The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-28
HISTORY FOR MIR. BRYAN.

This is history in a nutshellAsfor Mr.
Bryan:
The electoral vote of New York and OF
the States that almost invariably vote
with it in national elections mas Deen
given to and has been essential to the
election of every successful candidate for
President, Democrat or Republican. since
1876.
1S76.-Tilden elected. but counted out;
carried New York, New Jersey, Ccnnectl-
cut ana Indiana, having together C5 cleo
toral votes.
1sSg-Gartield elected. Carried New
York. Connecticut ana Indiana, having
Sc electoral votes. Majority Of electors, o.?
If Hancock had carried New York he
would have been elected by II majority.
1sS4.-Cleveland elected. Carried New
York, Connecticut Indiana and New Jer-
sey, with &C electoral votes. Majority OF
electors. 81 II Blaine had carried Ne"
York he would have been elected by so
majority.
lSSS-Harrison elected. Carried New
York, Majority of electors, 60. If Cleve-
land had carried New York he would
have been elected by majority OF Z.
1e9e-Cleve.and elected. Carried New
York, New Jersey, Connecticut and In
diana. Plurality of electors ONeaver hav-
ing 22)), 1872 If Harrison had carried New
York and the three States politically as
ISOLATED with it ne would have been
elected by a plurality of ,.
1S96.-McKinley elected Carried the
four Democratic States of New YORK
Connecticut. New Jersey and Indiana
besides Others. II Bryan had carried New
York and the other three Of the old
Democratic quartette he would have been
elected by majority of 50.
In three of these six elections a reversal
OF the vote of New York alone would
have reversed the result. Neither New
York New Jersey nor Connecticut can
be carried for 16 to ! or any other form
of cheap and dishonest money. Is Mr.
BRYAN really so devoted to a futile and
fatal fallacy that he will deprive the
Democrats of Il fighting chance to carry
New York and elect n President?
We are not sure that it is Mr. Brayn's
devotion to is TO l that is going to make
him throw away the vote of New York,
New Jersey and Connecticut. He is going
to throw them away. but We are not GER
tain that he would not give up 1G to ! to
retain them if that were all that is in
the case. Mr.. Bryan is not the wisest
man in the country But q blind man
can be made TO understand physical facts
by the lessons of experience If i blind
man butts his head, for instance, against
4 stone wall he will always thereafter
turn away if he is told there is a stone
wall ahead. Mr. Bryan has seen enough
of the working of the gold standard
for the past three years to teach him the
lesson that the stone wall teaches the
blind man. and we have no doubt that
if 1G TO 1 We're the only obstacle in the
way OF lis counting New York, Connecti-
cut and New Jersey, he would bend his
knees to item, kissing their hands in
short order.
But these States are the homes of the
.'p,utocrats." and hatred of the pluto
Gratis is the present predominating senti-
meat of the South and the West, which
are Mr.. Bryans strongholds. Therefore
AIr. Bryan is going to lose New York,
New jersey and Connecticut to the Demo.
cratic party in 1900, because he will not
have the support OF the "plutocrats
upon any terms whatever. and where
will he supply their places? What a pity
the Democratic party has loaded itself
with candidate that cannot be shaken
off who cannot understand that a coun-
try is made stronger by having wealthy
men than it would be without them.