The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-06

west have increased since 1894 not less
than from 100000 to 100000 votes.
THAT the gold standard element in
the Democratic party will control fully
20 per cent is forcibly illustrated in
the Nebraska state election of 1885,
where both the silver and gold wings
of that party nominated a state tick
ct to test their respective strength at
the polls, which resulted in the silver
wing polling 1924 and the gold wing
1S,63S. This would make an estimate
of 20 per cent who would vote with the
Republicans or stay at home very con-
servative.
Again, if we deduct the Democratic
vote of Iowa and California from their
aggregate vote in fifteen western
states it leaves them but 1872, 1927 for the
other thirteen western states which
they must have in order to elect
president, and states which they can
not get without cooperating with the
Populists. 1t is absolutely certain that
the Democratic party cannot, without
cooperating with the POpulists and
silver Republicans, secure single
eleator in any of these fifteen western
states This would cOnfine the Demo-
cratic party in the coming campaign
exclusively to the fourteen southern
states. Nowhere else can it look for
electors. According to the election re-
turns of 1894 and 1895, the Democratic
party is the second party in Missouri,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia and
West Virginia, and with the loss of
the gold standard element in the
Democratic party and without the sup
port of the Populists these states will
give their electors to the Republicans.
THE GOLD DEMOCRATS.
again the refusal of the gold wing
to support the Democratic party in
Texas, Georgia, Alabama, and North
Carolina will give the electors Of these
states to the POpuhsts.
Thus the Democratic party, on a sill
yer platform, and without the assist
ance of the POpuliSts and silver Re
publtcans, can not depend on the cleo
tot oil
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, South
Carolina and Florida That is, they
have 90 electors upon which they can
count with some degree of certainty,
while the Peoples Party and the silver
Republicans, by combining, can depend
on the electors of II states, namely,
Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Minnesota, Colorado, Wyoming,
Montana, Utah, Idaho, Washington,
Oregon, Nevada, Texas, Alabama,
Georgia, and North Carolina-111 cleo
tors.
HOW TELLER COULD WIN.
IF the Democrats at Chicago should
indOrse Teller as their candidate for
president he will receive the support of
thousands and tens of thousands of the
silver Republicans in Missouri, Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Virginia and West
Virginia and other southern states, who
will not support Mr.. Bland or any
straight Democrat.
This is the situation that confronts
the Democratic party. If it declares for
silver, 16 to 1, and goes into the COM
ing campaign without the cooperation
of the POpulists and silver Republicans
of the south and west, that party will
be the third in the race at the polls
next November, while the Peoples
Party will be the strong second and the
Republican the first. The question now
remains whether the Democratic party
will do as it has repeatedly done since
1850, make the right mistake at the
right time for the benefit of the Re
publican party. VIII it refuse to CO.
operate with the POpulists and silver
Republicans, or meet them half way?
If the 10000 Democrats refuse to
make any concessions to the 1000 600
Populists and silver Republicans, then
the responsibility for a division of the
silver forces must be laid at their door, -,