Middletown transcript., 1900-10-27
WASHINGTON LETTER

] | AkIcolucHI hChllIcy lldS gone W SdIIOl
to remain until election day. He goe
{ with absolute confidence in his reelection
, and i'll the election Of a Republican
: House. Governor Roosevelt, who ha
taken especial pains to post himself Oh
the political conditions in the states h
has spoken in, confirmed the President
advices from other sources as to the pros
poets for an overwhelming Republical
| victory. Governor Roosevelt had lon,
conference with the President, durin,
which they went carefully over th'
whole campaign with mutual satisfaction
Col. Roosevelt said he was never feel
ing better and he certainly never looked
better. Campaigning evidently agrees
with him.
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Secretary Hay, in common with every
body else in Washington, was surprised
at the announcement of the Anglo-Ger
man agreement upon a Chinese pro
gramme, and he was even more pleased
than surprised. With Germany and
England standing against the dismember.
ment of China, land grabbing on the part
of any of the powers, and for the perman-
ent maintenance of the Commercial
open door in China, we are absolutely
sure to get all we desire-an open field
and no favors in the trade of China 1t
may bethat England and Germany were
actuated by desire to head off Russia,
rather than to aid us in holding our
trade rights in China, but that doesn't
concern us. The important thing about
the combination is that it will aid US
1t has been the policy of this government
from the first to oppose any dismember-
ment of China. Therefore, the Anglo
German agreement, whatever may have
brought it about, is an endorsement of
the policy of this government as an
nounced last July.
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Mr.. 7. st. John Gaffney, of New York,
gave President Mckinley cheering pic
tureIof the outlook in that State, and after
leaving the White House, he said: "The
Republicans will carry New York by 100,-
600 majority. have been unable to dis
cover any backsliders from the party,
with the exception of few disappointed
office seekers, whose fear of imperialism
only became acute with their failure to
secure political jobs. Some of these how
lers against the President were applicants
for any kind of an old job under his adj
ministration, and continued their office
seeking after Governor Roosevelt was
elected Governor of New York. The
spectre of imperialism did not alarm
them then, and the Republic has only
become endangered since their failure to
secure office. l have respect for man
who changes his political views from
some unseltish or patriotic motive, but l
hold in contempt person who leaves his
party because he didn't get job.
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Gen. R. G. Dyrenforth, Commander-in-
Chief Of the Union Veterans Union, has
issued an official letter to the Veterans
pointing out that it is to their advantage
to support President Mckinley
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This is the way the campaign in West
Virginia, strikes an intelligent farmer
Mr.. George NJ Thedieck-who is now in
Washington: "I am only farmer, but
| have followed the campaign in my State
very closely, and believe that when the
votes are counted, West Virginia will
give Mckinley and Roosevelt between
15,OO0and 10000 majority, and that Sena-
tor Elkins will be reelected.
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Secretary Root has promised to make
speech at big Republican meeting in
Youngstown, Ohio, next Thursday.
That is the only speech he intends to
make during the campaign.
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That the Bryanites are not honest in |
their claims of confidence is fully shown |
by their failure to accept the enormous
amount Of money that is being Of
fered on Mckinley and Roosevelt's elec-
ton, at odds as great as to l. The |
progress of the campaign has been shown |
by the growth of the betting odds which |
started at to and have now reached 5 |
to i, and the outcome is indicated by the |
fact that there were more takers of the |
smaller odds. In the beginning some
Bryanites had enough confidence in their |
winning to put up some money at odds of |
2 to /, but to-day, when the odds are
more than double those figures. there is
hardly wager being made.
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Secretary Hitchcock, who has been
carefully studying the political situation,
says he regards the Presidents re-elec-
ton by majority larger than he re-
ceived four years ago, as now absolutely
assured, and that Mr., Bryan's visit to
New York did the Republicans much
good by showing how thoroughly he was
controlled by Tammany, which is one of
the largest trusts in the country. OIL
the outlook in Missouri, his own State,
Mr.. Hitchcock said: From al that 1
can understand, the Gold Democrats will
ignore Bryanism and vote the Republi-
can ticket. We will certainly gain one
representative from Missouri, and pos
sibly two, that is, if the people are al
lowed to vote the Republican ticket. for
you know, a law was passed in Missouri
last year, similar to the Goebel law in
Kentucky, and it will not be the fault Of
the Democratic election officials, if many
Republican voters are not disfranchised.
Notwithstanding, / believe Missouri
will 60 Republican next month"
Won His au;f