Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-15
POLITICAL sNAr SHOTS.


Detroit Free Press; Henry wattersor's g
abd'catlou Is another reminder that It's the
Tree silver proposition that gives the life
long editorial eNlonents Of democracy that
Independent feeling.
Indianapolis Journal; Il Is said tha, ex-
senator David B, Hill Of New York finds
more cause for rejoicing in the evidence hd
gets that the recent elections point conclu-
slNely TO the abandonment OF the free silver
issue than he finds In any other feature Of
the victory. Mr.. Hill Is democrat without
any popnliSt variations.
Ch!01Gp later Ocean: MIR. German Of
Maryland has be,n in the United States sem
ate for eghtccG years, at a salary OF s. 900
year. lie was without estate when he
assumed the senatorial dignity and Is now
reputed TO be worth SS 600, 900. A man who
can save $4,000 600 out OF an aggregate In
come In eighteen years Of $40 900 is no
slouch OF a financier aud can be trusted to
Keep out cf the poorhouoe after his working
days are over.
Kansas City Journal: Uncle Dick Bland
says he can see no encouragement for free
silver in the result OF the recent elections
or course he cant, but what does he mean
by confessing the fact? Doesn't Uncle Dick
know that next TO belittling republican pros
perity the chief duty Of a popocrat Is TO pre-
tend that the silver cause is spreading and
strengthening every hour? Is II possible
that tine money octopus has fastened its
clede county statesman? Uncle Dick needs
looking after.
New York Commercial Advertiser: 1t is
unfortunate that a Bryanite should have
been elected chief judge of the court OF ap-
peals, but 1t Is reassuring to know that re-
publicans still constitute n majority Of the
members of that tribunal. What is more,
practically every branch OF the state govern
ment Is manned with republicans and out
side OF Greater New York tho democrats are
dominant in only few counties and cities
II repudationists can draw any consolation
from these facts they are easily satisfied.
Pittsburg Chronicle: MIR. Bryan's ability
to make votes for the other side was the
occasion Of much comment a year ago
Where he spoke the republicans made gains
when he was the presidential candidate and
tho same result has followed his speech
making in Ohio. In his tour through the
Buckeye state he delivered addresses in
twelve counties, with results extremely
gratifying to his opponents The Ohio State
Journal has taken the trouble to tabulate
the returns from these counties and to COM
pare the result with the vote of a year ago.
In six of the counties there was an aggre-
gate gain in the democratic pluralities OF
lO53 and in the remaining six counties
there was an aggregate gain in the repub-
lican pluralities of 1850, making a net gain
for the republicans of 997. If Mr. .Bryans
services can increase republican pluralities
by 99I in twelve counties of Ohio in the
year after a presidential election which was
supposed 10 have brought out the full repub-
lican strength, an Ohio man being the cln-
didate for president, republicans must be-
gin to regard him as an efficient ally. 1t
might have paid the republicans of New
York City to have kept Mr.. Bryan talking
there all through the campaign.