The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-22
NO. 8.
BRYAN ANAuvzEs THE VOTE,

/ The Result of the Recent Election
: is a Rebuke to McKinIey-Demo
cratic Gains in Massachusetts.
and Pennsylvania and Republican
Losses I'm New York and New
Jersey.
Mr. William j. Bryan has given tc
the press AN extended statement, IL
which ho sums up the results OF the
election in the different States.
In Massachusetts and PENNSYLVANIA,
where the Democrats reatlrmed the
Chlcago platform, he finds that they
nave made gains, while in New York
and New Jersey the Republican vote
shows falling on Maryland, he de-
clares, is now safely Democratic. On
the Kentucky election he says "The
result IN Kentucky does not give any
encouragement to the Republicans.
The latest returns show that the con-
test between Mr. Goebel and MIR.
Taylor is very close. The Democrats
claim the electiCs. of Goebei and the
entire State ticket by small pluralities.
The Legislature is safely Democratic
| IN both branches and tho election OF
Blackburn TO succeed Lindsay Is as
sure |. No one who has watched the
contest will doubt that with the Demo-
Gratis united on national issues, Ken
tucky eau be relied upon for majority
OF 2O,0 600 or 30. .000."
Ohio is summed up rs follows:
What consolation can Republicans
draw from the Ohio election d? Mr..
Hanna secured the nomination of his
candidate Tor Governor upon plat
tCrm endorsing the Republican admins
lratlon, ana while the returns Indicate
that Nash has II plurality Of about So
900 over Mclean, Mclean and Jones
together have ma ajOrity OF something
like 10000 over the Republican cMn.
didatc.
Mclean ran upon platform en-
rhaticall ~ endorsing the Chicago plat
form and condemning the trusts, militia
rlsm and imperialism, and he made a
gala fight against great odds. Ohio
Is the home Cf Mr.. Hanna, chairman OF
the Republican national committee
Iostmastcrs all over the Union were
urged TO contribute money to save
Ohio. MIR. Hanna took the stump
himself apd called upon Republicans
TO support the ticket and endorse the
policies oi the Administration. And
yet, IN spite OF all that could be done,
Mr. fanna's own county was carried
by Mr.. Jones and the Republican party,
which had majority Of nearly so 900
VI
majority approXimating 50,0U0. The
Jones vote is Anti-ltcpublican. Mr..
Jones himself has made an open fight
against Mr.. Hanna aud his methods
an0 tie Republican party has turned
it batteries against Mr., Jones and his
followers"
Iowa, South Dakota and Kansas re-
suits are pn, scd over with brief para
graphs as not, Of leading Importance.
On Nebraska he says: THE Ne.
hraska campaign was fought on ma
tional issues and the Fusion candidate
Tor Judge re -eived about II ,0O0 this
year rs against 1900 for the Fusion
candidate for Judge in 1897. Assistant
Secretary Of War Mciklcjohn came
from Washington 10 plead with the
voters to uphold the Presidents Joli-
cies. Senators Thurston and Hay.
ward were on the stump warning tic
people not to rcpudiatc the President.
Senator Fairbanks and other proni-
nent republicans from outside the
State lent their influence, but nOtyith-
standing the efforts brought forth by
the Republicans the Fusion forces
gained a signal victory. Their can.
didate, Judge HOlcOmb, carried five OF
tho Congressional districts out Of the
SIX and lost tho remaining district
ltoe 1sU by only "a thousand. The
tuSionlsts made Il net gain Of thrce
District Judges and q large gain in
county officers"
MIR. Bryan continues: "Taken as a
whole the election returns from all the
states give encouragement TO those
who hope for the overthrow OF the
Republican party in 1900. 1t is evident
That those who believe in the Chicago
platform in 1896 still believe in it, it
81 so iHEpt thlt a hnStilit,, ~
Chicago platform among those who Op.
posed 1T is not as pronounced as it was
In lS96. 1t is apparent also that there
Is q growing hostility to the mono
poIles which have grown up under
Republican Administration. 1t is safe
to say that the American people would
by y large majority pronounce against
the attempt to raise the standing army
to 100000, and it IL equally certain that
upon distinct vote upon the issue
large majority OF the people would
pronounce against an imperiaListic
policy which would develop here
coonia, system after the pattern OF
European Governments.
II the rcbuke administered to the
Republicans at the polls had beer
| more severe the prospect Of remedial
! legislation at the hands Of the Re-
publicans would be brighter. While
| IL was sufficient to indicate that tho
| people are not satisfied with the Re
| publican policies it may not have been
| SUFFICIENT to stay the course OF tho
| Republican party toward plutocracy
and toward the European ideas OF gov
ernmcnt built on forco rather than
upon the consent Of the govcrncd-a
government relying for safety upon
large standing army rather than upon
o citizen soldicry."