New-York tribune., 1896-12-13
POLITICAL NOTES.

Populism has brought Kansas into such con-
dition that consolidation of its subdivisions i'''
become necessary Less than thousand votes
soIiSai"d ~Jig into three hereafter "A little more
Popuiism" as The Livingston Republican, rae re-
marks. 'and the State VIII present sr'"' "'
lions a buffalo range
While the Prohibition vote fell OH TINS year "
the Northern States. It's increase throughout 'he
eor,h w,s co remarkable that the National result
is less unfavorabIe than thought at irst Ill IL,
ISe the total 219eD; this year II is ass Sr
In GeoTela a II ,b,S was year In Habama it has
increased from 2S9 to la ana In "rn,J rnniyeJ sST
Consideration Of these figure, lnsPirTs IProb,b,ion
Watertown Times" with the hope tnas trf factor
in splitting the white vote of the South.
"Tbe old slave States" says "Thc Lowell cou-
rier" gave Bryan 29 electoral votes. ana h'n'"''
the state to which John Brown and the Repup'cn,n ,
party ravo freedom Joined old-time border run
han!sn.'
sneculoton as 10 1900 Is decidedly premature
| But II the same issues should come up four years
bcnce '.The Gloversve Leader" believes that t"e
Sound Money Democrats wSni@ m 90 or S COO popular
puraIify for honest money and an aggresa.e oor ho
Of ls $4,000 or thereabouts IL fanacs but every
sane person believes that II the cieS,iom , nSch has
1aho I'm P ,n tho cheap- money dupes since election,
WrISnicvs plurality over Bryan would be between
2Dc,cS and S0c0oo" II would have been bet~seh @,el
9"oS. and Soo0oc II there had been honest eiec-
! tions throughout the South.
sncaling Of Clevelands and Hilrs retirement
,ror, nuhIic life The Watcrtown Times men
,,o,s tho fact that each has been at the head Oh
| - noworful marty and each now stands alone. an
| tagonistic to each other, ana yet he'''c' WIN "
| party back of him
Just how DIR. Hunter can expect 10 pe e'c'..u
| Senator from Kentucky is mystery Inc P"''s
| thore is pledged to honest money IL mas Jus' "o'
remarkable victory on that ISSUE al ~, 80,
forests lie along lines laid down by the kepuui,
Ta,iona platform at 81. Louis; and yet liumnV' lii
who during the contest last yrai frn silyer coin
g az the price Of certain frcc-s'lver votes LOT
the eurn". rcappcars and asks the l.esis-
/ jnturc to condonc his offence ana schu MN ~
| Washington
Tho loudly hcralded attempts to harmonze
things among Brooklyn Republicans has come 10
n,ugbt as every sensible politician believed II
wonld sooner or later. MI. WINS oeo'i''' VIZ
conflict with the Worth machine inevltaole, aio ha
whiIe Mayor Wurster is trying to keep on, oi the
feht he will undoubtedly bo drawn INTO H.
NJ, s,,,sf,c.lon ,s expressed over the report
wat senator Wocott. who made such courageous
fight for honest money in Colorado. VIII ne i""'r
| chairman Of the senate committee wnicn S ne, 4"
| consider the subject OF an nefna'loha' p'he'''"'
| conference"
ro v,ha, cx,en, minister Of the Gospel should
discuss politics In the pulpit finds consideration III
/ ..r.,,. ,r,,~io County Journal" Unlike most ma
chine contemporaries. this spirited organ OF i'ue-
peudent Republicansm believes that. in sense II
f. more essential for a minister to nave a" "'.u-
ratio knowledge Of politics than Is ,e,cr Ior oy,g Who
| il above having opinion on pollticS - 700 Ia.
above the present civilization TO a,cop,Sm nii,rai
good here This is not 10 say INA, .'',s P'he P,h, " "
issuc shall be- directed into the pulpit, out tha, a
mifisi,r has perfec, right 10 political opinions
rcrfcci right to express them in suitable plave
| nrd II Nh. issues arc grave enough, To comment
ull,',y.nlne out Of every one hundred intelligent
people who have given the subject consideration, on
! opinions expressed from tho pulpit
The marvellous humility displayed by Tammany
Mt prcscn, impresscs even the rural Observers IL
Il SO unlike the arrogant attitude OF former days
a.. 10 make one doub, whether II can be the same
| WIgwnm In the gh. OF recollection, the scenes
witnessed nj tho Tammany meeting last week were
certainly Interesting. Croker was there. says
The Glovcrsyille Leader. "and so were Ma shou;-
! crs But note the change that has come over the
spirit OF the once proud and naughty chief With
In" reflection one can scarcely realize inat the
! man who mildly proposed the name OF Strauss
! hv was harshlv commanding strauss to withdraw
from tho for tn" Mayordlty. TammanN mas
| "id-,ime power is gone and that II 1t amounts
! - anything again as incior IN politics II mus
h" carefully nurscd back 10 health ana Vigof. Inc
strong hand Will avail no longcr. Soft solder must
take its place. and the great croker is the first to
sink his pride ana bend the knee
Colonel Robcr. q. Ingcrsoils host Of friends will
| learn with pleasure that he has almost entirely
! recovered from tha. recent severe attack Of sci
| afica. and cXpccts TO D." about usual within a
! few days The colCncl finds two particular In
ccntiyca a prolonged existence on this tcrres-
trial ball-h wants 10 see cuba republic and tho
| Armcnlaus rescued from their MAhOmetan mur-
dcrors. TO the Sultan ''yanked on the throne
| would b" to him tho Colonel. not Abdul llamd-
| such plcasurablc experience to cmbarrass ex-
preston.