Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-04
SATURDAY EVENING. nov. 4. 1885

SENATOR DANIEL Is credited 10 TIE
press with the remark that should the
democrats fail of success in Kentucky
and Ohio this fall, it would probably
lead to Bryan's being set aside by the
democratic national convention next
wear in order to take up some Eastern
candidate not now spoken OF. 1t is ex-
tremely improbable that Mr.. Daniel
ever uttered any such language, but as
it has been caught up by the republic
cans who hate and fear MIR. Bryan, it
NAV be we'll to consider the statement,
no matter from whom it may have en-
anated. We should like to enquire
how the failure to carry Kentucky this
fall would indicate any weakness on
the part of Mr.. Bryan. All men who
are able to read the newspapers and TO
perform the simplest mental operation
know well that there was serious
Quarrel at the last Kentucky State con-
ysntioI aud that there are two democrat
ic candidates in the 6eld-Goebel, the
regular democratic nominee, and Brown,
the boiling candidate. Under such cir
cumstances and with the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad spending all its
money freely to corrupt the ballot, there
is mutually danger that the republican
candidate may slip in by plurality
vote. For this state of things Mr..
Bryan is in no degree responsible. l,
is not vote for or against Bryan. He
ia not on trial. If Goebel should be
elected, it will be due entirely to the
three days. work put in for him By MIR.
Brysn. His reception by the Kentucky
democracy was of the most enthusiastic
character. No other living man could
have Inspired such enthusiasm as Bryan,
and no other man is worthy OF it. II
Goebel should be defeated, all it would
prove is the folly of dividing the demo.
cratic party in the presence of strong
and INSCRIPTIONS enemy. Next year
the democracy will be united on Bryan
and he will probably sweep Kentucky
by forty thousand majority. In Ohio
the conditions this year are peculiar
ordinarily it is strong republican State.
In 1896 Mckinley had 1884 plurality
for President. In 1897 the republican
candidate for governor had a plurality
of 2S, 165. In 1898 they had plurality
of 61,139. This year it seems to be
doubtful whether the republicans will
get plurality at all or not. The dem
ocratic candidate for governor, Nc
Lean, is pushing the republican cardi-
date very closely. In addition to this
state of things, there is third candidate
whose vote is estimated at 100000
and upwards. Even if Nash, the re.
publican candidate, should have .
small plurality over Mclean, he would
still be in minority of the total vote
of Ohio not less than fifty thousand and
possibly one hundred thousand. In
other words. the republicans have
lost their grip on Ohio completely. The
Jones vote is apt to go for Bryan next
year, and if Bryan gets twotnirds of it
he will sweep Ohio. Even if the re-
publican candidate should this year
pull through by plurality, the result
will be practical defeat of the admin
istration and vindication of Bryan's
policy and of his three days work in the
State. No man could possibly have ex-
acted 30 much enthusiasm or drawn
such crowds az Mr.. Bryan has done this
year in the States of Kentucky, Ohio
and Nebraska. No man is closer to the
hearts of the American peope. No
man so nobly, so fully and 80 fifty rep
resents their wants and best aspirations
as he does. No one is so popular IS
he. He deserves it by his courage, his
eloquence, his honesty and his perfec'
truth. He will be renominated by the
unanimous vote of the next national
democratic convention. Whether Nc
Kinley will be the republican nominee
or not, we do not know, but if be
should be, be will find that his adhe
sion to the trusts and the gold standard,
his policy of high taxes, great stand
ing army, imperialism and organized
corruption, and the bestowal of Offices
upon congressman, in order to stiff
the voice OF Independent criticism, will
only entail the overwhelming c,n
domination of the American people.
And the President-elect will be no
from the East, utfrom the great Yves,
and will not be the nominee of Wei
Street or the product of intrigue, but
plain. healthy, outspoken man of the
masses, whose record is as clear as the
sun at MONDAY. His name is BRYAN.
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The LATEST reliable election news
from Ohio is to the effect that Mr..
Hanna having become satisfied that tie
people of that State have become tireo
of taxes and war, and that nothing bu
money and bulldozipg will be able TO
secure them majority there. has de.