Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-11-19


position to repnblicanism. Com-
menting on the slump of the gold
vote in Kentucky, the Republican
says that, taken in connection
with the reports from other states,
this must be regarded as near a
finishing blow to the hopes of the
old democratic leaders, who had
thought to rebuild the party on
Cleveland administration lines"
The New York Sun, which since
the nomination of Bryan in 1896
has been as aggressive republican
journal as there is in the country,
agrees with the view Of the indie
pendent press, but goes further and
predicts that in 1900 there will be
a united Bryanite democr attic party,
with the delegation from the great
and pivotal Empire state of New
York supporting the reafirmation
of the Chicago platform, against
which it stood so solidly in 1896. !"
The Chicago Times Herald CORES
pondent does not assent to this con-
clusion of the Sun that the New
York democracy will surrender to
Organism in 1900, and it annouees
that David B. Hill hopes by 1900,
"in cooperation with the democrats
of other states, to lead the party SO
far away from Bryan and Bryan
ism that neither the platform nor
the candidate of 1896 will be ct the
front again. They seek a ground
upon which the democracy can be
reunited for the presidential cam
paign of 1900, and Mr.. Bryan and
his 16 to 1 have no place in it,"
The cooperation of democrats
from other states is said to include,
not only Watterson in Kentucky,
but German in Maryland, Smith in
New Jersey, Carter Harris IN in H.
inois, Hoke Smith in Georgia, Har-
rity in Pennsylvania, and Mclean
in Ohio. Of course, Hill will be
backed by Tammany Hall. But,
while there is plausible plea for
the success of this plan, it is too ear
ly to predict victory for these art
full engineers, and it is not to be
forgotten that German was beaten
in Maryland on a straddle game of
this sort. The democracy West
and South, as represented in the re-
cent elections, seems to be cutie as
passionate partisans of free silver
and Bryanism as they were in 1896,
and against this passionate ignor-
ance and enthusiasm for error the
"straddle" craftsmanship of such
men as David B. Hill is not likely
to avail Much will depend, of
course, upon the events of the COM
ing year, and the congressional elec
tions of 1898. Nebraska and Kan
sas, wheatgrowing states, gave sill
yer about as large d vote this year
as last, and in Iowa the democrats,
after campaign on the silver issue,
have polled within $4,000 as many
votes as in the presidential year,
the largest vote in their history in
state elections. In these old repub-
lican states the rise in wheat and
the revival of business and conse-
quent prosperity have not seriously
the silver craze. 1t is not
likely that next year the 'tsSradde"
statesmen of the East, like David
B. Hill, will capture t@ West and
South, in which lies the strength of
free silver which nominated BRYAN
in 1898, and it is altogether impro-
bable that New York can prevent
the nomination of Bryan or an
equally uncompromising evangelist
of free silver and free riot. In that
event the great state of New York
will be sure to 60 republican as it
did in 1866, for there ne too many
property-holders in both par
ties in New York to vote fo-
a financial policy which picks
the pocket of both parties. 1t does
not offend a democratic property
holders moral sense merely to look
at the 'silver elephant" but when
it comes to buying the elephant and
feeding him at ruinous expense, the
democratic propertyholder at the
East is anxious to invest.-Oreeon-
ian.
General Grants Religious Spirit.
Il am a profound believer" said
Ganara1 Grant s.ip q cpoo;,I o,ol =