The Opelousas courier., 1900-09-22
Washington, d. c., News.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. II, 1900.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. II, 1900.
Boss Hanna is frightened about Ohio.
That is the alarming news whispered in
inner Republican circles. That is why
Mr.. Mckinley is now at Canton, instead
of being in the White House. Instead
of resting, he is comforting with Ohio
Republican leaders, setting up plans
which he hopes will stop the Bryan
wave which threatens to sweep over the
State and which has been rapidly in
creased by the recent presence OF Col.
Bryan in tho State. There is no doubt
that there is a decidedly panicky feel
ing among those Republicans who know
the situation, not only as to Ohio. but
as to other States, which n short time
ago we're considered certain to give
their electoral votes to Mckinley. They
recognize that the Democratic tide is
rising and that il they cannot stop it,
Col. Bryan will be elected. They are
relying mostly upon money to help
them, and Notwithstanding all tho talk
about Hanna not having all the money
he wants, it ia known that he has more
money than he had at this stage of the
campaign four years ago, and that lie
is making plans that will call for the
expenditure of a larger sum than was
paid out in the campaign of 1896. 1t
money a elect Mr.. Mckinley egaiu.
he will win. The big trusts, the exIs-
tepceo of which is at stake, will see to
that. knowing that If Mr.. Mckinley
wins they can make the consumers OF
the country pay back with big interest
all their contributions.
Ohio Democrats in Washington held
a meeting Saturday night for the pur-
pose of talking over the situation
among themselves. No reporters were
present, and nc person was allowed 10
attend who was not a vOteri In Ohlo, ana
whose Democracy was not unques-
toned. 1t would not do to write what
was done and said at that meeting, out
it is no violation of confidence to say
that those who attended are confident
that BRYAN and Stevenson have Il fight
ing chance to carry Ohio, and are de-
termined to work hard for victory.
The Democratic Congressional cam
naiyn committee has prepared and sent
out o timely bulletin dealing with suf-
frage qualifications, imposed on Porto
Ricans by the Republican Congress and
administration. 1t says: while n
number of States, sncil as Massachu-
sets, North Carolina, Connecticut and
Louisiana, have prescribed educational
qualifications for voters, this Republi-
can measure enacted for Porto Rico is
the first attempt in the history OF 0ur
republic to prescribe Il property quail
~fication since Thomas Jefferson, the
great champion of human tights sue
ceeded in giving to every man., licf! OF
poor, alike, the right to exercise liis
elective franchise as II free American
citizen. Think how many thousand
Porto Ricaus, under Spanish oppression,
have never had an opportunity, either
to learn to read and write nr acquire
property. Those are not under Repub-
lican rule permitted tn vote. yet under
Spanish rule they were never denied
this light. What, then, must he the
natural conclusion? The trusts,
through whose influence free trade WAS
denied by Congress TO the Porto Ricans
have also dictated a property qualltica-
ton for the voters of that unfortunate
island. Of such is imperialism"
Those who attended the conference
of Democratic leaders in New York,
several days ago, say that it WAS the
most important meeting of Democrats
held during the campaign, and that its
effects already beginning to be felt,
will be far reaching. There WAS no rain
bow chasing. 1t was plain talk by men
who know the situation in the States Of
which they talked, and by which it wns
made evident that there are substantial
reasons for expecting Democratic sic
cess this year ii there is hard work
enough done to win il, and that the
campaign is To be made as aggressive
MS possible from this time on.
There is a clash between the admins
tration and minister Conger. The lat
ter has dared to telegraph to Washing
ton that Mckinney allowed himself to
be gold bricked when he ordered the
American flag hoisted owe Lii Hung
Chang, long known as tho creature of
Russia while he Is in Pekin for tho
purpose of negotiating terms of settle
ment with the powers. Outside of Rus
sia, this government is the only one
that has not openly shown its distrnst
of>Li Hung Chang from the first. so it
is not strange that Minister Conger
should have something to say about
Mr.. McKintey's latest exhibition of
unusual favor towards this sneaky Chi
naman. He has, upon several previous
occasions, warned tilis government that
Ii Hung Chang was thoroughly tricky
and unworthy of trust, bnt for some
reason the Chinese Minister in Wash
ingtOn, who is one Of Iii Hung Changes
most devoted followers. has had. more
influence with Mr.. Mckinley than the
American Minister in Pekin. The Sc
Ouel NAV show why. .