Evening journal., 1895-03-28
ADJUSTMENTS.
Forming New Lines.


It is notable that the most pro minsnt |
silver men, like Mr. Bland. in the Demo.
cratic party and several senators In the
Republican party. though they may
"sympathizsp with the new silver move
meut are very slow to join 1t and EVIL |
IDENTIFY have little faith in It's success.
It is too soon to form very good opinion |
as to the political lines which will be
formed previous TO the next Presidential
election and though the silver element
viii be in some way recognized II does
not look as II 1t would be allowed to
influence the action Of either Of the two
great National political parties, neither
of which dsres TO favor unlimited free
silver coinage.
Some people think that the currency
matter will be the one grand issue In the
next National campaign aud that old
party lines viii be abolished in this
interest We doubt It. The men Of the
South and the West ia the Democratic
party win not go back on it, even for
free silver, and=it Is getting to be pretty
we'll understood that the white metal 10
not as popular In either Of those sections
IS 1t WAS formerly. The monied men
have been putting on their thinking caps
and as result they have come 10 the
conclusion that even II free silver gave
more circulation 1t would inevitably make
them poorer. They argue that though
fat money may do well enough for those
who have nothing to lose 1t viii hardly
suit them.
Those who arc interested in this new
silver party imagine that 1t will absorb
the Populists, take in the free.silver
Republicans and their Democratic allies,
and present a combination OF much
greater strength than most people who
have not studied the situation carefully
have reason to suppose, besides which
supremacy in several Of the Southern and
Western states would date from the
beginning. This Is a sugar coated view
Of the matter and one that Is not likely
to take place II Il did, the opponents Of
free silver would be forced to fnse but
we doubt II any such result will be
attained.
There Will probably. be two great
parties in the field at the next Presidsn-
tlal election. and no more. should the
proposed silver party fail to materiulize
there will oe three, as at present, and
the Populists are almost sure TO secure
more or less electoral votes 1t Is better
by far that the socialist, anarchist aud
Inf ltlonst elements shall stand together
on one side, with men Of more conserva :
tive views on the other, than to have
things remain IS they are now, but It ia
not likely that such q result will be
reached.
The crank element Of both the great
parties fight shy OF leaving them They
possess power within these organzs
tlons which cannot be obtained In
minority party They are not sufh ,iently
fond Of their principles to stand by then
in the face Of certain defeat. and though
they could lead party OF their owl
formation, they would rather use al
their little Efforts TO break up one tba
is too big for their control They them
selves seem 70 realize that thsy would
become or very little account II the,
were once outside Of the parties that
they have done SO much to break ur
The Democrsticl party Is and alwsy
has been a conservative party It LOOK
before 1t leaps but when it does move
generally reaches the end desired,