New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-05
LEADERS SURE OF SUCCESS.
THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMIT
TEES FINAL FORECAST.

The Republican National Committee publishes
this morning its final official statement Of the
campaign situation, as follows:
On the eve of the election the Republican Ma
uoaal Committees forecast OF the result based
On absolutely authentic and unimpeachable fig
ures and facts. differs from it's previous forecasts
only in increasing the magnitude OF the triumph
which Tomorrow will bring to the cause OF Ma
tional honor and prosperity. All the sources OF
the committees Observation-Disclosures many
that are very unwilling witnesses"-concur in
indicating the conclusion that Tuesdays election
Will prove veritable landslide for Mckinley
ana seal the doom OF Bryan and Organism for
The prime cause Of this Irresistible and over
whelming popular revolt against the Bryan
PopuIist ticket is perfectly obvious II consists
IN the desire OF the people to maintain the pros
pertty which they have enjoyed and now enjoy
under the policies OF the Mckinley AdninIstra-
tion and in their well grounded fear OF public
calamity in case Bryan were TO be elected
The laboring man. his wife and children. re-
member the poverty, misery and despair which
shrouded their lives in the black years previous
To McKinley's Inauguration and they remember
with gratitude the relief which has come them
since then, with abundant employment and
largely increased wages They listen now to
Bryan's invitations TO throw away their advan-
tage, but they respectfully decline them.
The business men OF the United States remem-
Der what happened 10 them in those same dark
years, and they know what the practical result
Of the election OF 1896 has been. in reference 10
the renaolntation and prosperity OF all lines OF
commercial enterprise during the last four years
They correctly regard the proposition to tndOrse
Bryan and his free silver and free trade theories
as nothing short of insanity.
The farmers are not likely to forget the evil
days when they were reduced to bankruptcy
and almost TO beggary. and now. with their
mortgages lifted. their farm products bringing
greatly increased prices. and their homes filed
with comfort and joy. they do not propose 10
change their conditions at the behest OF the
false prophet Of 1896 and the anarchical agita-
tor of 1900
All who have remunerative work 10 do. all who
have wages paid 10 them. all who have a bust
ness to protect and develop all who have money
deposited in savings banks invested in homes
or their own, have been confronted with threat
TO reduce the value OF their property by oue-half
and have been asked to ratify this suicidal prop
osltion by their votes. AS they constitute the
great mass of the American people and as they
are sane, sensible and honora BILE men the over
whelming majority for Mckinley and against
Bryan which tomorrow will record is thus &C
counted for
The people know that the country has pros
pered under McKtnley-that wages have risen
TO higher rate than ever before that EMPLOY
ment is abundant for ALL that the savings Of la
Dor have increased half a billion dollars that
commercial prosperity has been universal and
commercial honor safeguarded against the advo-
Gates of repudiation-and so they naturally have
decided TO re-elect him and continue the present
conditions Of National prosperity and safety
The committees final official forecast claims at
least the following States for Mckinley and
Roosevelt: