The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-11-14
What BRYAN Saws About the Elect!onc.

Lincoln. Neb Nov II w j Bry-
an ihis evening gave 90 tho press mn
extended steteuent. summing up the
results OF tha FL, ctlUus In different
States
10 Massachusetts aud Pennsy lvania.
where the Democrats Teatiitmed the
Chicago platform. he hnds that they
have made gains, while in New York
and New jersey the Republican vote
shows falling If Maryland. he de-
claies. is now safely Democratic. On
the Kentucky election. he says
"Ine result In Kentucky does not
give any encouragement To the kepuO-
leans The latest returns show that
the contest between Mr. Goebel and
Mr.. Taylor Is very close The Demo.
Gratis claim the election OF Goebel ana
the entire State ticket by small plurah'
ties. The Legislature IS safely Demo
cratic in both branches and the election
Of Blackburn 10 succeed Lindsay IA as
sured No one who has watched the
contest Will doubt that with Dem ocraoy
united on national issues. Kentucky
can be relied upon for majority Of
20 600 or 30. 900 "
ONO is summed up ~ follows
"What consolation can Republicans
draw from the Ohio election? Mr..
III anna secured the nomination OF his
candidate for Governor upon platform
lndOrsing the Republican administra'
ton, and while the returns indicate
that Nash has a plurality Of about So.
600 over Mclean. Mclean aud Jones
together have majority Of something
like 90 600 over the Republican chndl-
date.
CONFINED VOTE OF VI LEAN AND JONES
Mclean ran upon platform en-
oh atioally indorsing the Chicago plat
form and condemninR the trusts, mill
tsrism. and imperialism. and he made
a gallant fight against great odds. ONO
is the home Of Mr. Hanna, chairman OF
the Republican National Committee
PostmAsters all over the United States
were urged 10 contribute money TO save
ONO Mr. Hanna took the stump him
self. and called upon Republicans TO
support the ticket and indOrse the poll
cles of the administration. And yet.
In spite OF all that could be done. Mr.
HAnna's own county was carried by
Mr.. Jones, and the Republican party,
" hich had a aj)rity Of nearly fifty
thousand IN 1896, is now overwhelmed
By maj lrity approXimatipg NIFTY
thousand The Jones vote is anti Re
publican Mr. Jones himself has made
An open fight against Mr. Hanna and
his methods aud the Republican party
has turned It's batteries against Mr.
Jones and his followers.
n.lr and
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 can
didate for jndge received about H. 600
this year. AS against 3, 900 last year for
the Fusion candidate for Governor, and
| 10 coo for the Fusion electors In 1896.
and Fusion candidate for judge In 1891
Assistant Secretary OF War MeiklejOhn
came from Washington TO plead with
| the voters TO uphold the Presidents
policies. Senators Thurston and Hay
ward were on the stump warning the
people not 10 repndlste the President
senator Fairbanks and other prominent
Republic ans from outside the State lent
their influence, but Notwithstanding
the efforts brought forth by the Repub.
lIcans the Fusion forces gained sig
nal victory. Their candidate. Judge
Holcomb. carried five Of the Congress
nonal districts cut Of the six. and lost
the remaining district (the First) by
only a thousand The FusiOnists made
a net gain Of three district judges and
a large gain in county officers. - Mr..
Bryan continues;
TREND OF POLITICAL SENTIMENT.
Taken as a whole, the election re-
turns from all the States give encour.
agement 10 those who hope for the over
throw Of the Republican party in 1890
Ii IL evident that those who believed in
the Chicago platform in 1896 still be-
lieve 10 it. IL is also evident that the
hostility 70 the Chicago platform among
those who oppose 1t is not as pronouno.
ed as il was IN 1896 1t Is apparent
also that there is a growing hostility
10 the mOnopolies which have grown
up under a Republican administration.
1t is safe 10 say that the American peo-
pie would by large rrH.0rny prU.
nouuce against the attempt TO raise the
standing army TO 100 600, and II is
equally certain that upon a distiuci
vote upon the issue large m pity Of
the people would pronounce against an
imperialistic policy, which would de-
velop here a colonial system after the
pattern Of European governments.
III the rebuke administered TO the
Republicans at the polls had been more
severe the pr spsct OF remedial legisla-
| tion nj the hands Of Republicans would
be brighter While 1t was sufficient TO
indicate that the people are not salts
fed with the Republican policies. 1t
may not have been sufficient TO stay
the course Of the Republican party to-
ward plutocracy and toward the Eu-
ropean idea Of a government built upon
force rather tnan upon the consent OF
the governed-a government relying for
its safety upon large standing army
rather than upon a citizen sOldiery