The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-07
Cspecial Correspondence

Especial correspondence
Washington, Nov 3-It is still un-
certain whether the president will
next swing around the circle in the
eastern states lie is being strongly
urged to do so by those of his parti-
sans who recognize how desperate the
fortunes of his party now are. The
Republican campaign managers fondly
cherish the hope that the president has
helped them in the middle west, and
they argue that he is equally necessary
for the cause in the east. Not since
johnson has any president made such
a plaintive appeal for help as Mr. Nc
Kinley has emitted in this campaign.
If he fares no better than Johnson did,
the Republican party Will be a long
way behind the lighthouse on the Sth
of November.
It is now well understood in the
Rocky mountain west that the only
reason for the presidents refusal to
visit that section was the absolute
conviction of the Republicans who are
closest to the president, that their de-
feat in those states is inevitable. All
other explanations are empty. At the
time of his refusal to proceed to Den
yer and the west, the excuse was Of
fered that he was too busy with mat
ters arising from the, war; fbut this
business has not prevented his almost
continuous appearance on the stump
since that day.
Even Republicans criticise the presi-.
dent for engaging in a personal cam
paign and for permitting Colonel
Roosevelt to resign in order that he
might be free to run for governor of
New York. They fail to see that there
can be any great demand for the con-
tinuance of Colonel William j. Bryan
in the service if the war is so COM
pletely over that the president himself
is not needed any longer in Washing
ton.
These Republicans, however, do not
appreciate the situation. The president
is not on the stump because the coun-
try is imperiled, but because his adj
ministration is in danger and self-pro-
lection is the first law of presidents,
as we'll as of nature. AS election ap-
proaches, the Republican managers are
in a state of fright that approaches
CONSERVATION. They are now alarmed
even about rock-ribbed, gold-plated,
protection-riv New England. That
the president talks of going there to
close the campaign is sufficient evil
dence of the alarm of the Republicans
for the safety of their old redoubt.
NEW YORK DEMOCRATIC.
New York is as sure to go Demo-
cratic as election day is to roll around,
and Democratic managers are looking
for great things in Pennsylvania. Sec
rotary Kerr of the Democratic con-
gressional committee says that the old
keystone state is sure to return Il or
IA Democratic members of congress,
and that victory on the state ticket is
far from being out of reach. New Jer-
sey is regarded as a particularly hope
full field for Democrats, and little Della
ware will stay firmly in the Democrat
&c column, where she planted herself
in 1896.
The house of representatives is no
longer in the slightest doubt The Re-
publican Reorganization is so pro-
nounced that in many states. in heavy
Republican districts, there are double
nominations for congress, thus giving
assurance that Democratic congress-
men will be elected, even in those
strongholds. The most notable of
these are the Syracuse district in New
York and the Twelfth district in Michi-
gan The latter comprises the entire
upper peninsula of that state and is
the seat of the great Michigan copper
and mining industry. Two years ago
the Democratic national campaign
managers eXerted every effort to en-
list the miners of this region for silver
Many noted speakers from the Rocky
mountain states entered the peninsula
whose speech to the Calumet and
Hecla miners was regarded as one Of
the most excellent of the cam
paign. There were also a num-
Der of Colorado miners who toured
the peninsula in the effort to enlist
the support of their fellow-workers
Notwithstanding the energy of the
Democratic campaign, the Peninsula
! went more heavily Republican than
~ ever, registering a majority of nearly
10000 for Mckinley. All reports re-
ceived at Democratic congressional
headquarters agree that this year.
owing to a factionaI fight in the Re
publican party, the Democratic candi-
( date for congress Will be elected. He
is running on an out-and-out silver
platform.
MOUNTAIN STATES DEMOCRATIC.
The mountain west is recognized
more as barren field for the Repub-
Icans. It is conceded that the group
of six Rocky Mountain states will roll
up quarter of a million majority
against the Republicans, and elect five
opposition senators and seven opposi-
ton congressman.
The Republicans are also becoming
very chary in their claims as to Kansas
and Nebraska w. E. Stanley. the Re-
publican candidate for governor of
Kansas, made a speech this week in
which he boastfully said:
I will be elected governor of Kansas.
Not because head the ticket; not be-
cause 1 seek the honor; but because
the people of Kansas believe the prin-
ciples which my party stands for are
right, and the people are the Judges
I'm this great contest. A barren crop of
results from a generous sowing of
promises is the legacy which Popuiism
leaves US"
Then he sat down and wrote a. wild
appeal to the Republican leaders for
funds to help him in his fight for cleo
ton. The best information obtainabIe
is that he did not get a cent. because
Chairman Babcock and his COMMITTEES
think they can figure out a better. use
for their money.
1t is the judgment Of all the Repub-
A lican leaders that Republican repre-
INsentaticn in the new congress from
west of the Missouri viii be very small
ard some Democrats say that no Re
publican senator or representative viii
be elected in all that region this year.
except possibly two congressman from
California
SILVER THE ISSUE.
The success Of Democracy in the
congressional elections is the success
Of the cause of silver. That silver is
the paramount issue of the campaien
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