The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-12
REBUKE TO THE REPUBLICANS.
HOW BRYAN VIEWS THE RECENT
STATE ELECTIONS.

Though Nash Won, the Ohio Major
1ty Against Him Was Something
Like 5O,OOO-McLean Made n CAL
liant Fight-Great Gains Made
Against Republicans in Nebraska.
Bryan Relies on Kentucky for the
Democrats.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 1.-W. ]. Bryan this
afternoon gave to the press an extended
statement, summing up the results of the
elections in the 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 fall
ing off. Maryland, he declares, is now
safely Democratic. On the Kentucky cleo
tion he says:
The result in Kentucky does not give
any encouragement to the Republicans.
The latest returns show that the contest
between Mr.. Goebel and Mr.. TAYLOR is
very close. The Democrats claim the
election of Goebel and the entire ticket
by small pluralities. The Legislature is
safely Democratic in both branches and
the election of Blackburn to succeed Lind
say is assured.
No one who has watched the contest
will doubt that, with the Democracy unit
ed on national issues, Kentucky can be
relied upon for a majority of 10000 or So
O0O"
McLean's Gallant Fight
Ohio is summed up as follows:
What consolation can Republicans draw
from the Ohio election? Mr.. Hanna secur-
ed the nomination of his candidate for
Governor upon a platform indors ng the
Republican administration, and while the
returns indicate that Nash has a plural
ity of about $1,000 over Mclean, Mclean
and Jones together have a majority of
something like 5000 over the Republican
candidate.
Mclean ran upon a platform emphatic
ally indorslng the Chicago platform and
condemning the trusts, militarism and i'm
| perialism, and he made a gallant fight
against great odds. Ohio is the home of
Mr.. Hanna, chairman of the Republican
National Committee. Postmasters all over
the Union were urged to contribute money
to save Ohio. Mr.. Hanna took the stump
himself, and called upon Republicans to
support the ticket and indorse the policies
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 which had maiori-
ty of nearly $1,000 in 1896, is now over
whelmed by majority approximating 50,-
900. 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 its bat
teries against Mr.. Jones and has follow
ers"
Iowa, South Dakota and Kansas results
are passed over with brief paragraphs as
not of leading importance.
The Result in Nebraska.
On Nebraska, he says:
'The Nebraska campaign was fought on
national issues and the fusion candidate
for judge received about "A 900 this wears
as against 1900 for the fusion candidate
for judge in 1897. Assistant Secretary Of
| War Meiklejohn came from Washington
to Plead with the voters to uphold the
Pres dents policies Senators Thurston
and Hayward were on the stump warning
the people not to repudiate the President
Senator Fairbanks and other prominent
Republicans from outside the state lent
their influence but Notwithstanding the
efforts brought forth by the Republicans
the fusion forces gained a signal victory
Their candidate Judge Holcomb, carried
five of the congressional districts out of
the six, and lost the remaining district
0he First by only 1,O00. The fusionsts
made. a net gain of three district judges
and a large gain in county officers"
Mr. Bryan continues:
"Taken as whoe, the election returns
from all the states give encoura cement to
those who hope for the overthrow Of the
Republican party in 1900. 1t is evident that
those who believed in the Chicago plat
form in 1895 stil1 believe in it. 1t is also
evident that the hostility to the Chicago
platform among those who opposed it is
not as pronounced as it was in 1885,
Rebuke to MonopoIies.
at is apparent also that there is a grow
ing hostility 10 the monopolies which have
grown up under Republican administra-
ton 1t is safe TO say that the American
people would by a large majority pro-
nounce against The attempt to raise the
standing army to 100000, and it is equai'y
certain that upon a distinct vote OIL that
issue large majority of the people would
pronounce against an imperialistic policy
which would develop here a colonial sys-
TEN after the pattern of European govern
mentS.
''If the rebuke administered to the Re-
publicans at the polls had been more Sc
we're, the prospect of remedial legislation
at.the hands Of the Republicans would be
brighter While it was sufficient to IN
dicate that the people are not satisfied
with the Republican policies, 1t may not
have been sufficient TO stay the course OF
the Republican party toward plutocracy
and toward the European ideas Of a gov
ernmen6 built upon force rather than upon
the consent of the governed-a government
relying for its safety upon a large stand
ing army rather than upon citizen SOL
diery."