Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-10-09
Men and Issues Are InYOlYed in
the Campaign.
BOTH PARTIES ARE HOPEFUL
The Prestige of the PerennIaI Can
dtdste AS fhe Leader OF the
National Democratic Party Is In
the BaIanCe.-SiIVer IS a Dead
ISSue.-A Growing Support OF
the AdmInISfra fIon.

Lincoln, Neb., Oct. S.-Men and issues
are both involved in the Nebraska
campaign this year. The outcome will
necessarily have some bearing on Mr..
Bryan's personal fortunes as a party
| leader. It will also have a marked ma
tional influence on the question of ex-
pansion. The alignment of parties is
distinctly drawn in the platforms. The
populists, or rather the fusionists, for
there are yet some democrats in the
state to fuse with the populists, are
| for the Chicago platform, with free sill
yer and everything else. They are, of
course, against the trusts and against
the Philippine policy of the national
/ administration. The language in which
! they state their position on this point
is somewhat guarded, but Mr.. Bryan
( in his speeches clears away the uncer-
tainty
The republicans on their part are
also against the trusts to a degree, and
are even charged by the fusionists
/ with adopting some of Bryan's ideas.
That is not important. The repubI-
cans are specifically and aggressively
/ for the gold standard. This is impor-
tant. They are also aggressively for
the presidents policy of prosecuting
the war in the Philippines until the
authority of the United States is fully
recognized. Individual differences of
opinion about what shall be done after
/ the flag is established cut no figure.
/ The party is genuinely and thoroughly.
harmonious on the main proposition.
| The election in which the sentiment
of Nebraska is to be determined on
these national issues is not in itself
important. A judge of the supreme
court and two regents of the state uni
versity are to be chosen. That is ALL
Though in a heated contest like the
present neither side will admit it. it
is fact that the individual candidates
on both tickets are good men, and the
state will not suffer whoever are sue
| cessfuL The campaign and its result
simply hinge on whether Mr.. Bryan
still keeps his hold and whether he will
be able to make anything OF his cru
sade against Imperialism and mill
tarism, SO called, as a campaign cry
for 1900. .
The state is really close and is fight
ing ground. 1t began to slump away
from the republicans eight or ten years
tho Sc ou;oroo l,o5 IT,
mushroom growth. Then it became
more populistic, and the fusion of the
democrats with the populists took it
away from the republicans and the
state had populist United States sem
ator and a populist governor. The re-
publicans have been fighting steadily
to regain their lost ground, and have
been making progress. Last fall they
carried the legislature and named a
straight-out republican to succeed SEN
ator w. v. Allen. They also cut the
fusion majority down so that Governor
Pointer and the populist nominee won
by narrow margin. They just missed
a complete victory. Now the hope and
the aim of the republicans is to finish
the work of last fail and show the
country that Nebraska is a republican
state for good. Yet they might fail to
carry it this fall. and it would still be
fighting ground in 1900.
The republican party organization
seems to be in excellent shape. In
several years past 1 have known these
Nebraska campaigns and never found
the party machinery in such good
form as it is now. Three years ago,
when the republicans of other states
were looking to Nebraska hopefully.
the nationaN campaign was weakened
because of a rotten state house ring.
sponsible. They managed to keep this
knowledge from getting abroad. and
the republican national committee was
deceived over the prospects. But all
this is past. The party organization
has been purified. and there is no long
er a drawback to united and effective
work. There is much satisfaction on
the part of the republican leaders that
the party has taken a definite stand
for the gold standard. This feeling is
everywhere apparent. Bryan and the
fusionists sometimes taunt Senator
Thurston and others who were once
tinctured with free silver, but these
taunts have little force. Everybody
feels that the party is in better fight