St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-10-10
NATIONAL POLITICS.

mobbed by the Bryanites at Victor,
passed through New York Friday on his
way home. OF the conditions in the
West he said:
There has been an astonishing reVul-
sion of feeling in favor of the Republicans
in the far West during the last two weeks.
The change is quite remarkable, and all
through the states west of the Missouri
river which Bryan carried in 1896 the
prospects for Republican success this year
are excellent, In Colorado Senator VOL
colt has made gallant fight, under the
most adverse conditions, and notwith-
standing the tremendous Democratic ma
ioritv to be overcome, there is a good
chance that the state will vote for Nc
Kinlev. l consider Utah, Wyoming,
South Dakota and Kansas sure tor Nc.
Kiney. The revusion of feeling in those
states has been provoked chiefly by the
anti.imperialist issue Of the Bryanites
The citizens of those states are strong
expansionists and the imperialism cry
worked the wrong way with them, from
a Democratic point of view. The uni
versal prosperity has also given the Bry.
antics black eye, and all the farming
elements of the population out there are
lining up for Mckinley. They remember
Mr. Bryans prophecies four years ago.
LAS for the Democrats, they of late
have dropped the imperialism issue en-
tirely in the far West and have come out
boldly and openly for free silver at 16 to
/. 1t is important that this should be
known in the East, where the Democratic
managers are doing their utmost to be-
cloud the real paramount issue and to
conceal their intentions with regard to
silver. The Colorado and Utah Demo-
Gratis make no such attempts. They pro-
claim their purpose aloud, and it agrees
precisely with Mr.. Bryan's own proclaim
alton, which he has repeated so often,
in respect to what he would do about
getting rid of the gold standard if elected.
The brutality of the Bryan mob at
Victor has lost him lot of votes This
disgraceful violation OF the common
courtesies of life has disguised many de-
cent Democrats and caused sharp re-
action in favor of Mckinley and Roose-
welt. 1t was a villianous affair." deliber-
ately prearranged by the Bryan leaders,
in a noted Bryan stronghold, to stop
political discussion and stfe free speech,
but it went even further than this. and
the crowd made violent assaults upon
eminent men, hooted at the United
States uniform and outraged the United
States flag personified in the soldery
present on the occasion. The seltre
straint of the attacked party i'll refrain
ing from retaliating in kind was most
admirable. The whole incident impress
ed itself upon the Colorado people very
unpleasantly as thoroughly character
istic of Organism"
California All Right for Mckinley.
The republican national ticket of 1896
has been credited with plurality in Cal
ifornia in that year of 2797. This was
found, however, by the official count
taken later to be too large, for President
Mckinley only received a plurality of
1900 votes in California in 1896, which
in total of nearly 800, 900 votes, made
the state exceedingly close; in fact, it
was so close that one Of the democratic
electors, A. w. Martin, received, plural
itv of 148 votes, thus giving eight
electors to Mckinley and one to Bryan.
There will be no doubt this year as to
the political sympathies of the people OF
California, and the nine electoral votes
of the state may confidently be placed in
the republican column. The size of the
plurality is immaterial but it is various
" estimated as between 5000 and 49,
900. The reason for this change of SEN
timent throughout California is that the
present policy of the republican admins
tration has brought new life and renewed
prosperity to the Pacific coast. -Four
years ago California had come to halt
in her progress as compared with the
rapid development OF the years preced
ing. 1t was apparent that immigration
was going to be very much less in the
years to come than it had been, as cheap
land was getting very scarce and nearly
all of the irrigation facilities of the state
had been developed to their utmost, ex
cept those requiring very large amounts
of capital.
Campaign of Violence to be Inaugu-
rated.
According to information received at
republican national headquarters Friday
the democratic leaders in New York, in
tend to adopt a Campaign of violence
in order to break up the enthusiastic and
harmonious republican mass-meetings
which are being held nightly throughout
New York City. The plan as laid out by
the democrats, it is said, is to import
carloads of democratic ward-heelers
hoodlums and rowdies, to distribute
them where they will do most good" at
the republican political meetings The
various gangs" are to be instructed tc
break up the meetings. i'll the language
Of Tammany, to make rough house.
If mere vocal disturbance isnot enough
to make the republican orators quit, &C
cording to the informant more vioIen
measures are to be adopted. What thos,
measures are can only be surmised. Thu
democrats, it is alleged, will begin tC
arrive about Oct. Is, and their transpor
tation will be paid by Tammany Hall
Incidentally, it is believed that the new
corners will attend the Bryan meeting
to be held this month and lend an air o
enthusiasm to the events.
The republican campaign manager
say they know this plan of the demo
Gratis to be fact. They say that thei
information comes from an absolutel,
trustworthy source.
The present plans of the democrats, i
is learned, are to have Mr.. Bryan speal
here, as announced, on Oct. 16, ant
then to return about Oct. 27 and wine
up the fight in this state New YorI
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