The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-13
COL. DURBIN in TOWN
ACTIVELY AT WORK ARRANGING
FOR THE CAMPAIGN.
He Is Very Hopeful of the Outcome Of
the November Elections
Political Gossip.

Col. ". T. Durbin, Republican nominee
for Governor, arrived in this city yesterday
afternoon, from Anderson, and returned,
last evening, on the Knickerbocker. Col.
Durbin is now actively in the work OF pre-
liminary organization pending the opening
of the speaking campaign. He has been in
conference with members Of the national
Republican committee. and says that the
party organization is being perfected. and
party plans forwarded, with a view to one
of the most vigorous contests in the his
rory of politics 1.-The Democrats" said he.
have made UP their plan of procedure on
the theory that the electoral vote Of the solid
South will be theirs through the election
methods and machinery OF their making.
They believe that the battle ground for
them is Indiana, New York, Michigan, Min
nesota and Wisconsin. They depend on the
free silver and Populist craze to hold the
far Western States, Kansas and Nebraska.
The national committee fully appreciates
whatever of force and truth there is in the
Democratic claim TO advance ownership of
the Southern electoral vote, but there is
less prospect now than in 1896 that the
votes of Maryland, West Virginia and
Kentucky will be cast for Bryan, and there
is every probability that President Mckin-
ley's majority in these Southern States
will be increased.
Mr.. Bryan's speech, wherein he claimed
everything in sight, even the State Of Yer
mont. reminds me OF the contention among
the Indians when the first pioneer trains
ran over the Union Pacific Railroad. They
believed that. because of the noise and
blowing off of steam that IL was the whis-
tie that was the motive power and pro-
PEELED the trains. Mr.. Bryan will realize
that the American people were attracted
more by specious and demonstrative theo-
ries. four years ago, when capital and labor
were in the paralysis of panic, than they
will be In times of prosperity and universal
employment. Especially will this appear
true when il is so patent that every
prophecy of Mr.. Bryan's has been so con-
spicuously wrong His fellow-townsman
Hon j. Sterling Morton, a gold Democrat,
who was in Mr.. Cleveland's Cabinet, and
a comrade of Vice President Stevenson
was not particularly severe yesterday when
he said: His mouth has been a mint: His
voice, his lungs and his brain have been
constantly emitting coinage to the profit OF
their proprietor. The returns have been
more than Sic annually TO every one dollar
invested. No other trust or monopoly has
declared dividends of such magnitude upon
so small capital
"As for Indiana. have letters daily from
every section OF the State. The Republicans
universally are in line. There are no defec-
tons. the party is united, harmonious. ag-
gressive and ready now for the ballot. We
will gain largely from the farming and la
boring element. because of the contentment
and prosperity. and predict is to / and the
lbeous issue of Imperialism will go down
to the most disastrous defeat in the his
tory of American politics The national
committee will furnish the very best speak
ers for the campaign, and when November
comes Indiana will not only be for McKin-
ley, but he will have an increased majority
over 1896. fhese are Republican times and
it will be year of Republican majorities."