Iron County register., 1899-11-23
BRYAN ON THE ELECTIONS.
The Democratic Leader Takes q
Hopeful View OF the Site
uatiOn.

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 reaffirmed 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 a plurality
| Of about 50, 600 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
m1ttee. 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 administra ton. 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 81, 900 in 1896 is now overwhelmed by
a majority approximating so, coo. The Jones
vote is anti-republican. Mr.. Jones himself
has made an 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:
''The Nebraska campaign was fought on
national issues and the fusion candidate for
judge received about IA 900 this year, as
against 5000 last year for the fusion candi-
date for governor and 1900 for the fusion
electors in 1896 and the fusion candidate for
judge in 1897. Assistant Secretary of War
Meiklejohn came from Washington to
plead with the voters to uphold the pres1-
dents policies. Senators Thurston and
Hayward were on the stump warning the
people not to repudiate the president. Sem
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 Ghe FIRST by
only 1000. The fusionists made net gain
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 as it was in 1896. 1t is apparent
also that there is a growing hostility to the
monopolies which have grown up under
republican administration. 1t is safe to say
that the American people would by larg
majority pronounce against the attempt tC
raise the standing army to 100000 men, ant
it is equally certain that upon direct votI
upon the issue large majority of the pei
pie would pronounce against an imperial
istic policy which would develop here .
colonial system after the pattern of Euro
pean governments.
IF the rebuke administered to the repub-
licans had been more severe the prospect o
remedial legislation at the hands of repub-
licans would be brighter. While it was Suf
f1cient to indicate that the people are no
satisfied with the republican policies, i
may not have been sufficient to stay tn;
course of the republican party toward plu
tocracy and toward European idea of
government built upon force rather thar
upon the consent of the governed-a gov.
ernment relying for it's safety upon larg,
standing army rather than upon citizeE
SOldiery.''