New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-21
NOTES OF THE CAMPAIGN

THE MAJORITY IN oHIo-The Republican .,r
culation on Ohio IS for majority OF not less -
$4,000 probably 1900. for Mckinley and Roosa-1-
Pride In the President the general prosperity -
loyalty TO the party are ascribed as reason. 81.
this expectation II is believed that Mr. Brvz-s-
speeches have done harm rather than good In IT,
Buckeye State
EDUCATORS A UNIT FOR MKINLEY-p,..,
dent Eliot OF Harvard University has taken 49,
ton in the campaign along with President HadIs.
Schurman OF Cornell and Pres,denI IT, [residsnt
cagO. Each of these university presidents An III
expressed an opinion. and great majority Of fS
members Of the different faculties. win sUoDor,
President Mckinley for reelection This 49,
philadelphia Press.
FIVE QUESTIONS FOR BRYAN-Aeeors,-. =.
The Philadelphia Ledger the Democratic coanrv
chairman in Newcastle County. DEL mas invirsd
prominent Wilmington Republican. John .
Nelds. TO attend the Bryan mass meeting In yV,
mington on Wednesday next. assuring him that hs
will have opportunity to ask the Democrar,,
candidate these five questions:
First-Wnl you. Mr.. Bryan. il elected President
American Army from the Philippine Islands? 'Ds
SeGOnQ-hOW soon 90 you contemplate that
STABLE form or government can be given 10 the
Third-How soon after a stable form OF govarn-
ment is established do you propose that Congress
shall declare the independence Of those islands,
ment is established and Independence be declared
DO you propose that the American protectorats
over the Philippine Islands shall conJInue2
eminent in silver or gold if elected? Nv
II the arrangement is not repudiated later nv m.
Nebraska orator. some highly interesting admis-
sions will probably result from his attempts to
answer or evade Colonel NieIds's ive pointed and
pertinent queries
THE BRYAN-CROKER ALLIANCE.-It was An
exremey aHG tf apPeaTance The mutual a
leaders And 1t was extremely significant. too
citizen. the earnest, religious man, the devotee of
IDEAS which 1t IS just 70 assume ne believes 70 IL
New-York on exhibition by Richard Croker Who
works for his own pocket all the time, chief
poses OF 3lackman, takes toll OF every degrading
vice forbidden by Christian and statute law and
permits It to flourish while il can meet All 80. 81
tons OF political greed pFactises with brazen i'm
pudence every art of political iniquitv kseos w.
city which it governs a wide open mouth 81 b IN
ravening like the thousand-year-od fetid maWs
dshonored manhood and affronted decency in Nev y.
York and before the Nation-(The Boston Herald
GOEBEL LAW UNREPEALED-The extra sss.
sion Of the Kentucky Legislature is about to al
tourn without having repealed the Goebel law
That ubiquitous measure with all its machinery for
defeating the Will Of the majority is be retained
on the statute books. and the Presidential election
will be held under it. The State Senate advocated
bill correcting the worst evils OF the Goebel law
but this rejected by the House. The HOUSE
brought forward a measure which left the bad
features of the old law untouched and the Senate
promptly defeated It. The only election bill that
has been able TO get through both houses and Sc
cure the signature OF Governor Beckham Is one
providing penalties for the violation OF cleo
ton laws and throwing additional safeguards
around the voter. This is only a nominal conces-
sion to the cause OF good government for the
fundamental evil remains untouched The machine
Democrats in the Legislature are unwilling TO give
up the unrighteous power which the Goebel law
gives them. and which it was deliberately con
trtved to secure They are now planning 10 absent
themselves from the legislative sessions in order to
force the Republicans and conservative Democrats
to adjourn.
FATAL BLOW To BRYAS's REPUTATION
Mr.. Croker has gained his point, but il has been
at Mr.. Bryan'S expense. That candidate has been
supposed in his own State of Nebraska 70 be a
sincere and upright man. It viii be little hard
cal UDrightness OF their fellow citizen the sin
cer1ty of his assurances that he is model OF civic
virtue when he consents 20 associate himself with
Croker in the spectacular way he has and 70 be-
come the recipient Of the attentions OF an organ
ization which makes its living by plundering the
public OF a great city through its control OF the
municipal government. Everywhere in the United
states VIII Mr.. Eryan weaken himself - this tn
moral alliance with Croker and Tammany II VIII
excite more indignation against him in the Stats
OF New-York than IL Will anywhere else To the
is most offensive name To decent New-YorE-
he is most offensive reality He is their
personal enemy. The more powerful ne e the
worse of they are. They are the ones who re-
candidate TO the powers Of Tammany and evil
(The Chicago Tribune.
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