La Junta tribune., 1900-10-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(specIal Correspondence.)


every direction. In the Enst the states
which the Democrats say are doubtful,
and which they think they can carry.
and must carry. In order to win, are
New York, Maryland. West Virginia
and Delaware. We win probably hear
of them claiming Connecticut and New
Jersey, but very few have the nerve to
make any such assertion. In all of the
Eastern states many things have been
looking up very much for the Repub-
licans. West Virginia and Delaware
are sure to vote the Republican ticket.
There IL no question about New York.
Maryland il still In doubt, but the ap-
athy OF the Republicans has disappear
ed, and the business men and laboring
men have begun to see that their Inter-
ests may be imperiled by the election
Of Bryan. and they are coming out
strongly in favor OF Mckinley and
prosperity.
There seems to be no doubt about Nc
Kinley's election. There seems to be
some doubt about the next House of
Representatives. 1t is pointed out,
however, that the presidency has al
ways carried the House with 1t, except
In the election OF 1876, when Hayes had
a majority of one In the electoral col
lege, while Tilden had very large plu-
rality of the popular vote. OF course,
the House might be carried along with
the presidency IL the trend towards Re-
publicanism is very large. But great
many districts may send Democratic
congressman, although voting the Re
publican ticket. The South. of course,
is handicap of ia votes - start with.
and the Democrats have to carry only
eightytwo northern districts. East and
West. to secure the House. II any OF
the big states are at all close on the
presidential ticket. 1t would not be sur-
prising to see that number of Demo-
Gratis elected in northern states. Still.
the House Is not lost. and 1t must be
fought for
We have been herring great deal
from the anti-expansionists about i'm
perialism. A man making some inves-
tigations recently dug up speech OF
Allen q. Thurman. delivered in 1913, In
which he denounced everybody gener
ally nS traitors who were opposed to the
annexation of the territory acquired
from Mexico after the war with that
country. In the halls of Congress,
about 1850. Stephen a. Douglas called
Columbus Dclano traitor because the
latter criticised the conquest of the ter
ritory from Mexico. Thurman and
Douglas were leading Democrats OF
their time. They were expansionists-
what the Democrats OF to-day Try to
call "inperialists."
w. A. Clark. who was forced to re-
sign his sent In the Senate from Mon
tana, and who wns II candidate for re-
election, IL quoted in a recent interview
an saying that both the Dakotns, Wyo-
ming and the entire Pacific coast will
vote for the Republican ticket, because
OF the prosperity that has come to that
section. Clark might include Montana,
Idaho and Utah. although he claims
they will go for Bryan. as they have
enjoyed ns much prosperity as the 9TH
er states.
Speaking OF Clark reminds me that
Senator Carter is putting up very
game fight In Montana and is very like
ly to win out. Carter is one of the
ablest men in the United States Senate,
and his popularity I'm his own state is
greater than that of any other man.
The Clark-Daly fight is assisting Car
ter. 1t would not be surprising II two
Republican senators were returned
from the big mountain state, as n result
of the coming election.
Bryan, In supporting the anti-injunc-
ti0n policy OF the Democracy. says that
injunctIons are unnecessary because
the things they stop are either illegal
or legal, and. if they are Illegal. the per-
son doing nm Illegal act can be punish
ed. That is beautifully Bryanesque. 1t
Is part of the BryanOcracy of the
Democratic party. Suppose mob was
destroying property. Suppose rail-
road company proposed to destroy a
mans property and run its road
through his house. The mob, IL indi-
vidual members could he found, and
some persons connected with the rail-
road company might be punished; but
what good would that do to the man
whose property WAS destroyed An In
junction saves property. and 1t Is then
determined whether the proposed act is
legal or Illegal. II IL also good thing
for the people whom the injunction re-
strains. because II saves them from
puniisliment by fine or imprisonment II
II il found that they were cling to per-
petrate an Illegal act. II is another
case Of where Bryan thinks the Ameri-
can people are fools.
Some one asked Bryan. when he. was
discussing colonial policies OF the gov
ernment, how about North Carolina
and the race question of that state.
Bryan avoided the question. saying that
be wanted them to read the Suiu treaty
and said the voters would blush until
election time and never mention North
Carolina. Now. as to the Sulu treaty.
The President distinctly said that he
would not approve any treaty or any
arrangement recognizing the slavery
which has heretofore existed. or any
thing else In conflict with the constitu-
tion OF the United States. Bryan is not
only unfair, but he h untruthful.