The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-19


Kinley in his own state by over s7s.ooo votes
OF course, that is too big to expect but with
tho detection OF the German vote going on as
fast as II is. It is reasonable to believe that
there will be thousands OF Germans this
year who will vote for Bryan In the state OF
Ohio who In 1896 cast their votes for Nc
Kinley II Bryan gets even 10 per cent OF
the German vote In the State OF Ohio this
year that he did not get In 1896 we will de-
feat the imperalist on his own stamping
ground.
in the state OF Indiana in 1896 McKiney's
plurality over Bryan was 1901. sixy-hvo
Per cent OF the German vote there this year
is estimated at SO .s2s See what even Is pc,
cent Of the German vote would do for Nc
KinIey this year in the Hoosier State.
In Illinois the republican plurality in 1896
was 1857, The estimated German vote
there this year is 200 100 and Go per cent OF
| it would be is9.si5. II We get even half OF
that we will knock out the republicans this
year.
In Michigan the republican plurality OF
1929 was ss,S6s. sixty five per cent of the
German vote Of that State this year is est-
mated at Hsl5. II the Germans were "agln''
US up there in 1886 to the extent that ID
claimed by the republicans then We will lick
them If we set even 80 per cent OF that vote
this year
! a. W sconsin the republican plurality OF
| 1896 was lo2.6l2. The estimated German vote
| there this year is lzsSoO and % Der cent OF =
would DO 1855 In view OF the radical
Gei man detection going on We need only
| bali OF tnis vote to wipe up the face OF this
,aTth with the republicans iu the Badger
STATE TINS year. and IT looks like We will
Ees it.
IN Minnesota in the year OF isse the ro-
puhlic9us did US up 70 the tune OF 50 SO
| plurality. Sixty-1ye per cent Of the GER
| man vote OF that State is estimat ID this year
70 Do e1si5. Wo need only half Of IT TO do
tbs ok.
III Iowa Mckinley was e5,552 plurality to
the good ia ls96 The German vote there is
estimated this year at l0i, COO IL AL OF them
OF nearly all voted for Mex nley in 1886 and
We get 60 Der cent this year We will get
$3.50 votes transferred from Mckinley T.
Bryan We only need halt that number.
| II North Dakota MchnieY's plurality In
1896 was only 5sis. The German yote there
Is about soe4 We need only half Of 1t TO
g soldy for BRYAN to win there.
In South Dakota Bryan -ld plurality in
l&e Of only ls3. Their IS German vote
IN that State of 22.6 and II they vote for
his plurality VII grow amazingly.
lryau's plurality IN Nebraska Ia 1896
l2.a25. There Is a German vote IN Nebraska
OF $500, II tho Germans conc to us this
laH according TO the ratio estimated. then
Mark Hanno will be chasing Iainbows in
trying 90 Ianture the state where Bryan liges,
IN Kan as Bryan hn1 1882 plurality ia
1929. There Is a German vote over there
oil Ss.f1 The chances are thar many. /.
no' the most Of them voted aganst Bryan
IN leto and that the majority ot them will
vote Tor hun this wear - the ISSUE of i'm
CsFialism SO the money spent by the repub
ltrans and the bowling and grinn.Gg OF Ted
Kansas.
In california we got beat in 1896 by a
plurality u orly 2.91 votes. There is
German vote out there OF "A 900 and the
chances are that most Of them voted fer
Mckinley. The EXPANSION question. sc-called
by the republicans for obvious reasons Is
very 1--we question on the coast and il Is
said that the people are very much taken
with IL because II promises to give them
new market for their goods II Is very hard
70 hoodEink the German however and he
can see as far into the imp,rialistc nile
stone as any Other man. High sounding names
and the promise % much trade is not go
Ing 10 cause the average German voter on
the coast 10 vote his children into oonscrip-
{ don Into the United States army. Not on
your schwelt1er kase The chances are then.
that the State Of Cal fornia will tall into line
/ for BRYAN and Amerlcanism and that the
German voter will be the moving cause Of
tho change.
All this optimism Is respectfully submitted.
but | maintain that It Is all within the
realm OF the nrobabe. I have not mentioned
me vast number OF rnld democrats who. in
lsss. cast their votes for Mckinley who will
TINS year come back 20 the house 81 their
fathers, Neither have / mentioned the hrst
voter the Young man who " II for the FRS
tine step M to the hallot box and WELD
re seep,er OF his American Sovereignty.
Many OF those Young men are going 10 vote
the democratic ticket on the issue OF the
trusts. They see earthly chance for them
N this land NJ tho free and the homo of
the brave. except to slave out thor lives
Tor some trust at small WAGES and they arc
90 nr TO hit them blow that can N heard
al the vav from Cane Cod 10 Kalamazoo
from Harlem Flnts to Yubn Dam
But after all IL Is the German vote o, TVS
country which win rlay the devil with the
plaus Of tho imper'a'is,s