New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-17
RECONCILIATION

In 1899 the silv ar men had one vote from each
Of the States OF Ncw-York, Ncw-Jersey and
PENNSYLVANIA and three Of the four from West
Virginia; in 1894 only one from West Virginia,
and no other eastern vote and in 1896 not one
from either of the twelve Eastern States. In
1892 they had thirty -four from the seven other
States this side Of the Nebraska western line, in
Guiding ten Democrats and one Republican from
Ohio. and nine Democrats from Indiana, giving
them a majority in those two States, besides
sixteen Democrats from the others, in all thirty
four Democrats one Republican and one Popu-
list The next year they lost every State, but had
still two Democrats three Republicans and one
Populist: this year they had from all these
States only three Republican, two Democratic
and one Populist vote, in all six from the whole
North, against forty-two four years ago, and not
one of the nineteen States against three In 1892
Further west Kansas was solid for silver in
1892 and 1893, but is now equally divided; Ne
braska was solid for silver in 1892, divided In
1891 and now 3 to | against silver; California
was to 2 against silver in 1892, but 5 to for
it in 1893. while this year it is solid against silver
Thus in spite Of the admission Of Utah the silver
men have from the West only seventeen votes
against twelve, but in 1893 they had twenty six
against them, with Kansas divided, whereas
they controlled all but two of the Western States
in 1893.
At the South the silver men had every vote
except six in 1852, but thirty-two were against
them in 1893, and thirty-eght in 1896. They
controlled the delegations from all the thirteen
| States in 1892. lost Florida and Kentucky in
| 1888 with Tennessee and Louisiana divided, and
have lost Florida, Louisiana, Tennessee Ken
| lucky and Missouri in 1896, getting only eight
| Southern States against five. In 1872 they had
a clear majority in twenty five State deega-
| tons against nineteen; in 1893 they had clear
majority in eighteen, with three divided and
| twenty-three States against them; this year they
| have q majority In only seventeen. notwith-
standing the addition of Utah, with one divided
and twenty-seven States against them.
The rapid overthrow Of silver fanaticism in
one State after another has been in great meas
ure due to the insolent folly which is made more
| offensive this year than ever, namely, the at
| tempt to coerce the Industries Of the Nation by
the declaration that freetraders shall have their
way unless the little silver minority is permitted
to dictate monetary policy. That threat in its
martial execution has turned against silver great
States in which it formerly controlled a majority
Of the voters, and even as late as 1892, in some
q majority Of the Representatives 1t has placed
West Virginia, Delaware and Maryland definite
" on the side of protection, made scattering sill
YER votes from Eastern States impossible, and
so shaped public opinion that in all the States
from the western border Of Pennsylvania to the
western border Of Iowa only six men are found
to vote for silver who will probably have bad
| half-hour in reckoning with their constituents
This solid body of States, nineteen In NUMBER
from the Atlantic to the Iowa western porder
with more than majority Of the electoral votes
and population, viii make the next President