The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-02

FILTERED was one wing of the party at
tho other in controlling affairs. Free
silver Republicans and Democrats failed
to get plank inserted in their plat.
forms by their respective conventions at
Minneapolis and Chicago. The dele.
gates returned home and since that time
tho State has been shaken to it's core by
almost universal sentiment in favor of
free coinage of silver. Desertions were
frequent from both parties by prominent
politicians, and not without thought.
In Colorado tho Democrats almost to
man, and many influential Ropubli-
cans, arc to be found under the banner
OF Weaver and Field, and few have
tho hardihood to say that Weaver will
be tho next President Tho miners
throughout tho State are almost to
man for Weaver. Day after day comes
in reports Of mines being shut down on
account OF the low prices of silver.
They argued that it was demonetiza-
ton that caused it, and in the coming
contest they propose to mark their bal
lot according to their belief. They claim
to be fighting for their homes, and an
appeal to man to protect his Preside
is always popular one. These men,
out of work, without money, have only
one ambition just now, and that is to
wipe out of existence the old parties.
II they do not succeed in electing
Weaver they will at least, they say,
have tho satisfaction derived from
bringing into prominence the question
nearest to their fires ides. They will
force the silver question into recognition
and force one or other of the two parties
to take hold of the question and put
silver on the basis it was before 1873
The split in the State is serious, and
the campaign hot one. Invectives and
impntations arc freely cast at the lead
ers of each party. Each side claims
that the other is controlled by thugs
and gangs"
Weaver men say that if they can carry
all the States in which the chances now
favor them, and if Harrison loses New
York and carries West Virginia they
can dictate who will be President. If
Harrison will rush through q free coin
age bill before the meeting of the cleo
toral college the Weaver vote will go to
him and elect him.
The Republicans. on the other hand,
claim that they will carry the Stata By
slightly reduced majority. Tho vigor
with which they mako their assertions
Is not Of that sort born of confidence in
their cause. Serious OBJECTIONS from
their ranks render this prophecy open
lighting chance. The Prohibisionists
will not likely poll the vote they did in
1888.
Weavcrs strength and popularity in
the West is undoubted and cannot be
gainsaid, and the prediction is made in
all honesty that he will carry Colorado.
MASSACHUSETTS.
Both Republicans and Democrats are
m n u vi "a 70 70 tla
college votes of this State. Some 5000
students arc gathered in the nine col
leges of the State, but their number is
small compare with the constantly in
creasing army Of graduates whose poll
tical course is moro or less Influenced
by the instructions they receive and by
the traditions which govern their alma
mater. The faculties of the colleges
are now largely Democratic, while q
majority Of the men who send their sons
to them for instructions are Republi-
cans. Hence distinct efforts are being
made by the Democrats to win and by
the Republicans to hold the allegiance
of these young voters who, they argue,
will have much to do in shaping the
political fortunes of the next genera
ton.
Missionary work in the colleges, with
como recognized part of the Massa-
chusetts campaign.
1t is unfortunate for the Democratic
party that these earnest ambassadors,
which they have at the very court of
collegiate edrc3tion, are not making the
progress one light expect. The fact is
majority of tie students remain Re-
publicans, and since the Republican
party has made an effort to get their
votes a marked increase has been noted.
This is especially true of Harvard. de-
epite the aggressive Democracy of Pres
ident Elliot.
Harvsrd's Republican plurality in
1884 was 10, in 1883 was LAT and In 1892
is 1868 Much of the credit of this hand
S me gain is due to the Harvard Repub-
lican Club. 1t organized before the
campaign last year and now has over
GOO names on its rolls. Tho Harvard
Democratic Club is equally wideawake.
They held their first meeting on the
last night of September and their work
will tell in tho Democratic columns.
The storm center for college politics
has been over Amherst. The eighteen
professors set the ball rolling by coming
out with strong endors emont for Glove
land over their own signatures. AS they
were majority of the faculty and tho
Democratic papers which printed the
manifesto did not spare the head lines
nor hesitate to make their own gener-
alizations, howl Of Indignation went
up from the Republican undergraduates
and alumni. But in Amherst, as in
Harvard, the rank and file of tho stu
dents are Republicans.
RHODE ISLAND.
The city election OF Newport, tho