Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-10-20

Eii:5curi Republicans oa.EiinG.
! II any one s;Hpose5 that the
Republicans OF Missouri lost Gruun;;
in last years campai-u. a look
over The official returns OF two
prcsiden;a: elections vii! cu:Tec;
the error. Tie Republicans Of
Missouri in 1886 made !; heavy
gain over 1892. amounting to nn!
less t!lan 50 Tcr cent. It is true
that Dryans plurality was 5S. .12',
but he received the entire Pop;!list
vote. which in 1872 amounted to
H. POI. An examination of the
figures of 1892 and 1895 reveals
rapid growth of the Republican
party in Missouri, and Just rs clear
" shows that the Democrats hold
the state by Il small and precario,.s
margin. The figures quoted here
are from the Official Manual Of the
State of Missouri for lo3. IS, just
issued from Jefferson City. In
1892 GIcve,;,nds vote in Missouri
was 9jS. 100, and that Of Weaver.
i'opnliSt, Il, 22o', a total o. 3o;', Go+.
IN 1885; Bryan vote WIS 'j3. 3.Gj..
4 Democratic Populi:;t gain i'll four
years Of 81 0G3, or less than Is rcr
cent. Harrison vote in 1892 was
227 ,f-i5, and NcKinIey's in 1896
bounded up to 1870, It gain of
- 22ot or about 80 rer cent.
The exhibit is calculated to inspire
the Republicans of Missouri. It
means nothing less than the coming
redemption Of the state.
The figures on Governor confirm
this view Of the ease. Stone re
cciycu in 1892 a vote OF 26.55, Oh.
and the Populist candidate 81 362
an aggregate Of 3o2 1906. The
vote of Stephens in 1886 was 351,-
052, gain in four years of 4s, 1856.
The Republican vote for Governor
in 1892 was 23j. .3,3. and iii 1896.
3o1, 80, a Gain Of .2,3iG. No
doubt this remarkable Republican
gain was the occasion Of the remarks
Il few days ago by the chairman OF
the State Democratic Committee
on the political outlook. II. sees
the narrow footing to which the
Democrats have been reduced.
The all of the Popnlists has become
a Democratic necessity. ''lt is a
special delicate and difficult under
taking" the chairman says, "to
maintain fusion through successive
campaigns, except between minor
ity parties" He therefore appeals
to ali free silver men to stand to-
gctlier in order to save the Demo
cratic cause.
But the Popnlists of Missouri,
like men of their party elsewhere,
are !grcenbackers, though they
would accept free silver as q pre-
limlnary to greenbackisn. The
fusion Of last year represents to
them a closed issue. If the Demo
Gratis of Missouri want their votes
again a new bid must be put i'll for
them. The lost cause of silver will
no longer win their support. The
Democratic chairman proceeds to
say: ''Should half of the free sill
yer Republicans return to their
original party and the Popuiists
run Il sepcrate ticket in Missouri
next year, the Democracy would be
confronted with 4 more critical
condition than for many years. =
This is exactly what is likely to
happen. Republicans who were
lurcd from their party by silver
arguments that have been disprov-
ed will return toit. The Popuiists
will run Il seperatc ticket, if no
thing more than chance to vote
for free coinage is to be their re-
ward. In Missouri the star of
Rcpublicanism is rising steadily,
and the more closely the figures
here presented are examined, the
more certain will be the conviction
that the Democratic party Of this
state is doomeu.-Globe Demo
crat