Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-11-03
CLAIMS AND CLAIMS.
ABSuRDITY OF REPUBLICAN BOASTS IN
FACE OF UNITED DEMOCRACY.
At The Old Game Of Trying 70 Fr;shen
and Corrupt III! People by
Flashing Money.

1t seems impossible that any IN
telligent person should be deceived
by the statement issued by senator
Scott, OF the Republican National
Committee, purportlng TO I've a "con.
sentative" estimate OF the chances OF
Roosevelt aud Parker respectively,
There are many persons, however,
who are not familiar with political
conditions OF campaign methods, who
may be mlsled by the seemingly sin.
cere and honest statement made by
Senator Scott, who IL very smooth
politician and past master In the art
OF political blufling.
There are i7B electoral votes TO be
divided between the candidates, and OF
these Scott modcstly claims 40. He nj.
lows Parker only 1876, which represent
the Solid South" not including West
Virginia or Maryland. He, with equal
modesty, Rpproprlatcs every so.cn lied
doubtful state OF the East and West.
Judge Parker he says, with that care.
full conservatism which always char.
acterlzes his political ui.erances. will
be beaten ms badly as Greeley was in
1872" New York he puts down for
from 10000 to $4,000 plurality for
Roosevelt.
As an offset to this ridiculous state.
ment, there lis the latest estimate OF
the Democratic managers. which
claims 256 electoral votes for Parker
or seventeen more than sufficient to
elect him. New York Ii claimed for
Parker because the indications all
point TO Il plurality for him OF from
10000 10 10000. aud lend OF nj least
10000 for Herrick over Higgins. New
York has never given Republican
plurality in Presidential election II
the Democracy was united. II will
not belle It's record this year. 1t Is
Democratic to-day, andJt Will be Demo
cratic on the morning after election.
New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware.
Maryland, West Virginia, Indiana,
Montana. Colorado, ldnho and Ncyn.
da are all claimed by the Democrats,
and In most eases with much better
reason than the Republicans can nd.
vance. There IL ground for hope that
Wisconsin aud ldabo VIII give their
electoral votes 10 Parker, but these
two States are not counted on for him.
The Republican Committees claim
Is no more extrnvagant nor worthless
than the claim II put forth few days
prior TO the election IN 1902, the most
recent election with which Il is rpa-
sonable TO make u comparison now.
That committee was. or pretended to
he, just as certain OF walkover for
Harrison as II now pretends 10 be OF
n walkoyer for Roosevelt II claimed
everything. specifically including New.
York, New Jersey, Indiana and Con.
nectlcut, and on the night before the
election II sent David Martin 10 the
Hoffman House with 100000 TO bet
on Harrison. The Republican manag.
ers always claim everything IN sight
II has never hesitated TO deceive peo-
pie even to the extent OF inducing
them to bet on Republican candidates.
when II knew that the Democrats
would win. II has done this I'm the
past. hoping 20 create general feel.
ing that It's own candidates would be
elected. This year Il has wrung such
enormous sums OF money from the
trusts and railroad systems that II Is
evidently setting aside q much larger
amount than usual TO influence bet.
ting.
Against this sort OF chIcanery LET
Democrats and independents be on
their guard. Let all such stand by
their guns and continue 70 work for
Parker aud Davis. II this IL done, II
viii be very plain Oh the morning ar |
Ter election that not the Democratic. |
but the Republican campaign, was
what Senator Scott calls Joke"