New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-30
THE S[TLATION.

THE SITUATION.
How does 1t stand to-day? In Maine the
Democrat who was chosen as the strongest and
best refuses to run as candidate for Governor
and bolts. and the gold Democrats are form
ing separate organization. In New Hamp-
shire Frank Jones. for twenty-four years chair
man OF delegations In Democratic National
conventions, bolts and leads n strong force OF
followers Nobody doubts Vermont. In Mas
sachusetts ex- Mayor Prince presided at meet
ing of Democrats on Tuesday, which called
upon all nOnestmoney men TO put up true Dem
ocratic candidates for State officers and cleo
tors and the Executive Committee Of Young
Mems Democratic Clubs Of Massachusetts de-
clared against the Chicago ticket The Con-
nectcut and Rhode Island Democrats are or
ganizlng against Bryan. A canvass OF the
Democratic State Committee OF NewYork. be-
fore its meeting on Tuesday, disclosed nine
members who opposed indOrsing Bryan, against
fifteen who favored it. while seventeen are
waiting for the action OF the State Convention.
BUT the reports from Republican State Com
mitteemen and leaders throughout the State
all indicate q larger Democratic loss than has
been expected and enormous majorities for
Mckinley. In New-Jersey. with united Re
publican force and such Democrats as Henry
c. Kelsey and many others declaring for Nc
Kinley nobody pretends to doubt the result.
nor In PENNSYLVANIA, where Senator Cameron.
the head and front Of free-coinage sentiment
there. declares for Mckinley with the explana-
ton, II am for free silver, but am not fool"
These things indicate that the Eastern States
are beyond question
Chairman Hanna is not anxious about Ohio.
The Louisville Courer-Journal' declares that
the organization Of sound-money Democrats al
ready makes Kentucky safe for Mckinley.
President Harrison says that there Is no room
10 doubt about Indiana. If there we're not
many others. the iron and lumber interests
would max both Michigan and Wisconsin safe
against the united opposition. but In each State
strong bodies of honest-money Democrats are
working to bury out Of sight the cheap-money
craze In Illinois the powerful and thoroughly
organized body led by Senator John " Palmer.
which would have captured the Democratic
State Convention and the delegation from Alt
geld but for swlndling primaries in Chicago,
proposes to name Palmer for President, and
10 take a clear majority Of the Democratic votes
away from Bryan and Anarchy. The revolt Of
Germans in these Northwestern States. with
all their leaders and newspapers. does not In
the least abate. and would Of itself place them
on the safe side, if there were not other voters
in great number who have learned by three
years Of disaster how necessary to them Is
protection Of industries.
Crossing the Mississippi. we find great bodies
of boiling Democrats in Iowa, Minnesota and
Nebraska, who are rapidly organizing Sen
ator Thurston, who knows Nebraska well
enough to have secured last year ninety
votes for Senator. against seventeen for WILL
lam j. Bryan, declares that State will vote
against Bryan. and Secretary Morton has
90 600 Democratic followers there who will
help to make it safer Not another electoral
vote Is needed but men who best know the
Dakotas and the Pacific States, including
Senator Squire. Of Washington, and Mr. De
Young. editor Of the leading silver organ Of
California. declare that Mckinley will carry
all those States Oh the issue Of Protection.
Meanwhile no man can yet judge how many
Southern States will be lost to the Democratic
party by the fight between Democrats and Pop
ulists with the bolt Of Democratic business
men on the money issue and In Alabama and
some other States on the protection Of their
industries
1t is all the more gratifying TO find that with
such n bright outlook, Chairman Hanna and
his associates are not wasting time. nor leag-
Ing anything undOne to make the result both
certain and decisive. There Is no trace Of the
disposition sometimes seen to rely on rosy pros
poets and omit hard work There are already
clear indications that the same sound sense,
trelcss energy and remarkable faculty for or
ganizatlon which made the nomination Of Nc
Kinley such n surprise 10 his opponents will
be devoted with equal ardor to the task Of
making his majority rs large rs DOSsible This
Is the very time TO put the silver and fiat money
fanaticsm out o: the way forever when the
work. and farmers throughout the coun-
try are approaching more Eeenly than before
the need OF a Republican tariff.