, 1900-09-19
WEST
SECRETARY WILSON SAYS 1T is
LINING UP FOR Nc
kINLEY.
Colorado viii Be Safe, He Thinks-
Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Wyo-
ming viii Join her-The Change
Of Sentiment in Them Has Been
Great.

Washington, Sept. 18.-"Colorado
will surely go republican this fall
said Secretary Wilson of the agricul-
tural department the other day, when
discussing the political outlook. THE
west is what will determine the direc-
ton Of the tide next ovember, and
have been watching that section very
carefully for some time past" he con-
tinued. Beginning out on the Pacific
coast, we will have three states solidly
for Mckinley and Roosevelt. They
are all republican beyond question Of
a doubt. Up in Idaho Senator Shoup
is making a gallant fight for his party
and l feel very sure that not only will
he be returned to the senate, but
the state will cast her electoral vote
for Mckinley and send a republican
t. the house Of representatives. Then
look at the great stride just taken by
Senator Stewart of Nevada. He is a
man who has a great following in his
state, and his change Of sentiment is
very indicative. Coming over to Utah,
I have been paying particular atten-
ton to that state, which will act with
Colorado.
UseIessness Of is to I.
"In those two states the people are
waking up to the true condition Of at
fairs. They are naturally silver peo-
pie, for their states, like Montana, are
great silver producing states. but
when they recognized the utter use
l~essness Of Bryan's 16 to l campaign
and came to realize what a wealth
they had in their WI gold fields,
they were not long in swing
sentiment in those W states has been
very rapid and is still going on. for it
will take a very great reversal Of opin.
ion to give the states to Mckinley,
particularly In Colorado. but we will
win against such great odds. Wyo-
ming is so surely republican that it can
be classed with the Pacific coast
states, and needs no comment from
me. The two able senators and n
representative from that state are
managing things with a strong hand,
and Wyoming canno go wrong.
And so it runs throughout the
west. There seems to be a general
rush to republicanism, a tide that can
not be stemmed by such cries as i'm
perialism and alliance with Great
Britain. The western people are a
thinking people.
Republican, Solid West.
They will reason for themselves
such cries as those being raised
b! Bryan are merely straw men erect
ed to scare voters into the democratic
camp, but your w~esterner is not so
easily scared. He looks about him and
sees prosperity Of every hand. He
recognizes that this prosperity has
come about in the last four years or
less, and that 1t is largely due to the
wise legislation and administration OF
the republican congress and president.
They are not the kind that will throw
prosperity to the winds merely to sup
port a calamity bowler. They know
what is good for them and when cleo
ton day comes around they will be
found supporting the party of pro-
gress, prosperity and national honor.
If the whole country vas as solidly
and safely republican as is the great
west, there would be no aus for con-
Germ. The democrats have a solid
south, but 1t will not be long before
the republicans can point with pride
to their solid west"