Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-09-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, September 10th, 1900.

President McKinley's letter of &C.
| ceptance Of the republican nomina-
ton for president is a mastery state
ment of what has been accomplished
by the repu olican party under his ad-
ministration. There is not weak or
hating sentence in the letter. 1t
meets every issue of the campaign
and demolishes every argument that
has been put forward by the Bryanites
in opposition to any policy of the ad-
ministration, including that of expan-
sion, which the Bryanites are trying
so hard in the face of absolute knowl-
edge to the contrary, to accept as
Imperialism. If that letter were the
| only state paper ever written by
| President Mckinley, it would alone
give him right to a place in the
front rank of Americas greatest
statesmen. If any intelligent Ameri-
lean has any doubt of how he should
vote, careful perusal of that letter
will convince him that there is only
one way to vote to insure continu-
ance of our present prosperity, and
that is for Nick inley and Roosevelt.
The President and Mrs. Mckinley
have gone to Somerset, Pa, to attend
the marriage of their niece, Miss
Mabel Mckinley and, unless there is
some unexpected change in the stu
alton in China, which is now waiting
on the action of the powers, they will
go from Somerset to Canton, for
short stay before returning to Wash
ington. Gen. Chaffee has been order
ed to hold his troops in readiness to
leave Pekin at any time.
Hon. G. E. Roberts, director of the
mint, who has just returned from a
trip to the middle west said: "West
of the Mississippi river, the drift is
decidedly to the republicans. Dem
ocratic talk of carrying Minnesota is
entitled to no weight. They will not
come within fifty thousand votes of
it. The Dakotas are both republican
and Kansas is considered safe. [
have confidence that this drift our
way, which is SO apparent in all the
West, will be found to be prevalent in
Nebraska also, although that is state
in which populism is we'll seated. It
is hardly to be expected that Illinois
will give as large republican major
ity as it did four years ago. There is
a likelihood that it will settle back to-
ward the ordinary republican major
ity, but there is no reason to doubt
that it will be ample for pra ctical pur
poses."
Senator DAME of Virginia is one of
the few men who doesn't let his par
tisan wishes destroy his private judg-
ment. Publicly he talks as confident
ly as any of the rainbow chasers, but
he is qnoted as having aid privately
in Washington: cannot see that
Bryan has more than a fighting
chance, but, Of course, We are bound
to make the most of that. The prob
abilities seem to me largely favorable
to McKinley's election"
The democrats are making many
ridiculous claims, none more so than
their alleged expectation of carrying
Minnesota. Capt. Henry A. Castle,
auditor for the post office department.,
who has been active in every cam
paign in that state for the last thirty
four years, and who was connected
with the republican state central
committee, as chairman or secretary
for more than ten years, has recently
returned from a visit to the state.
He said of political conditions there:
Minnesota is as likely to go for
Bryan this year, as Vermont is, and
not particle more so. It would be
Just as reasonable for the republicans
to claim Texas as for the democrats
TO claim MINI. There is not the |
slightest indication of any land slide
Or political upheaval this year in
The republicans have
thorough precinct organization, and |
are advised every day at the central
headquarters of all local movements.
The reports up to last week, when I
eft there, were constantly more en-
The seven republican
from Minnesota have
LII. been renominated, and each of
hem will be elected without any
question. There can be no trouble
lbout the state ticket or the legisla-
;ure, which will re-elect Senator
Anute Nelson next winter. Mime
ota has had but one democratic gov
'rnor in forty years, and that is suf-
icient. 1t has never cast a single
democratic electoral vote since the
tate was admitted to the union, and