The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-04-20
Ghs1emorrat- St..
OUTLOOK FOR BRy.S
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS nra,rv,
MOST RosEArE.

washington, April an
leaders in Washington are m"'S etat'e
pleases with the prospect ~, '.e Than
at The mex; presidential election success o
pa1atl.ns are being made to carr, RE
contest next fall into the hon.. .''! The
Middle States and make that ss., ,as
pa'en. Reports Of Republics ,ue Cam
iectlon are coming in from thu, W., u'sa''
to National Chairman Jones and ' !.
prominent Democrats, and have u'aef
them sanguine Of the e]cc,,o 'uaoe
bryan 10 November. The Rennh' ~
cans are not at all at ease avp.
outlook and are getting ready ,e 'Ne
forth herculean efforts To put
Bryan from breaking into ,hei, ro,.e
and defeating Mckinley. ''
The Republicans actrin,,.
anxiety the result. The adminn,,.
ti"n Will enter the campaign s,,s
many burdens. 1t is loaded a,"a
with all the disappointment.
friction which invariably a,,a,A ". w.
the distribution Of the Offices ~,,n
which one lukewarm friend is y,''.s
ana u d',zen enemies made. /, ~.
united the German and the I,,sn ~"
common antagonism for the first lin.
IN political history by its ~frieudlins..
t"Great Britain. The adminis,,,,,.'
leaders 10 the Senate have smo,hs,..
. resolution Of sympathy with ~.
boeis, and they have fund in ,ho
Hay Pauncefote treaty grave de,cc,.
wnich warrant the universal criticism
which that document has received
The refusal Of the Republican mn.
jmity to follow the Presidents rr,,m.
mendation and establish free ,,,d.
between Puerto Rico and the I,ni,.d
States has occasioned much ipdiun,.
tion. The disclosures of the Frick,.
Carnegie SUIT, showing millions ami
millions OF dollars annually pocketM
by a gigantic trust, and not caIculated
to decrease the antipathy to lhe,.
combinations OF capital which hare
fonrlshcd under the present admins.
tratiOn.
Briefly stated, the Mckinley admin.
~istration is threatened because Of the
passage OF the gold standard law. be.
cause its friendly attitude toward
Great Britain cxcites the latent hos.
tility OF the American people, and
because its ungenerous treatment Of
the Puerto Ricans, coupled with the
declaration that the Constitution DOES
not follow the flag, is 10 apparently
direct antaROniSm to the sentiment
and believe Of u maturity Of the peo.
pie Of the United States, irrespective
Of party.
With these issues before the peoplc,
the Republicans realize that there IL
ample ground for the anxiety which
they now entertain.
MIR. McKinley's ELECTORAL vote In
1895 was 27l, as against li8 fur
Bryan, u majority Of a5. II Mckinley
loses As Of the votes he received four
years ay0 Bryan will be elected this
year, 2a electoral votes being y ma
j0rity.
The Democrats are confident that
they will be able to make suflrient
gains next fall to reduce the Republi.
can maturity in the Electoral College
to a minority, and their calculations,
they claim, are justified by existing
political conditions in the several
tatcs which they expect to take from
out OF the Republican column.
In the drst place, they are morally
certain that they will carrying Mary
land, West Virginia, Delaware and
whose aggregate electoral
vote Of 20 was cast for Mckinley 10
1895. Then they think Bryan Will
carry Indiana and lllinois, where
there Is marked dissatisfaction among
Republicans, and even open hostility
against the administration. These
Two States have AZ electoral vOtes'
a total gam Of II over $780, OF
4 safe majority for the Democrats
candidate, providing no corresponding
gains are made in other States o!
which Is not regarded even
Is possible. 1t Is admitted as posi-
BILE, however, that Mckinley Will CAT.
~ Kansas, Washington and soul"
D~akota-22 electoral votes 10 all
went for Bryan In 1895, but eve"
he d. that Bryan would ha'e
Us ELECTORAL votes to his credit on tno
calculation that lie carries the Sta'e'
previously named.