Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-10-19
WASHINGTON LETTER



las; week than ut any time during the
| campaign. The hard work that the Re
pubilcans have been doing Ii telling In
every direction. In the East the states
which the Democrats say are doubtful.
nni which they think they can carry.
and must carry. In order To win, are
New York. Maryland, West Virginia
and Delaware. We win probably hear
~ them claiming Connecticut and New
Jersey. hut very few have the nerve TO
make any such assertion. In all OF the
Eastern states many things have been
looking NJ very much for the ltepub-
licnns. West Virginia and Delaware
ar. sure to vote the Republican ticket.
There IL no question about New York.
Maryland IL still In doubt. but the ap-
athy OF the Republicans has disappear
ed. and the business men AMI iaborinI
men have begun TO see that their Inter.
csts may bc Impcrlled 10y the election
OF Bryan. and they are coming out
strongly In favor Of Mckinley and
prosperity.
| There seems To bc no doubt about Nc
ISinicy's election. There seems TO bc
some doubt about the next House OF
Representatives. II IL pointed out.
however. that the presidency has nj.
ways carried the House with II. except
In the election Of 1875. when Hayes lad
u majority OF one In the electoral col
icgc. while ridden had n very large plu.
rality OF the popular vote. or course.
the House might L. carried along with
the presidency II III" trend towards lsc-
pubilcanism Is very large. hut great
many districts may send Democratic
congrrssiirn. although voting the ltc-
| publican ticket. The South. 81 course.
IL n handfcnp Of III votes - start with.
AMI the Democrats have tn cnrry only
rIgiiiy-iwo northern districts. East and
West. To secure the House. II any Of
the big states nj. nj all clos. on the
presidential ticket. II would not br sur
prlsing to see that number or Demo.
rrnts elected In northern states. S'iil.
The House j. not lost. and II must la
fought for.
We have been hcnrin. great deal
from the an,i--Npansinni-is about In.
pcrIalIsin. \ man making some inrc$-
legations recently dug up a speech Of
Allen a. Thurman. delivered IN ISIS. In
which he denounced everyday Ecn"r-
ally ny traitors who were opposed To the
annexation NJ the territory acquired
from Mexico after the war with that
country. In the halls NJ Congress.
about 1850. stephen \. Douglas called
Columbus Dcinno u traitor because the
latter criticised the conquest ~ the ter
rl,ory from Mexico. Thurman and
Douglas were leading Democrats OF
their time. They were cSpanslontsis-
VIVA; the Democrats of to-day try ~
call ''impcrialisis."
W. 4. Clark. who WAS forced to re-
l II. L.. al. Ian.
tapa, and who was u candidate FOR re.
election. Is quoted In u recent interview
ns snying that both the iDaEotls. Wyo.
ming and the entire Pacific coast Will
vote for the Republican Ticket, because
Of the prosperity that has come to that
section. Clark might include Montana.
Idaho and Utah. although lie claims
they viii 90 for Bryan. NJ they have
enjoyed ~ much prosperity rs the 9th
or states.
Speaking Of Clark reminds me that
Senator Carter IL putting up very
game fight In Montana and Is very like.
ly to win out. Carter IL one. Of the
ablcst men In the United States SENATE.
and his popularity In his own state Is
greater than that OF any other man.
The Clark-Dnly fight Is assisting Car.
ter. 1t would not be surprising IL two
Republican senators Were returned
from the big mountain state. as result
Of the coming election.
Bryan. in supporting the anti-injunc.
ton policy OF the Democracy. says that
injunctions are unnecessary because
the things they stop are either Illegal
or legal. and If they are Illegal. the per.
son doing an Illegal act can he punish.
cd. That Is beautifully Bryancsque. II
IL n part of the Bryanocracy of the
Democratic party. Suppose mob was
destroying property. Suppose rail-
road company proposed to destroy n
mans property and run Its road
through his house. The mob. II indi.
vidual members could he found. and
some persons connected with the rail
road company might be punished: but
what good would that do TO the man
whose property was destroyed An In
junction saves property. and II Is then
determined whether the proposed act Is
legal or Illegal II is also n good thing
for the people whom the injunction re-
strains. because II saves them from
punishment by fine or Imprisonment If
II is found that they We're ging to per-
petrate an Illegal act. II is another
case of where Bryan thinks The Ameri-
can people are Tools.
Some one asked Bryan. when he was
discussing colonial policies of the gov
eminent, how about North Carolina
and the race question OF that state.
Bryan avoided the question: saying that
he wanted them to read the Sulu treaty
and said the voters would blush until
election time and never mention North
Carolina. Now. as to the Sulu treaty.
The President distinctly said that he
would not approve any treaty or any
arrangement recognizing the slavery
which has heretofore existed. or any
thing else In conflict with the constitu-
ton Of the United States. Bryan Is not
only unfair, but he Is untruthful.
| "'rhp administration should have or