Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-20

| so quiet that he Is hard to guess. The bust
| ness man. like the farmer is our meat"
A letter from Allen county contains this
passage:
II ascribe the apparent apathy of the
Germans to the same cause as that of the
railroad and shop men. The Germans are
| mostly shop men. and they. as well
| as the engineers, conductors. fremen and
brakemen, are too busy to give much time.
If any. to politics. When they are not at
work tey are too tired to parade or attend
a political meeting. Summing up the situa-
ton, think we are in good shape now
as four years ago. II we do not do as well
In the city. we will make 1t up on the
farms. The gold democrats are with us as
strongly as in 1896. and seemingly more in
earnest than then"
An Indianapolis merchant who has talked
with customers from all parts Of the state.
says:
'-There seems to be but one general opin-
lon on the part of democrats as well as re-
publicans. that the state is safe for McKin-
ley. Silver republicans have almost dis
appeared. Gold democrats asoahesoming
more numerous each day. FAFDS1S and
Workingmen seem to be bettee satisfied
than for many years. in fact, you hear If
no complaint"
From Fayette county comes this:
Should the drift toward Mckinley con-
dnue until election. as it has moved for
the last few days. Mckinley would carry
this county by as large majority as in
1885, and the same Is true Of the district.
An Indianapolis man writes:
Unsettled labor differences everywhere
cause uneasiness. but these differences are
not so much with the employers as be-
tween rival branches of different unions.
The campaign four years ago was
like Georgia camp meeting; this year 1t is
Quaker meeting We will unquestionably
gain votes in the country precincts
Another correspondent from the same city
writes:
Sub rosa, while T think General Harri-
son is right on the law question cannot
"a
illiberal feel safe in saying that We shall
win."
Conditions VIII Continue to Improve.
Another from the same place:
THE apparent conditions for republican
success have been growing better for two
or three weeks, and in my opinion will get
better from now on till election day, I'M
less something unforeseen happens"
And still another:
There are many Indications that a large
number of democrats who do not wish to
break away entirely from the old party are
satisfied with present conditions and much
dissatisfied with Mr., Bryan. Some of these
will doubtless quietly vote the republican
ticket, and it is quite impossible for any
one to tell how many. If the number is as
large as some indica tons would lead us to
suppose. it will amount to landslide. -
At any rate, it will be hard to get up any
thing like stampede in the direction of
Mr.. Bryan.
From White county comes this:
money is plenty with us; the rate of in
terest is lower than 1t ever has been; all
farm products command good prices: labor
finds ready employment; people are paying
more debts than they are contracting. In
diana, in my opinion, will go republican by
the largest majority it has ever recorded"
The limited space at command forbids
further extracts at length. 1t will suf-
flee to add that the estimates of the vari-
Gus correspondents who indulge in figures
range all the way from 1900 to $1,000 re-
publican majority on the presidential ticket
in the state as a whole.