The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1892-09-17
BLUE DEMOCRA rs.
THEY ARE ALL AT SEA AS TO
THEIR CAMPAIGN ISSUES.

THEIR CAMPAIGN ISSUES.
Farmers Fear Repeal of the Tariff and
Dread a Return to tho Old State Bank
ing System--Re publican Prospects in
the South. -+=sy" ':
Especial Corrcspondence.l
WAsHINGTON. Sept. 12.-The political
situation as viewed from this standpoint
is extremely encouraging to the Repub-
Leans while the Democrats admit quiet
ly that the outlook is very blue fol.
them. The overwhelming evidence of
the value Of the tariff legislation enact
ed by the Republican party two short
years ago, which evidence came to the
surface in the report of Commissioner
Peck, has alarmed the Democrats
Democratic Endorsement of Mckinley
Tariff
Scarcely had the figures given by Sec
retary Foster in this correspondence
been made public when they were sup
ple1nented by an equally striking an
nouncement Of the value Of the Mckin-
ley law. which announcement came
from a Democratic source. These two
statements fairly took the breath awav
from even the most hopeful Democrat
1t left them scarcely d Lex tostfInd upon
With the evidence of a prominent Demo-
| crat that the wages Of over a quarter Of
4 million of people have been increased
~ the amount uf over rs, 600 200 in Nrw
1 York state alone under TIC first year of
the Mckinley law, there is a disposition
To drop the tariff issue.
No Issue for Democrats
The difficulty, however, is that nothing
is laft worth making an issue. I'hat THE
great battle must De upon the lille lal
down by the Democratic convention of
free trade against protection seems TO
be evident, and the leaders here admit
that the contest has gone too fill IL
\ mako it possible ~ change the issues
! now. The force bill cuts no figure in
/ the mind Of the average citizen because
he knows it simply means a fair ballot
i honestly counted, and the average citi-
I zen is not willing to 60 into campaign
4 against that right.
! No Wildcat BANKS wanted.
| The only other issue left is that Of
state banks, and the Democrats are get
ting very weary OF that. Advices from
all over the country show that not only
the business men but citizens generally
dread the thought of the return to the
old state bank system and TO the nm
+ stable currency which it furnished WHEN
i it was in operation. Hence the propp-
!; sition Of the Democratic platform To re-
1 move the tax Of state bank currency is
/ proving one Of the most unpopular prop
ositions that has made its appearance in
the platform Of either of the great par
ties for nans, Years.
Republican Prospects ii ihc South.
The reports received from lie south
: ern states indicate that the Republican
prospects i'll Il half dozen Of them are
good. fthe Republicans SET themselves
actively at work in West Virginia, Vil-
glnlA, North Garolinia, Alabama, Ton
nessee and Louisiana there Il reason to
b. ieve that they may break the solid
south i'll many spots. IT they are de
! te1lnincd and active both iii their or
ganizntiolls aud IN seeing that they have
4 u fair Vote and Il fair count there Will
| be number Of electoral yott.s from the
south for Harrison and AN increased
! nnnber OF Republican con@rcssmen
from that section Hon. Thomas Settle,
/ candidate for congress from the l'iftl
| North Carolina district, talking upon
this subject said:
.,Ihc prospects of the Republican,
| party in North Carolina and other
| southern states We're never brighter.
| The Democratic parity is in Il sad state
! Of confusion. 1t cntleavorel to placatc
/ the Alliance, hut the Alliance could not
! be placnted.
/ Protection Strong in the south.
sWhut are the issues upon which
I the Democrats are making their tight?"
":lhe Offices That is all they have to
| fight for, Ehe protection sentiment has
| grown SO strong i'll the south that they
/ dare not make a fight on that
Farmers on Tariff and Wildcat En"As.
Two subjects seem to be interesting
/ the farmers of the country very greatly.
| One Of these is The continuation of the
present tariff system, and the other is
| the danger of Il return to the old state
banking system which troubled them SO
much Years ago. No class of people
| suffered SO much from the losses and
business annoyances attendant Upon the
state bank currency as did the farmers.
The people of the cities and towns, es-
/ pecinlly the business people, had means
Of keeping themselves well posted on
| the value of the various kinds of bank
notes that We're put ailoat 10y the banks,
bat the farmers had not this opportll-
| nifty,
Every farmer who is old enough to re
member the troubles i'll handling money
| before the war breads u return to the
| system of those days. He knows that
he will be in constant danger of losses,
I that he will never know whether he is
getting the full value of his merchan-
disc which he sells, and he is suro that