Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-08-31
THE PREss FOR BRYAN.
Many Able Journals for Him That
Opposed Him in 1890.

One OF the most striking signs ol
the coming Democratic landslide in
this country is the number of in
fuential newspapers which former
ly supported Mckinley and which
are this year giving their hearty
support to Bryan.
In New York the World, which
supported Palmer and Buckner
four years ago, pow espouses the
cause of Bryan with telling force,
while the Herald and Evening
Post, though favorable to Mckinley
on minor issues, are giving the
Democratic ticket strong support
on the paramount issue of Imperial
ism. And the Journal, which was
a journalistic infant in 1896, is now
grown to be one of the greatest
newspapers in the world and has
never wavered in its staunch sup
port of Bryan.
In Chicago, where the Democratic
ticket had no newspaper support in
1896, there are now three great
dailies, the Chronicle, the American
and the Dispatch, which are en-
Enthusiastically supporting Bryan,
and the Record, with the largest
circulation in the city, is warmly
endorsing the Democratic platform
and taking up the fight against I'm
perialism.
In Baltimore the Sun, which lays
down the law and the gospel for
Maryland, was opposed to Bryan
in 1896, but this year the Sun is
giving the Democratic National
ticket and platform a loyal support
which ensures Maryland S electoral
vote for Bryan and Stevenson.
In Cleveland, the old Democratic
organ, the Plaindealer, which left
the party in 1896, is back in the
ranks again supporting Bryan and
Stevenson with all its old time
vigor,
The Indianapolis Sentinel wan
dered off after strange Gods in 1896
but this year it has returned to its
old faith and is out for the Demo
cratic ticket and platform.
The Louisville Courier-Journal,
whose detection to Palmer and
Buckner in 90 gave such a setback
to the party in Kentucky, is also
back in line and giving Bryan it's
vigorous support.
In addition to these notable ex-
amples of the trend of popular opin-
ion, there are many other influen-
tial papers, such as the Springfield,
(Mass.) Republican, the New
Haven Register and others while
not directly supporting Mr.. Bryan,
are vigorously espousing the cause
of Antl-Imperialism,
In addition to this great accession
to the Bryan movement, there is the
German Press of the country, in
which there is practically a revolu-
tion of opinion, Quotations from a
few of the more prominent and in.
fluential of these papers will show
the general attitude of the German
Press this year:
New York Stats Zeitung, n
" Independent, circulation So,
000) "The so-called German vote is
at present awaiting developments,
but it can be positively asserted
that the Republican candidates will
not receive as many German votes
as four years ago. While the over
whelming majority of the German
Americans voted for Mckinley in
1896, it is very doubtful whether be
will receive d majority, or even a
large percentage of this vote this
year.
"Freie Presse, Chicago, H., Qn
dependent circulation 40, ,00O) "Mr
Bryan received in 1896 about 81
per cent. of the German vote. Thi:
year he will get from 90 to so pei
cent. of that vote. Imperialism i.
the paramount issue with the Ger
mans this year.
"Demokrat, Evansville, Ind, In
dependent, circulation 10000
bryan will receive the great ma
iorlty Of the German vote this year
Imperialism is the issue.
"Germania, Grand Rapids, Mich.