Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-22
|1A Il ELECTIONS
AND THEIR BEARING ON THE is
SUES OF 1900.

Unbiased Rovtow-O hto's Significant Mi.
nority Contracted With the Mssnih-
cent Nebraska Victory - imperialism
tho Great, Burning Issue-Mr. Bryan.
Over Towering Personal Strength.
Hon. G. A. Towne's Conspicuous Part.
State Political Points-Anti-Imp
ism Organized In Minnesota on Strictly
Partisan Lines - More Trouble
About That Republican "Ors,n"-Note
and Comment of tho Week.
Reform Press Bureau.
ST. PAUL. Nov. Is, 1899.
An important review Of election re-
suits is in every way encouraging to the
reform forces. Such unbiased review
is necessary in order to counterfeit the
usual Misrepresentation Of the facts,
which in this case has been done with
unusual ingenuity. This will appear
in the following reviews of the four
principal states. -
Beginning with Ohio. Our friends,
the enemy, made the comparisons with
certain former years when the state
had gone Democratic, or cast the small
est Republican majorities, such years
as those preceding presidential years,
or otherwise known as loft years. "
Does anybody believe this was an
''off year, when vital ques-
tions were up, and especially that
of endorsement of the Ohio
president. Therefore the comparison
must be with later or Republican years.
Nash has something like $4,000 plural
ity, whereas Bushnell, the present Re-
publican governor received 81, 900 when
elected two years ago. Then the vote
was some 100000 less than has now
been cast. The change against the Re-
publicans has therefore been enormous.
But further. Two years ago there was
but about $4,000 minority or third party
vote, whereas now Jones has received
fully 100000. This is estimated to be
at least three-fourths from the Demo-
Gratis, in the large cities. All of the
Jones vote is to be added to the Mclean
vote on the protest against Hannaism
and Imperialism. Jones campaign
was distinctly anti-McKinley, and in
his address since election, he hopes that
what he has done will contribute to
forcing a halt in the wicked and I'M
American Philippine policy. The re-
suit, therefore, is that instead of win.
ming victory in Ohio, the Mckinley
administration is showed under by
more than the Nash plurality over Nc
Lean-or at least so, 900 to 10000 votes!
Take Nebraska: All reports agree
that in the closing and effective parts
OF the campaign, the chief figures of
which were Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Towne,
the issue turned almost entirely upon
the administrators policy. Of course
endorsement of Mr.. Bryan end his posi-
ton upon all issues was co-incident to
it, but Mr.. Towne himself states that
the question Of imperialism was the
burning one to which the public never
tired Of listening. The magnificent
majority there, mounting up to almost
20, 600, is the increase over the meagre
fusion majority for governor last year
of 2,721, and over the 1900 given Mi,
Bryan in '96.
Entirely misleading is the statement
that the Republicans made little effort
in that state. The testimony is that
they made the fight Of their lives there.
There was schoolhouse campaign
made all over the state. Unprecedented
amounts of money were sent there and
everything done. in the Republican
power, to weaken Mr.. Bryan's hold
upon his home state. The victory is
greater and more magnificent on that
account, which is beyond question.
AS to Kentucky: Misleading COM
parsons have been made when Ken
lucky was Democratic, going back to
1875. It is deemed Republican vic.
tory, that in an unprecedented fac.
tional fight, the Republicans may have
elected governor, though that is not
yet certain, but if so, they have merely
succeeded through Democratic division
in maintaining what Mckinley secured
in '96. But the fact is, there is nothing
discouraging in Kentucky situation
from the fact that both of the warning
Democratic factions are pledged to Mr..
Bryan and the regular organization
next year. It is quite sufficient if, az
is believed to be the case, the legisla.
ture is all right for Senator Black burn
New Jersey, if 10000 Republican,
but reafhrms her position as a Repub.
ican state, since she went 1880 Re.
publican in '98, and gave Mckinley only
$1,000 in '96. Let her go and stay in
welcome, with her whole trust brood.
With regard to Maryland. Here agai1
misleading comparisons are made. The
comparison must be with the recent
gubernatorial election, when the Re
publicans carried the state. The fact
that the Democrats have this year ex
ceeded $4,000 shows that Maryland has
returned to the fold to stay.
The same comments would apply K
all the other principal states. But it i.
unnecessary to itemize. New York has
done no more than to return the small
Republican plurality given Roosevelt
in '08. National issues were not fought
there to any extent, yet the 1900 OF
$4,000 plurality this year must be com
pared with the Mckinley 100000 il
'96. Massachusetts gives $4,000 thi!
year, against the $4,000 given the pres
emit governor in '98, while in Boston
where the imperialist question was