Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-01
WHAT BRYAN SAYS.
The Democratic Leader Takes 9
Hopeful View of the Sit
nation.

W. j. Bryan gave to the press an ex-
tended statement, summing up the re-
suits of the elections in different states.
In Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania,
where the democrats reafhrmed the Chi
cago platform, he finds that they have
made gains, while in New York and
New Jersey the republican vote shows
a falling off.
Ohio is summed up as follows:
what consolation can republicans draw
from the Ohio election? Mr.. Hanna Sc
cured the nomination of his candidate for
governor upon platform indorsing the re-
publican administration, and while the re-
turns indicate that Nash has plurality
of about $1,000 over Mclean, Mclean and
Jones together have a majority of some
thing like $4,000 over the republican candi-
date. Mclean ran upon platform en-
phatically indorsing the Chicago platform
and condemning trusts, militarism and i'm
perialism, and he made a gallant fight
against great odds. Ohio is the home of the
president. 1t is the home of Mr.. Hanna,
chairman of the republican national COM
nittee. POstmasterS all over the United
States were urged to contribute money to
save Ohio. Mr.. Hanna took the stump him
self and called upon the republicans to sup
port the ticket and indOrSe the policies of
the administration And yet in spite of all
that could be done Mr.. Hanna's own coun-
ty was carried by Mr.. Jones, and the re-
| publican party which had a majority of
nearly $4,000 in 1896 is now overwhelmed by
a majority approXimating so, COO. The Jones
vote is anti-republican. Mr.. Jones himself
has made open fight against Mr.. Hanna
| and his methods, and the republican party
| has turned it's batteries against Mr.. Jones
and his followers
Iowa, South Dakota and Kansas re-
suits are passed over with brief para
| graphs as not of leading Importance.
| On Nebraska he says:
1.-THE Nebraska campaign was fought on
national issues and the fusion candidate for
| judge received about II, COO this year, as
against 1900 last year for the fusion candi-
date for governor and 1900 for the fusion
| electors in 1886 and the fusion candidate for
| judge in 1897 Assistant Secretary of War
| Meiklejohn came from Washington to
plead with the voters to uphold the presi-
| dents policies. Senators Thurston and
| Hayward were on the stump warning the
people not to repudiate the president Sen
ator Fairbanks and other prominent re-
publicans from outside the state lent their
| influence, but Notwithstanding the efforts
| put forth by the republicans the fusion
| forces gained signal victory. Their can
| didate, Judge Holcomb, carried five of the
| congressional districts out Of the six and
| lost the remaining district (the First by
| only 1000. The fusioniStS made a net gain
| of three district judges and a large gain in
| county officers
Mr.. Bryan continues.
| Taken as a whole, the election returns
| from all the states give encouragement to
! those who hope for the overthrow of the re-
| publican party in 1900. 1t is evident that
| those who believed in the Chicago platform
| in 1896 still believe in it. 1t is also evident
| that the hostility to the Chicago platform
| among those who opposed it is not pro-
| nounced it was in 1885, 1t is apparent
! also that there is growing hostility to the
| monopolies which have grown up under a
| republican administr atfon. 1t is safe to say
| that the American people would by a large
| majority pronounce against the attempt to
| raise the standing army to 100000 men, and
| it is equally certain that upon direct vote
upon the issue large majority of the peo-
| pie would pronounce against an imperial
| istic policy which would develop here q
| colonial system after the pattern of Euro
| pean governments.
| eff the rebuke administered to the repub-
| licans had been more severe the prospect OF
| remedial legislation at the hands Of repub-
! licans would be brighter. While it was suf-
| ficient to indicate that the people are not
| satisfied with the republican policies, ii
| may not have been sufficient to stay the
| course of the republican party toward plu.
+ tocracy and toward European idea Of q
| government built upon force rather than
| upon the consent of the governed-a gov
| eminent relying for it's safety upon a large
| standing army rather than upon a either
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