The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-15

Looks over the Political Situation and
Thinks There is Fine Prospect for
the Democrats Next Year.

WESTON, III. Nov. 13.-Enclosed
please find money order which will pay
for another year.
The results OF the elections in the va
rious states indicate that the democrats
have made very good showing. Mary
land swinging back to her old love with
a substantial majority showing her to
De a reliable democratic state. Old
Kentucky has done nobly for the chance
and it seems that Goebel is elected gov
ernor and democratic U. S. Senator
will be elected. The fusionists carry
Nebraska by a fine majority showing
that the voters OF that state stand by
demoeatic principles under the leader
ship OF William j. Bryan.
The democrats lose the election in
Ohio by a plurality of $1,000 The fight
was made by the democratic nominee
against the gold STANDARD, imperialism
miiitarism and trusts.
Jones the Independent candidate for
governor made the fight against the
three latter elements which are fostered
by the Mckinley administration. The
two received more votes than Nash
which shows the majority of Ohio voters
are against the policies OF the admins
tration. 1t also shows that the voters
who agree on principles must also unite
ballots in order to make their votes eff
fective. Ohio will be a royal battle
ground next year as it will furnish the
republican candidate for President ant
Mckinley will be the nominee.
The democrats made very poor show
ing in New York and New Jersey ais
gave them black eye The center q
the money power is in New York ana
New Jersey is the great trust incubatina
state These two powerful forces seen
able to command the voters OF these
two states to support the administration
which gives these two elements all they
ask for.
In Ohio the labor element in the cities
seem TO have their eyes open. to what
the trusts are doing for them and show
ed their antipathy to the trusts by leav-
ing the republican party. But Ohio
farmers and the business men of the
smaller towns have not yet been sutf
GENTLY squeezed by the trusts TO make
them forget their party allegiance.
The contending forces in the Presden-
tial contest next year viii be led respec-
lively by Bryan and Mckinley, the in
dications denoting that each will be
nominated by reclamation, The issues
are practically settled The democrats
will endorse the Chicago platform, will
declare against trusts and imperialism
will oppose large standing army and 9
colonial policy. They will also favor
self government for Cuba according &c
the national declaration when we went
to war TO free them from the Spanish
Yoke.
A little further indulgence and | will
close this harangue. What is most sur
prising is that the laborer that tolls
daily at starvation wages will continue
to vote with party that is continually
taxing them or in other words causing
them to pay higher for the comforts Of
life and vote to exonerate the rich from
taxes-the income tax which would
catch the rich. The law was wiped of
and the laborer and farmer left to pay
the millionaire's share OF the taxes.
Many other reasons could be given but
would require too much space.
Very Truly Yours,
s. A. MCCARTNEY