Cañon City record., 1898-11-17
NOT AN -oFF YEAR"

The people are just beginning to
appreciate the fact that the election
of Nov. 9Th this year was splendid
Republican victory.
In Colorado the Democratic party
forced the silver question to the front
and formed fusion of what they
claim to be all the silver parties in
the state. The campaign on the side
of the Demo-fusionists was made
exactly along the same lines as that
of two years ago. They claimed this
year that a vote for Henry Wolcott
was the same as vote for Mckinley
10 '96. With this argument in view
it is interesting to make a comparison
of the vote cast last week with that
of two years ago. In '96 Fremont
county gave Bryan 4,267, Mckinley
64l; Bryan's majority, 1926. The
vote this year in Fremont is Thomas,
1898; Wolcott, l,646; making the
majority for Thomas only 75S. Com
pare that with the 1926 given to
Bryan in '96. No comment is headed.
In the state similar gain is noticed.
In 'a6 Mr.. Bryan received the mag
nifcent, majority of 132.S62, while
this year Mr.. Thomas ION the same
issue exactly he assured the peo-
ple) received something less than
10000.
Over the nation outside of Colo
RADIO the resnt IS even more graft
fying than here ut home 1t viii be
remembered that in national politics
this is an off wear" 1t might he in
terest.ng 10 ment,on some notable
of years" in recent history.
In 1860 Abraham lincoln was
elected BY handsome majority. In
'62 the Democrats found ell ugh
fault with the administration, and
enlarged upon the inhumau treatment
of the Northern soldiers tn such an
extent that they carried many of the
Northern states, including New York,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, In
diana, and Illinois. If Mr.. Lincoln
had been a candidate for president
in 1862 he would nave been badly de-
feated.
In 1872 U. S. Grant was elected
President by majority of 729,975,
the largest majority ever given to a
President. In 1874 the tide changed
and the Democrats carried fourteen
states, which voted for Grant two
years previous. Had Grant run for
President in 1874 he would have been
badly beaten candidate.
In 1892 Cleveland was elected
President by safe majority. Two
years later ihe state and congress
ional elections went against Democ.
racy, and had Mr. Cleveland been a
candidase in 1894 he would have
been defeated worse than Mr.. hryar
was in 1896.
There are some notable examlles
of "off years History shows that
in the state elections following two
years after the presidential elections
the unsuccessful party of the pre-
vious election is apt to receiva sub
stantial boom.
This year, 1898, was by all pre-
cident to he IN off year" Ths
Democrats made great capital of the
unsuccessful war," and the conduct
of the same. The country was TO 20
for Bryan and Democracy But the
year '9s has proved IL wonderful ex-
ception. The Repuhlic,ns have car
ried every state which went for Me-
Kinley in SO. and Of those which
went for Bryan Kansas, Washington,
Nevada, North Dekota. Utah, Wyom-
ing, and Nebraska have come back ia
the Republican fold If Mr.. Mckin-
ley had been candidate for resident
this year he would have been elected
by the largest electoral vote ever
given to any President 1t was moi
an "of year.
Verify there things for which to be
thankful.