Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-27
FoRECAsTrNG THE FUTURE.

The following article from Senator
 Stewards paper, the Silver night, gives
 the argument upon which the separate
 silver party men contend that it is use-
 less to wage the battle for silver inside
 of the two national parties, and yet the
 closing table of the article shows conclu-
 sively that the friends of bimetallism can
 control all of those states by sticking to
 the democratic party and can elect the
 next president and the next congress-:
 Tn the next electoral college there will
 be 447 electoral votes, including those
 from Utah. If representation in the na-
 tional democratic convention is based, as
 heretofore, upon the representation of the
 several states in the two houses of con-
 sress the goldites have sure thi of a
 majority in that convention The fol-
 lowing states, according to their most
 recent action are gold bug states, so far
 as the democratic party is concerned,
 and, although most of them are republi-
 can states, still they will have their
 full representation in the democratic
 convention.
 Connecticut.. ...... ......................... 6
 Delaware........ ......... ...........'....... s
 ICWa........ ...... .................... l5
 keftucKy .'....''...', ..',...'.'.''''.' lS
 Maine. .................... Q
 Maryiand ...... ............'.....'.''.' Q
 Massachusetts. ..,.... .............. ........ b New Hampshire. .......... .......... 4 New JerSey.......... ...,...... ....'...'''.. dV
 New fork..',''., ............. .'.''...'..'' S SS Pennsylvania. .......... .............. 50 Rhode Island...... .......,... ............... I Vermont. ........ ................... 1 WlscohSlii ..''''..''.'. '''''''''''''' Minnesota, ....t-... ................... 2 Louisiana. .......... .........'..''..'. D Tofal. .......... ............... .2O4 The following are states where the
 democratic party consists of administra- ton trump and will probably send such delegates as MT. Cleveland may direct: KansaS........ ......,,.. ..........-........ l0 NebraSka.,.. ............ .........'...'...... $ North Dakota...... .......... ............... 5 South Dakota...... ............ .,........... Total. ............... ...........-..... zJ Adding together the representation from the seventeen states first above given, and that from the last five. will make a grand total of 233, which the gold ties will have no difficulty in controlling. The total number in the electoral college will be 447 and, according to the above calculation, 233 will be controlled by the
 goldites, leaving PA to be divided between the goldites and the silver men. If the goldites should secure only those given to them in the above calculation they would have 19 majority, but with 10000 national banks, the press and the administration, they will be likely to make further in- roads upon the silver forces. With such
 a showing the silver democrats, who pro- pose to submit the question of free coin age to the convention of 1S96 are either | ignorant of the situation or governed by some selfish consideration.
 "If, as silver men contend, bimetallism | lies at the foundation of democratic principles andris essential to the prosper ity of the country, how can good sil- yer man submit the question to tri- bunal which is certain to decide in favor of the single gold standardf It would be the salvation of the country if the silver