The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1894-09-13
THE POLITICAL SITUATION, ETc.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Z, 1894.

WASHINGTON, Sept. z, 1894.
A political sensation of the first mag
nitude was that sprung upon the country
by Senator Jones, of Nevada, when he
announced his withdrawal from the Re.
publican party and his membership of the
Peoples party Senator Jones is now
serving his fourth term in the Senate
and his prominence i'm the Republican
party is attested by his being member
of the finance committee, which is always
regarded as high party honor To say
that the Populists are jubiant over their
distinguished recruit is putting it very
mildly indeed. Already there Is some
talk OF Senator Jones being made the
Populist nominee for the Presidency in
1896, but that cannot be-he was born in
England
At the headquarters of the Populist
Congressional campaign committee, SEN
ator Jones' letter is regarded as cam
paign document of inestimable value,
particularly in the northwestern States,
where there are many who believe with
Senator Jones in the free coinage of silver
at q ratio of Is to /, but still remain in
the old parties, trusting that their par.
ties will eventually endorse the idea.
Senator Jones destroys that illusion by
ridiculing the various "silver planks" in
the following vigorous language: "All
these resolutions and so.called silver
planks are the same sort of dust that for
many years has been thrown into the
ewes of silver Republicans and silver
Democrats to blind them sufficiently long
to permit particular election to be held,
and to secure their votes for that election.
coinage of silver by the United States
at ratio of l6 to l, without regard to
the policies of foreign governments, the
English language is sufficiently copious
for them to say 80"
The Populists believe that the letter
will be worth at least twenty members
of the next House to their party, by rea-
son of the votes of the silver men in the
old parties that it will cause to be cast
for Populist candidates solely on the sill
yer issue. The Republicans are not say.
ing much about the letter, but il is plain
that they do not like it even a little bit,
coming rs it does right at the beginning
of the Congressional campaign. 1t is
particularly distasteful to the admins
tration Democrats because it will have
decided tendency towards forcing the
silver issue to the front, and their calcu.
lations had all been made with the idea
that it was to be ignored wherever posi-.
BILE and temporized with elsewhere
Men of all shades of political opinion
agree that the letter is likely to prove an
important factor in the Congressional
campaign, although they disagree as to
which party will be most benefited
thereby.
There is also another important aspect
to be considered. The Populists are now
figuring upon holding the balance of |
power in the Senate as well ~ the House |
IN the next Congress. They say that the
influence of Senator Jones will result in
the election of one Populist Senator from
Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho
and California and two from Utah.
Should their expectations be realized
there is little doubt that they will hold
the balance of power in the Senate after
the fourth of next March. They are also
claiming that TilmaD and Irby, of South
Carolina, will act with them, certainly
upon the silver question, If not upon all
Outlets. IL VIII require lOTty-slA DtIHCOTs
to control the Senate of the next Con-
gress, and should Arizona and New Mex
leo be admitted in time to send Senators
to the Fifty-fOurth Congress, it will. re-
quire forty.eight, All of which shows
that the political situation is in a very
condition, and that there are
very few certaintes ahead
1t seems to be generally conceded by
South Carolina Democrats in Washing.
ton that Gov. Tillman will be sent TO the
Senate. One of them-Mr. Miles w.
Blalock-says: 81 notice that Speaker
Crisp, Senator Gordon and Representa-.
tive Bourke Cochran are reported ms in
tending to go 10 South Carolina TO stump
the State in the interest of Gen. Butler
for reelection to the Sanate. II those
gentlemen are wise they will stay out of
South Carolina. No power on earth can
defeat Gov. Tillmans election TO the
Senate. II any of his friends should, in
The hope of serving him, 90 on the stump,
il would only solidify the Tillmanites
Il would be waste of time, fools err
and, and have no idea that the gentle
men mentioned are really thinking of
uch mission.
The treasury department Is preparing /
'or the reorganization provided for at the
asst session Of Congress, IL Is said that /,
he large number OF dismissals to be {