The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-10-11
HH win HGaGIH SIiTE.
Information from Uniriendly Sources Points
In That Direction.
TIE Democrats HOpeIessly Divided Upon
the Financial Question WIN Give the
Populists a Chance to Sweep Everything
Ia The state Election.

Practically there are now but two po-
lttical parties in this state, the Demo
cratic and the Populst, though for the
purpose Of participating in the noanina-
zion Of presidential candidates and Of
enjoying The fruits Of party victory the
Republicans stiM maintain their nation
al organization.
The Georgia Democracy is seriously,
If not bopeiessly, divided upon the fnan-
eial issue, one faction contending for
free silver and the other for the MAIN
tenanGe Of the gold standard. At present
the free silver wing is largely in the
majority, and it is not therefore i'm
probable that candidates representing
each faction will occupy the field in the
hext general election Of state officers.
The results Of the contest in the
Tenth congress district between Black,
the Democratic, and Watson, the POpu-
listic candidate for congress, will exer-
else a decided influence over future
movements upon the political chess
board in this state. If Black defeats
Watson, though both are committed
to the free silver platform, the advocates
Of that policy in the Democratic party
will claim the result To be a declaration
Of the popular will in favor Of their
financial views. But, Oh the other hand,
SHOULD Watson defeat Black, the gold
standard men would construe Blacks
defeat as meaning a Reputation by the
party Of the free silver craze
The success Of Black upon free sill
YER platform could not fail to stimulate
the confidence of those who oppose the
gold standard and induce them to put
in the field full ticket, with fattering
prospects Of an easy victory in the SEN
ate contest Of next year.
The obvious frauds that have been and
are still being perpetrhtcd in the Tenth
district, i'll defiance Of the popular sen
timent Of the people Of the state,
will rec0if with great force upon the
Democratic party, as the people Of Cor
gia are fair minded and will not sane
ti0n Or indorse methods that are corrupt
and unjust
Every reputable newspaper in the
state, irrespective Of party tlnets, plead
ed earnestly with the last Democratic
legislature to pass an election law that
would practically render frauds impOs-
sible. 1t did not, however, heed the
appeals Of the press, but neglected the
important matter so repeatedly called
to its attention, when every member Of
that body was cognizant Of the fact that
imperative obligations of duty demand
ed such law as was urged upon their
attention. 1t is needless here to conjec-
ture concerning the motives that operat.
ed against the enactment Of a law that,
outside Of a few ambitious politicians,
was considered Of paramount importance
both as matter Of good conscience and
TO protect the fair name of great state,
Though political affairs are now bad
~ complicated and inharmonious in
Georgia, the situation is interesting,
and while it is obvious that the Demo-
cratic voters are largely for free silver,
there is no certainty Of the result.
In the cities and large towns the Pop
ulistiG idea does not meet with encour-
ageslent to any considerable extent, but
in Che rural districts the contagion is
spreading, and tho cause is losing none
Of its significance by reason Of the divi-
sion in the Democratic household. If
this breach is not healed before another
general election is held, it is rational to
assume that the Populists will increase
their strength in the legislature and
perhaps dictate the choice of the next
United States senator. The returns for
1894, as formulated and counted, dem-
onstrate that the gain Of few thousand
votes would put the state i'll the hands
of the PopHlists. Atlanta Cor New
York Sun.