Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-07-26
Especial Washington Letter.

~AhN ? oRNe%AANA W AAC AtQA1C SODAC Gd1S
ago. Where are we atY'' is a query
causing many statesmen to lose sleep,
grow baldheaded and become irritable
these hot dog days. Where are we
at?y is query whose honest and In
telligent answer has tendency to on
courage Democrats to be of good cheer
everywhere.
l have had extra good opportunities
to observe and my conclusion is that
the drift is toward Bryan and Democ-
racy, and 1t will be remembered that a
very small drift viii give Us the vie
tory. While there will be no stampede
Of Republican voters there will be
enough, and to spare, Of them to land
Bryan in the White House
Recently I have been travelling
through Arkansas. Missouri, Kansas
md Iowa indulging in the luxury of
joint lectures on imperialism. with
Hon. ]. P. Delliver of Iowa. late candi-
date for the Republican vice presiden-
tial nomination, and Hon. G. B. lands
Of Indiana, the great Mormon ex-
terminator at home and Mormon sup
porter abroad
It's really pity about Dolliver. He
is young, handsome, brilliant and am
bilious. His friends thought him fit
for at least second place I myself
helped his boom along all could, but
Mark nipped it in the bud and foisted
Teddy the Terror on the ticket.
mourn for Dolliver as bright young
man who fell before Marks snieker-
snee
As for Lands, he thinks pelygamy
wrong in Utah, but it is tie proper ca
per in the Sulu islands.
Republic In Danger.
But what ! started out to say is that
this lecturing business with Dolliver
and Lands has taken me over a great
deal of territory and brought me into
contact with great many people. and
conclude that the drift Is toward
Bryan and Democracy
Not only are prominent Republicans
quitting the G. O. P.such men as
Governor George S. boutwell, Of Mas
saehusetts and Webster Davis OF Mis-
souri, and Judge Stiles Of Nebraska
but the plain people are breaking
away.
At Winfield. Kan, veteran Of the
civil war, wearing Grand Army but
ton in the lapel of his coat. came to me
after the debate aud said: You preach
ed the truth today You were too
young to be in the civil war, but you
are doing now what did then stand
ing up for the preservation of the re
public l have voted the Republican
ticket all my life. but | can't de it any
more. The republic is in danger
On the platform at Atchison. Kan, q
young man, son of a great Iowa law
yer and Republican. came UP and cor
daily greeted Brother Dolliver, but
made that gentleman sad at heart by
saying: Mr. Dolliyer, our folks have,
as you know, always been Republic
ans, but can't stand this Imperialism.
and. as Bryan can't do anything with
his 10 to ] theory, even if he is elected.
with a hostile senate, am going to
vote for him" Then, to my amaze
ment, Dolliver, after the fashion Of a
drowning man grabbing at a straw,
said to his young friend THE tail goes
with the hide Ii Bryan is elected, the
Democrats will carry both senate and
house.
Then / took out Il pad of paper and
pencil and demonstrated to the re-
pcntant young Republican that the
senate is now Republican by "A ma
iority; that the very best we could
hope for is to gobble FIVE senatorial
seats now held by Republicans; that,
unless there is regular tidal wave or
landslide, we can't capture the senate.
and that the chances We're that we
would gain only four seats, which.
taking Off four from the Republicans
and adding four to our column. would
still leave the Republicans six major
ity in the senate.
Thus Brother Delliver and wfestled
for that waveiing vote on the depot
platform at Atchison. Kan, while
waiting for q train, and | prevailed.
And so 1t goes eyerywhere-n a
man who supported Bryan in 1896
wavering, while voters Of every de-
gree are quitting The McHannaites; not
by the millions. but III squads squads
in every nook and corner of the coun-
try; squads which in the aggregate
VIII give Bryan from % TO over 100
majority in the electoral college.
The Gold Democrats.
The gold Democrats are also coming
into the fold to swell the anti-imperial-
istic chorus. We are glad to have them
back in the house of their fathers. Its
the proper place for them indeed for
all who love their country.
Webster Davis. as predicted in my
last letter, IS coming in for a great
deal Of abuse, but / guess Webster can
stand It In the cause of liberty and
truth. The "rads'' can't rub out the fact
that until he resigned us assistant Sec
retary of the interior he was put for
ward as the orator in chief Of Me-
Kinley's administration,
make another prediction, and 1t is
this: Republicans like Dolliver will
keep on abusing Davis until he gives
an expose of his differences with IL.
Clay Evans, commissioner Of pensions,
and Ethan Allen Hitchcock, secretary
of the interior When Davis does
that, hundreds Of thousands Of old sol
diers win leave Mckinley and vote fof
Bryan, because It is an open secret
that the row which Davis hld with
Evans and Hitchcock grew out Of the
fact thar Davis was the firm and nm
yielding friend Of the old soldiers and
that he regularly overruled Evans and
that Hitchcock regularly oYerruled
Davis SO that the more the Republic
ans abuse Davis. the more the old sol
ldiers viii ytfte for Bryan.
Nothing could more clearly demon.
! stratc The diSintegratiaa now going oi'