Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-11
A NGERous HANDICAP,

In an interview published in thS New
York Times, United States Appraiser
Wilbur w. Waterman, called attention
10 the fact that Mckinley and Roose-
Welt Start the race With 142 electoral
votes against them. Said Mr., Wake
man:
disagree With the optimistic opin-
ions expressed by many republicans as
TO the outlook of the presidential cam
paisn- The republican party enters the
race With the, terrible Handicapped in-
iperialistic dem ocratic disfranchisr ment
+ f Thirteen of the southern states have IN
ELECTORAL vote of 142. BY unfair regis
i9tration and election laws and methods
the Vote Of these thirteen states is prac-s
tically counted out today, for ii ma IS
no difference how many votes may be
cast for Mckinley and Roosevelt. these
thirteen states Will be counted for Mr.
an. There are AT votes in the cleo
EstYra4 college Thus there are 3D5 cleo
htoral votes which Viii be counted ac-
Hcofding TO the honest vote In the re-
sspective states. Westhus enter the race
az follows:
Mckinney and Roose vel t-neces saly
TO choice. $50. pa
Bryan and Stevenson (handicap 20
| necessary to get. .a.5. !. 81
over a period Of years the demo-
l,cratic party of the south has gradually
adopted such registration and erection
laws and methods that a republican
victory is impossible nthat section and
since 1896 laws for democratic control
/ nave been added in Missouri, Ken
lucky and North Carolina
I'm addition to the imperialistic dem
ocratic disfranchisenen handicap, how
/ forgetful we are, In 1892 we rad an
]unexampled period Of prosperity. The
1 public debt had reached its lowest
1 point since the war of the rebellion.
| National. commercial and individual
1 prosperity prevailed and vet after the
splendid administration Of Mr.. Harri-
i son the republican party suffered one6of
i the most disastrous defeats in its his
i tory.
I'm the spring Of 1896 everyone was
4 saying that there Was no question
3about the success of President McISin-
ley. AL kinds of odds We're offered on
1 the streets as to Mr.. KektnleS' s nonli-5
nation and election. and yet less than
II
Tout rle union would have elected Mr..
Bryan 10 The presidency
4 that time Tammany5 and the New
4 York state democracy We're. to say the
4 least. lukewarrn, and yet upon Manhat-3
htan island Mr.. Bryan received over
4. $4,000 votes When l saw that iepub-
lican procession going up FIT 4 avenue wen.
/ lust before the election in 1896 it
\ .l,,, & Il ia
/ would be insignificant in this city, but
i it was not.
1--WE again have the most aggressive
| free trade member of the ways and
4 means committee which framed the
4 Wilson bill as the candidate Of deinoe-
\ racy. We again have William Mckin-
4 ley. the chairman of the ways and
/ means committee of the Fifty-frst con-
gress and author of the kinney bill.
as the republican candidate
"In 1896 republican mayors presided
oyer all great cities in New York state
Today democratic mayors preside over
most OF the great cities Of New York
state. Tammany and the Hill democ-
4 racy, Indifferent in 1896 are both in line
and active for the democratic ticket.
4 With the enormous influence of demo
\ cratic mayors ana Inc 8ueHlpGEdllS ma 4
chinerysin line we must expect a great
4 failing off in our vote in the great
cities Of New York. There is langer
ahead"
mo. SIR" exclaimed Farmer Corn
| tossel, they can't convince me that
this here prosperity is genuine"
But what constitutes prosperity"
fasked the summer boarder. Haven't
you an abundance to wear and eat, no
debts and money in the bank?"
es; that's where the oppressors
show their smartness. Them there lit
tie details is. jes' put up Jobs to fool US. Z
Nv ashington Star.