The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-12-06
DEFEAT OR VICTORY IN 1900?

noIicv Of roturniog to the Old practice Of
deception and evasion for the pur yosG o.
carrying the pivotal states. iet US ~ ia a
| oil sides of it. Suppose that, by talhPe IN
with platform declara tons, the parry
| squeeze through in New York Eng Ne"
! jersey, is it not morally certain W" Uo,id
| would be a revolt in other states N ou."
| not Kentucky. Virginia. North niiid
and other states BE hopelessly Iost! n ohiU
| the party carry any southern states -; ~" ~ ~
| the nolitical agents of the money power:
| We are inclined to doubt il most cap''a'I
Let us get down to business by hrSl =
| finng what is meant by tine ora pIacti
| of deception and evasion our Atlahlt
| contemporary would so characterize the
| platform of 1899. while it speaks OF TN
| platform of 1896 the courageous express
| sion of a party's purpose.
| AS far as The Evening Post Is concefneu
| It never stops to quarrel with DESCRIPTIVE
| adiectives The platform OF 1892 was Sooo
| enough for the democratic party and the
| people III 1892 so we do not care whether II
! is denounced as a coWardy SubfefluSe, Il
! mere makeshift. al evasion, tl OK, /"
| trap. or time serving device, or whether
! it be considered wise, discreet, carefully
phrased avoidance of points Of dis gree
ments. SO dropping the aJ~ ectiVes' let II"
contrast the effect political OF the Two
platforms of 1892 and 1895.
Ia 1892 the ticket named and placed on
the platform was elected. The vote stood:
t!cFeIlhu 80 No'99' iial ''o'i A'' '''~''
Weaver % votes.
ON the platform OF 1876 the parry went ~
defeat The vote stood: Mckinley n;
! Bryan 17G. This is nearly an exact re
vcrsal of the electoral vote of 1892. But
let us analE%e 'ne VOC IA 80 S'c.D' ~
coleSe anu see JUS "nt' We - "',t ,
we S"iiicu anu "HCio ZIG Ni'I7'" '''i>
place.
The following Cleveland states voted for
Mckinney:
California. ............ ..... =. ...'
TonLectlcuV '''''' '''''' '''' '''' 49, y
iJfinois| "A
Indiana .. ...... =. -. T.. II
kentucky =. =. q. =. ...... e. ........ II
Maryland. .... =. .
Michigan ''''. e. .
New Jersey .'''' '.'''' $50 ac
New foIh - - - sc - - zee 80 -"
G%io.
Wisconsin . $50. -. ........ T.
Total. la
Let it be remembered that the vote or
Kentucky ana C3Ilt0rna was dINlH'd IN
1896 as was the vote Of OHIO and North
Dakota i'm 1892 We give merely the ClcVc-
land votes Of 1892 that were Mckinley votes
n 1896. a total Of lD electoral woes. lost
by abandoning the polite policy for one OF
cXtrcmism.
Now with these states IN mind constitute
ing the seat of empire, let US see Wht' W.
gained. Here are the votes east TOR mar
ri$on III '\9-, Wnch Bryan secured III 1919
California; e.
Moniana. - .
= E.pi is M. =. - - - - - ''''
s IIo..tt;,, t[ ''''' 90 - - 80 "
WIom;ne 49,. ;
Total E. e. ...... .. ......2|
THAT is. of the li5 votes that Were for
Harrison in 1892 only g. or onr-siXth went
to BRYAN whereas of the 81 votes for
C,rovaI9nd in 1892. H. or more than one
ha,f went Ia Mckinley:
There remains only the Weaver vot, to
consider OF tnat vote The following went
10 Bryan:
Colorado q. e. . &C. .......... ......
Idaho ..... o.. e. e.. .... e.. =. e.. =. .........
Kansas. .'.. ......lO
NeN'ua' - - 100 - - - 80 - ''' "
a.
t"'1'.' - - '' - ''.'' ,,''' :, - ''''''-'
TA2t ~, ny means OF t"e bfE"h P'o-
Gramn1e the democrats" party exchanged
al Cleveland votes n the electoral college
rni. o. Harrison ana 20 Weaver votes. and
Of tf,c.., s+a+os with Il votes Kansas VII,
~ tn., L. ,r',,,., l,.r, -, tt ,.,,,,' 81 .,,
't7 ~ N'1-' ''"' S''' '' - ~ GA
party.
These are considered tons which VIII force
themselves on the attention of the demo-
cratic national convention If 1890 ana Il