Evening star., 1900-10-27
OREGON SAFE FOR M'KlNLEY
WILL GIVE GREATER PLURALITY
THAN IN 1896.
People Are Prosperous and Satisfied
to Let Present Conditions
Remain.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

PORTLAND. Ore, October %, 1900.
There is no question of the result of the
election in Oregon. Oregon is safely re-
publican, and that by handsome major
ity There are no local issues to bother
the voter, for Oregon state. county and
municipal elections were held early In the
year McKinley's vote in Oregon will be
much greater than four years ago. OF
this there is no doubt. Daily the proni-
nent papers of the state chronicle the con-
version Of some prominent democrat to the
republican view of the issues of the pres
ent campaign. This is a strong Indication
that the Bryan vote Of 1900 will be less
than that of 1896. Furthermore. the dem
ocrats lack the organization they had four
years ago. Consequently there is not near
so much enthusiasm
Down in southern Oregon, where the
democratic vote has been strongest, little
interest seems to be manifested in the re-
suit. In fact, this may be said OF the en-
tire state. Jackson county. which fs on
the California state line, gave Bryan a
| ma jority of 1000 votes in 1896. This year
it Is even a question whether the demo-
cratic ticket will receive as many votes
as that of the republicans. In counties
normally republican the Mckinley vote will
be much heavier, and in the democratic
counties the Bryan vote will be lighter.
Thus it can easily be seen that the demo-
cratic ticket has no chance Of success In
Oregon this year. OF course. the demo-
Gratis claim they will carry the state. That
is but natural, but this claim is only one
of those CHARACTERISTIC Of every election
national, state, county or municipal.
The causes for the lack Of interest in the
present campaign are the absence of a local
election satisfaction with the present ad-
ministraton and the prosperous times this
section of the country has enjoyed during
| the past four years.
| The farmer of Oregon is a very phleg-
matte sort of Individual So long as things
| go right with him he Is satisfied with his
| present condition Of affairs and bankers
after no change He is satisfied to let good
enough alone. and not take any chances in
! assisting in bringing about change in the
| policy of the administration. for the simple
reason that such change might cause a
| change for the worse in his own affairs. l
| do not mean by this that the farmers OF
Oregon lack interest in the affairs Of their
country; for never yet have they been
called upon and found wanting. They have
| always been ready when the interest of the
greatest republic on earth was at stake.
| Who more willingly parted with those
| dearest to them than did the farmers of
| Oregon when the government called for
men to defend the honor of "old glory" and
who did better or more heroic work in the
| far-away Philippines than did the I'd Ore
gon, under the gallant Summers? But
when things are going their way and they
| contentment reigns supreme. Things are
going their way now, and they are in a
good healthy financial condition: conse-
uuently they wish such radical changes
as would follow the election Of William
Jennings Bryan