The Delta independent., 1900-06-01
oepsh1Iooe Feeeeasls ~ 1O0o.


liss Il every possible masnss.
aspshiseas Fssssasas ~ 1ooo.
-Th. vssssan Statesmen snd politicians
vho are predicting success fss .tAs Re.
publican party 10 the eanvss q 100
.rs. Of course. in some degree. deslisa
with uneertsioties. The wish often warpe
the judgement. 6Arsvd party .sssssrs
have more than once bsen mistshss In
thsis fosscssas nads six nosths essuss
elect,ous. A fsv eminent Whig states
men prsilS-tsd victory Tor Scottit le61
Eany Republicans. along until the
Penusyivuuia ststs sleetioa IN Octesss.
1856. thought that Framont wosld vim
in the contest . month later. Odds xsre
oGered on Gseslsy tor . wesk or two In
the betting in the summer q 1872
Right uloog until the evening of sssetios
day some os the smsrtest politicians in
tho country supposed that Hancock vss
going to win. notvithstsn snding the drift
toward the Republican which vss shovi
In the October states. Several dsy.
passed. after the voting in 1854 bse''rs
the Rspublicans 20 lid realize that Blaine
vss Seste Denocr.tie peper in 8
Losis snL in Chicago for two or
thrss days after the ballots Of 1896 were
counted kept on claiming that Bryan
had carried the country In thst year.
Yet the copditions at the prissnt time
mako the forecasts ri Republican VIC
tory in 1870 se.sonsbly sure oe vsrifScs-
tios. The sisctions Of the psst too or
thrss years 10 tho states which have
voted in this time shiw thst tho Rspub.
licsn tide is still st the fS,oJ stass. The
Rspsbliesos hsvs lnst no saates iB the
psst ihsss yesrs escept Maryland, shils
they have gained Kansas. Wyo0iDR
sosth Dske4s and Washington. in that
time. Possibly they will iuss MsTylsod
In 1900. Senator Wellington. resc-
tionsry snd m inp'ecable. whom the
Republicans unwisely ehcted two OF
three ,esrs sgo. keeps up his fight
sesiust ex CIV. L'w ndes. md thrsatens
10 o. pose the policy n his patty in the
coming csmpsign. This msy possibly
take away enough votes Sfoa tho party
ticket TO give tho electoral vote 6 tho
state TO Brysp. On the other hand.
Bs,an's assertion that bass money 10
still IN issus:in politics. al his promi
TO force il into the Ksnsss City pls form.
stands chance 10 t0rs enough Demo
cratic votes in Rsltimosa TO put Mary
lsal in ths Repuhlicss columns.
Possibly Kssiucky may be counted
soe ths Dsnocrsts In 1900 Though the
0osbel ballot. abolition device. but there
, m reason 10 sspps,ss that asy other
ssasss sprrisd - the Repss!icsss b
lso0 vill b ~, thk year. chile the
four states shich have bsss eaissd
sisss ia srs toIssah,y csstsis - =
hsld b Shs Rssutltesas III. ysas. y NJ
Dsoocsyt ssppssss thst hh Vesty VII
,srry Nss Yasty Hsv Jssssy. Isdisea
Counecticst. shs lous Nnsthesa deubtful
states Of the old days. The Rspublieses
could loee Maryland aud Kentucky. and
give up the foss states they hsvssstned
sincs 1888. Esd stili carry tho ssssiina
BY . good sissd margin. Here arsiscts
which discourage the Demossstic cleo
ton prophets. Nothiss eso asssst the
Republicass this year escspt oveseos
6dsecs, and tbs paRty asnagsrs and the
prsss will - 10 Il that thib dos oot
opss.ts 70 any hss4esi dsgrss. No esw
jssuss hsve COME sp since Novsobss a
1870. sod the drift u pessisss ssstioeut
which wss sA0ws 10 H. ssseeisss 81
thst tine isdic.ies tbee = Psssidsst
hsd heso eAsosn shso ~ ksps6iiesss
woold have bod . lasDss Uatssily ID the
sssctessj eulIsgs ths0 sbsy Snised IN
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