Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-15
WILL NOT SUPPORT BRYAN
NEW ENGLAND. DEMOCRATS NOT RE-
TURNING TO THE PARTY FOLD.
Representative sideways View OF
Political Conditions In the Eastern
States-WOrkmen Prosperous.

Representative Cyrus w. Sulloway Of
New Hampshire sees nothing but the
brightest prospects for Mckinley and
Roosevelt at the coming election. He is in
Washington for a short time during the
absence of Congre-s, and in discussing the
situation. .said:
New England Is, without question, solid
for the republican ticket. Mckinley and
Roosevelt will carry every New England
and middle state. The. democrats claim to
be greatly satisfied with the results of the
recent elections in Maine and Vermont, but
every public man who Is acquainted with
the conditions in those states knows that
the republicans scored a tremendous vic
tory. 1t is claimed that the percentage
gained for democracy in Maine and Yer
mont If repeated In other states will elect
Bryan. People do not understand that the
republican, majority in these two states
was greater than at any time In the his
tory of the country, except in 1896.
THE reason for the great majority of
that year was that the democrats were
without organization and In many in
failed to vote. and the republicans conse.
quently carried all Of the New England
states by increased majorities.
Not u BOlter Will Return.
I'm Maine and Vermont, and. in fact. l
may say, in all the northern states not
single man who bolted Bryan in 1895 will
support him this year: in fact the people
are just as much afraid of the spectacular
Nebraskan as they ever We're. The SOUND
business interests Of the country will never
support a man with the anarchiStic ten
denotes of the democratic nominee.
Labor also realizes that Its interests are
best protected and advanced by the SOUND
business principles advocated and CHERISHED
by the republican party. This talk of hosts
of former democrats returning to the party
Is all a dream as far as the New England
states are concerned, and l believe the same
conditions exist in other parts of the coun-
try. In 1896, as 1 have said before, the
democrats were completely shocked at the
platform adopted at Chicago. and many Oh
them did not vote: The gold democrats
who supported Mckinley then are support
ing him this year. and l know that he will
carry New England overwhelmingly.
Prosperity of WOrkingmen.
THE mills Of New England never enjoy
ed a period Of greater prosperity than dur
ing the past four years. The workmen are
happy and contented. In New Hampshire,
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island and Connec-
ticut the figures will show that during the
past four years more homes have been
purchased by the laboring man than ever
before in a like period In the history OF
this country One indication of the great
prosperity enjoyed that cannot be refuted
by any argument for reputation or the
gold standard by the apostle OF free silver
is the great number of the children or Ia
borers who now in attendance at
school. Formerly these little ones were re-
quired to work, but now their fathers earn
enough to educate them.
The cry of Imperialism strikes no terror
to the mind of any intelligent voter In
fact the so-called Imperialism Of the repub-
lican party is simply an effort to give our
newly acquired possessions better form or
government and afford greater opportunities
for the laboring classes of this country.
The people realize this and cannot be fooled
by any misleading arguments upon the part
Of the democratic orators. Mr.. Bryan knew
that his free silver chimera had been ex-
poded, and 1t was necessary that some new
form of fright be invented.