The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-10-27
SWEEPING THE COUNTRY
SENTIMENT STRONGLY
FAVORABLE TO THE
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

The Democratic National Congressional
Committee has issued die believing state
ment concerning the rpliiic:ll situation:
IA tidal wave of Democracy is sweep
Ing over the country, and indications how
poiut to the greatest popular majority for
Bryan next month ever given to any Dem
ocratic Presidential candidate. The great
popular uprising in favor Of Bryan is not
confined TO any particular scciion Of the
country; it IS universal Is sign is in
the sky, and it spells victory
al is universally conceded, even by the
RI publican leaders, that Mr. Bryan has
lost nothing Of the strength he had in
1896, when less than %, 900 votes, prop
erly distributed, would have elected him
1t therefore follows that this year he will
receive at least as many votes as in 1896,
plus the natural Increase in the number Of
young Democratic voters who have come
of ace since the last national campaign
But this year MIR. Bryan has many ele-
ments Of strength which he lacked in
IoJO. anu WHICH dlt SulliNltib ~
him tremendous majority, both in the
popular vote and in the electoral college.
'1n 1896 the German vote went al
most entirely for Mckinley. This year
Mr. Bryan will receive. by the most con
scrvative estimate, 60 per cent. of this
vote. A gain of 10 per cent. in the Ger
man vote alone is sufficient to carry sew
eral Of the so-called doubtful States and
elect the Democratic national ticket
''Four years ago the labor vote was largely
given to Mckinley ON the alleged pros
perity' issue This year the vote OF or
ganized labor, numbering hundreds Of
thousands, will be east for Bryan. This
vote alone is sufficient TO carry several
doubtful States for Bryan and Steven
son.
'In 1896 the Gold Democrats left the
regular organization ON the financial issue,
and they claim to have cast 1000, 900
votes, most of which were given direct to
Mckinley This year the Gold Demo
Gratis, recognizing that their contention
has for the time being been settled by
statute, HdNe ietuiHeu W Inc oiu party,
and fully so per cent Of them will vote
for Bryan. This vote ensures ii safe Dem
ocratic majority in several close States.
'In 1896 large majority of the Irish
vote was cast for Mckinley. This year
this vote will be given to Bryan, and this
alone means success in several important
States which four years ago gave their
electoral votes to Mckinley.
''The Holland vote, which has always
heretofore been Republican, will this year
90 over to Bryan with practical unanilnity,
because of the unfriendly attitude of the
Administration toward the struggling Boer
Republics. In three or four important
States this vote holds the balance of power
''The anti Imperialistic vote viii be cast
unanimously for Bryan next month. This
is new and unknown quantity in national
politics, but the leaders of the movement
claim that in one pivotal State alone they
have 10000 voters enrolled and that
these are drawn almost exclusively from the
ranks of the Republicans. In a score of
other States this vote is also said to be very
large. 1t will undoubtedly be most i'm
portant and perhaps conclusive factor in
the approaching election.
1.-The reform vote will be given almost
unanimously to Bryan this year. Hereto
fore it has been scattered about through
numerous small party organizations, where
it has not made itself fIt, but in the ag-
gregate it is a great power This includes
the Single Takers, the Direct Legislation
lists, the Golden Rule Jones people,
CLOG, 900 in Ohio. and many others, az
gregating considerably more than one mil
lion votes.
''The independent vote of the country,
which in late years has been such an i'm
portant factor in determining elections, will
this fall be east solidly for Bryan. This
alone is sufficient TO decide the election in
certain States and give the national victory
to the Democracy.
''In 1896 the vote and influence of the
commercial travellers of the country were
given to Mckinley, and it has often been
alleged that this was the deciding influence
of the last national campaign. This year
the travelling men are almost unanimously
for Bryan, and they are working as hard
for him as they did for Mckinley in &C.
Perhaps no other signs of the times is more
significant than the attitude of the travelling
men in this campaign.
''ln 1896 large proportion of the Pro-
hibition vote of the country was cast for
Mckinley under mistaken impression
This year every Prohibition vote not given
to Bryan will undoubtedly be cast for Mr.
Woolley. Certainly Mckinley will receive
none of them In addition to which one
great religious society has deemed it neces-
sary to start an endless chain of prayer
against the reelection of the present in
cumbent of the White House, and this will
certainly affect thousands of church voters
who gave him their support four years age.
'sAnd then there are the thousands of
conscientious and patriotic Republicans who
have been compelled to renounce their
party, or its candidate, because of the bold
and glaring corruptions which have marked
its administration of public affairs, and who
will this year vote and work fos Mr.. Bryan
This condition is something unprecedented
In American politics, and is in itself more
than sufficient to overcome the small adj
verse popular majority against Bryan four
years ago.
'sAs against tilis tremendous and over
whelming change in popular sentiment in
favor of the Democratic national ticket,
the Republicans have nothing to fix their
hope on except Hannas corruption fund.
And this will not suffice. -Four years ago
every man who could be bought or coerced
was handled BY the Republican managers.
They can do no worse this year. But the
elements mentioned above, whe have
joined the Democratic ranks since 1896.
are not puIchasable They have come
over to the Democratic party and its can