Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-11-02
Let Us Look at Facts.

mas !O-t nothing oil the strength he
/ had in 1896, when les than $1,000
votes, properly distributed, would have
elected him. 1t therefore follows that
this year he will receive at least A.
many votes Is in 1896, plus the natural
increase in the number OF young Drm.
Ocratic voters who have come OF age
since the last national campaign. But
this year Mr.. Bryan has many cle-
ments OF strength which he lacked in
1896 and which are sufficient to insure
him tremendous majority, both in
the popular vote and the electoral
college.
In 1896 the German vote went al
most entirely for Mckinley. This
year Mr.. Bryan will receive, by the
most conservative estimate, sixty per
cent. of this vote. A gain OF ten per
cent. in the German vote alone is suiii-
cient to carry several of the so-callcd
doubtful States and elect the Demo-
cratic national ticket.
Four years ago the labor vote was
largely given to Mckinley on the
alleged prosperity" issue. This year
the vote Of organized labor, number
ing hundreds of thousands, will be
cast for Bryan. This vote alone is
sufficient to carry several doubtful"
States for Bryan and Stevenson.
In 1896 the "Gold Democrats" left
the regular organization on the finan-
cial issue, and they claim to have cast
one million votes, most OF which were
given direct to Mckinley. This year
the "Gold Democrats" recognizing
that their contention has for the time
being been settled by statute, have re-
turned to the old party, and fully
eighty per cent. of them will vote for
Bryan. This vote insures a safe DEM
ocratic majority in several close
States.
In 1896 large majority of the Irish
vote was cast for Mckinley. This
year this vote will be given to Bryan,
and this alone means success in seye.
important States which four years ago
gave their electoral vote to Mckinley.
The Holland vote which has always
heretofore been Republican, will this
year 60 over to Bryan with practical
unanimity, because of the unfriendly
attitude of the Administrator towards
the struggling Boer Republics. In
three or four important States this
vote holds the balance of power.
The anti-imperialistic vote will be
cast unanimously for Bryan next week.
This is a new and unknown quantity
in politics, but the leaders of the
movement claim that in one pivotal
State alone they have 100000 voters
enrolled and that these are drawn al
most exclusively from the ranks OF the
Republicans. In score OF other
States this vote is also said to be very
large. 1t will undoubtedly be most
important and perhaps conclusive
factor in the approaching election.
The reform vote will be given almost
unanimously to Bryan this year. Here
tofore it has been scattered about
through numerous email party organ
izations, where it has not made itself
felt; but in the aggregate it is great
power. This includes the Single
Takers. the Direct Legislationists, the
Golden Rule Jones" people 100000
in Ohio), and many others, aggregat.
ing considerably more than one million
votes.
With all these influences operating
in conjunction with the six millions
of voters who supported Bryan four
years ago, and have seen no cause for
change since. does it appear in the
least problematical that he will not
win now?
Success is written in the stars, and
it will be so plain as to be read with
out telescope next Tuesday.