore known since the inception of the
movement. Republicans everywhere,
especially among the farmers and la
boring men, are coming out boldly and
joining the Bryan ranks. In many of
the counties of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin and Min
nesota there is wholesale stampede of
republican farmers to the support of
Bryan. Instead of being on the wane,
the silver movement is growing more
rapidly than it has at any time dur
ing the past two months. One or two
instances will show this feeling. D. II.
Harris, of Lincoln, ILL.,, reports that a
careful poll has been made of Clay,
Wayne, Christian, Logan and Sanga-
mon counties, showing net gain over
all disaffected democrats of 20 votes to
q precinct, making a total net gain of
1000 votes in these counties. This, it
will be seen, will make difference of
5000 votes in the majority, and will
. carry that congressional district by the
largest majority ever known. Similar
reports come from Ohio, Wisconsin and
Iowa.
prominent democrat in Lancaster
county, Wis.,, the banner republican
county of that state. writes that care
full canvass of that county shows q
large majority for Bryan Three
fourths of the republican farmers ein
the county, he says, have come out for
Bryan. A secret poll of factory en-
ployes in one of the largest factories OF
Rockford, ILL.,. gave 49l for Bryan and
II for Mckinley. This poll, it is un.
necessary to state, was taken without
the cognizance of the managers of that
institution. y poll was taken few
days ago among the dock laborers at
the mouth of the Chicago river, in this
city, which stood 400 for Bryan and not
a single one for Mckinley. Wherever
laborers are given chance to express
their opinions without fear. they are
found to be almost unanimous for Bry
an and free silver. This state of al
fairs leads the democratic managers tc
believe that the election will result in q
regular landslide for free silver.
Reports also show that the Germen.
Americans are coming over to the Bry.
an standard by the thousands, state
of affairs which is largely due to the
Bismarck letter, millions of copies Of
which have been sent all over the coun.
try. Reports also show that the Bche
milan vote of Chicago is about solid fol
Bryan. There are over 10000 Bohemian
votes in Illinois, nearly all of whom
live in Chicago. Bryan will get nearly
every one of them.
Reports from Indiana, based upon
careful canvass of that state, give il