The sun., 1900-01-05
How the Actual Result Of the
Voting Throughout is
Construed.
VICTORY FOR REPUBLICANS
Tho Administration OF President
William Mckinley Was FuIly
Sustained and the Issues or
the Next National Campaign
Were Clearly Defined.


the result Of the elections, especally
in Ohio, Iowa, South Dakota and Kan.
sas. The fact that Iowa and Kansas,
two leading agricultural states wcst
Of the Mississippi, gave Increased Ec
publican majorlties Is accepted III IA
ministratlon circles aS proof that the
people OF The agricultural states ac
satisfied with the policies Of tile Re
publican party aud witA thc laws pa8s
ed BY the Republicans cf the last con
gress. That Nebraska gate LARGE
Democratic majority, os, rather 4 nla.
jori5y Git THE combination op Deiao.
csrts and popaiistt indar t.n .ca fr
snip of Mr Bsya attributed fo.el.
to the personal influence III Mi Bryan
and II accepted as evidence Of the
strong hold he has among the people
Of that state. ... -
4 careful analysis of the rctugas
from different sections shows that
whore the Influences of local issues
did not prcdominate tile people voted
very sol!dly in support of the admin.
istration. Where the campaign was
fought on the issues OF 1893 or the
question was raised whether, under
the influences of tile financial and
| economic laws passed by the Repub.
ltcan party. the country has been bene.
! fted the people responded ID the af.
Grmatiyc. This fact Il accepted hy
Republican leaders as conclusive eyi.
dence that the Jsslgs-Qt~iA4 pa1lonal
campaign of next year arc already well
defined.
That these issues viii tnrn mainly
\ upon an Endorsement Of tie policy OF
protection as cxeurlfel by Inc Ding
4 lev tlrif law as q wise ana J,aleficent
measure Is well set@l. That the iinan.
cial question viii remajn III ID ls9G.
I With the proofs afforded hY the condl.
\ lions of the federal treasury ana the
continued prosperity II the inlrstrlal
4 amt commercial IS acll h lie aeri-
4 GE'amal s:cti9ns i ,tlr cclrtry II
equally rrll sett Aa Acr issue
4 Brought out ly Tie message af tAe
4 president Wjll turn mon t4c proposed
\ relations III tAe Tinted states to taa
y tsFlua possessions wrestcl from Spain
aad / prospect oc devclopHs, iii dbl.
aa5tlaH Nlh liar relations, ln il.
sreasea xpo"t frnle n ec aas "a tle
4 Worli admittclly open II r-etvc tGr
y prI2lctg. ragee anI Qaaaf s of
tAn TGitel S'nte.
III connection With the subject II ii.
dustral and commercial dcytlontacnt
4 en tha extension ~ aur rErart II Idr
! i the ielief n ge,l informed raa5
4 nero that no subject viii receive more
\ serious consideration at tie coming
i session If congress than that of secur-
4 Ing adequate legislation for upbuldin.
! Of The American merchant nnrine. Tho
fact should not be lost sight cf I'D cou.
! sidering the shipping question that
during the past summer the relations
I Of the United States to the Philippine
\ Islands and the efforts of the govern.
mcnt 10 put down the Luzon insurrec-
tlon brought out very sharply the
weakness of the United States 50 far
as her merchant marine Is concerned.
J On the other hand. the developments
1 tn connection with Great Britains op-
| erations In South Africa demonstrated
/ very clearly the power and supremacy
I Of the British government with her
| SHIPPING facilities On the high seas ii
! las becn impossible fJf tAp United
states government % obtain Ia orr
own shipping circles thr necessary vcs-
sells for transporting troops 10 and
sfon tho Philippines IL las been nee
essary f9r the government 10 charter
many Er.tiaL vessels for this purpose,
/ aad Tie :0iernmtn- was eE,imrrnsstd
1 ~ tie laidst of its most active opera
lions. when the British war III South
| Africa broke ont, ~ tie fact that the
! British government drew Upon the
merchant marine Of that nation for all
available large merchant ships for
| Transporting troops from Great Brit.
I ain to South Africa.
In several instances contracts inade
~ the United Statcs with British ship
| ping lines for ships 10 be used in trans
| porting Our troops 70 the Philippines
we're canceled by the shipping com.
panies who desired 10 give the services
of their vessels to their home govern.
ment This fact brought cut very
clearly the relation Of tile great tner-
chant marine toward the naval es
adjustment Of a nation. II was shown
that while q navy Is necessary navy
vessels cannot transport armies and
supplies from point TO point on tile
high seas.
The steady growth ID the exports IL
American manufactures must lie
source ~ qualification 10 every Amcri-
cal citizen. our exports Of agricuItnr,
81 products are steadily Increasing ana
promise before the end of tie present
calendar gelr to equal II not surpaes
the phano.nanal year of 1903. Thus
ia exports of agricultural products rs
well rs In manufactures the farts of
eTcrydny history continue to confound
tie theories of the free traders. We
are buying abroad articles In crude
corditidn for domestic Industry. " IN
utilized By arr manufacturers III fahri.
eating actic,ts IF Eira class manufae-
tprc II larger quantities under tua
present protective tar.r than were pur. /
chased aaGsf le l8 tailf act of 1s9s.
lort2 n#lI5n GGiigl' worth more Of
tfhae commodities fIr domestic n.
dustry was purchased abroad the past
nine months than during last year.
IN the sane nine months we Sold
n9fond Sto.01ot0o worth more or con-