The Bessemer indicator., 1894-09-29
WAITE TO BE RENoMlNATEp.

The following from recent number
of the New York Sun. one of the
hblest Democratic papers df the nn'in-
try. is a specimen opinion of our state
administration. and of its effects upon
cur prosperity
The denomination of Governor
Waite of Colorado for the second term
now appears to be certain. No matter
how much his utterances and actions
in the gubernatorial chair have dis
gusted the dwellers in the cities and
towns of Colorado, he has managed
to keep n firm hold upon the votes Of
the rural Populists of the state. TIL"
business men of Denver mny draw
up protests against his reelection, hut
these will have little effect unless they
| combine to nominate some man For
the office who will poll either all the
straight Democratic or straight Re
publican votes. with considerable ad-
ditions from the weaker side to the
stronger.
There ought to be no difficulty II
| finding such II man in the great state
of Colorado. Dispatches i'll the Sun
| say that n straight Democratic candi'
date who united both the factions
into which that party Is unfortunately
| and the candidate of the machine Re-
publicans. who will be nominated next
Saturday. The split in the Demo
cratic party occurred two years ago
over the question of silver. then and
now burning question inltgiand -ol
now Il burning one in the state. The
faction which seems to have the best
claims to recognition ns regular is that
known rs the white Wings" because
1t refused TO indorse the PopulSt sill
yer plank. There can be no harm in
shelving this question for the present,
even in Colorado, since all the honest.
intelligent and reasonable advocates
of the free coinage of that metal ad-
nit that nothing short of an intcrna
tional agreement can fix the ratio be
tween the values of gold and silver
which would have any chance of per-
manencc. Besides, the opportunity
of those Democrats who remain true
to the principles of the founders of the
party is bound TO come in time. il
they have only the patience and firm
ness to stick to their guns until tho
stampede to Populism cXhausts itself,
and the disappointed and humiliatcd
desertcrs return TO their original camp
and rc-enter the ranks as faithful
workers.
1t is TO be hoped that Governor
Waite will receive Il practically unani-
nous nomination at the hands of his
followers in Colorado. Such n course
| Will tend to strengthen the regular
Democratic and Republican parties in
every other state in the Union. If
Waite is Populism and Populsm is
Waite, every one who supports
Popullst candidate ought to know eX
actly what he is voting for. A more
ignorant, turbulent blathersiitc has
never occupied II governors chair
since the foundation of the Union.
The state of Colorado has also its
own credit and future prosperity n
stake in the election of Waite's sue
cessor. The population of Kansas has
been steadily decreasing for some
time past, owing chiefly. We believe.
to the prevalence OF political isnOr-
ance in that state. But Colorado has
far more to fear than Kansas from
the election of n fanatical demagogue.
She is rich in minerals and unde-
veloped resources. She needs capital
to open new mines and to carry on
| the work of those now in operation
Prudent men who have saved money
will hesitate a long time before they
| intrust any part of their wealth 10 the
care Of n state which not only elects n
man like Waite once, but shows strong
| symptoms of wanting to repeat the
| operation. Whether Waite is re-elect-
ed or not. Colorado will be rewarded
according to the measure of her po-
| litical perspicuity.