The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-01

| in the Democratic counties, for tn
! reason that the Democratic voter hal
come back. and the boys are again to-
gether.
Now, let us take the Republican coun
ty of Marion. Mckinley carried it by
| GIT. How much Will he carry it b,
this time? Not to exceed 1000. or {
Republican loss of 1900. So at will BIZ
| seen that in only four counties the bes
information is that the Republicans will
| lose 1900 votes. This cuts the 1906
plurality of 90 down TO 11,C00. viii
eighty-eight counties yet to hear from
in the gas belt the Republican less will
be heavy, and in some Republican coun-
ties the Republican slump will be as
great as was that of the Democratic
| four years ago.
Harrison Trifc Cool.
The friends of General Harrison have
| the fall chills. and are consequently I'M
able to warm up to-. Mckinley. While
! they will vote for his "Old Incoasist-
ency" in the White House as matt r
of plain duty" still they wenld laugh
| in their sleeves if he is beaten. John
C. and Harry S. New are making a
! strong and steady pull on their frierd,
ex-PresideHt Harrison to come out and
say something. but up to this time he
has kept silent. / am told. however,
by an intimate friend OF General Harri-
son, that he will probably make a
speech or SO for the Republican ma
tional ticket" some time next month
General Harrison. l am also informed.
will have little to say in his speech about
Mckinley and his policy. but rather talk
of that old back number. Sound money"
and the danger of Is to l." 1t is no
secret here that General Harrison regards
the President as an exceedingly weak MAJ.
and believes that he is under bad in
fiuences. Many share with General HaI-
rison in this opinion.
Like Ohio, l find the trusts here are
thought OF and talked bout more than
any other question. Especially is this so
with the workingmen. who seem anxioGn
to absorb all the knowledge they can out
of the question. Since the strike of the
anthracite miners and the deplorable facts
brought TO light as to the small pay and
hard conditions forced upon the miners by
the gigantic Coal Trust and the railroad
nonopolies of the coal fields. the laboring
men of Indiana are more than ever eager
to listen to everything that is said about
the trusts
There are large number of coal miners
in Indiana, and their sympathy is Alto
gether with the strikers in Pennsylvania.
These miners have had trouble with the
operators of the mines here, and know
how it is themselves. They know that their
work is hard anil dangerous. and that they
are poorly paid for their labor The asser,
ton of Mark Hanna that there were ms
trusts" was received here in the State
among Republicans as well as Democrats
with mocking laughter and derision. 1t
even made Mount the Republican Gov
ernor of the State. feel ashamed, and he is
now making speeches admitting that there
ara trusts denouncing them. and making
q feeble attempt to defend his party for
them. Mount is also privately ex-
pressing his opinion of Hanna. Hanna
also thinks now that he made a bad break,
and is making vain efforts TO explain his
position.
Criticism of Hanna.
The two evening papers here, the News"
and Press. strongly anti-Bryan. are
pouring hot shot into Hanna daily. and I'M
less Hanna bulls 1t through he -sill hard
ly make any more speeches in Indiana.
But the trust question will not down,
and the workingmen will keep it to the
front in spite OF Hanna. 1t is today the
paramount issue of the campaign in In
diana. Last night attended a meeting
Of railroad men, out at the yards of the !
Big Four line. There were about 1000 |
men of the bone and sinew kind present !
The speaker was Frank B. Burke, the |
Democratic candidate for Congress. Mr.. |
Burke is an able and eloquentJ young man, |
strong in character and vigorous in speech. |
He is poor boy. seifmade, and springs /
rom the people and could therefore talk
straight to the working classes. He had |
lot more than commenced his speech be- |
ore dozen voices called out. Burke tell
is about the trusts and the strike"
And Burke did tell them a great deal /
bout the trusts and why the anthracite
miners today had empty dinner pals, and
low their poor families were starved by
he coal barons OF Pennsylvania and other
states. II one could have heard the Wig
rous cheers which greeted Burke's ar
alignment one would -nevermore have
doubted that the workingmen had more in
crest in trusts than anything else.
As the people of this country have not
reelected a President since Grant it has
lways been a question with me whether
hey would ever do 1t again. The chief
eason for this is the disappointment OF
fhce seekers and men who expected offices
o come to them without the seeking. There
re many such Republicans IN Indiana It
makes them sad to think Of the many fat
laees and soft snaps that the Mckinley
administration had to give away to its
cts and they were not on the favorite list.
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ad and how he abused it. and if they had
cen given it how much better it would
ave been for tdelr party and themselves.
The Disappointed omceseelsers,
Then they look ahead to the next four
ears, if Mckinley gets back. and wonder
all of his pets Will also keep their places.
o be sure they Will, and this is what
roubles the boys who work with no hope
reward. They can't just see what there
in 1t for them. In Jacksonville the
Their day / met a friend who has been
citing the Republican ticket for years
nd when he expressed the wish that
ryan would win it fairly took my breath
way. After expressing my surprise and
leasure asked him what the trouble was
18th him. He piled:
We'll, don't like the way Mckinley is
lnning things. Then think his appoint
tent here of Newt Myers. rich young
ian, as postmaster was an outrage on
Id and loyal hard working Republicans
nd poor men who needed the Office" d,
The above fairly illustrates the feel :
lg among many Republicans in many q,
laces in the State. My JefersonvilIe
lend knows that if Mckinley is re-elect-
Myers will keep the pOstoffice
with the Democrats things are different. r
nile their party has no money now !
Bryan Is elected. there is great hops !
n reward for party service, and IS the I
emocratic candidate is not stuck" on '
vii service, he will have thousands and
OF places to bestow upon the
onest and efficient members of his party. {
ldeed, the old party that is so poor in .
eptember, 1906. may be in good circum-
ances within the next six months ANY
ow, the Democratic boys have got a |
nance ahead of them and that is more J
ian the Republicans have for those al {
lady in Office will stick IL Mckinley does