The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-16

the United States the appointment az tha roy
ernors OF the various states, who were L
have veto on all state legislation These provi
sions, as may be seen at a glance. involved tht
essential character of the government and. al
though purely republican, came much nearer t
the British model than any other by their recog
milton OF classes and of the political rights O
property, while, by the treatment of the states
highly centralized national government was t.
supersede entirely the confederate form.
A careful perusal of this excerpt will
convince a great many Republicans
that their proper place is not in the
Republican party, but in the Demo
cratic party, where the friends of free
dom are battling for the republic. Some
time ago Senator George Graham Vest
said in an interview:
Our people must understand that this is thu
most important fight that has ever faced the par
ty. There must be an awakening to the fact thai
the cry Republic against empire is not mer,
campaign slogan. The phrase is all truthful
Plans at Washington, very definitely laid out
mean to override the constitution. The Republic
an leaders believe in the teachings of Alexander
Hamilton, who said that the government of Grea
Britain was the nearest model Of all the govern
ments ever devised by the brain of man. TIL,
Hamilton IDEA lives at washington today. Nc
Kinley and Hay believe in it. The secret PLAN
of the Republican leaders are "a strong govern
ment, without constitutional Limitations" Thi
is the fight. The lines are drawn. There can bt
no quibbling. 1t is the constitution of our fathers
against Imperialism.
At the time these words were utter
ed many considered them radical and
not justified by the facts of the situa
ton, but l undertake to say that Hen
derSon's speech at Chicago and Roose
velt's speech at st. Paul justify every
syllable of Senator Vests interview.
Notable Convert.
The latest notable convert to Bryan
ism in the east is the venerable author
soldier and litterateur, Colonel Thomas
Wentworth Higginson. He was dis
tinguished soldier during the civil war
he was a member Of that famous liter
airy coterie composed Of Emerson
LOngfellow, Lowell, Oliver Wendell
Holmes and other worthless who sheC
impeyishable luster on Boston and the
human race. The disposition to ra
from Mckinley does not seem to bt
confined to any condition or class OF
people or any profession known among
men. 1t seems to be universal. extend
ing from the humblest citizen of the
republic to the most influential in the
land.
Dolliver and Lands.
This summer | have had joint dis
cuSSiOnS with the Hon. ]. Z. Dolliver
now senator from Iowa, and with Hon
c. 3. Lands, representative from In
diana; with General Charles H Gros
venor and with Colonel Davidson o.
Chicago, whom the national commit
tee sent to Lancaster, O., as a substi
tute for Senator Dolliver. These lee
lures extended more or less over tel
different states, from Boulder, Colo.
Oh the west, to Mountain Lake Park
Nd, on the east and from Springade
Ark, in the south to Madison, Wis, il
the north. | have made careful inqui
rieS of all sorts of men TO ascertain
the real political status, and it is m.
well matured opinion. given for wha
it is worth. that if the election wer
held now Bryan would receive from .
TO 90 majority in the electoral colleg
and that the next house of representa-
tives would be Democratic by from y
TO 100. Whether the intervening twt
months will help the Democrats or Re
, publicans is a matter about which H.
man can definitely prophesy. For tn
last six months things have been com
ing our way with great rapidity. Tw'
months more of the same trend of af
fairs and our victory will take on TIL
proportions Of landslide.
Everybody | saw in Maryland ad
mits that the state will go from 1000
TO 10000 Democratic. Senator yelling
ton gives the latter figure. This mean
a gain of three or four members in th
house. which in a close contest woul'
mean the election of a speaker and al
the good results to follow In Kansa
there will be q gain of from four t
six congressman. In all human prob
ability they will also replace Senate
Baker with n fusionist. We Will likel
have q solid delegation of Democrat
IN the mouse from NOrJn OarOllna. II
way the Evans and Rrownlow faction
are fighting in Tennessee, it looks Xix
that state for the first time in man.
years Will hare 4 solid Democratic del
eGation. There can scarcely be doub
that W" vii Ga.n two or three repre-
scnt;t.vcs in ! iowa and that Hawley 0
Tcy"s viii he replaced by a Democra
and that Major PcarcP Of st. Louis will
be succeeded By Butler, Democrat
All signs indicate 4 gain of severa
members IN Illinois, so that the pros
poets are decidedly in favor of tn
proposition that we will have Demo
cratic house.
M H.