The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-10-19
Washington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent.

OF the past. The campaign is il, full
swing all over the country, ard from
almost every state comes the same
story-republican activity and deter
mination to win by larger majority
IN the ELECTORAL college than in 1896,
and to elect a majorityof the House.
With the coming of republican activi-
ty the doubt about Congress-there has
never been any doabt about the cleo
tion of Mckinley and Roosevelt-disap-
peared like frost in the morning sun
shine. AS in 1896, the business ele-
ments OF the country is with the
republicans, and no candidate solidly
supported by that element has ever
been defeated. 1t was because this
element refused to recognize the dam
ger that there was Il doubt about Con-
gress, but it is now thoroughly aroused
and working harder every day, and as
sured victory Is in the air.. The re-
publican majority in the present
House is Is and several republicans
from the South are certain to be suc-
ceeded by democrats, owing to pecu-
liar conditions and laws, but for every
seat lost in the South, the republicans
will gain two elsewhere, and their ma
jority in the next House will be larger
than in the present House.
Mr.. John w. Langley, of KY, APP
pointment clerk of the Census Bureau
is in demand as speaker at political
meetings in Washington and nearby
places. In one of his recent speeches,
Mr. Langley said: "Kentuckey was the
the first state to win victory square,
ly on the sound money issue. With
the aid OF democrats, men loyal and
true, but men who put principle above
party, Kentucky was swung into line
for President Mckinley. 1t was this
issue that carried the state. in 1896,
and it is this issue, still paramount in
spite of the bugaboos and straw men,
the followers of Bryan are showing to
the front, that will carry the state for
Mckinley again this time. There is
a biblical injunction against false pro-
phets. A few extracts from Bryan's
speeches during the last campaign
will conclusively prove him false
prophet. This fact will lose him votes
in Kentucky, and the electoral vote
of the state will be held by safe ma
jority for Mckinley and prosperity"
Hon. Henry A Castle, who predicts
that Mr. Bryan will not get single
electoral vote from the Mississippi
river to the Pacific coast, north of
Missouri, thus condensed the political
issues: "There is one paramount issue
and only one. It is sound money, and
it is futile for the democratic party to
try to belittle or becloud it. 1t is
prosperity, and all that that means,
and law and order, against untried,
uproven, and fallacious belief. The
silver question was settled four years
ago, but Bryan was obliged to force it
forward again or lose the populistic
vote and he would paramount it i'm
mediately if he were elected"
Mr.. II. III. Mckee, Journal Clerk of
the House, whose long experience has
made his political judgment good, and
who has just returned from a CAM
paigning trip in Indiana, said: II have
| Just offered to make wager that Nc
zinley would run one million ahead
of the state tickets in the popular vote
of the country, but / could get no
taker. Ny judgment is that McKin-
ley is great deal stronger as a ma
tional candidate than many OF the
candidates for governor. For instance,
there may be some doubt as TO the
success Of the republican candidates
Ior governor OF Indiana and Illinois.
but do not think there is the slight
lest chance of Bryan capturing the
lelectorial votes of either state. shall
he very much surprised If Mckinley is
defeated. / was surprised in 1892, /