The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-10-11
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. s, 1900

of the past. The campaign is in full
swing all over the country, and from
almost every state comes the same
story-Republican activity and deter
mination to win by larger majority
in the electoral college than in 1896,
and to elect majority of the House.
With the coming of Republican activ-
ity the doubt about Congress-there
has never been any doubt about the
election of Mckinley and Roosevelt
disappeared like frost in the morning
element of the country is with the
Republicans, and no candidate solid
ly supported by that element has
ever been defeated. 1t was because
this element refused to recognize the
danger that there was a doubt about
Congress, but it is now thoroughly
aroused and working harder every
day, and assured victory is in the air.
The Republican majority in the pres
ent House is - and several Republi-
cans from the South are certain to be
succeeded by Democrats, owing to
peculiar conditions and laws, but for
every seat lost in the South, the Re-
publicans will gain two elsewhere,
and their majority in the next House
will be larger than in the present
House.
Mr.. John w. Langley, of Kentucky,
Appointment clerk of the Census
Bureau, is in demand as a speaker at
political meetings in Washington and
nearby places. In one of his recent
speeches, Mr.. Langley said: "Kentuc-
ky was the first state to win a victory
squarely ON the sound money issue.
With the aid of Democrats, men 10y
al and true, but men who put princi-
pie above party, Kentucky was swung
into line for President Mckinley. 1t
was this issue that carried the state
in 1896, and it is this issue, still para
mount in spite of the bugaboos and
straw men, the followers of Bryan are
showing to the front, that will carry
the state for Mckinley again this
time. There is biblical injunction
against false prophets. A few ex-
tracts from Bryan's speeches during
the last campaign will conclusively
prove him a false prophet. This fact
will lose him votes in Kentucky, and
the electoral vote of the state will be
held by safe majority for Mckinley
and prosperity"
Hon. Henry A. Castle, who predicts
that Mr.. Bryan will not get single
electoral vote from the Mississippi
river to the Pacific coast, north of
Missouri, thus condensed the political
issues: 'There is one paramount issue
and only one. 1t is sound money,
and it is futile for the Democratic
party to try to belittle or becloud it.
1t is prosperity, and all that that
means, and law and order, against
untried, unproven, and fallacious be-
lief. The silver question was settled
four years ago, but Bryan was oblig-
ed to force it forward again or lose
the Populistic vote and he would par
amount it Immediately if he were
elected"
Mr.. H. H. Mckee, Journal Clerk of
the House, whose long experience has
made his political judgment good,
and who has just returned from
campaigning trip in Indiana, said: Il
have just offered to make wager that
Mckinley would run one million
ahead of the state tickets in the pop
ular vote of the country, but could
get no taker. My Judgment is that
Mckinley is great deal stronger as
a national candidate than many of
the candidates for governor. For in
stance, there may be some doubt as
to the success of the Republican can
didates for governor of Indiana and
Illinois, but l do not think there is
the slightest chance of Bryan captur-
ing the electoral votes of either state.
| shall be very much surprised if Nc
Kinley is defeated. l was surprised
in 1899, admit, at the defeat of Har-
rison, but in that year the laboring
element was all against us and we
did not know it. This year careful
inquiry has been made in every state
and we will get the votes of the work
ing men, except those of the socialist
ic anarchistic element, which is al
ways Democratic"
Postmaster General Smith opened
speaking tour in South Dakota to-
day which will take in parts of Kan
sas and Nebraska, and will last about
two weeks.
The betting odds have advanced
from two and one half to one to three
to one on Mckinley, both in Washing
ton and New York, but all the Bryan
money seems to have been exhausted
when Boss Croker made his bets for
effect, several weeks ago. If the news
from all over the country continues
to increase in favor of the Republi-