The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-25
WHY THE DEMOCRATS WILL WIN

Rrvan will be inaugurated President Of
the United States on tie fourta hay Of
March.
This Is a prediction l would not have
dozen more reasons for making this pre-
diction than existed February ::4th, 1872,
that the Democrats would carry the
country that year. The ma&!ng OF tic
National Democratic Fix ,outive Commit
toe has brought TO this city during the
present week many influential Democrats
from all sections of th4 country. They
have talked freely and frankly about
the political outlook IN their respective
sections, conferred with Senator's and
representative Congressman in both
branches, and the concens1s Of opinion
ia that the change of sentiment toward
the Democratic party in the past few
months has been unpreceden "a. tbs
els not confined to any section Of the
country-it includes al the States from
nounced in the Central West and Mid
die States than in any other portion Ct
the Republic. In New En&llnd ChoIs-
ands and ten thousands Of Republicans
will support Bryan who derided him IN
1896. but the Republican majo-H.y there
is too great to be overcome Ii seems
TO be the destiny Of New England not TO
have voted for the two greatest men who
have occupied seats in the White Hous"
"A misfortune for that rich section. Tn
less | am mistaken q have no. ace -
give either Jefferson or Jackson vote
when they were first elevated 10 the
Chief Magistracy of the Republic. That
was bad for New England, and it inSy
be expected that it will make the blur
der of voting against the greatest Demo
crat and greatest public man of this gen
Grafton as it did in JefferSon's and Jack
sons day. But now as then help and
deliverance" will come from anotht
quarter. and now as then many Nf the
foremost men of New England will turn
a deaf voice to the cadl of greed and
vote with an ever growing minority for
the party of equal rights to all and
special privilege to none
The brains and scholarship, the Drawn
and muscle the patriotism and Ameri-
canism of New England are with the
Denprcrats in their shibbOleth. The
Republic againt the Empire as the posi-
ton of three distinguished party -crats
show--Edmunds, Hoar and Hale-show.
But these party Gratis have not the cour-
age Of ther convictions, and though de-
nouncing imperialism and showing that
ii destroys the fundamental principles
of our government, they will vote to de-
strOy these fundamental principles rather
than run counter to the money power
THAT controls the fountain of patronage
in their States. But. while these public
men will talk one way and vote another.
men like Ex-Governor Boutwell, and
Edward Atkinson will not be guilty of
such inconsistency. and even If they
were. the host of honest private citizen.
who believe in the Declaration of indie
pendence will not all be gagged into
voting for William Mckinley, the first
Emperor of the United States, Hawaii,
Porto Rico and the Philippines. Though
the party machine and the co-ercing and
intimidating manufacturers will be able
to give the electoral vote of New Eng
! land to Mckinley it will be by a largely
decreased majority. The Democratic
party will not neglect the faithful in
New England, hut il recognizes that
! while al heart the passes Of those six
| States are against Mckinley, coercion
| and repression have fiourished so long
! that it is now impracticahle 10 enamel
pate the white slaves in the year 1900.
Coming to the Middle States. New
| York New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland
and West Virginia are the doubtful
/ States. Every one Of these States Is
M heart a Democratic State, and the
indications are that every one Of them
can be carried for Bryan in 1900. Mind
yOu. J. say. ''can be- In 1897 Nevs
York elected Judge Parker. n Democrat.
Supreme court judge by 10000, and in
1898 with ali his military glory, RooAe-
welt pulled through by less than 10000.
ind the candidate for Lieutenant Cover
nor had less than 10000. There is
great disgust in the State over the Me
Kinley and Roosevelt administrations,
and conditions are ripe for Democratic
I success in the Empire State. The Dem
ocrats in that State know that the odds
are greatly against them in the home
Of the great fortunes. made by running
the Federal Treasury and from illegal
trusts. In 1896 they We're able to make
a great fight. This year that is i'm
possible. The German vote was almost
solid Pgainst Bryan then. If he gets
half of it. as is freely predicted. ii would
take a mammoth corruption fund to de
prive him of New Yorks electoral vote.
New Jersey is very much like New
York. being the legal home of nearly
all the trusts owned in New York. In
Delaware the knowing ones say that the
Democrats are coming back to their own,
and that it VIII take its place back in
the Democratic column. his Is even
more ---r o, Maryland and West Eir-
ginia which with wise management are
practically sure to cast their electoral
vote for Mr. Bryan. The solid South"
is once again solid. The assassination
Of Mr.. Goebel by men high up in official
position in the Republican party in thar
State-tand prison walls, if not the gal
lows, await thcm)-has made Democratic
success in Kentucky as certain as it is
in Tho tI:JdIo NnS4 IL a < in