The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-09-18

! warm, m Tact. ldrties arriving mere
from New York, Nebraska, Kentucky,
iowa, and Ohio report extreme activity
and interest in the fight which is to be
made 10 those States Remarkable as
1t is that the silver cause should still
have any life left in it, it IL "A TACT 1t is
10 be made the basis Of the battle in
every state where there are important
elections thisiull One yearago one ounce
Of silver would buy one bushc OF wheat
ia New York now il takes two ounces,
and silver still falling and wheat still
rising II would scarcely seem possible
that any body could successfully argue
ia favor 81 currency made from metal
whose value has fallen over twenty-five
per cent in eighteen months Yet that
is a fact as 10 silver On March 18th Of
last year it was worth seventy ceuts IN
ounce in New York, now it is worth fifty.
! two cents.
How it is that any party can now
assume 60 win battle with silver as
the chief issue in states where they could
not win ON thai issue year ago, is hard
to understand On last Presidential
election day silver was worth sxty-nye
md seven tenths Today it is worth
lity.one cents, a fall Of over twenty per
cent II the Democrats could not carry
Ohio, Kentucky, Iowa, Maryland, or
New York on the silver issue ia Novcm-
Der, 1896 with their proposed dollar
worth ffty.onc cents, how can they ex-
pect TO win this fall with n dollar worth
only forty cents? Yet they are going
into the fight for it everywhere, though
there are signs Of weakening in spots.
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 to be wondered at in view Of the
Tact that silver has fallen fifteen per cent
in value even in that short space OF
time. July 10 m ounce silver was
worth in the New York markets sixty
aud six tcnths cents and IL is now worth
but iifty-two cents and still going down.
Small wonder then that the Democrats
are ashamed of their platform and are
trying TO get away from IL when, with
in two months after it's adoption the
metal which it advocates as money de-
clincs fifteen per cent. 1t 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 Republicans will sweep the state now
that they have the enemy ON the run,
providing they are not oyer-conlidcnt.
New York City is the coigne Of vantage
in state contest. The fight in New York
this fall relates TO- the mnyoralty, but
il is for first mayor Of the largest city
in the United States and second largest
city in the world, aud will decide whether
or not Tammany Hall shall control /
greater New York. II Tammany gets
control it will greatly cndangor Ropubli.
can prospects in the state indefinitely |
Those opposed TO Tammany aud free
silver must therefore combine on one
good man By refusing TO do 80 they /
give gtoater New York and probably the
state over to the Tanmany.silycr Dem.
ocrats indefinitely.
There is good reason to hope that the
party in Maryland will fall "a line, now
that the factionul fight in Republican
ranks is over. and with the aid Of the
gold Democrats aud the anti.Gorman
men win in the light Tor tue legislature.
Owing to Germans ireo-silycr lcaniues
aud the generally conceded opinion that
he would vote for free silver in the
senate, tho sound money Democrats
throughout the state are ready to again
cooperate with the Republicans. a. urc
also, % course, all theauti.Gurnan men,
to secure his defeat
Generally speaking, the Drift all seems
TO be in the direction Of Republcauism
The people see that Bryan and the
silverites made Il dclibr,tc effort 10 de-
reiye them last year and many OF those
who voted for him will have nothing