The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-02
Ole @essenger.
GLIMPsING THE POLITICAL SKY.

Bryan is gaining every day and Nc
Kinley is losing. That appears to b e
the daily report and outlook The
strikers have given a stupendous blow
to the full dinner pail r which is
very unfortunate to the blowers. The
strikes spreading everywhere. the ow
wages of industrious ~toilers, the vast
increase in the cost Of living the wide
spread discomfort and gloom, are all
so many factors for the benefit of
Bryan. The Baltimore Sun a Of
this:
Strikes inc other manifestations
of discomfort are found almost exclu-
sively in the republican states. The
evils of the Mckinley regime will, of
where these evils are most evident,
which mean that the republican losses
in the eastern and northern states
must be large. There are compare
lively few tariff lords in the south.
In that section trusts and other large
aggregationS of capital are compare
lively rare"
Ex-senator German, of Maryland, a
very sagacious party manipulation and
strong gold bug, thinks the tide is
turned to Bryan, and the democratic
chances Of success are steadily gain
ing. He says that men of moderate
fortunes and the middle class of bust
ness men rant to return to the grand
old democratic party-a party, by the
way, that stands for just and equal
government, for constitutional limita-
tons and for the reserved rights Of
every state. OF New York Mr.. Cor
man was asked in Washington by the
He said:
Il cannot speak from personal
knowledge as to New York. The men
who are managing politics for the
democrats in that state say hat they
are going to carry it. They are sim
cerely confident. They believe they
are going to succeed. The democratic
manager generally feel confidence in
the general situation and believe nat
Mr.. Bryan is going to be elected. The
drift is strongly in that direction"
AS to the gold democrats who kick
ed out in 1896, and helped to elect the
vile Mckinley he said:
The men who are politicians, Or ma
turally party men, and the moderate
men-that is, those of moderate wealth
are back in the party supporting the
ticket. The smaller number of men OF
great wealth who are at the head OF
some great corporations and msneyed
Institutions are not generally coming
to the support of Mr.. Bryan"
German is very shrewd and he pro-
badly is as good a guesser as o could
find.
In Delaware it is conceded that it is
very close. c. NJ. Pepper, h we'll
known correspondent, says Mckinley
will get it. He says gold democrats are
for Bryan, and the democrats in that
state are stronger than in 1896. He
says Olney's strong letter carried
weight. Southern gold democrats who
are swinging like a pendulum between
Mckinley and Bryan should be sure
to read that letter. But Mr.. Pepper
says that republicans have made pos
tive gains in Newcastle county, and
Wilmington in hat county will give
AN increased republican vote.
Josiah Quincy in Massachusetts will
take the stump for Bryan. He is eX-
mayor of Boston, and is abroad, but
will soon return. He did not support
Bryan actively if at all in 1896. 1t is
announced that the New York colo
democrats will not revive their form
er organization.
But for the tremendous power OF
bribery and the endless millions OF the
republican plutocTats it might be safe
Iy predicted that the victory would be
for Bryan. the man of the people. In
a high sense like that which gave the
name first to one Of the very greatest
of British statesmen, William Pitt, the
father, William ]. Bryan is the Great
Commoner' of these latter years. The
Baltimore Sun is more hopeful h a
otherwise. 1t avs
TT may be said that the vast cam
paign funds of the tariff lords, the
trusts, national banks and other allieo
interests will his rear overwhelm the
virtue of doubling voters in the repub-
lican states. Bribery unQueStionably
decides elections in a number OF the
states. But n may be unduly pessl'
mistic. Pessimism here does not take
sufficiently into account the n
and conscientious voters e the country
who will not sell their convictions
If the laboring men-the operatives
chiefly in mines and mi!!s-could vott
without restraint and as they desired
Bryan would be elected. But it is {
most positive fact that for a score o
years operatives have had to vote, no
as the money lords prayed but as the!
paid-they were forced TIC vote agains
inclination and as the owners dictated
Great danger lies right there. Com
polling workmen to vote with bosses
and the vast purchasing power of tn
money kings elected Mckinley in 1885,
and may do 50 again in 1900. Hea
that baseless cry as TO a panic ]
Bryan is elected. Who will bring 1T
The answer is the owners OF mills. et'
They can combine and start a PAM
any day. And this is called a republi
where the people are the suppose
masters.
A dispatch to the Washington Pos
from Detroit af oath inst saws tbs