Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-17

ing lHTOuSD.
But these small shifting currents are
not all in Parker's favor. In fact the
most important of them are against
him. as | shall presently point out.
The net balance is surely in Roose-
velt's favor SO much so that is one
were to trust wholly and fearlessly TO
his analysis and the logic of his OBJ
servations he would be inclined to
forecast a larger Republican plurality
than Mckinley had in 1906. rather
| than smaller one.
Indiana has been slowly Republl
canized Growth of manufacturing in
he cities and In the gas belt did its
part. and negro immi grafton was an.
other factor. To-day there are 1000
negro votes in the state. nearly all
of them Republican. though it is pos
sible for Tom Taggart TO buy 25 per
cent of them outright Again. the
population OF the northern part of the
state has increased faster than that
Of the southern part, and the northern
half is largely Republican.
Indiana was slowly becoming Repnb.
licaniZed when in 1896 the money
question came along and slpit up the
parties. Probably 10000 Republicans
went over TO Bryan on the silver is.
sue, most of them farmers But $1,000
gold Democrats refused to vote for
Bryan. Thus, the balance was held lev
81. Since the memorable campaign OF
1896 these diyergiug elements have
for the most part returned to their
original allegiance. That is to say
most Of the gold Democrats are back
N the old ranks, and nearly all of the
silver Republicans have re-entered
he Republican fold
This year the Democrats win gain
perhaps 5000 or 900 votes from mem
bers Of this party who went astray
m the silver question in 1896 and did
not return in 1900 On the other hand
here are quite numner oc gulu Dom.
ocrats. usually business and prpics
7ional men. who are in the Iepuhli-
ran party 10 stay. Thsv are men OF
influence. and their example carries
weight.
By long odds the most significant
chase of the present campaign is the
attitude of the BRYAN radicals. It Is
10 eNaggeration to say that from 10
400 to $4,000 ardent silver Democrats
are now disposed to withhold their
gptes from Parker. one may safely
assume that two-thirds or three-four.
his of them will get in line on elec
lion day. And yet the fact remains the
Democracy is not united and canno
be united this year
These ardent followers of Mr. Bry
m are sore over the manner in which
he reorganizers carried their point
II was done by Tom Taggart in Judge
Parker's interest Bryan and Hearsr
were swept aside The faithful Bryan.
ties believe their hero has been badly
treated. They believe plutocracy has
taken control Of their party Many ol
them wish TO register their protest at
he polls. They want to make 1T plain
hat they cannot be thus overridden
with impunlty What the gold Demo.
crats did to Bryan in 1896 they would
now like TO do unto Jurge Parker. the
andidate of the re-organizers.
The Democratic managers in Indi
ma do not attempt to conceal the fact
hat this is the weakness fatal
weakness-of their situation They
are moving heaven and earth to bring
their men into line Colonel Bryan
himself is about to make a whirlwind
tour of the state, speaking five or six
tines day for a fortnight He is re
lied upon to coax his admirers back
nto the traces, The most interesting
chase of the campaign in this state
how and with yhat arguments Mr.
BRYAN will endeavor to perform this
'ask--with how much or how little
# sincerity and Of his old-time en-
husiausm and effectiveness. If his
1eari is in it, he can do much. for he
still the leader of leaders for NOR
han one-half of the Democrats OF this
state The fear of the Parker mana
gers Is that Colonel Bryan's heart Is
not In the work. that he will moi
sound clarion note. that he will
ANN with faint praise. Above all
hey fear the peerless leader is at boi
ON Of the same mind as thousands
II his followers In Hooslerdom, and |
hey believe like this: Parker is |
loomed 10 defeat. anyway. We should
make his overthrow so complete tha'
Colonel Bryan and not the Wall stree
'rowd will be in control of the party
after this year"
No matter wether Colonel Bryan
loes we'll or does ill-whether he
sounds the trumpet call or merely
blows his own horn-it will make
small difference in the result There
VIII remain a residue Of his follower,
who refuse TO get in line A few-noi
nany-will vote for Roosevelt out
light Some will go over to Tom Wat
ion. and a few to the Socialist tick
At. A large number Of them will cast
4 blank ballot on presidential electors
md vote the straight Democratic tick
At on state and local officers
With the Republican 'anks virtually
solid with he Democracy bound to
'ose few thousand Of the Bryanltes
With nothing present in the publ
mind TO lead 10 an upheayal and
md with Indiana a Republican state
% start with. one does not need to he
seventh son to foresee the result
ALBUQUERQUE n. NJ. Oct IA