The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-08-28
THE FALL CAMPAIGN.
Coming Contests In Ohio, Iowa
and Maryland.
VIII De Accompanied with More
Than Ordinary Interest = Free
siIverItcs VIII lie Put Upon
Record.
Especial washington Correspondence

Especial Washington Correspondence
The chief subject of attention in
Washington just now is the political
campaigns which are in progress in the
various states. These are considered es-
pecially important because of their
bearing upon the political complexion
of the United States senate. In several
states, legislatures which are to choose
United States senator are to be elected
in part or in full at the approaching
state elections, and interest centers In
each of these states, particularly those
which are close and in which each party
has hopes of gaining control OF the leg
islature by the vote cast at the ap'
preaching election.
The states which are just now espe'
cially attracting attention are ONO,
Iowa and Maryland. Ohio and Iowa are
the subjects of special attention at the
present moment, because of the fact
that in those states the democrats have
pinned their faith to the single propo-
sition of the free and unlimited coin
age of silver, coupled with the general
calamity cry which has been IN unceas-
ing feature of their political utterances
in season and out of season in the past
decade. The platforms in these two
states having been adopted early went
to the fullest length in their advocacy
of the ne-without-waiting-
for-any-other-nation proposition, while
the Maryland platform, framed by the
cautious and cunning German. who saw
the approaching storm, straddled along
on the silver question in the most APP
proved Gormanesque style, its wording
being such that anybody can assume
that it means anything he may choose
upon the money question.
It is in Ohio and Iowa that the free
silver element of the democracy is put
again clearly and conspicuously upon
record in advocacy of the free silver
proposition as the sole sentiment of its
national ambition. Advices from those
states show that the democrats already
are seeing that they made great mis-
| take in not only again espousing the
silver cause. but in making it the chief
and only expression of their views upon
national subjects. Since the conven-
tons in those states adopted the sixteen
to one proposition as the chief plank
Of their platform silver has fallen rap
| idly and farm products have advanced
with equal promptness. At the same
time business activity has increased
through each of these states. Letters
received from leading business men,
democrats as well as republicans,
throughout Iowa and Ohio, show there
is marked improvement in business
conditions. manufactures increasing
their forces and now running full time
and over time. thousands of men be-
ing put to work at living wages, farm
ers getting increased prices for their
wheat, wool and other farm products,
and the general reputation of the ca
lamity cry and the theory that only the
free coinage of silver can bring pros
perity to the people of this country.
Coupled with this come advices from
Mexico Indicating that the fall in the
price of silver has produced business
paralysis there. that merchants and
business men generally are compelled
to suspend business operations or are
at least greatly crippled, and the
amount of money which the Mexican
government and the great business un.
dertaking of that country must have
in order to meet their interest charges
which are payable in gold. is bringing
the Mexican government to consider Sc.
riously adopting the gold standard.
1t is perfectly clear to the average
observer. putting aside any political
views or wishes. that the trend of events
is so pointedly in the support of the
republican theories as to currency
and republican, pledges of prosperity
under protection, that ii only remains
to the memlsrs of that party in the
states where elections are to be hello
this year to get their,yoters to the polls
and thus insure sweeping republican
victories. q n KING {