The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-09-18
DIVISION lii PARTIES.

next year, and in fact are pretty vel
mixed even now. Neither of the thre
parties IL united, and each will ani
dissensions within It's ranks. The tw,
factions in the republican party are a
swords points. and the; dispensing o
federal patronage in the state will no
tend to harmonize the clements. Nei
ther element will get just what Il
wants, and whatever attempts tha
may be made at a compromise will mo-
harmonic the elements. A serious
splis in that party seemsalmOst newt
able, and it would rot be surprising Il
there were two republican conventions
held
The democrats are almost certain to
divide on the money question, as the
national democrats, who are decidedly
in the minority, will not traip with
the majority, and being unable te
make their beds within the republican
ranks, because of the tariff law enacted
by>that party, awill very likely run a
convention of their own and put up a
ticket. What strength they can de-
velop is an unknown quantity, but
they will be factor in the coming
state election to the extent that they
will draw some votes from the regular
democratic ticket.
Neither is the populist party a unit.
1t is divided on many points and can
not hope to cement it's forces upon any
one set of principles. Z A few of the
leaders clamor for every ism enunci-
ated in the Omaha platform, and will
not hear to the surrendering of single
one of their tenets. Then there is an
element in the party that is ready to
join with any reform party that prom
ises clean and economical government,
and would combine forces with the
democrats.
Another element that is to be con-
sidered in the coming state election Is
the silver republicans, those who have
severed the ties that bound them to
their old party and are ready to unite
with the party that has the bravery to
make the silver cause the issue in
future elections. This element is far
more numerous than the national
and will be no small factor
in determining the, result Of next
years election.
With this clashing of forces through.
out the state no one can foretell what
the outcome will be. Should the regu-
lar-republicans be able to pstch up
their differences they would probably
command a plurality of all votes in the
state, and would capture the state gov
srnment, and the legislature. But
this is not likely. The breech be.
tween the Mitchell and anti-Mitchell
forces is wider now than ever before,
and harmony seems at this time to be
There is, however, a possibility of
;he organization OF party, or rather.
;he uniting Of forces, that could wrest
;he state government from the repub.
leans. Were the regular democrats,
populists and silver re-
'ublicans to combine, they would com
nand more votes than any other party
hat could be formed, and as a result
would elect ticket. An organization
ould possibly be effected on lines
# economy and with silver as the
'rime issre. thai would meet the ap.
'roval of majority of voters, and
7ould result in an economical govern
1ent for the state the next four years.
q unfortunate clash between
shersffs and tbe striking miners
lton last Friday, in which
e miners were killed and
IRE seriously wounded, is
pat may ever be ex.
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