Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-11-17
ELECTION IN OHIO
And Several Other States Com
nented on by Mr.. Bryan.
A SENSIBLE STATEMENT.
Returns Give Encouragement to
Those Who Hope for the Over
throw of the Republican Party
in I900--Contest in His State.

Hon. VIM. J. Bryan has made the
following extended statement of the
result of the elections in the differen:
States.
In Massachusetts and Pennsylvania,
where the Democrats reaffirmed the
Chicago platform, he finds they have
made gains, while in New York and
New Jersey the Republican vote shows
a falling off. Maryland, he declares, is
now safely Democratic. On the Ken
lucky election he says
The result in Kentucky does not
give any encouragement to the Repub-
licans. The latest returns show that
the contest between Goebel and Taylor
is very close. The Democrats claim
the election of Goebel and the entire
State ticket by small pluralities. The
legislature is safely Democratic in both
branches, and the election of Black
burn to succeed Lindsay is assured.
No one who has watched the contest
| will doubt that with the Democracy
united on national issues Kentucky
can be relied on for a majority of twen-
ty or thirty thousand.
"What consolation can the Republi-
cans draw from the Ohio election ?
Hanna secured the nomination of his
candidate for governor upon a plat
form endorsing the Republican admin
istration, and while the returns iudi-
cate that Nash has a plurality of
about $4,000 over Mclean, Mclean
and Jones together have amajority of
something like $4,000 over the Repub-
lican candidate.
Mclean ran upon a platform en-
dorsing the Chicago platform and
condemning trusts, militarism and
Imperialism, and he made gallant
fight against great odds. Ohio is the
home of Hanna, chairman of the Re-
publican National Committee Post
masters all over the country We're
urged to contribute money to save
Ohio. Hanna took the stump himself
and called on Republicans to support
the ticket and endorse the policies of
the administration. And yet, in spite
of all that could be done. Hanna g own
county was carried by Jones, and the
Republican party, which had major
ity of nearly $4,000 in 1886, is now !
overwhelmed by majority approx |
mating $4,000. The Jones vote is anti
Mr.. 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.
1.-The Nebraska campaign was fought
on national issues, and The fusion can
didate for judge received about 14,GO9
this year. as against 5000 last year for
the fusion candidate for governor, aid
I3, 600 for the fusion electors in 1896
Secretary of War Meiklejohn
came from Washington to plead with
,be voters to uphold the President S
policies. Senators Thurston and Hay-I
ward were on the stump warning the
people not to repudlate the President.
senator Fairbanks and other promi
lent Republicans from outside the {
tate lent their influence, but notw it'll /
landing the efforts brought forth by f
be Republicans, the fusion forces i
aimed a signal victory. Their candi- t
ate, Judge Holcomb, carried five of c
be Congressional districts out of the Il
tx and lost the remaining district (the
'irst) by only thousand. The fu- t
0nlsts made net gain of three dis e
'ict JUDGES and a large gain in county d
fices. O
Taken as whole, the election re- d
rms from all the States give encour E
to those who hope for the IA
of the Republican party in IL
w. 1t is evident that those who be- q.
sved i'll the Chicago platform in 1886 k
i'll believe il it. Il is also evident &c
at the hostility to the Chicago plat Sc
rm among those who opposed it is or
It as pronounced as it was in 1886. 1t al
also that there is a grow vi
g hostility to the monopolies which w
We grown up under a Republican in
mlnistration. It is safe TO say thai be
e American people would by large lol
,Jority pronounce against the at WI
npt to raise the standing army to da
1000 men, and it is equally certain CO
at upon distinct vote upon the is DO
3. a large majority of people would 81
'nounce against an imperialistic
icy which would develop here col
ial system after the pattern of Eu
bean governments.
If the rebuke administered to the of
publicans at the polls had been more an
ere, the prospect of remedial legis- ter
ion at the hands of Republicans Col
uld Dc brighter. While it was suffi is 1
nS to Indicate that the people are tor
satisfied with the Republican poll Ha
), II may not have been Sufficient to nal
y the course Of the Republican par car
,oward plutocracy and toward the yer
ropean idea of a government built riyi
IN force rather than upon the con to
of the governed-a government pas
ing for its safety upon a large of 4
aiding army rather than upon a on
zen soldiery." Til,
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