The Winslow mail., 1899-12-21
BRYAN ON THE ELECTIONS.
The Democratic Leader Takes a
Hopeful View of the Sit
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 5000 over Mclean, Mclean and
Jones together have a majority of some
thing like $4,000 over the republican candl-
date. Mclean ran upon a platform en-
phaucally indorsing the Chicago platform
and condemning trusts, mflitarism and i'm
perlalism, 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
mittee. 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 $1,000 in 1896 is now overwhelmed by
majority approximate ting $4,000. 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 batteries against Mr.. Jones
and his followers"
Iowa SOnfb ia kOto and Kansas
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 1000 this year, as
against 5000 last year for the fusion candi
date for governor and $4,000 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 presi-
dents policies. Senator's Thurston and
hayward were on the stump warning the
people not to repudiate the president. Sem
ator Fairbanks and other prominent re-
pub!icanS from outside the state lent their
influence, but Notwithstanding the efforts
put forth by the republicans the fusion
forces gained a signal victory. Their can
didate, Judge Holcomb, carried five OF the
COuSIGSSlOHdl u1SlTlClS out OIL In6 SIX anu
lost the remaining district (the FirsD by
only 1000. The fusionists made net gain
of three district Judges and large gain in
county officers
Mr.. Bryan continues.
Taken as a whole, the election returns
| from all the states give encoura cement 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 a
republican administra ton. 1t is safe to say
that the American people would by large
majority pronounce against the attempt to
raise the standing army to 1G0, 900 men, and
it is equally certain that upon direct vote
upon the issue large ajority of the peo-
pie would pronounce against an imperial
stic policy which would develop here a
colonial system after the pattern of Euro
pean governments.
IF the rebuke administered to the repub-
licanS had been more severe the prospect OF
remedial legisla tion 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, it
may not have been sufficient to stay the
course of the republican party toward plu-
tocracy and toward European idea of a
government built upon force rather than
upon the consent OF the goVerned-a gov
ernment relying for its safety upon large
standing army rather than upon citizen
SOidiery,'