The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-06-17
WE'RE BOUND TO WIN.
Consul General Morss' Paper Admits the
Power OF Silver Tidal " ave.

INDIANAPOLIS, June II. The Sentl-
mel, OF this city, strong Cleveland
supporter, few days ago published
the following significant editorial:
We have never known the r putli-
can party to be on the dead run" so
early 10 the season. Their leaders are
ratified and panic stricken. They will
have no Austerlitz this season. Water
loo is at their very doors.
Thirty years ago the remarks were
common: Let the Republicans nomi-
nate yellow dog at ST. Louis in June
and he will win" It is any body S vic
tory" ANY that the Republi-
cans nomin ate for President will be
elected" Its yellow dog year" and
so on for quantity. Today it is extre-
mely doubtful if they can elect any
body. Whether, good or bad, wise or
un wise, dangerous or the reverse, the
silver wave is inundating the vast
political fields OF the west and south.
As journalists we merel y record the
fact. No one need be deceived. With
exceeding great trepidation and nerv-
Gus are the tally keepers of the Republi-
can party recording the probable out
come at st. Louis.
The more prominent manipulators
are sweating blood and the dreams of
ambitious schemers are dissolving into
very thin air. The geld standard men
will doubtless have absolute control Of
the St. Louis convention of monopo-
lists, trust, managers and plutocrats.
They have already served notice that
the platform must declare absolutely
for a gold standard. Old John Sher-
man suggested to leave out the word
gold" and makeil sound money"
honest money" or something of that
kind, but they will not have it that
way. Sherman IS shy and cunning,
ard thinks coon trap platform will
be about the sort of thing that ough
to be set up at st. Louis. Reports,
however, show that the gold men will
coatol 651 of the 91S delegates, and
they say there is no need for them to
pander to the silver interests, which
will be represented by 81 delega, es.
The other l04 delegates are stradd.ers,
or represent nothing very definite en-
the currency question. They are put
down on the doubtful list, but if all Of
them should flock with the silver dele
gates the entire lot would only num-
Der 267 against the 65l who are pledged
to a gold standard. Thus, we haye
a clear gold majority Of 3S4. The sill
YER men will be powerless, and the
probability is that they will bolt. They
will not dare to face their constituents
when perfect silver hurricane IS
sweeping the west and south like a tor
nado.
What sort OF figure will Hanna,
Mckinley & Co., cut at st. Louis
with that old straddling Ohio platform
They will be laughed at. The Indiana
crazy guilt woven al the recent Re
publican State convention will be o.
fered, but Russell Sage and other cas-
tern millionaires say It's not strong
enough On the gold deliverauce, and
Chauncey Depew SAYS: You can't
parse it" On, what a mss. The
sound money or gold standards will
be so strong that s.raddle or con-
cession OF any kind seems to be impossi
bic.
There is a scheme, 1t is intimated, to
de. eat Mckinley for the nomination,
but, according to the figures, he seems
to be certain OF receiving 500 votes.
The brightest of the managers must,
and DOUBTLESS do, see that he cannot be
elected, even if he secures the nomina-
ton, without bolt of the silver dele
gates. Therefore, looking over the
entire political field, is it any wond- r
tcat the Republican leaders are wor-
ried and annoyed at the outlook To
sum up:
They are panic stricken.
They are ratteled.
They IRE ''on the run.
M-Alnley will be defeated.
Any one nominated al the St.
Louis convention of millionaires,
trusts, plutocrats and magnates is
doomed 10 defeat.