Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-01
Register Lyons View Of the Situa-
ton in Indiana.
WHAT RE saw AND HEARD THERE
Meetings He Addressed Larger
Than the DISPOSITIONS.



treasury, has returned from campaign
tour in Indiana. He is, like all republicans,
running over with confidence Of the result.
To Star reporter he said:
II have made three trips west during the
campaign. On the first two l divided my
time between two or three states. On the
last trip my efforts were confined entirely
to the state Of Indiana, and from what l
saw and heard should say that that state
is safely republican. l think Mckinley and
Roosevelt will carry the state by good.
strong majority. and the state ticket, headed
by Colonel W. T. Durbin, will come through
with an equally decisive majority.
MY opinion Is based upon what / saw
and heard, and this additional fact, which
is somewhat Significant: At each OF the
meetings at which 1 spoke the democratic
party had meetings at the same hour and
in the same city, and some OF their aoiest
and most distinguished spellblnders were
on hand as the star attraction. At TWO OF
these Mr.. c. A. Towne, with others, was
the leading attraction; at another FORMER
Attorney General Monnett of Ohio; at an
other John w. Kern. democratic nominee
for governor Of the state, and George Fred
Williams of Massachusetts were adver-
tised to speak. And yet, in spite OF the
natural curiosity the people would nave TO
hear such noted men, in every instance ex-
cept one the republican meetings at which
spoke were larger than the democratic
by at least one-third, and all of the meet
ings at which 1 delivered addresses were
monsters in size. Taking this as one straw
that shows the way the wind will blow next
Tuesday l am forced to the conclusion that
the state of Indiana Is safe to the repubn-
cans by from 20, 900 to 10000 majority. The
indications are that other states in the west
which are looked upon as sure for the re-
publicans are safe by even a larger ma
iority than Indiana.
Colored Vote Solid.
1.-The colored vote will be practically
solid. 1 have met thousands upon thou
sands Of the colored citizens of the west,
and 1t is most rare thing indeed to find
a colored man who speaks of breaking from
the old party and going to the democrats
do not think the republicans will lose l
per cent of the colored vote in Indiana. l
Go not think they will lose more than this
in the aggregate over the entire country.
The fact is, colored men are not only pro-
poundly grateful for the past services rem
dered them by the republican party, but
they are thinkers as well. They know that
all the wholesome legislation made for the
protection of the under dog in the fight
in this country has been made by the re-
publican party. They know that all that
has been repealed and abrogated by devil
Gus ways and wicked tricks has been done
by the democratic party. They know that
the republicans have never repealed law
winch went TO throw llle dtSiS VI Tie nag
and the Constitution around the sanctity
of the citizens in the exercise of the bal
lot. They believe in expansion because ex-
pansion made them citizens and put into
their mouths the song of liberty. They
know that prior to 1861 the nation was con-
tracted and that liberty was the inhert-
table right of the Caucasian only, but when
the republicans came into power they made
1t the indefeasble right of every man.
And they know, too, that the democrats
are insincere in their prating about i'm
periaism, since the only approach that we
now see to government by the few, which
that party defines as imperialism, Is the
actions and doings of the democratic
party in the southern states, where they
have, in contravention and in defiance of
the Constitution, DISTINGUISHED 100000 ma
tive-born lusty American citizens They
know that all this cry about Imperialism
is simply the Trojan horse Of that party.
on which to march into the city Of power
and so they listen and turn away with
scorn and indignation that they should be
considered SO ignorant as to listen to such
rot and nonsense emanating from the lips
of men whose whole lives have been de-
voted to throttling and depriving them of
the manhood rights OF the American citi-
zen. They know that we have as good tt
tie to the Philippines as we have to the
Louisiana purchase, to Florida or any of
the other territory which we have acquir-
ed since the formation of the government.
And they know, too, that the republican
party has an unbroken record IS the de-
tenders and champions of liberty. And so
they dismiss Imperialism as the prattle of
men who simply want place and use this as
a scarecrow to realize their ambition.
Proposed Trust Amendment.
They have listened with patience to all
that is said, and then they ask themselves
how can these people reconcile their pres
ent position on the trust question with their
refusal to vote with the republicans in Con-
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fectual remedy that has ever been suggest
ed to meet trusts whenever they appeared
in a perncious form. They say that II
these men were sincere they would have
furnished, in cooperation with the repub-
licans, the necessary vote to carry through
that amendment to the Constitution. And
so again. in the exercise of abundant COM
mon sense. they are compelled to conclude
that Mr.. Bryan's party simply wants office
and power which, when they get, they will
be likely to use to the injury and detri-
ment of the nation
'And then. too, they do not understand
why the author of the democratic text book
should have said in a speech in this city,
that one Of the chief fights that the dem
ocrats are making this year is against
negro favoritism. They suppose that he
means by this that the right to vote, to go
to school, to work for ones daily bread, is
favoritism IN the eyes of that party. They
know that the republicans not only guar
antee them that right, but believe in hon.
any view you take of the situation they are
forced to disagree with democracy.
TilIman's Utterances.
Another source of anxiety with them as
to the attitude of that party is the presence
on the stump in the west of Senator Till
man of South Carolina, the high priest Of
notification and disfranchisement. They
believe that Mr.. Bryan's soft and milk and
water speeches to them are explained by
Senator Tilman's violence; he as the au-
thor of the platform Is the better exponent
of it than the man who is running on it.
And as he says he shot them in his state
and stuffed the ballot box, and that he is
proud of this and would do it again. they
think that the senator is preparing the way
in the north to begin a crusade against the
black mans rights there, and that his
speeches are simply with view Of getting
the ears of northern people accustomed to
his propa ganda. Then when that is done
he will make his start in Congress, and
they are not to be surprised. but be ready
to Join him in his unmanly and un-Amer-
lean crusade against human liberty.
But 1 have no fear about the result: the
truth is mighty and will prevail, and SO
next Tuesday l expect to see a most con-
elusive vote of vindication of the success
full administration of Mckinley and a re-
buke to those who would by indirection
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