The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-09-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
r Regular Correspondent.

instead of being i'm the White House
Instead of resting, he Is comforting
with Ohio Republican leaders, setting
up plans which he hopes will stop the
| Bryan wave which threatens to sweet
over the state and which has been
rapidly increased 10y the recent presence
| of Col. Bryan in the state. There j. no
doubt that there is a decidedly panicky
feeling among those Republicans who
know the situation, not only a. to
Ohio, but a. To other states, which a
short time ago were considered abso-
lutely certain To give their electoral
votes to Mckinley. They recognize
that the Democratic tide Is rising and
that if they cannot stop ii, Col. Bryan
will be elected. They are relying
mostly upon money to help them, and,
notwithstanding all the talk about
Hanna not having all the money he
wants, 1t is known that he has more
money than he had at this stage of the
campaign four years ago, and that he
is making plans that will call for the
expenditure Of a larger sum than was
paid out in the campaign Of 1896. If
money can elect Mr.. Mckinley again.
he will win. The big trusts, the eX-
istence of which is at stake, will see to
that, knowing that if Mr.. Mckinley
wins they eau make the consumers Of
the country pay back with big interest
all their campaign contributions.
Ohio Democrats in Washington held
"a meeting Saturday night for the pur-
pose of talking over the situation
among themselves. No reporters were
present, and no person was allowed to
attend who was not a voter in Ohio,
and worse democracy was not unques-
toned. 1t would not do to write what
was done aud said at that meeting.
but it is no violation of confidence to
say that those who attended are con-
iident that Bryan and Stevenson have
a fighting chance to carry Ohio, and
are determined to work hard for vie
tory.
The Democratic Congressional cam
paign committee has prepared and sent
out timely bulletin dealing with the
suffrage qualifications, imposed on
Porto Rlcans by the Republican Con-
gress and administration. 1t saws:
While number of states, such as
Massachusetts, North Carolina. Con-
nectcut al d Louisiana, have prescr.b-
ed educational qualifications for vote :,
this Republican measure enacted n
Porto Rico Is the first attempt i'm the
history Of our republic to prescribe a
property qualifications since Thomas
Jefferson, the great champion Of human
rights succeeded in giving to every
man rich and poor alike, the right to
exercise his elective franchise as a free |
American citizen. Think how many |
thousands of Porto Ricans, under
spanish oppression, have never had an
either to learn to read and
write or to acquire property. These
ire not under Republican rule permit
ed to vote, yet under Spanish rule
hey were meyer denied this right.
" hat, then, must be the natural con.
lusion? The trusts, through whose
influence free trade was denied by
congress to the Porto Ricans have also
ictated property qualification for
he voters of that unfortunate island.
If such is Imperialism"
Those who attended the conference
f Democratic leaders in New York.
everal days ago, say it was the most
Important meeting of Democrats held
uring the campaign, and that its
iiects, already beginning to te felt.
ill be far-reaching. There was no
linbOw chasing. 1t was plain talk by
len who knew the situation in the
ates OF which they talked, aud by
hich it was made evident that there
e substantial reasons for expecting
emocratic success this year if there is
ard work enough done to win il. and
lat the campaign is to be made as
'gresslve as possible from this time on.
There is clash between the admin ,
ration and Minister Conger. The ,
tier has dared to telegraph to Wash
gton that Mr.. Mckinley allowed !
mself to be gold bricked when he =,
tered the American flag hoisted over +
Hung Chang, long known as the II
sature Of Russia, while he il i'm Pekin =,
the purpose of negotiating terms of [,
Element with the powers. Outside g
Russia, this government is the ONLY 1,
that has not openly shown its o
trust of Iii Hung Chang from the A.
It, so 1t is not strange that Minister
niger should have something to say
'ut Mr. McKinley's latest exhibition II
unusual favor towards this sneakv
lnaman. He has, upon several
vlous occasions warned this govern n
mt that Iii Hung Chang was
roughly tricky and unworthy OF
st, but for some reason the Chinese
lister in Washington, who is one Of =