The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-09
SOUND MONEY.
Greatly Advanced by the Elections Of
:, .s,t last Tuesday.
FURTHER ANALYSIS OF RETURNS
Shows a Material Gain With
More In Prospect.

ALUMINIUM, NOV Us-FoE tuuny yttES
the United States senate has been the Glib
raltar Of the free silverltes, while tho
house Of represe natives, more directly re-
sponsive to the peoples will, has been n
much better guardian of the interests OF
sound currency.
The equal representation In the senate,
which gave TO the small silver states in
the west the same voice as the populous
eastern sound money states, has in large
part brought this eonditi on about. The
bill for the repeal Of tho sherman
net readily passed the house by u large
majority, but met n long and bitter
struggle In the senate. Hence the bear
ing Of the recent election upon the silver
strength OF the upper house is of pro.
eminent Importance.
The terms Of ~ United States senator's
expire on March 4, 1897. and the states
which they represent are In process OF
choosing their SUCCESSORS. These senator's
owed their election to q period OF great
Democratic activity, In the years OF 1899
and 1891, and hence OF the 20 now retiring,
Is are Democrats, IL Republicans and l
Independent kyle-and 1 Farmers Alli-
auce-Peffer.
OF the 10 Democrats of the class whose
terms expire In 1897, North Carolina has
already, through the death of Senator
Vance, turned the seat over TO a Republi-
~can-POpulist fusion. -Four more Demo
Gratis are practically retired by the vote OF
Tuesday, namely, Gibson, Blackburn.
Brlcc md Hill. Three other Den. ocrats
seem equally certain to fall in the vote of
nex year, unless present conditions are
reversed, and their states are Wisconsin,
Illinois and Indiana.
blackburn Out.
There Is a distinct gain for sound money
in the case of Blackburn. who has been
one OF the most uncompromisinR Of silver
men. He will, without doubt, be SUE
ceeded by n sound money man In New
York and Ohio the Republican succession
will make no change In the attitude Of Its
representation on the currency issue.
So OF the -four party changes already de-
creed there Is a practical net gain of one
for the sound MONEY cause. Other party
changes may develop, as the elections con
tinue, In choosing tho class OF 1907 success
sors, but IL Is hard TO see how the silver
alignment will be altered.
Villas has been for sound money, and
there Is not tho slightest chance that
either party In Wisconsin would send any
one here who was not. Vest Of Missouri
may DO displaced by a sound money man,
but the chances of this seem remote.
Voorhees, OF Indiana Is likely to retire
from public life unless the Democracy Of
Indiana fluid some way Of stcmming the
tide Of last year, but either party in that
state might place in the upper ma
tional house n man whose adher-
cnoe TO correct notions OF finance
would be more secure and reliable. Pugh
OF Alabama, q silver man, may be defeated
by Clarke, an administration Democrat.
and in full accordance with the sound
money program. Cameron OF Pennsyl-
Sania has hitherto allied himself with the
extreme FREQ silver people, and, although
incorporating his state in this attitude.
will probably be able to hold his place In
the senate IL he cares To do SO. Louisiana
has one gold man, Gallery, and one free
silyerite, Blanchard, ir tho senate, and
the ~latter's term expires In 1897. Here
again is n possible chance for n
gain OF ono vote. Gordon Of Georgia
has boon pretty regular In his administers
tion support. and IL is unlikely that Geor-
Ria would now elect IA free silver man to
the senate in any event. Utah Is likely to
send two Republican free silver men To
the senate, but taken rs n whole, the
sound money cause has lost nothing by
the elections OF Tuesday in tho place of it's
greatest need, and has already made ma
terial gains, with more in prospect.