The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-11-16
BRYAN'S VIEWS OF POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
TALKS ABOUT REGENT ELEC-
TIONS.
The Democratic Victories i'm Ken
lucky and New York Dem Instratc n
Change of Sentiment.


LINCOLN, NEB., Nov. s. cleo
tions OF 1897 indicate Dissatisfaction
with Republican policies, ar presag,
the overthrow of the Kepubli, an party
They also indicate that tn bolt ns
Democrats cannot long main, sin u sep
arate organization, and must ,;itber q
over to the Republicans or return t
the regular Democratic par v and ac
cept the platform adopted in Chicago
in 1896.
In the home OF the president, as wei
as the home Of Mr.. Hanna, ch lirman o
The Repu blican national cunmittee
the Republican ma jority was s'most re
duced one half and the legis ature il
close. Certainly in Ohio, il auyw wh ere
Republicans might have eX.,acted tC
hold their own, but instead q doing 81
they have shown u distinct los :, in spite
OF the fact that they had an Il abundance
OF money for campaign purpp,es. and
an organization as complete as last
year, together with the i2tF tF"-sted aid
OF those who have received { HI 'e at the
hands of the administration, or expect
Office.
THE RESULT IN KENTUCKY.
Il Kentucky ;ne ID nucra,e carried
the State by about 20 900, and secured
good working majority in II, legisla
ture, Notwithstanding the { II ,rts put
forth by the Republicans III gold
Democrats.
In Iowa the Re epublican ms jnrity was
cut down almost one-half, nal large
Democratic gains were mao in the
legislature, notwithstanding no fact
that heavy vote was polleu ,pr an of
year In Pennsylvania and n ,ssachu-
setts the Republican majori IS were
largely reduced. In Virginia ne Dem
ocrats made decided gains on ,e State
ticket and in the Legislature In Ne
braska the fusion plurality vi exceed
my plurality Of last year, uotw lstand.
Ing considerable decrease il 20 total
vote. The percentage Of vot, EAST by
the silver forces in Nebraska Is greater
than ever before.
In the states above mention name.
ly, Oaio, Kentucky, Iowa, Il nsyva-
MIA, Massachusetts, Virginia md Ne
braska, the Democrats reatiivlu the DO
sitions taken in the Chicago itform,
and in each Of these States IT, ReDub
licans discussed national j., 3 and
pointed out that Democratic }, N was
strengthening the Chicago storm
We have right, therefore, /, claim
the political advantages wl. n they
foresaw and tried to prevent.
WHAT NEW YORK DI
In New York tue DemUcrn , gains
were 30 great that the Demon ic can
didate for judge Of the courtu ,ppeals
overcame the enormous major Of last
year, and was elected by ov $4,000
majority. The Democrats al. made
gains In New York city, Il q in the
New York, New Jersey aud y ryland
legislator, l am not sutli, t tly ac-
quaiuted with the local siua ION in
New York city and in New y x, New
Jersey aud Maryland to be ab ,ojudge
how far the gains strengths uud the
Chicago platform.
The small vote polled by the gold
Democrats last year was exp. ued by
the assertion that most Of Lne gou
Democrats voted the Republ, "a tick
ct, but this year in several : IS spe-
ciai effort was made by the Dem
ocrats to poll large vote H. order to
give their party a standing H. public
estimation. This was especl, true
In Nebraska, Iowa. Kentucky a. d Mas
sachusetts. EX-Secretary J > .erling
Morton made speech at the - tie con
vention OF the gold Demo, ats, in
which he asserted that there ,,,d been
large increase in his partys rength,
and that the gold Democl.is would
poll %, 900 votes in Nebraskn is year
In oroer To- bring out full vulc ne con-
sented to be a candidate for r. gent Of
the state university, and the c,,,tirman
OF the gold Democratic g, ventiun
-
Tne returns are not cou -ee, but
sufficient Is known to make i certain
that the gold Democratic cal, 'date for
supreme Judge did not poll IN -haif of
per cent Of the vote of the ate (less
than half as many votes as Iuo party
polled last year.) Elk Secretary Nor
ton, Notwithstanding his lare {, ,rsonal
acquaintance did not carry u Ella lie pre-
cinct in tre State.
GOLD DEMOCRATS FALL RES.
In Iowa ex Coz gressmen / .tterson
and Bynum canvassed the S,Atr in the
interest OF the gold DemOcra'- and yet
the gold Democrats candidat, .or Gov
ernor only pOlied about 1000 u,ure than
the party poled last year, %, d little
more than l per cent. OF tot vote of
the State. La Kentucky, VII re per-
haps the hardest fight was made by
the gold Democrats in ordI to vindi-
cate Mr.. Carlisle and tn, GJurier-
Journal, the candidate Of the s"li Dem
ocrats only polled about ~ GO votes
In Massachusetts 80 distln ulshed a
man as ex-Congressman Everett, run
ming for governor on the 60 Il ticket,
polled less than one fifth as III ny votes
as George Fred Williams, VINO made
an aggressive fight on the Chi a 20 plat
form.
the Republicans fought their cam.
able circumstances. Congress vas call.
ed together in extraordinary session,
and the D!ngley bill was pas d. Fac
tories which were closed tu ing the
period OF uncertainty as to ;ne sche-
dulles, opened up when the law vas
finally passed, and the rateS positively
fixed merchants, who hau Jstponeu
purchases for the same reason, replen-
ished their stocks, and the metropoli
tan newspapers united In horatdiDg 3
return OF prosperity Since very body
was aDxiu Or prosperity to- return.
no matter wnat party brough,it, many
were inclined to give the X publican
party further time to demon, ate the
success or failure OF its policies. r.
pubiicans who believe in b gh tar Il,
as ", II as silver, were wa ng to see
the Dlpgley law tested. Il puolicans
who were in favor OF int irrational
timetal ism saw, in the sending OF the
commission abroad, a fuItiiiment of the
party platform, and we've lonth to give
up hope even when, just before the
election, England refused to cooperate
The short crop abroad brought "a sud
den raise In wheat, and tn Republl
cans seized upon 1t and paraded 1t be
fore tho mn hi Ia aa ~ II ,uoca fho .ae,,l