Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-10-22
VICTORY AHEAD.
Resume of the Political Situa-
ton.

Years ago-Many Of Them alone
would be Enough to Turn the Tide
Landslide to the Nebraskan Expect
ed.
A tidal wave of Democracy is sweep
ing over the country and indications
now point to the greatest popular ma
iority for Bryan next month ever
given to any Democratic Presidential
candidate The great popular upfis-
ing in favor of Bryan is not confined
TO any particular section of the eoun-
try. 1t is universal. The sign is in
the sky and it spells victory.
1t is universally conceded, even by
the Republican leaders, that Mr..
Bryan has lost nothing Of the strength
he had In 1896 when less than %, 600
votes, properly distributed, would
have elected him. 1t therefore fol-
lows that this year he will receive at
least as many votes as in 1896, plus
the natural increase in the number OF
young Democratic voters who have
! come Of age since the last national
campaign. But this year Mr.. Bryan
has many elements of strength which
he lacked in 1896 and which are suffi-
cent to insure him tremendous ma
jority, both in the popular vote and
the electoral college.
In 1896 the German vote went al
most entirely for Mckinley. This
year Mr. BRYAN will receive by the
most conservative estimate, sixty per
cent. of this vote A gain of ten per
cent. in the German vote alone is suf-
ticient to carry several Of the so-called
doubtful states and elect the Demo-
cratic national ticket.
Four years ago the labor vote was
largely given to Mckinley on the al
legged prosperity" issue. This year
the vote of organized labor, number
ing hundreds or thousands, will be
cast for Bryan. This vote alone is
sufficient to carry several doubtful
States for Bryan and Stevenson,
In 1896 the .'Gold Democrats left
the regular organization on the tinan-
cial issue, and they claim to have cast
home million votes, most of which were
given direct to Mckinley. This year
the "Gold Democrats recognizing
that their contention has for the time
being, been settled by statute have
returned to the old party and fully
eighty per cent. of them will vote for
Bryan. This vote insures safe Dem
ocratic majority in several close
states.
In 1896 a large majority of the
Irish vote was cast for Mckinley.
Sc r ic fna hn al
Bryan, and this alone means success
in several important States which
four years ago gave their electoral vote
to Mckinley.
The Holland vote, which has al
ways heretofore been Republican, will
this year go over to Bryan with prac-
tical unanmity, because Of the I'M
friendly attitude of the Administra-
tion towards the struggling Boer Re
publics. In three or four important
States this vote holds the balance OF
power.
The anti-Imperalstic vote will be
cast unanimously for Bryan next
month. This is new and unknown
quantity in national politics., but the
leaders of the movement claim that
in one pivotal state alone they have
100, 900 voters enrolled and that these
are drawn almost exclusively from the
ranks Of the Republicans. In score
Of other states this vote is also said
to be very large. 1t will undoubtedly
be most important and perhaps con-
elusive factor in the approaching cleo
ton.
The reform vote will be given al
most unanimously to Bryan this year.
Heretofore it has been scattered
about through numerous small party
organizations. where it has not made
itself felt; but in the aggregate it is
great power This includes the Single
Takers, the Direct Legisationists,
the 'sGolden Rules Jones' people
l06, 600 in Ohio and many others,
aggregating considerably more than
one million votes.
The independent vote OF the coun-
try, which in late years has been such
an important factor in determining
elections, will this Fall be cast solidly
for Bryan. This alone is sufficient to
decide the election in certain states
and give the national victory to the
Democracy
In 1896 the vote and influence of
the commercial travellers OF the coun-
try was given to Mckinley, and it has
often been alleged that this was the
deciding influence OF the last national
campaign. This year the travelling
men are almost unanimously for Bry-
an and they are working as hard for
him as they did for Mckinley in D6.
Perhaps no other sign Of the times IS
more significant than the attitude Of
the travelling men in this campaign.
In 1895 large proportion of the
prohibition vote OF the country was
cast for Mckinley, under mistaken
impression. This year every prohibit
/ tion vote not given TO Bryan will I'M
a doubtedly be cast for Mr.. Woeley.
w Certainly Mckinley win receive none
n ~, tnt.