The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-23
WHY BRYAN WILL WIN.

To the Editor of The Herald:
Political representation is very I'M
certain, but none the less interesting TO
all classes of voters, when accompanied
by Information that fairly seems to
substantiate the predictions.
From the beginning of the Bryan
campaign l have been firm in the be-
lief that he would be successful. To
be more precise, my confidence dated
from the moment when, in the Kansas
City convention, I saw that there would
De no split over the silver plank. Mr.
Bryan was well aware that, as a mat
ter of expectancy, he could throw over
ms western friends and win out in the
eastern states. He knew that those
eastern voters who had not been con-
Verted to silver already, could not be
changed in this campaign. He could
see, as all discerning men had seen,
that east of the Mississippi river the
economic question of money would not
hold the attention of the people, as
against their interest in the colonial
policy OF the president. His final posi-
ton, therefore, was logical and right;
that II the convention representing the
people desired to make that policy the
paramount issue, that was their bust
ness but as for himself he would not
abate one iot or title of the Democratic
position on the silver question. The
convention came to his way of think
over that magnificent convention hail
when it became apparent that there
would be no bolt, as in 1896.
From that moment until this the tide
has been running all BTyanward. So
far from the firm stand of Bryan alien
ating the anti-imperialists, it tended in
fact 10 draw them toward him. "Ob-
Vlously," said they, here is a man. In
his resolute adherence to his cOnVic-
tiOns, in spite of all temptations, is the
nf on n
tiOns in which we agree with him
The limited press dispatches pub
lished locally do not give an adequate
idea of the real condition Of affairs in
eastern states. With your permission,
l viii give during the remainder of this
campaign facts and impressions CLEANED
from newspapers where the fight is
hottest Political betting has ceased TO
be an indication of results. In 1884 the
betting was three to one on Blaine
and in 1892 no Cleveland money was
forthcoming until within a day or two
of the election.
The Republicans, holding the sack.
have always been the best buffers. But
bluff and the under surface indications
do not always agree Here is Hanna
claiming both South Dakota and Ne
braska. At the very time these bragga-
docio claims are made, 1 find that in
Nebraska three newspapers have
changed to Bryan.
One Of them, the Hastings Republi-
can, which has supported the Repub-
Ilcan party since its first issue in 1899.
has come out squarely for Bryan ana
! the whole fusion ticket. It says:
For twelve years the Republican has
been q. Republican newspaper. Since 1888
II has made as best it could d clean,
honest. manly fight for Republican poll
| ties and measures and has supported Re
| publican nominees for national and state
offices It IS proud OF its utilization with
the party of Lincoln and Sumner and
/ ~ nd sIsaf
and Garfield and Harrison. GlOrying in
| the record these great leaders have made
and IN the ideas of American government
/ for which they have stood. the RepubIi-
can has lent the party cheerful and loyal
| SSuppoIl- We can accord that support no
/ longer From now hencetOrth the Re
/ publican will be found advocating the
| election of the man who stands for the
! Abraham Lincoln lived and died-WiIliam
| J. Bryan of our own state of Nebraska
| The editorial then scores the Ohio
| crowd" denounces Hannaism as a con-
| Splracy OF corporations, and Mckinley
! for the shedding of American blood to
! crush a Hberty-aSpirilg people, and his
Porto Rican policy.
| This paper has the largest circulation
! in Nebraska outside of Lincoln and
| Omaha, and fairly represents the sen
| timents of many Germans and others
who can't stand the Hanna policy.
| The other two papers are the Adver-
tlSer OF Herman and the Progress of
! I1OlutGOSE- III dQOitlOn 10 lneSe, the
! Weekly News, another Republican pa
per, has declared it cannot support the
Republican candidate for governor be-
cause he is owned by the railroads.
] L appTehend that these things are bet
ter indicators of opinion in Nebraska
| (and elsewhere) than claims made for
political effect. The fusionists expect
! to carry Nebraska by not less than
| 10000. The query naturally arises, how
| large organs majority be in South
| Dakota fannas opinion of that stat e
| is as trus, worthy as his boast as 10
! Nebraska? Yours truly
STI .NrE-I2 A