The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-10-10
OUTH DAKOTA. SATURDAY. OCT. 1O.ls96.
outspoken but when the time comes will
drop a ballot for free silver.
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While Bryan's greatest strength ap-
pears to come from the farmers we 60
not think 1t is true that the Democrats
ia business circles are largely against
him.. It may be. true OF the large
business centers, but in the smaller
cities and towns we could not find that
the Democratic business men vera for
Mckinley, and when one was found it
was An easy matter TO run across two or
three Republican business men who
were for Bryan.
In Chicago one day We dropped INTO q
big crowd talking politics in an alley
intersecting Clark street in the heart of
the city. Weasked bystander his
dress and appearance business man
how tho city was going.
"0h, it will go to hell, suppose, where
it's been going for some time"
Flows thatY"
go for Bryan most likely.''
The best informed people of Chicago
appear to believe that the majority Of
the workingmen will vote for Bryan.
Wo found Omaha the hottest place.
Nearly every vacant building in the
heart Of the city appears to be the head
quarters Of some political club. About
all these rooms, inside and outside.
blocking the sidewalks and half the
street, crowds of men stand around all
day, either arguing the money question
themselves or listening to others. Oc-
casionally two bright and we'll posted
men will cross swords and the wrapt at
tention with which the crowd Of by
ISLANDERS hangs on their words show how
intense the interest in the campaign.
Aud, oh, the lamentable ignorance! More
than Cne voter obtains all the informa.
tlon he possesses from these brief, hap
hazard sidewalk debates,
On the railroad trains the smokers"
are the scenes of many hot talk One
Of the most striking things of this kind
we ran across was on the train coming
out Of Chicago, between young drum
mer Of a Chicago shoe house, who was
red-hot Bryan man. and an old farmer
who had just been in with load of hogs
and who WAS equally stuck on Mckinley.
On the train from Sioux City Tuesday
two old grey-headcd roosters, one u
years of age, the other 63 got so warmed
up that the lie was passed and one OF
them walked over and slapped the others
face. The presence of the conductor and
brakesman alone prevented very pretty
scrap. We have been east every campaign
for thr past twelve years, but never saw
the equal Of this one. Men on both sides
have east their rormer prejudices and
antlpathles to the winds-absolutel
swallowed themselyes-and are wild
with their new faith. whichever it may
be. The Republican farmers OF the west
appear to be standing BY Mckinley bet
ter than they are in the east, where the
silver sentiment is growing. rather than
receding all the time.
And this is how we found things "back
east;" told just as we found it, without
establishment aud in an absolute Impair
tial unprejudfced way. As every reader
OF the GRAPHIC knows, we were not any
too we'll satisfied with the doings OF the
Chicago convention and at its adjourn
ment did not believe that Bryan could
carry single northern state east of the
Missouri. But if any impartial man,
looking for facts not buDcomef will take
trip through the central states he will
come back believing that there will
either have to be big slump for Nc
Kinley within the next three weeks or
he'll have plenty Of time to repair his
lawn when the grass grows again.