The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-16

10 not In session, there are Of necessity
many distinguished and reputable men
stopping at the capital. for more or less
patronage il being at AL times distribu.
ted aud wires are always being pulled
by the initiated and experienced. There
Is no national campaign this TALL, but
there are campaigns which are OF ma
tional importance. Tho Senate Of the
United States is now very closely divi-
ded. IL being considered that il was 10y
only the most consummate generaiship
that the tariff bill WAS passed ~ ad-
vantageously as 1t was, in the lace Of "a
direct majority opposed To the Republic.
can party. aud now, IN Maryland aud
Ohio. Senator's are TO he elected, and il
remains with the citizens Of those States
10 say whether the complexion Of the
upper house Of the National Legislature
shall be Republican and progressive OF
Democratic and obstructive. So that
considerable interest Ia i,lt here ia
watching the progress which the cam
paigns are making in those States.
Interest centers especially in Ohio, the
home Of the President. and in the cnndi-
dacy there Of Senator Hanna, the chair
man oi the Republican National
Committe Of 1896, who led the party
TO the greatest victory within the ecol-
lection oi it's members. The party has
gotten well together In Ohio aud il pull
ing along "A good stroke. while on the
other hand the Democrats Of the State
are divided into factions. and pulling
IA various directions. The gold Demo-
Gratis are working vigorously against
the success OF the silyerites. and the
Populats have placed regular ticket
in the field and arc fighting the Demo-
Gratis at every point. And last the -il-
yer Republicans are sore on the Demo
Gratis and refusing To cooperate with
them In the election Of ireo.silver John
Mclean to the Senate. The free-silyer
proposition seems To be steadily losing
ground and none know IL better than
does Mclean. This would seem To ac-
count for his silence as well IA that OF
other 0hioans on the silver subject. nor
10 this gradual dropping oi silver the
case In Ohio alone. IL il perfectly APP
parent that the silver issue Is child oil
hard times aud IL cannot thrive uuder
the prosperity which seems to he return
ing To the country and which IL Is use
less longer 10 deny. II is the generally
expressed opinion among all GLASSES OF
politicians visiting the capital from yari-
Gus sections Of the country that the free
silver sentiment 10 gradually contract Ting
and losing ground.
"IIsh prices and plenty Of work are
knocking II out" said prominent
statesman tho other day. II come my
self from a rural district and | own a
farm myself and can say that know
OF lots Of oldtimo Democrats who voted
Tor FREQ silver and Bryan who will never
do 80 again, no matter how regular the
ticket is. They neyor believed la II as II
principle and they see the mistake IL
would have been II Bryan had been
elected. They see that all the prognosti-
cations that ho had made IN To low
prices and ruin, otc., Ia case Of McKin-
10y 3 election have proven false, and
that ON the contrary tho promises OF
the Republican party have boon and ARE
being iulilllcd as rapidly as possible and
sa tisiact orily too, and the result ia that
though they may still always bo Demo.
Gratis they will never be free-silvcr Demo.
Gratis again. And many OF them would
vote with the Republicans rather than
bo forced onto silver ticket. The sil.
YER cause has irreyocably lost its hold
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