Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-13

LONDON, Nov 4.-You could tell how much
money these people have invested in America
by the excitement here over the presidential
election. Life has been a burden to every
American here because OF the frenzied inquiries
of wealthy women wanting to know about the
election prospects. Had you been here, you
would have thought that if Bryan was elected,
the United States would have to shut up shop
and go out of business.
Their interest was so intense that this morn
ing not only were twenty columns of news
about the election published in the London pa
pers, but three of them actually posted bulletins
in front of their office windows, exactly as |
remember they used to do on the Tribune in
Greeleys time. This afternoon, instead OF
columns, the newspapers have whole broad
sides.
What so reused England the wholly
Democratic espousal of silver, and the social
aspect of the situation escaped attention, for
England heeds most quickly whatever touches
her pocket-book With bimetallsm in the
in the forefront, even war in the Soudan and
Armenian agitation took back seats.
With two EXCEPTIONS New York correspond
ents of the English papers tried to bull the
English into perturbed, uncertain calm by de-
caring Mckinley elected weeks before the vot-
ing took place. Bryan's position was not ex-
planned by single New York correspondent or
defended by single English newspaper, because
bimetallists have no organ.
Therefore the hedging of all the correspond
IL. Dali tIreu
England into condition approaching panic,
which lasted until this noon, when the public
was made certain of McKinley's undoubted
victory.
Now that the strain has been taken oft, the
newspapers have suddenly discovered several
facts never diyulged to their readers aprng the
campaign. They ROW aapoprGe serious sis
content among the poor They declare that
this has sound basis and excuse, and they ex-
plain that Bryan voiced this state of affairs sEd
championed those who complained.
Three evening newspapers before me, on my
desk, assert that ting fight led by Bryan is not
finished, but just begun, The St. James Ca
zette says:
"Triumpllant Republicans will saatplrally
write and speak as if bimetallsin, repudlatios,
I6 to j, poor mans dollar and all the othei
dangerous cries that have Gonvulsed the coun-
try during SO many months t&Xe been buried
forever, under the ruins of the GeE,ocratic
party, but the English. with their longer e,spey
rience of the social question, will assert diff
ferent opinion. Behind the silver movement
was feeling of popular discomfort With the
established order of things. We may heat
little more Of Bryan, but the movement will
take more than one defeat to Kill it, and is
likely to assume forms still more revolutionary"
The Evening News thinks this is only the
first round, and that the fight will go on, aud
may ultimately be Won by the party that has
just been showed under,
"Behind Mckinley" it SAYS, t'are the trusts,
which, safe within the ring fence OF protection,
will mouopolize so MANY necessariss of Life,
bringing h9ee tax to the helpless Christopher
The rule OF coarse dolarocracy has had its
natural effect III widespread class hatred, dis
content, savage industrial conflicts and uni
versal desire among the poorer glasses for a
short cut, even il desperate one, OK Of their
bondage. The next four years will give a
chance to organize the army OF the discon-
tented"
The articles finishes with this sentiment:
''For the sake OF the great nation, which
Englishmen all sincerely admire, it is to be
hoped the next act OF the great drama will not
be a fierce struggle of the classes against the
masses, which pessimstic prophets predict. but
omens point that way"