Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-03
CLAIMS AND CLAIMS.
ABSURDITY OF REPUBLICAN BOASTS IN
FACE OF UNITED DEMOCRACY.
At the Old Game Of Trying to FrigllIen
and Corrupt the 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, purpOrting to be Il con
servative' estimate of the chances Of
Roosevelt and Parker, respectively.
There are many persons, however.
who are not familiar with political
conditions or campaign methods. who
may be misled by the seemingly sim
cere and honest statement made by
Senator Scott, who is Il very smooth
politician and i past master i'll the art
of political blutfing.
There are 41G electoral votes TO be
divided between the candidates, and of
these Scott modestly claims 80. He az
lows Parker only 1GG. which represent
the Solid South" not including West
Virginia or Maryland. He, with equal
modesty, appropriates every sO-cailed
doubtful State of the East and West.
Judge Parker, he says. with that care
full conservatism which always char
acteriZes his political utterances. will
be beaten as badly as Greeley was in
1872 New York he puts down for
from $4,000 to $4,000 plurality for
Roosevelt.
AS an offset to this ridiculous state
ment, there is the latest estimate OF
the Democratic managers, which
claims 2JG electoral votes for Parker
or seventeen more than sufficient to
elect him. New York is claimed for
Parker because the indications all
point to q plurality for him OF from
10 NJ Il Of Got
10000 for Herrick over Higgins New
York has never given 4 Republican
plurality in Il Presidential election if
the Democracy was united. 1t will
not belle its record this year. 1t is
Democratic to-day. audit will be Demo
cratic on the morning after election.
New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware,
Maryland, West Virginia. Indiana,
Montana. Colorado. Idaho and Neva-
ia are all claimed by the Democrats.
and i'll most cases with much better
reason than the Republicans can ad-
vance. There is ground for hope that
Wisconsin and Idaho will give their
electoral votes 10 Parker. bat these
two States are not counted on for him.
The Republican Committees claim
is no more eXtrayagant nor worthless
than the claim it put forth 4 few days
prior to the election III 1892. the most
recent election with which it is rea-
SOnable to make Il comparison now.
That committee was. or pretended to
be. Just as certain Of WalkOyer for
Harrison as it now pretends to be Of
& WallOvp" for Roosevelt It claimed
everything. specifically including New
York. New Jersey. Indiana and Con
npcticut. ana on the night before the
election it sent David Martin to the
Hoffman House with G1GO.GJ0 to bet
on Harrison. The Republican manac-
crS always claim everything in sight.
Ii has never heSitatcd to deceive pPO-
Pic even 10 the extent Of inducing
them 10 bet on Republican candidates.
when it knew that the Democrats
would win. Ii has done this in the
past. hoping TO create = general feel
inc that its own candidates would be
elected. This year it has Wrun@ such
enormous sums OF money from the
trusts ard railroad systems that it IS
evidently setting aside Il mach larger
amount than usual to influence bet-
TIM.
Against this sort Of chica&ery let
Democrats and independents he ON
tnair guard Let all such stand By
their guns and continue TO WORK for
Parker and Davis. If this is done. it /
will be very plain on The morning af- /
ter election that not The Democratic /
but the Republican campaign, was
what Senator Scott calls q Joke"