Evening star., 1900-10-23

total vote of 800 in the electoral college.
Nevada is democratic although there is,
way down in the hearts of the republican
managers. lurking suspicion that Senator
Stewards state will be found in the right
column. Utah. the last to be consid-
cred. is expected to give it's three votes to
Mckinley. If all the possibilities are decid-
ed in Mckinley's favor his total vote in the
electoral college would be 3O3
Perhaps there is one better qualified
to talk on Missouri politics than Mr.. r. c.
kerens, member of the executive com
mittee from that state. Mr. kerens has
always been regarded as a conservative
politician, and this year surprised his
sociates the executive committee by
holding out cnance for republican sue
cess in his state. To quote Mr.. kerens
own words:
An Uprising In Missouri.
Il tell you there is a popular uprising of
the people of Missouri. A political revoIu-
ton is in progress The farmers and the
workingmen are alive to the situation that
to say the least, is disgrace to the state
| refer particularly to the handling of the
finances of the state OF Missouri. For up
ward of thirty years the democrats have
been in power. and have used the states
revenues in their own manner Of financier-
ing, which has been bad throughout. Just
let me cite you one instance. Take the
school fund for example. When the re-
publicans We're last In power they left a
iluHliCtIlt SCHCO1 lulu Invested III bnlteu
States bonds. purchased at a premium at
the time, and ever since these bonds com
manded Il high premium in the markets nf
the world. and, OF course. the safest and
most creditabie investment for trust funds
The democratic party, when in full control
of every department of the state, sold these
United States bonds and carried the pro-
cesds into the treasury for general use
issuing in lieu thereof Missouri school state
certificates of Indebtedness. bearing 6 per
cent interest. Each year ever since levy
ing for the state Indebtedness the tax has
been paid regularly; therefore. instead of
farmers and taxpayers of Missouri have a
state Indebtedness. This is a sample of
the finances since democracy made its de-
but in the state of Missouri There are
other instances. a great many others, that
We could enumerate, where the funds of
tue state have been diverted, and where the
taxpayer has been unnecessarily burdened.
Influence of Clean Administrations
The administration of President Mckin-
ley has been SO clean. free from corrup-
ton, and the United States officials in Mis-
souri, have been such honorable men, that
| farmers and laboring men are beginning to
realize that the security of themselves and
| the prosperity of the state rests with the
grand Old party. Every branch of business.
| the product Of the farm and the mines and
| the forests all bring better results The
value of cattle and live stock of every de-
| scription has increased, values generally
have appreciated in Missouri, and the best
| thoughts of the people are beginning to be
realized, and the breaking up of ring rule
| at Jefferson City is near at hand
1T is believed throughout the length and
breadth of that grand Old commonwealth
that it would be hundreds of millions of
dollars If the state, could go republican.
| that is to say, the increase in values would
| appreciate to that extent, thereby joining
| itself to the sister republican s,ate of Ini-
nos. This is a well-known fact that the
news of republican victory advances the
value of securities the country over. Bonds
| and other securities of the transportation
| lines advance always and enhance in value
| while the news of democratic success de-
| preciates property and securities reduce
| values of every name and character. Re-
publicans may not carry Missouri in No
| vember, but mark my words you will see in
| its vote a revolution Of feeling. and know
| that l echo the sentiments of that great
body of laborng men who have made Mis-
| souri, what she is.
A Bet Not Taken Up.
| Vice Chairman Payne the other day
stirred the sporting element of Chicago by
| Offering a wager Of two to one that Bryan's
| vote in the electoral college would not be as
| large as It was in 1896. There was a great
| deal of talk about accepting this bet. but
up to the present Mr.. Payne has not been
| able to place the $500.
| Postmaster General Smith spoke to vast
! audience Friday night. He was on his way
| east from a triumphal spell-binding tour OF
| the west and brought with him to Chicago
| the rosiest aspect Of things beyond the Mis-
| sissippi. His speech was one of those clean
| cut, clear arguments. with its sentences
| rounded out In the choicest dfctton. that
| have made for Postmaster General Smith
| the enviable reputation of one OF the most
| finished orators in public iife
| Republicans Everywhere Active.
II there is any apathy among the repub-
| lican voters of the United States it Is not
| known at republican headquarters. Some
| weeks ago there was good deal OF ner-
| vousness on the part of the managers Of
| the campaign over the apparent conditions,
| but since that time there has been q gen.
| eral awakening and from all sections comes
| the news that the campaign is active and
| the republicans aggressive.
ChfcaxO's Labor Vote.
| Chairman Jones at democratic headquar-
.ers continues to issue statements claiming
everything in sight. He puts Maryland,
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and California in the
democratic columns, but gives no reasons
for his deductions. He is confident that
Cook county is going to give a democratic
majority. He shows a list of figures giving
the registration Of the working men, and
this as he says. being III excess Of what II
was four years ago, demonstrates that the
| working men. who are all democrats, will
increase Bryan's majority in this city. The
| at republican headquarters to be for Bryan
| There is not republican meeting that does
not turn out a large number OF toilers, an6