Pike County Democrat, Volume 31, Number 28, Petersburg, Pike County, 16 November 1900 — Page 3

110 be oin. Candidates for the Presidency Whs Have Been Neglected by tha News Chroniclers.

'GENE DEBS LED THEM ALL IN CHICA60. The Prohibitionists Have Made Gains, Having Polled a Tete la the Country Approxlmatlag Half a Million—Nebraska Definitely Landed la the Republican Column. Chicago, Nov. 10.—Besides McKinley and Bryan there were five other men in the held with aspirations to the office of president of the United States. In Chicago alone, Eugene V. Debs, as head of the social democratic ticket. led the other minor candidates by ; a total vote of 5,022. John G. Woolley, the prohibition candidate, followed second, with a vote of 3,335, while the socialist labor party, with Joseph F. .Maloney, received 295; Wharton Barker, for the people's party, 189, and Seth II. Ellis, of the “Union Reform for Direct Legislation” party, found 90 scattered votes. At the national prohibition headquarters it is estimated that the total vote in the nation would exceed 400,000. This estimate was based upon the receipt of about 400 telegrams received from 2o states. This is more than three times the vote cast for Levering in 1896. John G. Woolley anticipates a vote approaching 500,000, basing his claims upon the country precincts which are j'et to report. Indiana, Ohio, Michigan. New York and Pennsylvania are thought to have polled a prohibition vote fully four times as large as in 1896. Illinios is estimated at nearly three times the vote of 1896, or 27,900. NEBRASKA IS REPUBLICAN. McKinley Will Have a Plurality of Over Six Thousand. Omaha, Neb., Nov. 9.—Almost cosa* plete returns give McKinley a pluraility in Nebraska of over 6,000. The republican state ticket is elected by from 1,500 to 2,000. The republicans elect congressmen in the First and Second, and the fusionists in the Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth districts. The legislature, the returns on which are not yet completed, will probably stand: Senate—Republicans, 16; fusionists, 16; vacant, 1. House—Republicans, 51; fxisionists, 49. REFUSE TO ALTER CLAIMS.

Both Side* In Kentucky Continue <• Claim tine Election. Louisville, Ky., Nov. 9.—Democratic and republican headquarters here are practically deserted. Those of the party leaders still in the city refuse tc alter their claims, the democrats placing Beckham’s plurality close to , 5,000 and their republicans pinning' their faith on the otlicial count, which begins in each county to-day. This official count, the republicans assert, will bring to the front hundreds of ballots not yet reported. The unreported vote of Casey county, which is practically conceded to the repub-! beans, and one missing precinct in Metcalf county, claimed by the republicans by 53 plurality, are expected by headquarters clerks to-day, but they can have no effect on the result as the figures now stand. Briefly, the democrats say their candidate for governor stands elected. The republicans say if their candidate, Mr. Yerkes, is beaten, it was done by unfair means. ▲ SERIOUS OVERSIGHT. A County Clerk’s Negleet Complicates Things at Lexington, Ky. Lexington, Ky., Nov. 8.—The canvassing of the returns of Tuesday’s election ia likely to cause trouble in various ways. The county clerk negglected to furnish to election officers duplicate forms for ^certifying the returns. Thus it happens that in several precincts the only official certificate of the vote is locked up in the ballot boxes, which, under the law, can not be opened for six months. It is possible the whole vote of the oounty may be affected. A mandamus has been granted directing the oponing of one of the boxes. The board of election commissioners meets to convass the vote to-day* DENIED BY DON DICKINSON. He Repudiates an Alleged Interview la a New York Paper. Detroit, Mich., Nov. 10.—Don M. Dickinson, of this city, postmaster general under President Cleveland, denies an alleged interview with him that appeared in a New York paper, in which he was made to say that plans had been decided upon, at a meeting in-New York, for the reorganization of the democratic party. Asked if he knew whether such a meeting had been held in New York, Mr.Dickinson said: ‘T decline to make any statement. I am not engaged in promoting any movement for the reorganisation of the party. If a meeting ia called, I presume I shall be in vited. MeKINLEY’S OHIO PLURALITY. Complete Unofficial Returns Make It Over Seventy-One Thousand. Columbus, O., Nov. 9.—Chairman Dick of the republican state executive committee announces that McKinley's

plurality in Ohio, as figured from the complete returns from every precinct in the state, as reported to the republican committee, is 71,162. There will be no change from these figures until the official count of the vote of the state has been completed. THE PLURALITIES.

The Pluralities In All the State* Oa the Presidential Vote. St. Louis, Nov. 10.—Ffom the unofficial returns received from all the states the following pluralities on the national tickets is compiled: States. Alabama . .. Arkansas . Colorado ...... ,. Connecticut ...... California ....... Delaware .... .... Florida . Georgia . Idaho . Illinois.. Indiana .. Iowa ...... ....... Kansas .......... Kentucky . Louisiana ....... Maine".. Maryland .. Massachusetts .. Michigan.;. Minnesota. Mississippi ....... Mtssou.i ...... .. Montana . .. Nebraska _.j . Nevada.. New Hampshire New Jersey .. New York .; North Carolina .. NAirth Dakota ... Ohio . Oregon . Pennsylvanla _ Rftode Island _ South Carolina .. South Dakota ... Tennessee . Texas . .. Utah .. Vermont _ .... Virginia.. V ashington . J... tYest Virginia .. Wisconsin. Wyoming ........ Pluralities. McKinley. Bryan. . 70,000 23.000 4tt,tM) 4,000 97.000 27,240 110,000 20.000 20.000 10.003 30. dS^ oO.ojO 5,000 20,000 55.000 145,000 10,000 10.000 15.000 280.1WO 13.000 15,000 3.530 30.000 10.000 15.000 100,000 4.000 60.000 30,000 22.000 40.000 1.5U0 8,0 JO 30.000 40 t>.U 3j.0OJ S3,OX 4J.00C 30.000 175.306 2 J.oOC Total .. 1,395,205 615,006 Plurality for McKinley . 750,208 . Plurality for McKinley 1806 .. 601.854 . KANSAS’ SOLID DELEGATION. If Wheatley la E^cted as Claimed All Will be Republican. Topeka, Kits., Nov. 10.—Republicans now claim the election of C. W. Wheatley to congress from the Third district by a plurality of ten, without the vote of the soldiers now serving in the Philippines, which they say will be largely for him. This gives, the republicans a solid delegation in congress, as follows: At Large—Charles F. Scott. First District—Charles Curtis, reelected. Second—J. D. Bowersock, re-elected. Third—G. W. Wheatley, elected. Fourth—J. M. Miller, re-elected. Fifth—W. A. Calderhead, re-elected. Sixth—W. A. Reeder, re-elected. Seventh—Chester I. Long, re-elect-ed.

McKlaler to Bryaa. Washington, Nov. 10,—President McKinley yesterday answered Mr. Bryan’s message of congratulation in the following dispatch: “Executive Mansion, “Washington, D. C., Nov. 9. “Hon. William J. Bryan, Lincoln,Neb.. “I acknowledge with cordial thanks your message of congratulation and extend you my good wishes. “william McKinley.” Mr. Bryan’s message to the president reached Canton after Mr. McKinley had started for Washington and was forwarded to him here. Bryan Will Make a Statement. Lincoln, Nebs Nov, 10.—Mr. Bryan is in receipt of many requests for a statement concerning his future plans and his attitude on public questions in view of Tuesday’s result. He intimated yesterday that he would, before long, enlighten the public fully, but for the present he has private matters which demand his attention. Mr. Bryan said that he might not accompany Col. Wetmore, of St. Louis, on his hunting trip in the Ozark mountains. His health is good and he does not feel the need of such a trip. He said he had been from Lincoln so much recently that he found his own home afforded him the best opportunity for rest. Washington Divides the Honors. Seattle, Wash., Nov. 9.—Under the method of locking up ballots for the official count in this state, the popular vote wiU not be known before Monday. The majorities reported from the counties up to 2 p bl show the following majorities for the state: McKinley, 9,788; Rogers, (dem.), for governor, S,220. These figures will be changed but little in final reports. In the legislature the republicans will have 75 members out of a total number of 112, FOUR CHINESE EXECUTED. They Were Leadlsf Officials of Pan , Tina Fu, and Were Sentenced by the Allied Tribunal. Pekin, Nov. 6, via Shanghai, Nov. 9, —Four of the leading officials of Pao Ting Fu, including Ting Yang, the acting viceroy of Pe Chi Li, and Gen. Kusi, were executed, November 5, under the sentence imposed by the tribunal of the police. Renewed reports of the death of the empress dowager are in circulation, but they lack verification, and are discredited. SEVEN BURNED TO DEATH. Terrible Results of a Collision oft Two Express Trains la Hesse, Germany. Offenbach, Hesse, Nov. 10.—Two ex> press trains came into collision between this place and Frunkf ort-on-the* Main. A gas reservoir exploded, setting fire to the wreckage, and seven persons were burned to death and four injured.

Reports From Several States Hot Fully Covered by Previous • Dispatches. _ THE LATEST FIGURES FROM ILLIROIS. ••Imperial Mlaaoarl,M Illinois* Helflibur, Showi an Entirely Difcrcat Complexion—Batik Sides la Kentucky Still Claiming the StateItems From Other States. St. Louis, Nov. 8.—There are but few changes to be made in earlier es timates of the national and congressional results of Tuesday’s election. McKinley and Roosevelt will have a majority in 129 in the electoral college, with Nebraska’s vote in doubt. According to the very latest returns, the figures are McKinley, 284; Bryan 155; doubtful, 8. The Fifty-seventh congress, according to latest return* will stand: House—Republicans, 201; democrats, 148; populists. 8. SenateRepublicans, 49; democrats, 27; inde- | pendents, 9„^ ILLINOIS, What Is Shown by the Latest Available Ketarns. Chicago, Nov. 8.—Returns received indicate that Illinois gave McKinley and Roosevelt 100,000 plurality. Richard Yates is eleeted governor by at least 70,000. The entire republican j state ticket is also successful. The general assembly, whiph will redistrict the state and choose a successor to Senator Cullom, is safely re- | publican. It takes 103 votes on joint ' ballot to elect a United States senator, and the returns so far received show that the republican strength in i the legislature is at least 110. The lower house is made up of 78 repubj licans and 75 democrats, and the senate consists of 32 republicans and 19 democrats. This city was a surprise to the republican managers. Four years ago McKinley’s plurality here was 56,011. Yesterday his plurality was 7,734. The . country towns of Cook county added about 10,000 to this, making his pluj rality in the county 17,835. Though ! favoring MeKinley over Bryan, Chicago voted democratic on the govern- : orship, Alschuler running far ahead of Bryan and carrying the city by a | plurality of 13,459 over Yates. Al1 achuler’s strength is explained by the partiality for him among voters on account of his stand in the legislature against the street railway bills. Gobi democrats are also said to have voted i for him, while scratching Bryan from I the head of the ticket. The total eity vote cast was about 365,000, which is In excess of the total in 1896. which

was 345,483. . Judge Yates had a plurality over Alschuler in the country towns of Cook county, but it was not sufficient 1 to overcome the matter’s plurality in the fcity, anu the result is that Alschuler has a plurality of 5,604 in the | county. Eugene V. Debs polled 5,230 * rotes in Cook county; Wooley, 2,651, i and Barker, 2o2. j The democrats carried four of the seven congressional districts in Cook j county, gaining a representative in I the Second district, in which William ! Lorimer, tne head of the local republican machine, was defeated. Boutelle (rep.) had a close call in the Sixth district, but the revised returns indicate his election by a small margin. The democrats also gained a congressman in the Twenty-first district, in which Fred J. Kern (dem.) beat W. A. Rodehberg (rep.). Other than these there were no changes. The Illinois delegation in the next congress will consist of 12 republicans and ten democrats. The delegation • now has 14 republicans and eight 1 democrats. In the 79 counties of the state from which reports have been received, McKinley has a plurality of 86,919. The 23 counties to hear from are expected to bring the plurality above the 100,000 figure. ▼err Latest Claims oa Legislature. Chicago, Nov. 8.—With a few doubt-1 ful districts yet to hear from, the re ! publicans apparently have a majority in both branches of the state legislature. The margin in the lower house however, is but one on the face of the | returns so far received, and the democrats still claim they will control that branch and possibly the legislature on joint ballot. According to present indications the legislature will stand as follows: House—Republicans, 77; democrats. T6. Senate—Republicans, 29; democrats, 22. O The republicans, on the other hand, claim they will £ave a majority of 7 j in the lower house and 15 in the seni -ate. Smith Was Defeated. Chicago, Nov. 8.—Later returns in the local contest show the election of Alexander J. Jones, a democrat, as one of the drainage trustees, instead of Lloyd J. Smith, a republican, as first reported. It is one of the surprises of election, as it was thought that Smith, who was acquitted, Monday, of the charge of manipulating warehouse grain receipts, would be supported by the democrats in preference to Jones, who, it was well known, had a serious misunderstanding with the democratic county committee. MISSOURI. the 4he Democratic Majority In State From 35,000 to 40,000. St. Louis, Nov. 8.—Additional returns were received at democratic

state headquarters which indicate a democratic majority in Missouri even greater than was estimated late Tuea* day night. A conservative estimate made by Chairman Seibert last night places the majority between 35,000 and 40,000, with the chance favoring the latter figure.

G*Bfltxtoa •( tk« Lcglalatu*. St. Louis, Not. 8.—Returns received »t the state headquarters of both parties in St. Louis show that the legislature will be strongly democratic. On joint ballot the democrats will have a majority of about 54 votes. The house will be made up of 87 democrats and 49 republicans. The senate will have 25 democrats and 9 republicans. In this estimate the fusion members of the house are placed in the democratic column. The best of information at hand indicates there the but two fusionists elected. The returns are rather slow in coming in. The democrats will have 112 votes on joint ballot, and the republicans will have only 58, or about half of the democratic vote. Demtjratle Landslide la St. Louis. St. Louis, Nov. 8.—Complete returns show that the landslide to the democratic ticket at Tuesday’s election extended to every candidate, with pluralities ranging from 700 to 9.000. The 15,000 republican majority of 1896 was literally wiped out. St. Louts World's Fair Assured. St. Louis,Nov. 8.—World’s fair headquarters is constantly crowded with enthusiastic workers, who congratulate one another on the enormous mu jority received for the amendments tn the election Tuesday and to lay plans for completing, as soon as possible, the local guarantee fund for the enterprise. ** No precinct in the city voted against either amendment No. 4 or No. 5. Not a ward failed to return more than four votes for the amendments to, one against them, and one ward—the Twenty-second—gave more than twenty-five times as many votes for them as against them. The average vote was close to eight to one for the amendments. Report® from all over the state indicate that the amendments carried ohtside the city, thus assuring the World’s fair. KENTUCKY. Leaders of Both Parties Adhere to Their Claims to the State. Louisville, Ky., Nov. 8.—At both democratic and republican headquarters the leaders adhered to tlieir claims, the democrats declaring that Beckham’s majority would not be less than 10,000. Sixty-two precincts are atiU out, most of them in the extreme sections of the state—in the First and Eleventh districts. Democrats assert that the republicans aie holding back the Eleventh district, while the republicans say the democrats are holding up the First district for the show down, when it becomes definitely known just how many votes are needed. The democrats say there is no uoubt whatever of the result, but the republicans say they will be satisfied only when the official count is made. They say there has been the roost flagrant padding ia Owen and Franklin and Other couuj ties, but no details are at hand in sup1 port of the assertion. Democratic leaders, on the contrary, say there has been no fraud whatever, and that they will be perfectly satisfied to stand by the official count.

NEBRASKA. The Fodonlits Still Claim the State for Bryan. Omaha, Neb., Nov. 8.—The Bee prints a table on the national ticket, giving complete returns from 55 counties, and on ten other counties with one precinct missing from each, out of a total of 90 counties, which gives McKinley, 90,288; Bryan, 86,196. The same counties, in 1896, gave McKinley 85,476, Bryan 96,547. This is a net gain for McKinley of 14,803. Bryan’s plurality in 1896 was 12, ..00. With this ratio of increase throughout the missing counties, McKinley will have a plurality of about 5,000 in the state. There were 12,000 to 15,000 more votes polled in the state than in 1896, and the fusionists claim these are mostly from the cities and towns which have already been heard from, and that the counties yet unreported will give Bryan a small plurality in the state. The state ticket is running close to the vote on president, and it may require the official count to decide on governor and other state offices. Statement by the Republican Chairman—Democratic Estimates. Louisville, Ky„ Nov. 8.—Leslie Combs, chairman of the republican state campaign committee, at noon dictated the following statement: “Under any fair election law McKinley and Yerkes would have carried the state by 8,000 or 10,000 majority. The republican vote has been whittled in many places by petty larceny, and in a number of places by highway robbery. Nothing but the official count will settle the election and the official count is made under the Goebel law by commissioners from whom the republican party has no reasonable grounds to expee\ fair treatment.” The Evening Times claims the election of Beckham (dem.) for grovernor by 3,486, basing the Eleventh district on the republican claim of 19,205 majority there for Yerkes. The returns to date show Beckham's majority without the Eleventh district to be 22,691. At democratic headquarters it was said that all returns from the Eleventh district probably would be in by night. Frederick L. Cornwall, a former resident of St. Louis, was elected to a seat in the Porto Rico house of delegates.

JAMES H. ECKELS* VIEW. Dtatenej Mast RtorfaaUc oa Ltaii of Old-Time Coa■•rTOtlsaa.

In reply to a question as to what he had to say about the result of the election James Eckels said: “I acres so fully with the admirable editorial in the Chronicle on the democratic Situation that I cannot better express my views than by referring to it The need of reorganisation in the party must now be manifest to all who care for Its well-being or the country’s good. As a party democracy cannot gain successes without having in Its councils and mar agement some business elements who know and appreciate the country’s business needs. Until the advent of Mr. Bryan and an alliance with populism the democratic party could boast a conservatism which made it respected by all classes and every interest. It has lost that position, surrendered its historic views on the money question and abandoned its point of vantage on the tariff. “However humiliating it may seem, the party must make a manly retreat until it gets back to true democracy. .It must make its alignment with a view to bring to itself those who will accept democratic doctrines Instead of through a surrender of such principles and acceptance of the isms of populism. "First of all there must be an abandonment of the populism of the west and a realliance with the democracy of the ! east. Then, too, democrats must be j recognised as leaders and not silver re- j publicans, old-time greenbackers and later day populists. There must be no j further temporizing on the money quesr tion or discarding of men of business affairs and commercial integrity. The demo- j dhatic party must in the future reestablish a reputation for conservatism and not be known as a house of. refuge for *11 radicals. The democrats of the north tust notify their brethren in the south, that in the future it is proposed to have a party here instead of having it wholly there. And unless democracy amounts to something north of Mason and Dixon’* line it can be of little value there so far a* national affairs are concerned. “I believe every democrat ought to give of his time and'influence as much as he can to the complete reorganization of the party, wholly in the interests of the country. We cannot afford to have one party in this country with much of the conservative elements in it and one without any. Such a condition of things is nroductlve of too much evil, too much governmental extravagance and too great indifference to individual rights. The conditions which should prevail are those which insure safety in administration and legislation, no matter which party prevails at the pells. “It is to this end democrats should work. They will again attain places of power and influence by being democrats and not populists, finding in such a course the support of many who heretofore have acted with the party and given It a standing which won victories for Its candidates and policies.” STILL OPPOSES IMPERIALISM. Kdwln Burrltt Smith Says He Will Continue on Anti-Colonial Lines.

Edwin Burritt Smith, who has been the directing force in the anti-imperi-alist movement ip the west and one of the lead'ers in the opposition to the policy of McKinley in the issues growing out of the Spanish-American war, regards the election as fixing upon the American government the retention of the Philippines and that the struggle will not T>e shifted, from seeking the abandonment of the colonial policy to that of securing for the natives of the islands the liberty and powers granted by the constitution. He said: "The anti-imperialists regret that the country has voted to approve the colonial policy. We know that many who voted for McKinley’s reelectlon are at heart opposed to this policy; they have, however, voted to approve it. No other construction will be placed upon, their act by the administration, no other can be placed: upon it. "There are still those who desire to! hold the United States true to their course. They will still fight to preserve constitutional liberty. The monstrous! proposition that congress may exercise^ any authority whatever outside of the constitution will not be allowed to prevail without further protest. ' "The republican party Is dominated bj special interests. These Interests have won a notable victory and will no doub use it to strengthen their grip upon tho government. They will use their poweto make It more difficult to dislodge them. Sooner or later the people will make u successful attempt to gain control of th » government.” Gep. John C. Black said: "If the democracy will reestablish Itself upon its ancient foundations, cut out populism is all Its phases from its platform, refuss to war upon the judiciary and the court:, turn forever from financial heresies, an I become again the bullion party of th;a United States; if it will follow the precepts and practices of Monroe, Jeffersoh,. Polk. Jackson and others in regard to expansion; if it will pledge Itself to the: eternal territorial integrity of the Ame •- lean union and the continued supremacy of the American nation under its old! motto of *an indivisible union of ind j structible states;* if it will dismiss fro.a leadership the men who In two national! campaigns have brought it to the verj.eof dishonor, making it a party of repudiu-t tion, anarchy, socialism and discontent;! and if after having done all these thing's it shall in good faith call all democrats together for counsel and cooperation and shall withdraw tlu vendetta which his been sworn against the gold democrats— then it may hope for renewed life, bon surf and success” If -Rejecting Bryan is not indots' ing McKinleyism. Had Mr. Bryiir been content to allow the democratic convention to be a democratic con vention; had he permitted it to voice the sentiments of the democratic per ty and register the will of that party the returns would have indicated u overwhelming democratic, victory But the Kansas City convention il lowed Mr. Bryan to'trample unce foot the convictions of three-fourth of its delegates, to place his p;r sonal judgment above the judgmtn of the representatives of the par;y, and the presidency is the priee tl a has been paid.—Detroit Free Pres:. ——McKinley has been reelec; e . largely by voters who strongly citsent from h*s course in regard to thj Philippines. In his reduced pluralit ie i he will find the popular opinion tha; could not express itself in a more d - rect way. If he proposes to construe this election as a direct indorsem m; of his colonial programme he will b » violating a responsibility which rests upon him and which he is mors 11/ bound to regard as a solemn trust.- - Chicago Record (Ind.l.

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-f & electjoa results cannot be cons r .,;i into an indorsement of th« ook>; \m policy characterized as imperii Mfsinor do they warrant a continuitjk i of blind republican favor to the utu ts.—Boston Traveler. —~ aile the eletoral vote by aa incr; 3 margin elects McKinley, the dim n$r on of his popular plurality in republican states carries with it a robuk •!. The real danger is that tho Har ni McKinley coterie may take tho verv.i . of the election as an approval of tfl . tey have done.—Boston Post. —| stand uncovered in the prea> encj \ a victorious foe. We extend opr cgratulations to the McKinleyitet if||m their great triumph, and rose r .*«! Tfjor ourselves the consolation thst i pie*. | vie fought for American princi1 lowed a great leader and went to a laborious defeat with a clear conseieift:| and a firm reliance in the justic. u id integrity of the lost c^cause. julha World-Herald. •That this ends the Bryan chap- ; the party’s history cannot be .• d. What remains to be seen is ger it will sink into insigniftor whether the vitality of thia gre|;:| historic party will reassert itify restoring to it its old characid arraying it once again under -s fitted for high responsibilities immanding the confidence of the coulnfry.—Baltimore News. j The enormous concentration of cnja1j.il has become the dominant in this country. McKinley’s recihs‘tion is not the sign of popular ap|V.;»val. Wsguise it under whatever nayrif;, it is the achievement of the BWnpy powder alone that has tyranniref over the popular judgment, and wither by fair means or foul has Minted the free expression of the lar will.—Philadelphia Times. j-|—Can there be question of the of the national democracy? Can be doubt of the necessity to resolutely from vain wanderings infuj the field of populism? Old-line dijlnpocracy, battling with reunited fdrfes, supporting nominees accepttO' all true democrats and effectorganized can elect a president he United States no less certainly ja they did a sheriff of St. Louis | Tuesday.—St. Louis Republic, f.—Undoubtedly an unwillingness neeept Mr. Bryan’s entire platform v-ajj more of a factor in determining tf*; sin voters of large masses in the east central west than a desire to incojse Mr. McKinley’s colonial and f.b eign policies. Many republicans t|m3 democrats supported Mr. McKin|e| under protest, not' because they ^ii|ed him, but because they liked Mr. 3 ivan’s record and associations less.

| 5t. Louis Post-Dispatch. . I-Unquestionably the continuance good times helped materially to .rake their candidacy successful. Unquestionably. also, there are certain ipiject lessons to be deduced from the iff suits obtained at the polls, which, i the republican managers are wise, jjt; ey will lay closely to heart. It gives ■ j ain and unmistakable warning j|aj»ainst the dangers which environ a j continuance of the administration’s jl inew departure” in colonial policies.— »l|ostan Olobc. I -Mr. Bryan’s disappearance from j, ■ ublic life will be assumed by the artisans of monopoly, with whom he wish is father to the thought, he masses do not forsake their lead•rs in that fashion. The Nebraskan ms made a wonderful fight against I he most fearful odds. The power of* | fsuch a personality does not depend onthe shifting fortunes of politics, forhonesty and courage are permanentforces in the world’s affairs.- The battle for freedom against privilege must; be fought to the end.—N. 0, Times* ’i1 Democrat. I --The people, with their eyes wide open, have deliberately voted in favor | of a policy of aggression and conquest throughout the world. They have | voted that this shall be a military re- | public. They have voted against an I income tax and in favor of a high | protective tariff, and of big subsidies to private enterprises. They have voted against legislation to prohibit or regulate the trusts. But let us not hastily assume that this verdict in its largest sense is final. There ia no reason for the followers of Thomas Jefferson to despair. — Indianapolis Sentinel. -The amazing result of the election reveals very conclusively the monumental fact that the democratic party did not support its candidates. Mr, Bryan is defeated in 1900 by the Mr. Bryan of 1896. There was no democratic reunion. On the contrary, there was open and palpable democratic disorganization, panic and rout. —Chicago Chronicle. -The reelection of William McKinley means the indorsement of every violation of la^j* every willful perversion of the principles of tree government made by the party in power during the last four years' It means'that the ancient landmarks set up by the fathers for the guidance of the servants of the people are to be devoted to vandal destruction by men intrusted with political power. That the century-and-n-quarter-old system of government of the people is to be relegated into disuse, and in its place is to be erected a government of the trusts, by the trusts and for the trusts.—Kansas City Times. * -Through the haze of this defeat the democracy can see the victory that might have been. Beyond a doubt Mr. Bryan would have been triumphantly elected but for two things. The first was the intrusion of the silver issue. Free silver was dead and so unpopular that even its corpse waa enough to drag any man down to defeat. The second was the policy of cutting loose entirely from the Philippines. That was not in accord with the spirit of the American people.— Hearst’s Chicago American