Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-10-29
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81 Wdshiagton, October 22nd, 1900.
President Mckinley has gone to
Canton, to remain until election day
He goes with absolute confidence in
his re- election and in the election Oh
n republican house. Governor Roose-
welt, who has tax en- especial pains to
post himself on the political conditions
in the states he has spoken in, con
firmed the presidents advices from
other sources as to the prospects for
an overwhelming republican victory.
Governor Roosevelt had a long con-
ference with the president during
which they went carefully over the
whole campaign with mutual satisfac-
ton. Col. Roosevelt said he was
never feeling better and he!certainly
never looked better. Campaigning
evidently agrees with him. ~
Mr.. T. St. John Gaffney, of New
York, gave President Mckinley a
cheering picture of the outlook in
that state, and after leaving the White
House, he said: 1.-THE republicans will
carry New York by more than 100, 900
majority. have been unable to dis
cover any backsliders from the party,
with the exception of few disap-
pointed Office seekers whose fear of
Imperialism only became acute with
their failure to secure political jobs.
Some of these howlers against the
president were applicants for any
kind of an old job under his admins
tration, and continued their office
seeking after Governor Roosevelt
was elected governor of New York.
The spectre of imperialism did not
alarm them then, and the republic
has only become endangered since
their failure to secure, sofice.t I have
political views. from. some unselfish
or patriotic motive, but hold in con-
tempt a person who. leaves, his party
because he didn't get a jobsn, aa
Gen. R. G. Dyrenforth, commander
in chief of the Union Veterans Union,
has issued an, official letter to the
veterans pointing out that it is to
their advantage to support President
Mckinley. ..s... ,, ~.
This is the way. the campaign in
West Virginia, strikes. an intelligent
farmer, Mr.. Geo. M. Thedieck-who
is now in Washington" am only
farmer but have followed the cam
paign in my state very closely and
believe that when the votes are count
ed, West Virginia will give Mckinley
and Roosevelt between $4,000 and
&c, 900 majority, and that Senator Elk
ins viii be reelected" S.
Secretary Root has promised to
make a speech at big republican
in Youngstown, Ohio, next
That is the only speech
he intends to make during the cam
paign. ts-
That the Bryanites are not honest
in their claims of confidence is fully
shown by their failure to accept the
enormous amount of money that is
being offered on Mckinley and Roose
velt's election, at odds as great as to
1. The progress of the campaign has
been shown by the growth of the bet
ting odds which started at 2 to 1 and
have now reached 5 to /, and the OUT
come is indicated by the fact that
there were more takers of the smaller
odds. In the beginning some Bryan
ties had enough confidence in, their
winning to put mp some money at odds
of 2 to 1, .bnt today, when. the odds
are more than double, those figures,
there is hardly wager beingfmade. Is
Secretary Hitchcock, who has been
carefully studying the political situa-
ton, says he regards, the presidents |
reelection by majority larger than
he received four years. ago,as now
assured, and that Mr.. Bry- |
ans visit to New York did the .repub-
licans much good by, showing how
thoroughly he was controlled by |
which is one of the largest |
trusts in the country Of the outlook |
in Missouri, his own state, Mr.. Hitch
cock said: From all that understand. |
the gold democrats will ignore Bryan
ism and vote the republican ticket.
We will certainly gain one represent
tative from Missouri, and possibly
two that is, if the people are allowed
to vote the republican ticket, for you
know a law was passe<1 in Missouri last
year, similar TO the Goeble law in Ken
lucky, andi will not be the fault OF
the democratic election officials if
many republican voters are not dis /