The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-11-09
Washington Letter.
From our regular CORRESPONDENCE


Washington d. c., Nov. End, l9OO
1t is no longer question oil whether
President Mckinley will be elected nor
of whether republican majority OF
the House will he elected, but of how
large Mckinley and Roosevel's ma
jority in the electoral college will be,
and OF how large the republican ma
jority in the House will be. Those
who know,,the political situation thoro-
ughly will be the most surprised to see
election day produce regular republl-
can landslide. Things look more like
it every day.
Representative Loudenslager, of New
Jersey, who is in charge of the Re-
publican Congressional Campaign
Committee Headquarters III Washing
ton, said of the outlook am conf
dent that the republicans will organ
ize the next House and will gain at
least 10 on their majority in the pre-
sent House. My view in regard to the
general political situation is that the
democrats have given up all hope of
carrying this election, and that Bryan's
trip through the East Is indicative of
that. I do not say this because OF
information received from the republic
cans alone, but from the democratic
sources as we'll. The character of
speeches being made by Mr. Bryan
indicate this. He does not appeal to
the intelligence of the American peo-
pile of any of his utterances. The
| democrats are now merely making a
| bold bluff and endeavoring to hold
themselves together as far as possible.
Mr.. Bryan's replies to the questions
propoulded to him are not of the
frank and manly character that would
command the respect and confidence
of the business men of the country or
OF the intelligent working man who
hopes that the labor may not only
benefit him for the present, but that
by it he may take care of the rainy
Idays of the fnture. Mr.. Bryan has
shown clearly aud conclusively that he
desires to evade the real issues Of the
campaign. and is unwilling to meet
them. The republican position is not
a theoretical one. 1t is founded on
the record of the republican party
made during the last four years. The
party presents that record for the in
spection of the intelligent American
people and is confident that 1t will
stand the most searching inquiry and
Investigation, and will meet the ap-
prOval of those who have the interests
of the country and themselves at heart.
You can take all of New England,
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Delaware, Maryland and West Virgin
! la and put them in the republican
column. They will undoubtedly cast
: their electoral vote for Mckinley. In
!, my judgment, the Southern States will
show surprising loss of votes for the
democratic cause; not, however, so
great as to change any of their cleo
toral votes, but it will be forcible
notice to the democratic parlyT that a
very large number of the intelligent
business men of the South are now
deeply interested in the progress and
advancement of this great nation, and
demand that the administration of its
affairs shall be conducted upon sound
business and financial principles.
The above letter, of Nov. 1st. is pub
lished merely TO show that Republi-
, can claims and figures are generally
conservative and don't miss the mark
very far.-Ed.