The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-09-18
THINGS WARNING UP.
Political Leaders Lining Up In
Several States.
Getting Ready for the FAN Cam
pnigns-Prospeets for Repub-
Ilcan Success Are Look
ing Very bright.


Especial Washington Correspondence
The political campaigns in the vari-
Gus states are warming up growing
very warm IN fact. Parties arriving
here from New York, Nebraska. Ken
lucky. Iowa and Ohio report extreme
activity and interest in the fight which
Is to be made in those states. Re-
markable as il is that the silver cause
should still have any life left in il, il is
fact. II is to be made the basis of the
battle in every state where there are
important elections this fall. One year
ago one ounce of silver would buy one
bushel OF wheat in New York; now IL
takes two ounces. and silver is still fall
ing and wheat still rising. IL would
scarcely seem possible that anybody
could successfully argue in favor Of cur
rency made from metal whose value
has fallen over 25 per cent. in IS months.
Yet that is a fact as 10 silver. On
March I of last year il was worth 20
cents an ounce in New York now II is
worth 30 cents.
How is il that any party can now MS
sumo 10 win a battle with silver as the
chief issue IN states where they could
not win on that issue a year ago, is hard
10 understand On last presidential
election day silver was worth 65.7 To-
day il is worth 81 cents. fall of over
90 per cent. If the democrats could not
carry Ohio, Kentucky, Iowa Maryland
or New York on the silver issue In No
yember. 1896, with their proposed dollar
worth 81 cents. how can they expect to
win this fall with dollar worth only
40 cents? Yet they are going into the
fight for IL everywhere, though there
are signs OF weakening In spots.
situation in ohio.
The democrats. IL seems, from reports
received. are trying TO run away from
/ their platform made but short two
months since This action, however,
| is not 10 be wondered AT in view OF the
fact that silver has fallen IS per cent.
| IN value even in that short space OF
time. July 10 an ounce OF silver was
worth In the New York markets COO
cents, and il is now worth but 81 cents
and still going down. Small wonder
OF their platform and are trying TO get
away from IL when. within two months
after It's adoption, the metal which il
advocates as money declines 10 per
cent. II goes without saying. however
that the republicans Of the state will
not let their opponents get away from
the issue which they have made. II
also goes without saying that the re-
publicans will sweep the state now thai
they have the enemy on the run, provid
ing they are not over-contident.
situation I'm New York.
New York city is the coign Of vantage
In state contest The fight in New Yorl
this fall relates TO the mayoralty. but Il
Is for n first mayor of the largest cit,
In the United States and second larges
city In the world. and will decid,
whether or not Tammany hall shall
control Greater New York. II Tam
many gets control II win greatly en-
danger republican prospects in th'
state. indefinitely. Those opposed Il
Tammany and free silver must there
fore combine ON one good man. by re
fusing 10 do so they give Greater New
York and probably the state over 10 tn
Tammnny-silver democracy, indeiiu
itely.
situation In MarsInn
There IS good reason TO hope that tn
party in Maryland will fall into lin,
now that the fractional fight IN reput
licun ranks Is over, and with the aid o
the gold democrats and the anti-Gor
man men win in the fight for the lcgis
lature. Owing 20 Germans free silye
leanings and the generally concede
opinion that he would vote for free si
YER In the senate, the sound none.
democrats throughout the state ar
ready to again cooperate with the ~
publicans as are also Of course all I'll
anti-Gorman men. 20 secure his defca
Generally speaking the drift a
seems 20 bc IN the direction Of reput
llcanism. The people see that Brya
and the silycritcs made n deliberate ei
fort 20 deceive them last year and man
of those who voted for him viii hay
nothing further 10 do with silver. IL
the democratic leaders are not aslecl
They are conducting an active an
yigilant campaign and are out on
"still hunt" for votes whose result ma
surprise tho republicans unless the
are wldS awake and working 70 nrons
every man and push him enthusinstica
" into the fight. The tide Is now n
: running in the right direction. but th
: very evidence Of prospective victory
i liable 10 lead 10 over-confdcnce on II
I part Of some Of the republicans aud
Z allow Discussions 10 arise which wi
e prevent solid front against the cnem.
! CHARLES y. KIftG.
ryThose Nebraska conventions mui
: have been hard mp for an issue whc