The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-09-21
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
w ASHINGTON,
municated)
Sept. 10. 1900.

stead 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 of
Colonel Bryan in the State.
There is no doubt that there Is a
decidedly panicky feeling among
those Republicans who know the
situation not only as to Ohio, but
as to other States, which a short
time ago were considered absO.
lutely certain to give their elec-
toral votes to Mckinley. They
realize that the Democratic tide
is rising and that il they cannot
stop it Colonel 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
at fills stago of +La n,,ano;om
four Years aoo and fbat ha l.
making Mans tbar viii nolI rnr
fine eynenditurn NJ - Iaran,, ,nn
than was maid ont in +6o n,n
paion of ISgG r. monnv nan
elect MIR. Mckinney aoaip bn
will win. The bio frusts tLe az.
iStence of which i at stake will
see to that. knowing that if Mr.
Mckinley wins they can ,nakpfbo
consumers of This country nav
with big interest ali their cam.
paign contributions
Ohio Democrats i'm Wasbino-
ten held a meefino Saturday
night for the purpose Of TALKING
over the situation among them.
selves No reDorters were nrps.
ent. and no person was allowed
to attend who was net a voter in
Ohio. ana whose Democracy was
not un0uestioued If would NOT
do to write what WAS done and
said at that meeting INT If is no
violation of confidence TO saw tbat
those who attended are confident
that BRYAN and Stevenson havp a
fighting chance fo carry Obio
and are determined to work hard
for yictorv
The Democratic Conoressio,al
Campaion Committee has nre.
pared and sent out q t,mnIv hnI
letin DEALING with tbe sniTrooo
qualifications imnoscd ON PORTO
Ricans by the Rennblican Con.
gresS and administrator #
saws: .sWhile a number of states
snch as Massachusetts Tortb
Carolina. Connecticut and Lon.
isiana. have nrescribed odnca
tional qualifications for votors
this Republican measure enactnd
for Porto Rico is the first attnmnt
in fine history Of opr rennhlic r.
nrescribe q nronartv onalifra+io,,
since Thomas Jefferson. the oreat
champion Of human rights spc.
ceeded in giving TO every man
rich and poor alike. the right to
use his elective frandhise as a
free American citizen. Think
how many thousands of Porto
Ricans, under Spanish oppres
sion, have never had an opportn.
nity either to learn TO read or
write or to acquire pronertv
These under Republican rule are
not permitted to vote vet npder
Spanish rule they were not de-
MED that right. What. then
must be the natural concIusion9
The trusts. through whose inHn-
ence free trade was denied nv
Congress to the Porto Ricans
have also dictated q nronartv
qualification for the voters Of fiat
unfortunate island OF sncb is
imperialism.u
Those WHO attended tha con
foranco of Dorocrotic loadorS in
New York several DAYS 400 saw
If was fine most imnortant meet.
inc of democrats held dnrino tbo
elimination and tbat IFS ntIects
eIrnadT haoinnin@ 70 NO fol, vii
no far raacbina Tboro was NO