The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-10-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
lFrom the HERALD's correspondent
WASHINGTON. Oct s. 1900.

WASHINGTON, Oct s, 1900.
Republican apathy is now DIRE am
OF the past. The campaign is 10 full
swing all over the country, and from
almost every state comes the same
story-republican activity and deter
minatlon to win by larger majority
In the electoral college than in 1896,
and TO elect a majority of the House.
With the coming of republican activi
ty the doubt about Congress there
never has been any doubt about the
election OF Mckinley and Roosevelt
disappeared like frost 10 the morning
sunshine. AS In 1896, the business
element OF the country is with the re-
publicans, and no candidate solidly
supported by that element has ever
been defeated. 1t was because this
element refused to recognize the dan
ger that there was doubt about Con-
gress, but it is now thoroughly aroused
and working harder every day, and
assured victory is in the air. The re-
publicans from the South are certain
to be succeeded by democrats, owing
to peculiar conditions and laws, but
for every seat lost in the South, the
republicans will gain two elsewhere,
and their majority in the next House
will be larger than in the present one.
Hon. Henry A. Castle, who pre-
diets that Mr.. Bryan will not get
single electoral vote from the Mississ-
ippi river TO the Pacific coast. north of
Missouri, thus condensed the political
issues: THERE'S one paramount Issue
and only one. 1t is sound money, and
it is futile for the democratic party to
try to belittle or becloud it. 1t is
prosperity, and all that that means,
and law and order, against untried,
unproven and fallacious belief The
silver question was settled four years
ago, but Bryan was obliged to force it>l
forward again or lose the populistic
vote and he would paramount it i'm
mediately if he we're elected"
Fl. Il. Mckee, Journal Clerk of the
House, whose long experience las
made his political judgement good,
and who has just returned from a
trip in Indiana, said 81
have just offered to make wager that
Mckinley would run one million ahead
Of the state tickets in the popular vote
Of the country, but I could get no
'aker. My judgement is that McKin-
ey is great deal stronger as nation
VI candidate than many of the candi-
lates for governor. For instance, |
here may be some doubt as to the
success of the Republican candidates
or governor of Indiana and Illinois,
out | do not think there is the slight I
,st chance of Bryan capturing the
,lectorial votes of either state. l shall
De very much surprised if Mckinley is
defeated. l was surprised in 1892, I
admit, at the defeat OF Harrison, but
n that-year the ,laboring element was
vi az ainst us and we did not know it.
This year careful inquiry has been
made in every state and we will get
he votes of the working men, except
he socialistic, anarchistic element,
which is always Democratic"
The betting odds have advanced from
wo and onehalf to one, to three to
me on Mckinley, both in Washington
snd New York, but all the Bryan
money seems to have been exhausted
when Boss Croker made his bets for
fleet, several weeks ago. If the news
rom all over the country continues to
Increase in favor of the Republicans,
he odds are likely to be even greaGer !
before election.