The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-15

all along that they were entirely satisfied
| with the registration. 1t Is said that
Judge Gregory will make the best race
| made by Democrat in the Fifth district
| in recent years. 1t has been admitted on
| various occasions by the Republicans
| That Captain Irwin was unfit to make the
| race FOR Congress for the reasons that he
| was practically unknown in politics. and
had no following to amount to anything
The betting continues in favor of Nc
kinley, but the betting odds are a very
uncertain indicator of the political drift.
1t is recalled that the betting in New
York On the Presidential result in 1882
| about month before the voting was 10
| to on Harrison. Yet Cleveland swept
| the country. The vote proved that there
were undercurrents of popular opinion in
| That campaign unknown to the betting
men. and which did not enter into their
calculations.
The Boston Advertiser" a Republican
newspaper, says: 1T is to be expected that
Democratic newspapers and stump speak
| ers everywhere will seize with eager quick
ness on the one significant reiteration and
the one significant omission, which the
every reader. He reiterates his opinion
that the Porto Rican bill was a grave de-
parture from right principles And he
| omits all mention of any other feature of
PRESIDENT Mckinley's policy toward the
islands and peoples over whom SPANS
sovereignty was eXtinguished as a result
OF our war with that country AS to the
Porto Rican question ex-Presdent Harri-
son cites the language used by him when
the bill was before Congress, which made
SO great stir at the time, and says: 1
| still think So AS to the Philippine ques-
| ton, he says-not word"
I'VE notice." says the Hartford
Times that the wiser friends of Mr.
Mckinley are letting it be known that
his reelection is not likely to be follow
ed by any marked stimulation of bust
ness and speculation. There is an accum
uiatlon OF many kinds of goods, and in the
opinion of the United States Investor,
an ardent friend of Mr. McKinley's Ad-
ministration. there has been some over
extension of credit There are many in
dications of period of lower prices in
Europe. The ending of the South African
war means cessation of the demand for
supplies for an army of 200, 600 men. The
British Government has expended for this
purpose $10,000,eO0 in the city of New Or
leans alone. Should our war in the Phil
ippines really come to an end, the imme-
date effect on the business world would
be quite depressing. 1t is just as well for
the vote-getters and spellbinders not to
promise an overwhelming amount CT pros
perity in the event of Mr.. McKinleys re-
election
The Secretary of State of Nebraska has
certified out to the county clerks the
names, politics, and residences of State
and Congressional nominees to be voted
for At the coming election. To print
their names requires q ballot almost four
| feet long and over foot wide. When to
| this is added the candidates for county
| Offices and Legislature the width of the
| ballot will be doubled. And inasmuch as
/ under the present election law voters are
| required to indicate their choice for each
candidate separately, with no opportunity
, to vote a straight ticket by making one
| cross, tine task that confronts them is
| evident.