The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-07
Circulation Statement.
The Campaign of 1000.

With the adjournment Of the Kansas City
Convention the battle of 1860 between the
two great national parties is finally
Joined II will not rage yet awhile: but
the preliminary skirmishing will be ac-
tive enough between now and September
20 keep the country iron forgetting that
there is Presidential campaign in prog
ress. The heavy fighting will come with
the first days OF autumn. and will continue
to the end.
1t is too early in the proceedings to risk
conclusions OF any sort, but, as far as our
exchanges constitute an index to the
situation. the Kansas City platform and
candidates have made a strongly favorable
impression IN all sections. 1t is true that
there is little soreness in New York over
the definite sixteen 10 one declaration; but
that is likely to disappear. Democrats
who are hetesodox on the currency Ques-
ton are pleased with every line OF the
platform except as to its reafirmatlon CT
the party faith in ,bimetalIism. As the
question cannot be made a fighting issue
for the next four years. except in circum-
stances little short of miraculous anti
silver Democrats will probably enjoy their
natural grumble and then take off their
coats for war against the trusts, and I'M
constitutional Imperialism. as exempllfed
in the Porto Rican infamy.
The professional anti sxpansonists are
exercising their voices 10 some extent. and
appear TO be considerably divided Horace
White. who declares that he will rot sup
port MIR. Bryan. admits that many OF his
associates il the small Hoar and Atk.n-
son movement will do so. The vote Of
these gentlemen probably will not cut the
figure this year that il did in 1895, when
il was small enough to be negligible On
the other hand We begin to hear o. notable
secessions from the trust machine Web
ster Davis made his plunge some time ago.
Now Gen. E. A McAlpin. of New York.
formerly president Of the League Of Re
publican Clubs, announces that he sill no
support Mckinley and Roosevelt, and the
same course is likely to be taken by many
party men who are disguised with Hama
ism, and the unbridled control OF the Exec
Utive and Congress by the trusts which il
represents.
On the whole the chances for a Demo
cratic victory appear good enough to in
fuse all needfuI courage and enthusiasm
into the campaign for the Constitution
against the trusts. Platform and candi-
dates are Of character TO inspire conf
dence- The party is more harmonious and
united than It has been in years. Its op-
potent is less so than has been the case
in long time. Outwardly the iron dis
cipline Of Hanna secures the appearance
Of an unbroken front; but there is deep
seated trouble behind the scenes The
middle Western Republicans are still an
CRY over Porto Rico. and Mr. McKinley's
departure from our plain duty" in viola
tiO'I of the Constitution The harboring OF
escaped fugitives from justice under in
Gictment for capital offences, by Republi-
can Governors is resented by decent men
in the organization. and there are other
riffs within the Hanna machine lutte
which. properly encouraged and wedged
open, ought TO make a triumph Of the
American people over their enemies at the
polls in November a matter not OF prob
ability but of certainty