St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-08-11
BOUTWELL, PREDICTS DEFEAT.
the Laboring CIasges Are OPP
posed to Mckinley.

Ex-Gov. Boutwell, is as firm as ever
that President Mckinley should be de-
feated, and he is also confident that he
will be. Mr.. BoutWell has been stur-
| dy opponent of imperialism from the
first, and he has the courage of his con-
vietions and opposes not only the re-
election of President Mckinley, but he
| opposes every congressional candidate
who favors imperialism. He does not
believe in it at all, and he regards it
as dangerous to the welfare of the
country. This lifelong republican and
stout party man has squarely broken
| with the republican party and is will
| ing to see it GO down to defeat partly
| for its own good and still more for
| the good of the country. Mr.. Bout
| well IS quoted in New York as follows:
is.~ssI believe Mckinley and Roosevelt will
| be defeated. There Is a strong sentiment
against the republican party among the
| masses. Mckinley viii carry Massachu-
/ sets, but will lose New York. The labor
| ing classes, the Germans and the coiored
men are against Mckinley. The labor ele-
ment does not like his use of troops, the
Germans have many grievances, and the
colored people will resent the administra-
tions neglect to punish the murders of
coIored men in the south. This feeling
against the administration is not confined
| to any one locality, it will be found in all
parts of the United States The trouble
with the republican party is that 1t has too
few RooseyeTts and too few Lodges to
stand up and say that this or that policy is
| right. The Philadelphia ticket will be
beateR.
Ex-Speaker Thomas B. Reed is an
other republican whose attitude to-
wards Mckinley is giving the party
some concern. Not only does he say
nothing about it fayorably, but his
sharp criticisms in the legal and other
circles in which he moves have an in
fuence, and many of his friends are
said to be turning against the ticket
that they would otherwise have sup
ported. One man who gave $4,000 to
the republican campaign fund four
years ago it is said win do nothing now,
and this change issattributed to Reeds
influence. When such reports as these
were shown to the ex-speaker he sim
ply remarked that he supposed that
every man had right to his opinion.
It is not probable now that Mr.. Reed
will support Bryan openly, but he is
not likely to do much in favor of Me
Kinley. He does not believe in the adj
ministration policy at all, he is not
an admirer of Hanna, and he has no
particular love for the president. He
is practically opposed to the whole
administration and many of its friends,
and he does not hesitate to let it be
/ known. Senator Hoar will, of course,
give a perfunctory support to the re-
publican ticket because he is a candi-
date for reelection at the hands of
the next legislature, but the logic of
his position puts him outside of his
party, and his own influence will be
counted against himself. There will
be thousands of men who have hereto
fore acted with the republican party
and who will be against it this year.
Some Of them will not hasten to let it
be known, but the facts will come out
gradually Meantime the rank and file
Of the republican party who are not IN
accord with the administration pol
icy will show their disposition to OPP
pose it and to oppose all congressional
candidates who favor imperialism.
There is to be new alignment this
year, and tits going to be an alignment
of quite uncommon interest Law
renee (Kan.) Daily News.