Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-10-30
MACK SEES VICTORY
Democratic National Chairman De-
clarr- that Bryan Will
Garry East and West.
EEfCNTS SHOW RISING TIDE
ONO, Indiana and New York in the
Democratic Column.

Norman L. Mack. chairman Of the
Democratic national committee, is con
hdent of the election of Mr.. Bryan as
president. In a statement summing
up the situation he said:
Three weeks ago it was apparent
That the tide had turned toward De
mocracy. AMI that every outward evi
do"ce pointed u a Democratic victory
III November The situation is far bet
ter now than then. and | am confident
IN the i|lItf that Mr.. Bryan will be
elected president. In fact, the cam
palgn. from the Democratic viewpoint
mas Stc1tllE uIrovcd with each sue
c-edinE week. As Mr Bryan has pre-
Sented the issues in various sections
OF me country. the people have become
/ more and more convinced that his
cI"'tlon Is for the permanent pros
! p'rltY and best interests of the nation
"ot the many reports have received
from the various states there has not
been one di&coulaging to our cause. On
tho other hand. all of our information
has Indicated that there will be a re-
markable decrease in tl:c Republican
vote. and this statement applies alike
/ 10 The banner Republican state of
! Pcnnsylvania as we'll as TO states like
| New York. Ohio. and Indiana. Mr..
Bryan will not only receive the major.
/ ity of the electoral vote. but one of the
| greatest popular votes ever given a
candidate
Says Fight Is Won.
| The fight is won. but we must keep
everlastingly at 1t for the remaining
two weeks Of the campaign. Our re
! ports have been OF such an encourag-
Ing nature that | have at times had
fears least some of those on duty
would. in their enthusiasm. let up in
the fight, and my parting word to those
at headquarters is that they continue
their efforts just us aggreSsively as IL
the contest had to be won in the de-
clining days of the campaign.
The Democratic party has a greater
membership than the Republican party.
The only question with us in recent
years has been to get our folks to-
gether In harmonious and united pha-
lanN. | do not believe there IS a Dem
side of the breastworks in this cam
| paign. and that is the greatest reason
| to my mind why Mr.. Bryan will be
| inaugurated president on March next.
| will not attempt to give figures. but |
| will say now that New York Ohio. and
Indiana are Democratic this year, and
my prediction does not take into con-
Sderation Il number OF other states
that will swing from the Republican
to the Democratic column on election
day"
Republicans Pass the Lie.
Republican campaign managers have
been endeavoring to create the I'M
preston that James Duncan. first vice
president of the American Federation
OF Labor. is not In sympathy with the
labor movement advocated by Mr..
Gompers. urging union labor to sup
port its friends and defeat its enemies
In the present campaign. Mr.. Duncan
was advised OF thia fact and asked to
state his attitude in the matter. His
reply IS explicit anu gives the lie to
the Republican managers who have
| been seeking to place him in a false
| light.
List Of Trust ALLIES.
The Republican national committee
is sending ont Il letter asking for cash
ton is made that the election of
Judge Taft and James S. Sherman is
essential to the welfare Of the coun-
! try"
The letter Is of interest by reason
OF the character of the Hen whose
names appear on the letterhead. and
who make this appeal. Here are the
men ~ho sign the letter informing the
people of the country that Bryan's
election will be dangerous:
Charles F. BrOoker. head of the brass
| trust and vice president of the New
York. New Haven & Hartford railroad.
against which a government suit is
now pending In the Federal courts.
| Charles Nagel. of Missouri. one OF
the general attorneys of the Standard
! OIL company. This Standard Oil rep
rcScntat.ve is in charge OF Republican
national campaign headquarters in
Chicago.
Frank O. Lowden. multi-millionaire
son-ir-law OF the late George NJ. Pull
man. and now head of the great Pull
man Palace Car trust. to which the
travelling public pays tribute.
| T. Coleman Du Pont the head Of the
powder trust. which is fighting a suit
against dissolution.
Boise Penrose. the political boss
OF the corrupt political machine in
! Pennsylvania.
George X. Sheldon. the personal rep
resentative of j. Pierpont Morgan, in
the capacity OF director in all his trust
companies. and who collected trust
money for the election of Governor
Hughes of New York
/ William Nelson Cromwell. the legal
representative of Edward H. Hartman
and probably the greatest trust lawyer
4, in the United States.
Fred w. Upham. the fat fryer" for
+, the Republican party III the west. and
the man who wrote letters to corpora.
tionS whose property he assessed by
virtue of his position as a member OF
the board of review In Chicago.
Farmers and Business Men Know.
This Is a fine outfit to advise this
farmers and business men in the west
how to vote Two of the signers are
heads Of corporations which are fight
ing for their existence In the courts
OF course these men think Rryan's
election dangerous; that IS natural
when one becomes acquainted with
their connections. But there is not a
legitimate business man in the nation
small or large who has any reason tC
fear a Democratic victory.