The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-11-16
Mr.. BRYAN on ELECTION RETURNS.

NhfNa~N liAlAhFAhs wv uHhN AiAf1 hANN
made gains, while in New York and
New Jersey the Republican vote shows
u falling off. Maryland, be declares,
Is now safely Democratic. On the Ken
lucky election he says;
1.-The result in kentucky does moi
give any encouragement To the Repub.
licans. The latest returns show that
the contest between Mr.. Gocbcl aud
MI. Taylor is very close. The Demo.
Gratis claim the election Of Goebel and
the entire State ticket by small plural.
ties. The Legislature is safely Demo.
cratic In both branches, and the elcc,
iion of Blackburn to succeed Lindsay !.
assured. No one who has watched the
comics. sill doubt that with Dcmucsacy
united on national issues Kentucky car
be relied upon fur majority Of 20, OOC
OF so, O0U."
ANTI-GLi'tBLiCAN MAJORITY.
Ohio is summed up as follows;
"Wbat consolation can Republican.
draw from the Ohio election; Alr.
Hanna secured the nomination Of hi.
candidate for Governor upon platform
indorsing the Republican Adminisira.
ton Aud while the returns indicate
that Nash has n plurality Of about 3d.
900 over Mclean. Mclean and Jones
together have q majority Of something
like 30, 600 over the Republican caudi-
date.
Mclean ran upon \ platform en-
phatically indorsipg the Chicago plat.
form and condeuining the trusts, mill.
larism aud imperialism, and he made a
gallant fight against great odds. Ohio
Is the home Of the President. |, l. the
home of Mr.. Hanna, chairman Of the
Republican National Committee. Post.
masters MI over the country were asked
to contribute money to save Ohio. Mr..
Hanna took the stump himself and
called on Republicans to support the
ticket and indorsc the policies Of the
Administration. Aud yet, in spite Of
al that could Toe done, Mr.. Hanna s
own county was carried by MIR Jones,
and the Republican party, which had a
majority Of nearly 10000 in 1896, is
now overwhelmed by a majority APP
proXimating 80, 900. The Junc, vote
is anti Republican. Mr.. Jcncs himself
has made an open iigb, against Mi.
Hanna and bis methods, aud the Re.
publican party has turned lis batteries
against Mr.. Jones aud his followers. "
Iowa, South Dakota and Kansas TO.
suits are passed over with brief para.
graphs ~ not Of leading importance.
On Nebraska he says
IS NEBRASKA
"Thc Nebraska campaign wac fought
On national issues aud the Fusion can.
didale Tot Judge received about II ,0UO
plurality this year, rs against 5000
last year for the Fusion candidate Tor
Governor and 5000 for the Fusion
electors in 1896 and the Fusion candi.
date for Judge in 1897. Assistant Sec.
Rotary Of War Moiklcjnhn came from
Washington 10 plead with the voters Ia
uphold the Presidents policies. Sen.
aturs Thurs,on and Hayward were on
the stump, warning the people not Il
repudiatc the President. Senator Fair.
banks and many other prominent Re
publicans from outside the State lent
their influences. Notwithstanding the
efforts put forth by the Republicans,
the Fusion forces gained signal vic.
tory. Their candidate Judge lIolcomb,
carIied five Of the congressional dis.
tticts out Of the six, and lost the re-
manning district (ihc Firs,) by only
1000. The FusiOnists made gain
of three District Judges aud Il large
gain in county officers
REHABILITATION.
Mr. Bryan continues:
Taken rs whole, the election re.
turns from all the States give cncour.
agemcnt to those who hope for the
overthrow OF the Republican party IN
1900. II Is evident that those who be.
Iievcd in the Chicago platform in 1896
still believe IN IL. IL il also evident
that the hostility to the Chicago plat
form among those who oppose !, is not
rs pronounced ~ Ii was In 1876. II
is apparent also that there is a growing
hostility to the monopolics, which have
grown up under n Republican Admin
i.iEalion. !. Is safe TO say the AMER
lean people would by n large majority
pronounce against the attempt TO raise
the standing array 10 l00,O0 and 1t
Is equally certain that upon n direc,
vote upon the issues large majority
Of the people would pronounce sgainsi
an imperialisiie policy, which would
develop here colonial system after the
pattern 1f European governments.
III the rebnke administered 10 the
Republicans ut the polls had been more
severe, the prospect Of remedial legis-
lalion at tho hands Of Republicans
would be brighter. While II was sufii-
Client to indicate lha, the people are no,
satisfied with the Republican policies,
it may have been insufficient to stay
the course Of the Republican party tow
ard plutoorscy and toward the Euro.
pean idea Of a government, built upon
force rather than upon the consent u
the governed "a government relying
for It's safety upon large standing
army, rather than upon citizen sol.
dicry. WILLIAM j. BRYAN. a."
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