The Monticellonian., 1895-11-08
Gut Loose From The Issue.

There is very interesting fight going on in the Eighteenth Con. gressional District in Illinois. The Democrats have nominated Judge Lane who is making his canvass on the issue of free and unlimited coinage of silver. The Republic ans have nominated Hadley who stands upon no platform at all. The convention that nominated hlm straddled the money plank and he goes before the people an nouncing that he is Republican and says that he is in favor of all Legislation that Is beneficial to the people of his district. His oppon- ent harps upon the tree silver is sue and refuses to discuss any oth. CT question. The Republicans say that they would rather lose the district than commit themselves on the money question. The dis trict is close, the vote of the Re publicans and Democrats being about evenly divided. For the past SIX years the district has been represented in Congress by Will liam $. Forman, Il Democrat, who received at the election h 1894 d majority of about l, loo over his Republican opponent, obtained on account of his personal popularity in the distr1et The distrlct is Democratic one and the nominee could win with hands down if the free silver heresy were not made tho leading issue in the campaign. Unfortunately there are many Democrats who openly declare they will not support the eandi date of their party on account ot his views on the currency ques- ton, and the chances are that hls Republican opponent will be elect ed by small majority. The true and tried Democrats of the district will, of course, vote for Lane, but the question is, are there enough Democrats who will stand by their party's nominee to elect hlm. The opinion prevails that there i. not The independent Democrats in the East and in Illinois are not throw ing any votes away this year on tree silver candidates. It is very unfortunate that some Democrats still cling to the delusion that this country is in favor of placing it- self upon free silver basis. By so doing they are only playing in the hands of the Republicans. It is time they should cut loose from this dead isue. The same feeling which prevails in the Eighteenth District in Illinois is manifest in Kentucky, and il all operates in the interest Of the opposition. The election on Tuesday next may re suit Tn bringing the Democracy to it's senses. If 1t does sound money will be the campaign cry Of 1896 and the Democratic party will score another victory equally as great as that which they achieved in 1899.
 The above is from the Little Rock Ga>ette-the paper that makes pretension of being the state organ of the Democratic par ty.
 Aside from it's Inconsistencies, we think a reading, between the lines, will disclose the fact that its wish is that the Republican nomi- nee be elected.
 'The district" says this great Q ogan, lis close, the vote ofthe Re- publicans and Democrats being about evenly divided" and then Tn the next breath and the same article, it further unbur3ens: "The District is q Democratic one and the nominee could win with hands down if the free silver heresy were not made the leading issue is the campaign
 "The election on Tuesday may result In bringing the Democracy to its senses" says this organ, and then it enters the field of prophe- cy.
 The election, up there, is oyer, but we have not as yet learned the result. but be 1t as il may. the