The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-15
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Forecast or the Issucu in the Coming EoveuDer
Hattie.

Hattie.
ALBANY, Juno 1I.--If tho Democratic mana.
gers expect that they will be able to formulate
the lines on which the campaign in this State
shall be fought this fall they may as well aban-
don tho hopo at once. Their plan, 80 far as 1t haS
been disclosed. appears to DO to confino the is
sues to State affairs alone, arraiRning the ad-
ministration OF Gov. Black for its sins OF omis-
sion and commission. and attacking tho record
made by the Republican party In the late Legis-
lature. They believe that on this line Of assault
they have a fair prospect OF victory. more cs-
pccially rs 10 Is an "off year," when no national
issues are directly involved. They arc conRratu-
lating themselves that in this way they will DO
able to eliminate Organism. with its long train
Of anarchistic and sooialistic doctrines, from the
canvass, and thereby win back to a great extent
the immense mass Of conservative Democratic
voters who rcpudiated the un.American Chicago
platform last year.
These calculations may. OF course, DO upset
by those Brynnites in the party who aro not
convinced that it will DO cxpcdiont to bury tho
silver issue out of sight. They point out that
the party has moro to loso than to gain by n pol
icy of political ovasion. which tho abandon
mont of the Chicago platform would necessarily
mean, and that conduct of this character
would ALLEVIATE tho silv6r Republicans without
winning over any number Of new voters to make
good that loss, whatever 1t might be. This sec
tion OF tho leaders in tho party declares that the
sound.money Democrats arc hopelessly against
them. and cannot be won back on any forms
short of an open reputation Of frco-silver coin.
age without an international agreement. Again,
there nre personal considerations influencing
these Bryanitcs which, although carefully con.
cealed. arc potent In shaping their course.
They are secretly opposed to any policy which
would bring tho old leaders back into tho active
management of tho party, because 1t would strip
them OF their present Importance and remand
them to their former obscurity. They nre there
fore fighting, MS It were, for their own political
existence, knowing that, II the old chieftains of
the organization regain their ascendancy. they
will be permanently crowded to the rear as un-
wise, unsafe. and unfit for any political promo.
ton whatever. Surrender on their part is, they
feel, equivalent TO the signing OF their own po-
litical death warrants.
Tho Republican leaders. on tho other hand,
nre firmly united with respect to the coming
campaign. 1t has been definitely settled, in the
first place. that q State Convention will not be
held this year. While there are some strong
reasons in favor of holding one, It is felt that there
are equally weighty ones agalnstit. and tho latter
have prevailed in the determination Of the ques
ton. As to tho issues to be presented, 1t is very
certain that national questions will play a very
large part in the contest on that side. It is
manifest that the result of this years battle in
the Empire State will have q vital bearing or
the Presidential election In 1900, when the alb
horrent doctrines Of the Chicago platform will
again be put forward for acceptance or rejec
ton by the whole country. New York will then
1t is very certain, be among the. pivotal States
II not the pivotal one. in that tremendous strug
gle, which will decide the question whether
American civilization shall DO preserved. OIL
whether the country shall embark on an un
known sea Of socialistic exploitation. the enc
Of which no mar may predict.
From tho beginning to the end Of the canvass
the fact will DO forcibly presented that a Demo
cratic victory in the State this year would give
encouragement everywhere to the anarchisti'
cohorts that follow the standard of Bryan. ant
stimulate his adherents to press forward in theil
revolutionary course. All who believe In tn,
preservation of sound. constitutional govern
ment will be invited to unite with the Republi
can party this year, irrespective of past politica
differences, and the leaders are confident that |
will be responded to in such volume as viii
prove that Organism is buried forever in thu
first State Of tho Union.
As to questions of purely State concern, tn
Republican leaders feel that they can invok,
with confidence the judgment Of the voters OIL
the record made by the party since it obtainet
control Of the State. MONTICELLO.