The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-11-17
TIE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
WHAT 87YAN THINKS OF TIE RE-
suit OFTRE LATE ELECTION.

NHAT B6YAN THINKS OF TIE Re-
suit OF The LATE ELECTION.
The Denoceasic Victories In keutuck snd
New Tall. Demonstrate Great Change
Of tSsrtIm snt Cola p mccrst!c Failures
Noted
". j. B,YaD, late Democratic can
didate for President, writes as follows
on the political outlook:
The elections cf 1897 indicate dis
satisfaction with Republican policies,
and presage the overthrow OF the Re
publican party. They also Indicate
that the boiling D7mucrats cannot
long msintain separate oagan;zat!on,
and mus: either 90 over to the Repub.
licaUs or return to the regular Demo
cratic party and accept the platform
adopted N Chicago n 1896
In the home OF The president, rs
well SIS the home of Mr.. Hanna, chair
man o; the Republican national COM
mittee the Republican msiority was
almost reduced one h2If. aud the leg
| isIeture is close. CertAinly il Ohio,
ii anywhere Reoublicans might have
expected % held their own, but IN
stead OF doing so tnes have shown g
distinct loss, ir spi-c % the fact that
! they haa an abundance of money for
campaign purposes, and an organiza
ton IS complete as las. year, together
| with the Interested aid Of those who
Lave received Office at the hands OF
the ad ninistration, or expect office.
In kentucky the Democrats carried
the state by about2) 900 and secured a
good working maj ri y 10 the legisla-
ture, notwithstanding the efforts put
forth by the Republicans and gold
| Democrats.
Ia Iowa tha Republics majority
wss cu5 cown Almost one half, aud
large Demc gains we're made IN
the legislature, Notwithstanding the
fact that 3 heavy voc ~as po!led for
an OF year. Ia Penosylvanis and Mas,
sacausetts the Rep lD3:c&a D4jorit!es
were lsrgel' reduced. Il rglnla
! the D-mccra.. made G@c:aed gains on
the state t:czet AID in the legislature.
IN Nebraska the fusion plurality will
exceed ny plurality of last year, not
wlthstanClng Considerable decrease
i in the total vote. The percentage OF
votes cast ~ tbs silver forces IN Ne
oraska is greater thau ever bafore.
IL the states above mentioned name
| lv . ,io. Kentucky. Iowa. Penusylva.
MIA, Massachusetts,, Virginia and Ne
braska, tae Democrats reatii-n the po-
sitiocs taken IN tee CnicaEo platform,
and 10 each OF these states tha Repu5,
licans discussed national issues aud
pointed out that Democratic gain was
Strengthening the Chicago plstform.
! We have right, therefore, to claim
the political advantages which they
forssaw and tried TO prevent.
Il New York the Democratic gains
were SO great that the Democratic can
didate for judge OF the court of ap.
pe&ls overcame the enormous majorl
t. OF last year, and was elected by
over 50, 600 majority. TIE Democrats
also made gaius N New York city and
IL the New York. New Jersey and
Maryland legislatures. l am not suf-
6ciently acc tainted with the local
situation in New York city and in
1Iow York, New jersey and Mary,
land to be able to judge how f@r the
gains strengthened the Chicago plat
form.
The small vote polled by the gold
Democrats last year WAS explained by
the assertion that most Of The gold
Democrats voted the Republican tick
81, but this year Ia several states spe-
cial efforts was made By the gold
Democrats to poll large vote IL or
der 70 give their party Standing IN
public estimation. Tnls was espaclal-
iy true IN Nebraska, Iowa, Kentucky
anu Massachusetts,. ES Secretary j..
Sterling Moraou made speech at the
State convention OF the gold Demo
Gratis, IN which be asserted that there
had BEEN large increase in his partys
strength, and that the gold Democrats
would poll 25 600 votes IN Nebraska
this year. Ia order to bring out a full
voIe ne consented 10 be } candidate
for regeal OF the stste university, and
the chairman OF th3 gold D9moc ratio
convention made the race f0c s0pceme
jldge.
Tne returns are no. complies, but
sufficient is Known to make II certain
that the gold Democratic candi late
for suprame judge did not poll one
half OF l per cent OF the vote OF the
sale Cess than half as many votes SIS
the party polled last year, ES Sec
retary Mortoa, notwithstanding MS
large personal acquaintance did not
carry 3 single precinct in the state.
IL Iowa eI .Congressmal Patterson
and Bynum canvassed the stale n the
interest or tbs gold Democrats, and
yet the geld Democrats candidate for
governor only polled about 3, 600 more
man the party poiled last year. or a
!llite more than per cent, Of the vote
Of The state. In Kentucky, where
perhaps the hardest light was made Dy
the gold Democrats IN order 70 vinGl.
cate Mr. Carlisle and the Courier
Journaj, 3h9 candidate CT the gold
Democca:s cn:y pollea about 10000
votes. Ia Massachusetts, 50 distin-
guisle5 d man as eXCongreSsmau
Everett, running ior governor on the
gold ticket, poIied less than oaeffth
as many Votes as George Frad Viii
liams, VINO made au aggressive 1ght
GA the Chicago platform.
The EepUolicans fought their cam
paiga this year under the mos. favor.
a0,e circumstances Congress was cali
ed tog7Iher II extraordinary session,
aud Iae Dlngl9y bill was passed.
FACTORIES which were closed during
rne period Of uncertainty SIS 10 tno
schedules, opened up when toe law
vas finally passed. and the rates posi-.
tiyeIg fixed; merchants, who nad
postponed purchases for the sams
reason, repIeGisned their s.ccks. and
:he metropolitan newspapers uulteo
n heraldiIg rcturn of prosperity.
Since everybody WAS anxious fer
prosperity 10 return, no matter wnas