Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-10-06
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esting subject of study We stand
midway between two presidential cleo
tons. The party in power has car
ried into effect, as far IS circumstances
allowed, the most prominent articles
of its faith as expressed in the ma
tional platform.
Now the country is about to pro |
nounce what we may call a prelimin-
airy judgment upon its acts IN the
election Of new House Of Represen-
tatives. The more deliberate and de-
cisiye judgment win be given two
years hence.
So far as the early elections have
given an Indication, the administra-
ton has been emphatlcally approved
III the Democratic states and decisely
condemned in the Republican states,
which is about what might have been
expected.
Alabama and Arkansas have given
large Democratic majorities; Oregon,
Vermont and Maine have gone heavily
in favor of the Republicans Georgia
has not voted at the time we write,
e but is expected to be strongly Demo
r cratic, as usual All the states will
E hold an election on the sixth of No
yember for members of Congress, ex-
cept the three Northern States men
+ toned above, which have already
5 elected eight Republicans.
; In many of the states the Peoples
r party, or Populists, are interfering
s seriously with the calculations Of
r leaders of the old parties. Ordinarily
+. the life Of a "third party" is brief
n The Populists have shown an unusual
Il amount of staying power; and al
d though they do not form large
n political element in all the states, they
" are strong in the northern and central
r West. Ii must be set down as eyi-
is dence of their political vlgor that
D. both the senators from Nevada have
y abandoned the Republican party and
S. joined the Populists.
g In the great states of the Atlantic
Q. coast and the Ohio valley the issue il
the elections will be the tariff. The
Republicans are helped greatly by th'
le circumstance that the long delay IL
settling the question was disastrous
al- to manufacturing and trade. Fou
d. years ago the Democrats profted b.
pc the. fear lest the mckinley act
should increase greatly the cost o
no living. After this election the scor
N will be even between the two parties
- But additional help is given to Re
j. publicans BY the attitude of Demo
Gratis toward the new tariff. They d
not conceal from themselves or fror
~ the world that they are not satisfied
= and many Of them are disposed to d
whatever will make their dissatisfat
'er ton most apparent.
ey 1t the West the tariff issue will b
complicated, as it always is, with th
en- SILVER question. But neither the RI
IN publican nor the Democratic party
lot that region is united on this question
and it is because Senators Stewar
nh and Jones feel that they cannot d
: a pend upon either to support free coli
age that they have gone over to Ii
a Populists.
- There is no longer any "SoutheI
!, question: hut the South,-where Il
~ white people united, in the Dem
i. cratic party to render rule by Il
colored people impossible, the Sout
shows few signs of breaking up poll
P ~ icaIly. In Louisiana the sugar plan
~ ers seem resolved to take such reven!
as they can for the repeal of Il
- sugar bounty by the Democrats; b
ma elsewhere throughout the South t
en- tariff seems not to be an issue betwe,
ric parties,
Use. 1t is a very common thing for Il
md House of Representatives to be o
t is posed politically to the President dl
ure ing the last two years Of his teri
,ys, Consequently, though the Reppblica
Salt should gain even as much as tn
by hope in November, the result of I
,ria election of 1896 will not have be
veil decided. Youths Companion.