The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-23


LINCOLN CNebJ. Nov. 11.-W. J.
Bryan ,h.s evening gave TO the press
IN attended sarement summing up the
results Of The elections in different
states.
In Massachusetts ana Pennsylvania,
where the Democrats re-affirmed the
Chicago platform, he finds that they
have made gains, while IN New YorA
IA New jersey lhe Republican vote
SHOWS a falling off Maryland. he de-
,clares. is now safely Democratic
On the Kentucky election he says:
The result in Kentucky does no.
give any encouragement to the Repub-
licans. The la5es5 returns show that
she contest between Goebel and Tay-
lor is very close. The Democrats claim
the election of Goabel and the enire
SAFE ..iCket by small piurah5ies The
LEGISLATURE IS safety Democratic in
both branches and the election of
Black burn 10 succeed Lindsay IS as
Sured. No one who has watched the
con est will doubt that with the Dem
ocracy united on national issues Ken
lucky can be relied upon for a MAORI
~ OF 10000 CT 10000.
Ohio IS summed up as follows:
What consolation can Republicans
draw from the Ohio election? Mr.
Hanna secured the nomination of his
candidate for Governor upon a plat
form indorsing the Republican Admin
istra,ion. And while ',he returns in
dictate that Nash has a plurality of
Oh III II
and Jones together have a majority Of
something Ike $4,000 over the Repub-
lican candidate.
Mclean ran upon a platform en-
phaticaliy indOrsing the Chicago plat
form and cOndemn;ng the trusts, mill
larism and Imperialism and he made
gallant fight against great odds.
Ohio is the home of the President. 1t
is the home of Hanna, chairman of the
Republican National Committee. Post
masters all over the United States
were urged 10 contribute money to
save Ohio. Hanna took the stump
himself and called upon Republicans to
support the ticket and indorse the po-
licies of the Administration. And
yet in spite of all that could be done,
Hanua's own county was carried by
Jones. and the Republican party,
which had a majority of nearly $4,000
in 1896 is overwhelmed by a majority
approx ately $4,000. The Jones vote
is an-i-Republican. Jones himself has
made an open fight against Hanna and
his methods, and the Republican party
has turned its batteries against
Jones and his followers"
Iowa, SCu.h Dakota and Kansas re-
suits are passed over with brief para
0f Loo ;,SoyN ,rsto r11n
On Nebraska he says: THE Nebras-
ka campaign was fought on national
issues and the fusion candidate for
Judge received about $4,000 plurality
this year, against 5000 last year for the
fusion candidate for Governor and 49,
900 for the fusion electors in 1896 and
for the fusion candidate for Judge in
1897. Assistant Secretary of War
Meikiai0hn came from Washington TO
plead with the voters to uphold the
Presidents policies. Senators Thurs
ton and Hayward were on the stump
warming the people not to repudla.e
the President. Senator Fairbanks and
other prominent Republicans from
outside the State lent their influence.
Notwithstanding the efforts put forth
by the Republicans the fusion forces
gained a signal victory. Their candi-
date, Judge Holcomb, carried five Of
the Congressional districts out of the
six and lost the remaining district tthe
F'irs0. by only thousand. The fu-
sionists made a gain of three District
Judges and large gain in county offi-
GERS"
Mr. Bryan continues: Taken as d
whole the election returns from all the
states give encouragement to those
So, IL, fIo0O nf no
Republican party in 1900. 1t S evident
that those who believed in the Chica-
go platform in 1896 still believe in it.
Ii is also evident that the hostility to
The Chicago PLATFORM among those who
oppoSed it is not as pronounced as 1t
was in 1896. 1t is apparent also that
there is a growing hostility to the mo-
nopolies which have grown up under
a Republican Administration. 1t is
safe TO say that the American people
would, by large majority, pronounce
against the attempt to raise the
standing army TO 100000, and it is
equally certain that upon direct vote
On the issue a large majority OF the
people would pronounce against an
imperialistic policy which would de-
yeIoD here a colonial system after the
pattern Of European governments.
IF ,the rebuke administered to the
Republicans at the polls had been more
severe the prospect of remedial legls-
latfon at the hands of the Republicans
would be brighter. While it was suffi-
cient 10 indicate that the people are
net satisfied with the Republican poll
cies, it may not have been sufficient TO
stay the course of the Republican party
toward plutocracy and toward the Eu-
ropean idea of a government built up
on force rather than upon the consent
OF the goveTned-a government rely
ing for its safety upon large stand
ing army rather than upon a citizen
sOldiery.