The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-09-17

fight which Is to be mace In those states.
Remarkable as 1t Is that the silver cause
should still have any life left In 1t, 1t is a
fact. 1t is to be made the basis of the
battle in every state where there are Inn
portant elections this fall. One year ago
one ounce of silver would buy one bushel
of wheat in New York; now 1t takes two
ounces, and silver is still falling and wheat
still rising. 1t would scarcely seem posi-
BILE that anybody could successfully argue
in favor Of currency made from metal
whose value has fallen over 25 per cent in
eighteen months. Yet that is fact as to
silver. On March 7th of last year it was
worth 70 cents an ounce In New York, now
1t Is worth 50 cents.
How 1t Is that any party can now assume
to win battle with silver as the chief
issue in states where they could not win On
that issue year ago, is hard to under
stand. On last presidential election day
silver was worth 65.7. Today 1t is worth
81 cents, fall of over 20 per cent. If the
democrats could not carry Ohio, Kentucky,
Iowa, Maryland, or New. York on the silver
issue In November, 1896. with their pro-
posed dollar worth 81 cents, how can they
expect to win this fall with dollar worth
only 40 cents? Yet they are going into the
fight for it everywhere, though there are
signs of weakening In spots.
REPUBLICAN PROSPECTS IN OHIO.
The democrats, it seems, from reports
| received, are trying to run away from
their platform made but short two
months since. This action, however, IS
not to be wondered at in view of the fact
that silver has fallen 10 per cent in value
even in that short space of time. July 10
an ounce of silver was worth in the New
York markets 60.6 cents and 1t is now
worth but 81 cents and still going down.
Small wonder then that the democrats are
ashamed of their platform and are trying
to get away from it when, within two
months after its adoption, the metal which
1t advocates as money declines Is per cent.
1t goes without saying, however, that the
republicans Of the state will not let their
opponents get away from the issue which
they have made. 1t also goes without say
ing that the republicans will sweep the
state now that they have the enemy on the
run, providing they are not over-confident.
SITUATION IN NEW YORK.
New York City is the coign of vantage In
state contest The fight in New York this
fall relates to the mayoralty, but 1t is for q
first mayor of the largest city In the United
States and second largest city in the world,
and will decide whether or not Tammany
Hall shall control Greater New York. II
Tammany gets control 1t will greatly en-
danger republican prospects in the state
indefinitely. Those opposed to Tammany
and free silver must therefore combine on
one good man. BY refusing to do so they
give Greater New York and probably the
| state over to the Tammany silver demo.
Gratis indefinitely. SO Sc
MARYLAND AND THE ANTI. GoRMANs.
There is good reason to hope that the
party In Maryland will fall into line, now
that the fractional fight in republican ranks
is over. and with the aid of the gold demo
Gratis and the anti German men win In the
| fight for the legislature. Owing to Cor
mans free silver leanings and the generally
conceded opinion that he would vote fol
free silver in the senate, the sound money
| democrats throughout the state are ready
to again cooperate with the republicans,
as are also, of course, all the anti German
men, to secure his defeat.
Generally speaking, the drift all seems to
be in the direction of republicanism. The
people see that Bryan and the silverites
made deliberate effort to deceive them
last year, and many of those who voted for
him will have nothing further to do with
silver. But the democratic leaders are moi
asleep. They are conducting an active and
! vigilant campaign, and are out on "stil
hunt" for votes whose result may surprise
the republicans, unless they are wide awake
and working to arouse every man and push
him enthusiastically into the fight. The
tide Is now all running In the right direc
ton, but this very evidence of prospective
victory is liable to lead to over-confidence
on the part of some of the republicans, and
to allow discussions to arise which will pre-.
| vent solid front against the enemv