Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-03
an active candidate, and Cleveland will re.
ceive the nomination.



| Hon. E. c. Ellis, prominent LAWYER OF
| Kansas City, was in the city yesterday. He
| has spent several weeks looking over the
! state with i view of making investments.
| He is greatly pleased with the outlook and
| stated TO What-Not that the crop prospect
| was splendid. After speaking panegyrically
Of the future of the state, in reply to What
Not's inquiry as to his opinion of the politi-
cal situation, he said:
while am a Republican, from Demo
cratic standpoint, l consider Mr.. Waiter
sons remarks In regard to the money issue
as combining wisdom and political sense.
The Democratic party is undoubtedly on top
on the question of tariff reform. 1t has, to
certain extent, forced the Republican
party to reciprocity concessions. Recipro-
city is new venture with the Republicans
and 1t IS growing rapidly in popularity.
This is evidence of the fact that many Re-
pubicans in the West are anxious to see
some kind of reform of the tariff on the
lines advocated by the Democratic party !;
but the raising of this clause may be sim
ply a pandering to Western opinions
But cannot tell whether the present
popularity of the Democratic tariff policy is
permanent or not. think that the issue
depends On the prosperity of the people. If
they raise good crops this and next year
land the PROJECTS now denote a magnificent
yield all over the country the tariff dis
cussion viii drag. and the Republicans will
nave the advantage In case of failure of
the crops, the people will become discour-
aged, lay their misfortunes on the party in
power and high tariff and the Democratic
party will win.
This is predicted on the supposition that
the money issue will be held in the back
ground. If Palmer of Illinois is nominated
by the Democrats and an Eastern man llR
Mr.. Harrison who is regarded as an Eastern
opl &c tod hyrfb hi
my mind there is no question of the defeat
OF the Republican party. But if the RsA6bs.
icans nominate a Western man whose re-
cord on silver is obScured and the Demo-
Gratis nominate an Eastern man, think
that defeat of the Democratic party is
certainty. Ii other words, the party that
alligns the West against the East will be
the party that wins.
The Republican party cannot repudiate its
record on hard mopey and tariff, and while
| do not think that an ardent, open free sill
yer man could be elected, the Democratic
party is in a better position to gobble up the
West than the Republican party is.
However, if two Eastern men are nomi-
mated (Harrisou or Blaine and Cleveland,
as popular discussion now indicates will be
the case, the election will be bitterly con-
tested and the result viii be doubtful Each
party is about equal in strength in the East
and the Farmers Alliance of the West will
cut loose from both parties and place a
ticket in the field. While the Alliance will
not stand shadow of chance to succeed,
it Will split the West in such manner as
to make it impossible to prophecy the re-
suit.
But, referring to Palmer as the Western
nominee, | think that he would carry. Hi
nois, Nebraska, Kansas and many other
Western states. Palmer stands high in the
estimation of the Kansas farmers, and lead
ing Democrats have no idea what a revolu-
ton he would create in Western politics.