Was It Overwhelming?

The Minneapolis Journal had something to say the other day with regard to whether McKinley's victory w-is an overwhelmiiu one. It cited the figures with regard to the electoral vote and the popular vote running back to 1872 and showed that only once since 1872 had the electoral vote given to McKinley been equalled by that cast forary othercandidate. Here are sorne more figures upon the same point compiled by the Cincinnati Times-Star. They seem to support the proposition that the victory for sound money was an ovenvliehning one in several respects : POPULATION. States carried by McKiuley 43,650,270 States carriedby Bryan 18,971,974 ASSESSED PKOPEKTY VALTJE. States carried by McKinley JSO.770,53,000 States carried by Bryan 4,500,000,000 WORKINGMEX EJIPLOYED. States carried by McKinley 4,609,413 States carried by BryaD 63(j,562 AKSUAL WAGES PAID. States carried by MoKluley $1,991,504.043 States carried by Bryan 273,790,544 PERCENTAGE OF IU.ITEKATES. States carried by McKinley 3.7 States carried by Bryan 14.S