The Atlanta constitution., 1898-11-14
REPUBLICANS ARE NOW ANXIOUS FOR
THE POLITICAL DEATH Of Mr.. BRYAN
Leaders Of The Dominant Party Making Desperate Efforts TO
Change Issues Of Next Campaign

time when there must be definite action
not only on the money and currency queS-
tions but with regard to expansion. colonial
government and all the side issues that
come with them.
On the other hand. there are undoubtedly
a good many honest and sincere republican
voters who are rejoicing There are many
business men. many men in control OF cor
porate and other enterprises. who bcllcNe
that the talk of popular government Is rot
and that there must be government from
the top. These people support the rcpupll-
can party because they can control IT ana
because they beneve it alone can give
practical government This class reJolces at
the prospect Of such Legislation as they IA
vor being put through congress; ara as
for the peopl, we'll they stand on the
Vanderbilt platform-the public be damned.
The War and the Elections,
Those who are busy figuring out an in
dorsement of the administration because oil
the fact that 1t IS very seldom thaC ''o
administration has had the house in the
middle or it's term. do not attempt !" 90
plain away the fact that this IS one "A me
very few times when n war mas h"PP','oa
N helm out There is no possible doubt lna'
- ,.or d!a !; Had there been no war
tho renuh}icans would have been swept %"
of the face OF the political earth. 1t was
tba war and that alone, which ehaoieu
them to pull through. -,
The republicans realized that THIS was me
only card they had TO play ana they p'aSen
It for all it worth. IN every COZ W
the country they wnooped it mp "o lhe wax
ISSUE. sustain the pIf9ld'"'' '"e'
cried: and finally they got so desperate as
10 claim that unless the president was SnS-
tained by the election Of a republican con
ercss Spain would consider II Il victory LOT
Ie~ and the president would he unable TO
enforce his noi,cy in the peace commission
at PARIS
or course there never was a more dis
honest crv than this. but it was politically
effnettve II carried New York for their
state ticket. ard in many a. district il is
resronstbIe for tho republican candidate
,,,1in,r through
As to New York. word: # is popular Just
,,o,, +, aao,-fba other reasons f0~ the cleo
tion of Roosevelt 4 lot of people are TAX
iro ad,,antage of the opportunity TO cry out,
"C,rol,er did IT" and they cite particularly
tho effort to make an issue Of the turn
down ar Judga DaIv.
The Daly Turn Down.
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1t looked as II 1t might hNr' tho az N!'N
ticket. But douht very m"'h "h'th'f II
4urt the ticket at an some o' ''e me"
who talked against croker pe'1"S" o' 'it
l'aIT tuin-do"A announce" WIZ" d 7'''''
HCu'lSh o. Il hujhP'tS 'ha' 'l'y yer" ut"','-
Gratis ana expected 20 vote 'rr van w 5'N'
bat the great m%Jor'tT wei" roosevelt me u
aud the whole no"l W'9 engineered oy II"'t
and his campaign managers. FOR a few
days It was hot, bur the pubic soon aa"
what It meant, and | &C not beueNe II it
suited in tn" change Of many votes lFoEl
Van NycF 70 Roosevelt, II any
Ine same may De SAID ~ the c@uc'Sh
OF CROKER Tor allowing hlhsoH TO 'e quoted
50 much, have heard democrats here
ana in Ne" YORK say tA2t Croker made a
mistake in that. | do not believe he made
any votes 70 Roosevelt. II YOU recall what
ne 7,"u "a 'e "'.IGt'i'' o'N''S'','S o'' i,'''l
ne ne '"iN'u' you WE "sIe' VIZ" III" ''''
'Ie "''''', 80 ''H i''""e 'N'' '''''"' u-'
W ~ 49, 'U'''''9' ''''' ~ ",'''' no nus
'ii''0 "S '''E f'"'"P"E r''I''''" " 'o'
ot A''io"S N'3 SET o"i 20 cfluclse lhe dc
!"oCi"'S ana I"'' J." 9'"ti' ne always sald
'He fl8hi lhlIS al tAe rlEHt time instead
81 "I'Nlhs away NoI6S' l"eI 'phNuehl that
ne 7''','5 'i'en'd lh' cause pF ms utter
df'teS III lAe former Gays Whrh the up-tht-
sl'ie democrats were inclined to be Jealous
oI iah'iiidhE IL might nave peeh dlherent
D1l III ''-' ','inP"th intf" was hot too