The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-20
Something In the Way.


If these hopes could be realized. only 81
more votes would be needed to give ma
| jority of the electoral college. For these "a
votes the silver men would look to the
other wing of the party, which might car
~ New York with 80 votes, New Jersey
with TO- Indiana with Is, Maryland with
8, Delaware with 3 and West Virginia
with O. Kentucky the silver men would
regard as doubtful. On the whole. the pro-
motors OF the idea say there Is good
chance for success and that IL Is the only
way in which success can be achieved
But 1t Is extremely unlikely anything
will come out of this ingenious plan. In
the first place, the Cleveland or eastern
Democrats say they will take no part in
the campaign IL their side loses at Chi
cago They argue that it would be better
for the Democratic party to be defeated
than to win IL success wer> To mean the
free coinage of silver. II the regular Dem
ocratic convention puts up silver candi.
date, they will permit the election to 20 by
default. Again, the Populists are not
likely to become party to this project
The Populist leaders have high hopes for
the coming campaign. In the south they
expect To supplant the Democracy as the
great political party. Even If they do not
win the presidency they hope to secure
very large representation in the house of
reprcsentatives-sol large, in fact, that they
Will hold the balance of power in that
body.
1t is at this point the promoters of the
silver coalition, divided Democracy, peace
after election project claim their greatest
advantage. Even If we are not able to
elect the president" they say, "the two
xCinnc m tho
Jority OF the next house and thereby en-.
able us to prevent all branches of the gov.
eminent going into the hands of the en-.
envy" But this part of the scheme does
not meet the Populist idea at all and it is
improbable the third partyites will have
anything to do with IL.
Republican Faith.
That such queer proposition should be
brought forward and earnestly pressed is
an illustration of the peculiar political de.
moralization of the times 1t is only fair
TO add that the Republican leaders are not
afraid OF the proposed coalition. In fact.
some of them hope 1t will be tried. .'If
the silverites attempt that game" said a
prominent Republican. 1--WE will carry
every northern state, every state on the
Pacific coast, the Dakotas, Nebraska and
Kansas, and we will sweep Maryland.
Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee,
Louisiana and Florida. In fact, there
will be nothing left Of the combination
when the votes IRE counted
Meanwhile various suggestions are being
made of methods by which the Democratic
party can be kept together and the threat.
ened bolt may be averted. Some propose
another straddle on the silver question |
Some want an international bimetallism |
programme. Chauncey Black suggests |
the Democrats agree that, no matter who |
Is nominated for president he shall not |
veto free silver bill II one be passed by |
congress while he is in office None of |
these schemes Is satisfactory To President |
Cleveland, who insists that the battle
must be fought out and that either the
gold or the silver standard must win
WALTER WELLMAN