New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-02
POLITICS OF THE NATION.
FAITHFUL REPUBLICANS OF THE WEST

FAITHFUL REPUBLICANS OF THE WESI.
BATTLING FOR THEIR PARTY AGAINST THE
FORCES OF PoPULIsM AND DEMOCRACY.
pes Moines Oct (SpeciaD.-J. s. Clarkson
has Just returned from tour through the trans
Missouri States. He in the interest OF the ne"
road to be built from Salt Lake City 70 the coast
but devoted much time to study OF political cohdi-
tions His main stay was in tab In an ih'erVie"
in The State Register he says the fight In that
Territory soon to be a State, is holly contested
one He believes the Republican party will carry the
election There Is Il strong protection sentiment
there ard the business element Is also for Repuoh-
canism, as stan..ng between the fiat money Oh fop-
uism and the gold monometallsm OF Cleveland
Democracy. on the importance OF these western
States to the Republican party Mr. Clarkson sala:
Every one ought to realize who loves the hepuol,,
can party that there now Twelve states west OF
the Missouri or. with tab to be added thirteen, 10
vote for President in 1896 United states senator's
are to be elected In Kansas. Nebraska Sou,n
Dakota Idaho Colorado, WASHINGTON oregon oregon
leaders in these States are upheld by the parry d.
large they vii save them an ana thus De ~ me he Re
OF rega.ning the United states senate 10 S"t ht
publican party next spring. In the spenda Daaras
they are now giving the uniting ~ saTng the
lower house OF Congress to the Republican party,
swing m" next President to the Republican party
For IL the President Is to be elected py .he tomea
majority in the Electoral College any one OF these
small, States In the West Will count ior as iiiucn ~
yond that in an election in the House II wil take
the OF twenty-lour States after 1 tan Is au
shall need the voe OF every State between the MIS-
souri, River and the Pacific Ocean No neru ,,h,
President can be elected at the polls In 1870 w,tou.
their heip To-day the chance for ReiNpIican
fnitsd States Senate lies in their hands and In
their devotion to the Republican party and they are
Marty OF the entire Nation. which Is stalking all its
hopes of checkmating a Republican President III
1896 and preventing the repeal OF the WILSON vi, m
its power to carry with money ana heyond
small and temporarily Impoverished states oe''''
| the Missouri $780, 1,...,or, ,.,ders
for want the Republicans OF Iowa. always Tor talr
play. TO know and appreciate their servIce; ~
nn ~ them senator Jones Of Nevada. has fallen
by the way or put personal safety before parry parry
".si,v continue themselves In public ife. as could
our PARTY leaders and prospective Senator's IN w.
ming and Montana by forming silver party IN ther
own state. But instead they stand IN stancn cup
port Of the Republican party, ana III the pIa0 81
the greatest danger confident tnat I, p,l e9, and
est and faithful To the interest OF All the p1'e,
mat IL Is the only party which can ana VIII settle
the silver question Justly and ccesifuy. ..ora,
NJ CIarkson expressed pleasure that iowa 81 81
Of All the Western States had recovered from an
danger OF Popullst or any form OF sympathetic All
archy or constructive Communism. , ,e -,
Mr. cIarkson reviewed the Democratic tariff POI
icy and Wilson'S London speech ana .aid tne pe'l'
n wens yRy c 10 Ems sni %T
clared that the Republican party wouli soon tlNc
n stand for bmetallisn goI ana siiver ps,i ,ion
act OF 1873 Mr. Clarkson passed TO the subject OF
Senator Alsons candidacy for the X, pub,irIah
nomination for President. aud said: In my juIE-
mcnt and | speak only after have canvasSed the
subject with influential ami controlling men ~ III
opinion is rapidly settling down on Senator Allison
as the safesl and surest man for 70 -" - s2und
who are for n lower tariff. He thoroughly under
stands the silver question and is an ihteligent
sny.Iv carefully. and yet surely tor It's restora-
ton TO its rightful place In our money.