The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-06
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VI. 81. MURDOCH. Editor
Not tlle Last but the First Word.

The die is cast No word could be said which can
possibly change the result which the people await ana
which all the world win know tomorrow. Before these
lines viii have been read by even the earliest riser the
silent ballots VIII be falling in every and precinct Of
every city and municipality east Of the Allegheny noun
tn AS the sun climbs the heavens farther and farther
west the judges viii be taking their and the work Of
recording the VIII Of the American people wiz proceed until
The sun has gone out through the bars Of the Golden Gate
The volunteer boys in blue in Philippines, win have
closed their boxes and counted their by the time the
FIRST ballot box is opened in Portland. Maine
This Is the one morning in the year on which the
political writer can afford to be his readers with
out regard to party and with himself President Mckinley
being reelected beyond the question one the selfish
and the preudoed only excepted congratulations are now
really IN order Had the contest resulted differently and
william J. Bryan been announced presiden-elec in tomor-
row mornings dispatches enterprise would be hedg-
ing capital retreatng behind locks and by the
time Mr. Bryans congress had fairly got together succeed
.nr tariff agitation would have come falling prices and
then tranps and the hard times of Cleveland all over
again.
whatever Democrats may say Of 1IcKnleys expansion
policy or however the antuperaists and nugwumps may
rtcise his attitude towards our insuar possessions
they must all agree that never before in history of the
country has there been such universal prosperity.
never before have the United states of America,
as a nation, been 50 great Had there been At
any time within the past ninety days any probability Of
Bryans election in the estimation business Of
this country stocks ere this would been dropping
in price from day to day great corporations
eurang expenses and cutting down their aborng forces
and every business man reducing his stock in trade 50 that
all enterprise by the 4th day Of found
at stand su waiting for the development of admin
istrative policy of a presidential theorist.
Mckinley being as certainly reelected now as he win be
tomorrow morning the Democratic party will proceed to
throw off its Organization and in re-armng its more
stable doctrines win adjust itself to the conditions of the
new and progressive century the davnng Of whose first
day IS scarce two months away
1T is well as it is better for all. Cuba viii now be
given chance and matters in the Philippines viii be
speedily peacefully settled In cuba in the Philip
pines ana in China our rapidly increasing manufacturers
under protective policy viii find new and adequate mar
k4s the patton VIII continue to prosper and grow
more rapidly rich. New railway lines win be built the
Nicaragua canal be constructed the volume of money in
crease with growing confidence and before william Nc
rey shan lain down his trust four years hence
Of present opposition win be found regrettng the
defeat Of william Jennings Bryan the candidate of dis
content
There remains only the question of the size Of william
o1eKnleys majority. It be found much greater in
number of electoral and in popular majority than
the many who have conceded his election calculated states
which have been reoned doubtful win be found to have
an some Republican including such states as Delaware.
West virginia Kentucky, Maryland and possibly Bryans
state Thousands Democrats in every state hun
dreds thousands Of Democrats everywhere win have
been found to voted for satisfactory certainty rather
than for the chances Of tneost who in claiming to be
Democrat is anything if not everything else Bryan may
possibly be presidential candidate again but never again
as the nominee of the Democratic party The chances are
hat political agator his has set to rise no more