Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-06-27
SITUATION IS FRIGHTENING
Democrats Take a More Hopeful View for
Next Year.
A Marvellous Change in the Party
for Sound Money Presidential
Aspirants SpringlnE Up.

Non-partisan observers express the opin-
ion that the situation is Frightening a bit
for the democracy. Two months ago a
pail seemed to hang over the party. With
@ big deficit in the treasury to shoulder,
and silver threatening to sweep every
thing before It, the organization seemed to
be on the road almost to dissolution. Things
were at skies and sevens all over the coun-
try, and ordinations and recrimnations
between party leaders were the employ
ment of the hour. 1t seemed impossible, in
deed, for an adjustment Of any kind to
be made that would bring the party into
the ring In fairly good fighting shape for
1896. But the outlook Is not nearly so black
today 1t might, 1t is true. be very great
deal brighter, but the fact that a change
has taken place, and for the better, in
the party's condition Is noted on every
hand.
The Deficit and Silver.
The deficit in the treasury, of course, re-
mains. That will have to be met. But the
democratic leaders do not fear that. TAX
ing 1t singly. When that is brought up
next year they intend to>discuss 1t in con-
nection with the whole treasury situation
at the time they came into power In March,
1898 and to insist that 1t necessarily fol-
lowed from former republican misrule and
the effort to restore the revenues TO just
and equitable basis. Their hope is, too, that
by that time the new tariff law will be
justifying and explaining itself, and that
the fact that the fiscal year has
brought no deficit will also help to rob the
old deficit of Its reproachful power
As to silver, the change is something ap-
preaching the marvellous. The boot seems
row to be on the other leg. 1t is not silver.
but sound money that is sweeping every
thing along. The most astounding inroads
have been made against silver In demo-
cratic states where for years free coinage
had been the only democratic cry. Leader
after leader has renounced his old faith
and espoused the new, until 1t has come to
look If little would be left Of free silver
talk by next year outside of those men in
the south and west who are clamoring for
dissolution of both OF the old parties.
The tag of cheap money, therefore. will
not nt the national democracy next year
as at one time it appeared likely to do.
Presidential Aspirunts.
And then as to aspirants Tor the next
presidential nomination. For awhile there
was hardly one in sight. Why struggle for
what appeared to be of so little value? 1t
even began to be said by his democratic
critics that Mr.. Cleveland ought to be re-
nominated. to meet the defeat that was
inevitable for the party as the result Of his
second term In the White House. But all
of this is changed. Candidates are spring
ing up like daisies in a field. Their white
heads of hope are showing quite plainly.
MIR. Carlisle is distinctly in evidence. Mr..
Hill is very active in New York. speaking
and working for harmony. and in ether
ways testing the fastenings of his light
ming rod. James E. Campbell is a busy
man in Ohio-advising as to the local cam
paign and urging everybody to look up and
go to work. He may even, in the end, con-
sent to make the race for governor And
now Mr.. German is astlr IN Maryland,
after more than a year of silence and in
activity, advising with his lieutenants and
arranging to secure a good report frcm
that state next fall. The list, indeed, be-
gins to grow long and formidable, and 1t
shows clearly the new spirit that has late
ly come over the democracy.
Republicans Sec This.
Some of the republican leaders see this
There is moderation in the tone of their
utterances which speaks volumes. Those
perfervid prophets who have been able to
see a republican majority mountain high
rolled up by any good man the party might
choose to nominate are taking up the slack
of their confidence. Next years contest no
longer wears the aspect, even to them, of
one-si0ed affair. 1t now promises to be
real race, with the certainty that whatever
is won will go to no idler. The strongest
republican, we'll as the strongest demo-
crat, will have to be put up.