The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-24

The Republican party has clearly recov-
cred from the transient uepressso9 caused
by the November disas,ee, as the ffsures Of
recent elections show. In Michigan.
where Democratic governor wax elected
in 1890 by Il, 900, the Republicans ne other
day elected their candidate for s1prems
judge BY 10000. In St. louis thl Repub-
Iicans won notable victory and p Jersey
City last week the Republicans foSths first
time in many years carried the ci:y. elect
ing the alderman at lare,s by 100 rSajcrity.
In the recent town elections ire Kansas
the Republicans made clean swtAp. For
the first time since 1850 Canton, o.. elected
a Republican mayor. In Nek York.
Schenectady, which gave Mr.. Clev!l land $50
majority in November. went Republican
by So In the recent local electis'n in Al
bany, N. Y, the Republicans mSrs than
held their own. The spring elections OF
1888 have generally beer favorable to the
Republicans. and these local svictories
show that the integrity If the party organ.
isation, its effective machine ptwer has
not been shaken by national defe2t.
The complete overthrow of tie Popu.
lists in Kansas. the formal refusal Of the
Democrats in Nebraska to farm on
shares" any longer with their THIRD party
allies, and the success of the Republicans
in Denver. all occurring the scfae week,
foreshsdow the dissolution of tie Popu-
list party. This third tarty has mot only
suddenly ceased to grow but has si.
ready begun to disintegrate. This result
was sure to take place. because 10 Popu.
lists have no common purpose Il they are
agreed on nothing; have no prog amme or
principles; they are merely life . man
who 10 q constitutions: soreheaf: a gen.
orally disconnected creature &rho vel.
comes . change, and Set does
not know what 20 do fwith il
when It comes. The Kansas Ropulists,
tested BY legislation vixen put u author.
ity. have proved themselves to te without
method or purpose; they ran IA sidly into
revolutionary lawlessness and 5have lost
tho confidence Of thu law-ab4,ing, con-
sentative elements Of 10th the p,reat par
ties. Kansas was the FIRST Porss.liss state
government on earth: it looks tl.day - II
it was likely to be the East for many years
to como. With this prospecti(e disinte-
grafton Of the PopElist MONUMENT the
Democracy Is certain 20 lose all 1ne ground
1t has gained In the Middle Welt and the
trans Mississippi states and be seduced to
its former condition o. dependence on the
votes Of New York. New Jersey. and Con.
necticut 40 their only chance 81 national
success.
How long can the Democrsl ~ hope to
carry these Eastern states If saey enact
their nationa! platform, which, distinctly
declares all protection unconstitutional
and proposes free etate bankA Of issue
Tho Western and Southern ADVOCATES Of
free silver and free trade made the Demo.
cratic national platform, as respects tarifI
and silver. and they will be srse to exact
the execution Of thei- creed. 1hess advo-
Gates Of free silver we're of co,Irse willing
to promise tho repeal Of the SheS man silver
purchase act Of July 1890. for they intend
to treat that Is preliminary a tho enact
mcnt Of the Bland bill or Of free silver,
These Western and Southern advocates of
free trade and free silver, who Framed the
national platform, form one fak.ion of the
Democratic party, while the Eastern De-
mocracy, that are opposed to-; FREQ silver
and favor free raw m aterials and protected
manufactures. form The other motion, and
between them 10 certain to DO ultimate war
Of bitter character when conSress meets.
Out OF the war OF factions the3Democracy
can hope to reap nothing but defeat. The
party cannot stand still, for then the peo-
pie will ask III You have not fhe courage
Of your nominal ccnvictions,sH Won are
without policy tc place In Legislation.
why did you ask Us 10 vote doHsn Harrison
and protectionf" II the DemAcrAcy. com.
PEELED to move. enatts its plat orm of free
trade and free silver. then il W. surely be
repudisted by New York and Connecticut,
whose manufactures and CAPITALISTS will
be stripped of protection; and if the De-
mocracy refuses TO enact free. silver and
consents to reform the tarid sonly to the
extent Of free raw material, then the
Western and Southwestern Democracy
will revolt
There is every prospect that che Democ-
racy will drop between two ssdols and not
30 able to recover Itself In tir3s to escape
defeat in 1891 Nc wonder ttf, Republic
Ans are hopeful and aggrefsivs; they
know that the Deriocracy wt,a their VIC
tory In November en- the strength of prom
ises they dare not enact; or iffhey dare TO
enact them will only legsla,ea themselve.
into political disas.er.