Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-18
Democrats Disa ppointed.

Special Washington correspondence:
on years In politics, with Republi-
can President in the White House, do
not, as rule, favor Republican sue
cess, but the Republican party In the
great contests whici have been waged
In several States has well withstood the
reaction which always follows Pres
idential victory at the polls. The fight
has been strong and bitter, and while
both heavy losses as well as satisfac-
tory gains are seen, the Republicans
here feel in good frame of mind over
the result. The general result Is look
ed upon as vindication Of the cause
of sound money and an upholding of
the administration.
New York, where was the most con-
centrated fight, through division In the
Republican ranks, has been handed
over to the control OF Tammany, and
the management of that city will short
ly undergo radical change. Outside
of New York, where the fighting was
bitter to an extreme, the State OF Ohio
furnished the most exciting and i'm
portant campaign. In that State the
fight was fierce and the methods dirty.
Every possible abuse was aimed at
Senator Hanna, whose confirmation
for the Republican vote singled him
out as target for Democratic orators
and methods. There Is no doubt as to
how the State would have voted had
the question been simply vote on Re
publican principles and the Mckinley
nd tnts ,f,at ptlf of
matters came into the fight in whose
interest national issues were lost to
large extent. The turbulence CT the
coal strike had barely subsidized when
Bryan's fierce speeches arraying class
against class again started 1T into ac-
ton. The great play of John Mclean
to become United States Senator pour
ed money into the State. In Cleveland
and Cincinnati there were fractional
splits. owing to local matters, all tend
ing to decrease the normal Republican
majority: yet, Notwithstanding all
these things, Ohio elected Republi-
can Governor and will elect Republi-
can Senator, thus giving her a solid
Republican representation in the Sen
ate for the first time in many years,
prior to Senator Hanna's appointment
by Gov. Bushnell.
In Maryland the fight was only n lit
tie less determined and the interest but
slightly less. German was defeated in
his very stronghold, Baltimore city.
Maryland also will have double Re-
publican representation in the Senate
for the first time in history
On the whole, while the Democrats
profess jubilance and satisfaction at
having carried New York City, they arc
really sorely disappointed at their fail
ure to capture the Legislatures of both
Maryland and Ohio. 1t is stated on
good authority that il was the intention
of the Ohio Legislature, in case IL hal
been Democratic. to Immediately pro
coed to redistrict the entire State in
such manner as to give to the Demo
Gratis in the next Congress ut least
eight or ten members from that State.
But that little patriotic scheme was
knocked in the head by the Republican
voters of the Buckeye State.
Treasury reports show a considerable
growth in the internal revenue receipts,
which is due to two causes, the I'M
provement I'm business and the incrc1sa
in certain taxes. The combined receipts
from the customs and internal revenue
will not probably for some two or three
months equal the expenditures OF the
Government, but the one is steadily
climbing up on the other, and that re-
suit will be reached early in the new
year. Long before the law shall have
been in operation a twelfth-month, ii
will be producing a surplus instead of
deficit Democratic editors and 9th
ers are making their usual bowls about |
the Dingley deficit, but the difference
between the Wilson deficit and the |
Dingley deficit is that in the present |
case nobody Is ut all alarmed. The
shortage is believed by everybody, even
those Democratic editors. to be merely |
temporary, and the gold reserve is
meanwhile piling up.
Reports recently received show that |
silver in many places, notably New
South Wales, is produced at cost of
% cents per ounce and less. The Brok-
en- Hill Company of New South Wales
has for the past five years been putting
silver on the market ut cost of 1915 |
cents per ounce. This company ope-
rates immense copper and lead mines
and the silver extracted from the ore
is produced at n much less cost than in
most mines which produce silver exclu
sively. The Anaconda mine of Mon
tana, which, by the way, is owned by |
British capitalists, is copper mine. |
but the ore contains large per cent. |
of silver. Last year the mine paid n |
profitable dividend through its copper
production. and yielded in addition
100000 ounces of silver, which, Of |
course, was all net profit.
ALBERT b. CARSON. |
The ENDLESS Chain" Scare.
Washington, Oct. 13.-"Within year
the gold reserve in the treasury will |
ron oh on oOO 900 7 haI;oua opa 40,