The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-09-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From oaf Regular Correspondent

hosS iiaiha - frightened aDout
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 ofGol.
Bryan in the state. There is no
doubt that there is decidedly pan
ieky feeling among those republicans
who know the situation, not only as
to Ohio, but as to other states,
which a short time ago were consid-
cred absolutely certain to give their
electoral votes to Mckinley. They
recognize that the democratic tide
is rising and that if they cannot
stop it, Col. Bryan will be elected.
They are relying mostly upon money
to help them, and, notwithstanding
all the talk about Hanna not having
all the money he wants.. it is known
that he has more money than he had
at this stage of the campaign four
years and ago, that he is making plans
that will call tor the expenditure of
a larger sum than was paid out in
the campaign of 1896. If money
can elect Mr.. Mckinley dgam, he
will win. The big trusts, the exist
ence of which is at stake, will see to
that, knowing that II Mckinley
wins they can make the consumers
of the country pay back with big in
terest all their campaign contribu-
tions.
Ohio democrats i'll Washington
held a meeting Saturday night for
the purpose of talking over the stu
alton among themselves. No re-
porters were present, and no person
was allowed to attend who was not
a voter in Ohio, and whose democ-
racy was not unquestioned. 1t
would not do to write what was
done and said at that meeting, but
it is no violation of confidence to say
that those who attended are conf
dent that Bryan and Stevenson have
fighting chance to carry Ohio, and
are determined to work hard for
victory.
The democratic Congressional
campaign committee has prepared
and sent out timely bulletin deal
ing with the suffrage qualifications
imposed on Porto Rieans by the re-
publican Congress and administra-
ton. 1t says: while a number OF
states, such as Massachusetts, North
Carolina, Connecticut and Louisi-
ana, have prescribed educational
qualifications for voters, this repub-
lican measure enacted for Port Rico
is the first attemptin the history of
our republic to prescribe a property
qualification since Thomas Jefferson,
the great champion of human rights
succeeded in giving to every man,
rich and poor alike, the right to ex-
ercise his elective franchise as free
American citizen. Think how many
thousands of Porto Ricans, under
Spanish oppression, have never
had an opportunity, either to learn
to read and write or to acquire
property. These are not under re-
publican rule permitted to vote, ye.
under Spanish rule they were never
denied this right. What, then, must
be the natural conclusion? The
trusts, though whose influence free
trade was denied by Congress to the
Porto Ricans have also dictated a
property qualification for the voters
of that unfortunate island. OF such
is Imperialism"
Those who attended the confer
ence of democratic leaders in New
York, several days ago, say it was
the most important meeting of dem
ocrats held during the campaign,
and that its effects, already begin
ming to be felt, will be far-reaching.
There was no rainbow chasing. 1t
was plain talk by men who knew
the situation in the states of which
they talked, and by which it was
made evident that there are sub
stantial reasons for expecting demo-
cratic success this year if there is
hard work enough. done to win it,
and that the campaign is to be
made as aggressive as possible from
this time on.
There is clash between the ad-
ministration and Minister Conger.
The latter has dared to telegraph to