Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-20
PREDICTS A GRAND VICTORY
Republican Success In Ohio Forecasted BY
Mr.. John P. Green.
All Elements Fear the 10 to Policy
willing to Let Well
Enough Alone.

Mr.. Jno. P. Green. who enjoys the distinc-
ton of being the only colored man to occupy
| seat in the upper house Of the legislature
| Of northern state, and who has been a
| member OF each house of the general as
| sembly of Ohio, predicts an overwhelming
| victory for the republicans Of his state this
| fall. In a recent interview Mr.. Green said
| to Star reporter:
1.-The question is often asked me, What
will be the result of the election in Ohio
| this fall? To this 1 have invariably an
| swered, TT will go Overwhelmingly repub-
| ltcan.' Thereupon I am required to state
at length the reason for the hope that is
in me.
"Ohio is normally republican state"
he said; that is to say, under normal con-
ditions, when the full vote is approximately
cast. the state invariably goes republican.
There are more republicans than democrats
in the state. This year. in addition to the
republican vote. that party will be able to
count on not only the sentiment, but the
active support of the farmers, the manu-
facturers. the bankers, the railway inter-
ests and last, but not least, the wage earn
erS of all classes.
THE farmers are happy under existing
conditions. since they have enlarged
market and enhanced prices for their pro-
duce. Out in Kansas where under the dem
ocratic rule the farms and pretty much
everything else of value were plastered
over with mortgages, they have under Nc
kfnley's wise and conservative administra-
ton not only redeemed the mortgages, but
are now even proposing the formation of
a farmers trust with capital Of $40 600 600
TO control the products of Kansas and
reighboring states.
The manufacturers are with u.s. because
self-preservation is the first law of ma
ture; and since the factories-old and new
are now for the first time since the re-
peal Of the Mckinley law running on full
t11t,
cate any change. and are willing to let
well enough alone. Steel and iron can
not be manufactured rapidly enough to
meet the demand; ships and cars. for car
rylng purposes, are not equal to the re-
quirements Of our prosperous era. And
this is true along all lines of industry
and commerce.
Breaking Previous Records.
''The railroad are now breaking all pre-
vious records In the hauling of freights and
the carrying Of passengers. Old obliga-
lions are being paid off, the road beds are
being repaired. strengthened and extended
and the running stock improved and in
creased. Moreover, the millions of invest
ors in railway stocks, who are expecting
to realize dividends now that prosperity
has reached US, fear that 16 to 1 Bryan
plank in the Ohio democratic platform,
which, If encouraged and finally put into
our national financial policy, would result
In paying into the Golfers of all corpora
lions Ghe compensation of which is fixed,
definite and certain by law deprecated sill
Yer coin.
'One hundred and three thousand vet
eran soldiers in Ohio will vote with the re-
publicans. They don't wish to encourage
any financial policy which will result ulti-
matey In paying them their pensions in
that same cheap silver coin, instead of
gold.
THE bankers and the host of depositors
in all sorts of banks, all trustees and bene-
ficiaries of the same, as we'll as the host
of those who are the beneficiares of life
insurance companies, will feel called upon
to rebuke this second effort on the part of
Bryan democracy to foist upon a prosper
and happy people financial expert
ment and fallacy, the direct result of
which would be to create diStrust, destroy
confidence, decrease our circulating me
dunn and bankrupt our business institu-
tons.
Wage earners who are sufficiently en-
lightened not to be led astray by false
prophets will vote for Judge Nash in Ohio
this fall They have not forgotten that be-
tween 1861 and 1885 the prices of nearly
all the necessaries Of life increased 1T per
cent, while during the same period Of time
the prices paid for labor increased only -
per cent. The prices of the necessares of
life, they know. would jump skyward to
meet the depreciation in our currency,
which the adoption of the 10 to l fallacy
would cause; while not even strikes could
force up wages to a corresponding degree.
Indorse Philippine Policy.
'All those who favor the grand acquisi-
tons of territory which have been made
under this administration and the efforts
which are now making. under our flag in
the Philippines, to restore order and give
to their unhappy Inhabitants a stable and
free government, will aid in our canvass in
Ohio this year. and we will win a grand
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