New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-10
THE CAMPAIGN ~ ONO.


Tomorrow Will virtually the beginning Of
| The National political canvass OF 1871; Tor on
| thar day the Republican leaders In ONO VIII
| formally open their state campaign. and the
| broad lines will doubtless be- laid down which.
| with minor variations here and there. VIII gov
| ern the contests 10 be fought In the Few "on
| YEAR States which hold elections OF Importance
| next November According 10 longesiablished
| custom the task OF striking keynote FOR the
| campaign has been confded 10 the veteran
| statesman who for more than generation has
| maintained an unbroken leadership IN OHIO poll
| ties and who still exercises that commanding
| influence in Republican councils 10 which years
| OF party service and FITNESS Of party honors 80
| eminently entiile him. In defining and EN-
phaslzlng the issues OF the State canvass Secre-
| tarv sherman il 10 have the assistance OF Ohio's
| two United States Senators. Messrs. Foraker
| and Hanna; Of her Governor, Mr.. Bushnell: OF
| an Ex-Governor and ty-Secretary OF the Treas
| ury Charles Foster. and Of a cluster Of other
| Ohio Republican leaders OF character and I'm
| portance.
| The active participation OF SO many conspicu
| ous National figures in an "of year State cam
| pa!gn may seem al first sight somewhat sur
| prising Yet the zeal and interest lavished upon
| the approaching canvass are entirely appro-
| Pirate and logical. In no other State in the
| Union IS the Mckinley Administration 50 direct
| ly on trial In no other OF the Eastern or Cen
| trail States in which elections are 10 he held
| this fall has the vital issue on which the Repub-
| lean party trlumphed year ago been so direct
| " and pontedy revived by the Democratic OPP
position Enthusiastically involving the indorse-
| ment or reputation OF the Administration and
| It's policies. and dangling before the contending
| parties the tempting prize Of seat ard vote In
the United States Senate. the contest In Ohio
This fall Is peculiarly National in scope and char
| acter. and on its conduct and outcome the chief
interest OF the approaching general elections
| NAV not unrpa sonably he said TO turn.
| The conditions under which the Republican
| managers begin this formal campaign are OF the
| most hopeful kind Ohio has record for tickle
ness in odd political years which might easily
| have encouraged approximations OF n decided
| Republican reverse this fall Evidently some
| belief I'm The recurrence OF these outbreaks OF
popular caprice inspired and prompted the sill
| yer leaders who i'm June last, with surprising
| show OF party enthusiasm nominated silver
ticket AT Columbus and adopted a platform
which subordinaied all other issues 10 that on
which the Boy Orator Of Nebraska lost the state
| n yeara ago But the Columbus convention had
net and dispersed before the country had fully
passed from under The shadow OF business I'M
certainty and lingering hard times. There was
still no certainty OF the enactment Of the Ding
lev Tariff bill, and wheat and corn values had
not vet started on their phenomenal upward
course In the ten weeks, however. since the
Democratic managers launched their free coin
age canvass. the voice cf the calamity orator
has been efYectually stillcd. Silver imitation has
lost its virtue as a political rallying cry. The
formidable free coinage alliance Of 1896 fell 10
pieces OF It's own dead weight and could not be
| remoulded or revtalized. The Populist party
under General" Coxeys leadership. put q sepa-
rate State ticket IN the field. and the Sound
Money Democracy fatty refused 10 give its
assistance to elect free coinage candidates for
either State Offices or the Legislature. Recent
IL the despairing Democratic managers have
shown signs OF a willingness to abandon the
Columbus platform and push entirely local
issues 10 the front: but the genuine imitation and
| fiat sentiment OF the rank and file OF the party
has given even this heroic experiment an air Of
hazardous expediency
Altogether the outlook for Republican success