Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-11-18
The ELECTIONS REVIEWED.

| william j. Bryan Declares that Their Re-
suits Presage Republican Defeat In Com.
ing Contests-The Chicago Platform I'M
dOrsed-GoId Democrats Organization q
Failure.
ST.. LOUIS, Nov. THE Republic
publishes the following review of the
recent elections by William j. Bryan:
LINCOLN. Neb., Nov. 1.-THE elections of 1897
| Indicate dissatisfaction with republican pohs
| cies and preSage the overthrow OF the repub-
| hcan party. They also indicate that the bolt
| ing democrats can not long maintain separate
organization and must either go to the re-
| puehcans or return to the regular democratic
party and accept the platform adopted in Chi
cago in 1895
In Ohio, the home of the president, as well as
| the home OF Mr.. Hanna. the chairman of the
Republican national committee the republican
majority was reduced almost one-half, and the
| legislature very close. Certainly, in Ohio, il
anywhere, republicans might have expected to
hold their own, but instead of doing they
have shown distinct loss, in spite of the fact
that they had an abundance of money for cam
palgn purposes and an organization as complete
as last year, together with the interested aid Of
| those who have received Offices at the hands Of
the administration, or expect Offices.
In kentucky the democrats carried the state
oy about 10000, and secured a good working
majority in the legislature. Notwithstanding the
efforts put forward by the republicans and gold
democrats.
IN Iowa the republican majority was cut down
almost one-half and large democratic gains
were made in the legislature.
In Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, the re-
publican majorities were largely reduced.
In Virginia the democrats made decided gains
on the state ticket and the legislature.
In Nebraska the fusion plurality will exceed
my plurality of last year. Notwithstanding
considerable decrease in the total vote The
percentage of votes cast by the silver forces in
haf
THE BoLTING DEMOCRATS
In the states above mentioned, namely, Ohio,
Kentucky, Iowa, Pennsylvania Massachusetts,,
Virginia and Nebraska, the democrats re-
affirmed the positions taken in the Chicago
platform, and in each of these states the re-
publicans discussed national issues and pointed
out that democratic gain was strengthening the
Chicago platform We have right, therefore,
to claim the political advantages which they
foreSaw and tried to prevent
am not sufficiently acquainted with the To-
cal situation in New York city and in New
York, New Jersey and Maryland to be able to
Judge how far the gains strengthened the Chi
cago platform.
The small vote polled by the gold democrats
last year was explained by the assertion that
most of the gold democrats voted the republic
can ticket but this year in several states Spe-
cial effort was made by the gold democrats to
poll large vote in order to give their party q
standing in public estimation. This was eSpe-
cially true in Nebraska, Iowa, Kentucky and
Massachusetts. Ex-Secretary j. Sterling Nor
ton made speech at the state convention of
the gold democrats, in which he asserted that
there had been large increase in his party
strength, and that the gold democrats would
poll $4,000 votes in Nebraska this year.
In order to bring out a full vote he
consented to be candidate for regent OF
the state university, and the chairman of the
gold democratic convention made the race for
supreme judge. The returns are not complete,
but sufficient is known to make it certain that
the gold democracy candidate for supreme
Judge did not poll one-half of one per cent of
of the vote, less than one-half the votes the
party polled last year. Secretary Morton, not
wlthstanding his large personal acquaintance,
did not carry single precinct in the state.
In Iowa. ex-Congressman Patterson and By
mum canvasSed the state in the interest of the
gold democrats, and yet the gold democrats
candidate for governor polled only about 1900
more than the party polled last year, or a little
more than one per cent. of the vote of the
state.
In Kentucky, where, perhaps, the hardest
fight was made by the gold democrats, the can
didate of the gold democrats polled only about
1000 votes. In Massachusetts, so DISTINGUISHED
man as ex-Congressman Everett, running for
governor on the gold ticket, polled less than
one-ffth as many votes as. George Fred Will
liams, who made an aggressive fight for the
Chicago platform.
The republicans fought their campaign this
year under the most favorable circumstances.
Congress was called together in extraordinary
session and the Dfngley bill was passed
Factories, which were closed during the
period of uncertainty, as to the Sched-
uies, opened up when the law passed
finally, and the rates fixed positively; mer-
chants, who had postponed purchases for the
same reason, replenished their stocks, and the
metropolitan newspapers united in heralding
return of prosperity. Since everybody was
anxious for prosperity to return. no matter
what party brought it, many were inclined to
give the republican party further time to
demonstrate the success or failure of its
policies
THREE PERNICIoUs DOCTRINES.
In spite of these advantages, the republican
party has failed to hold it's own and the senti-
ment in favor Of the Chicago platform continues
to grow.
The tariff bill has been in operation some-
thing like four months, and as yet has not been
indicated by experience. Notwithstanding
the fat that republican leaders and republican
papers are continually celebrating the return of
prosperity, the voters do not seem to have re-
ceived their share, as is evidenced by the re-
turns of last Tuesday.
The elections win encourage the friends OF
independent bimetallism to continue their cam
paign. BY sending q commission to Europe,
Mr. Mckinley admitted the gold standard to be
unsatisfactory. BY appropriating 100000 to
pay the expenses of the commission, the re-
publican congress confessed itself DESTROYS Of
getting rid of the gold standard.
The republican party, having failed in its
efforts to get rid of the gold standard, must now
insist upon the American people enduring a
gold standard. Can the republican party carry
over to the gold standard all those who believed
in international bimetallism last year? Surely
not
The opposition to the trusts is growing
stronger every day, and the republican party is
impotent to exterminate them because it re-
ceiVeS financial support from them Therefore
1t must expect to lose votes among those who
believe the modern trust to be o menace to the
industries as well as to the policies of the
United States.
The last democratic platf orm opposed gov.
eminent by injunction. Events have brought
this subject into still greater prominence since
the election, and few republicans will openly
defend government by injunction.
The republican programme now embraces
three pernicious doctrines;
l. Foreign control of our primary money.
2. National bank control Of our paper money
3. Trust control of the taxing power
VIII the people submit? No.
Queen aud Cardinal.
ROME, Nov. 10.-The queen of Italy
has sent Cardinal Gibbons portrait of