The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-11
SEATTLE. s4rURDxr. soI n.
roruIrsrs Asp reEE sILvEE.

Ttis reported that the ''sEive=" men in
the Democratic ranks pretend TO iesisys
that the Republican victories ara dne 70
President Cievesand's attitude on the sub
,scs Of the silver purchase repeal bilI., IL
IL reported that they viii take this IS .
text, snd 81 the opening 81 the regular sss-
sion will BE prepared 70 renew the hgss
for silver mere vigorously than ever, Il
possible.
II the silver msn undertake this they
vii have nothing bat their lstsor fer their
raias Their reasoning % utterly Illogical.
Both the crest parties in Massachusetts.
Ohio. Iswa ard Nebraska sastsined the re-
peal Of the silver BIZ. Senator BTsee, Of
0hio. voted for repeal. and ex-Gov. Camp
bell ~ early az 1871 SIS opposed 70 ''fsee sill
yer coinage. IL Iowa the Republicans suS-
fainea the position Of Senator Allison,
who made one the very ab.est speeches for
rereal. Even The Farmers Alliance of
Iowa passed resolutions in many counties
urging Yepeal. Gov. Boses when pressed
TO the wall admitted that be vas opposed
to free silver" Ia Nebraska the Demo-
Gratis voted Bryan d0xn 10 convention on
sIs silver question. The Republicans OF
Nebraska opposed free coinage. favored
repesI and senator Henderson voted for IL.
The Democratic feverses IN Massaehu-
setts. Ohio, Iowa and Nebraska were
surely not due to the attitude Of the adj
min.ssEation on the question OF repeal.
Furthermore, the vote of Ohio. Iowa and
Nabraska shows that the Pstfersie Popa-
lists, Ehe are All for free SILVER, have lost
heavily. Their xose In Ohio 10 very small !:
IL will not exceed Is GO IN Iowa. and in
Nebraska, where they carried the legisla-
tafe ia 1892. they have lost despite the
help OF the ''irse silver" Democrats who
worship Congressman Bryan. In South
Dakota the bottom has dropped out Of the
Populsss party. In Colorado, where
bloody Brides Waite was elected In
is9s. the Republicans have carried the
state. IL the Democratic reverse 10 due TO
the action taken on repeal, surely the
populists ought to have gained. for they
are all frantic free silver men; the Popu-
lists and Democratic free silver men
surely did not vote the Republican ticket.
for IL was tie acsion Of the Republicans in
the senate that prevented ell hope of
compromise and forced the passage Of the
bill.
In Kansas the PopnIists have been
soundly beaten. The Popniisls of Kansas
are ali Pefierites aud believe in free sill
yer, aud yet they are badly beaten after
the unconditional repeal OF the silver pur-
chase law was forced by the action of a
large majority Of the Republicans in both
houses of congress. when ii failed Of Demo-
cratic majority in the house. The Repub-
Lean party. that is really responsible for
the passage of the bill, for John Sherman
proposed It's repeal Ia the last congress.
carries Kansas after its passage over the
Populist free silver" party that was vic.
toriens in isl2.
The free silver Democrat who can ex-
tract any comfort for bis cause out OF the
Republican victories OF Tuesday last could
extract sunbeams from a cucumber, The
Popuiist party is clearly becoming MORT
band in every state, and If the people
resented the action OF congress and tho
president on the subject OF repeal Of the
silver purchase Law the Populiet party
would he stronger than ever. since, as
Tree silver party, Its vote ought 10 he
strengthened by the vote OF tree silver
Democrats, like Congressman Bryan. and
free silver Republicans like Senator Jones
OF Nevada. who resent tbs passage OF the
repeal ball