The Advocate and news., 1897-11-24
Public Opinion.

Hartford Courant: There Is nothing
the matter with the Republican party
except the Platts and Quays, their small
fry imitators, the preachers OF cowardly
politics, and the practicers OF dirty poll
TICS Once we'll rid OF these, the party
void renew its youth like an eagle.
ST. Paul Globe: The circumstances Of
the election are such as TO make New
York State unquestiOnably Democratic
for many years to come The Repub-
licans who supported Seth Low may be
counted upon hereafter, in any general
election, to vote and work for the DEM
ocratic ticket.
Atlanta Journal 1t is sad omen Of
the times and very bad omen for the
future of journalism that the pen OF a
man who can produce a spicy lie Is often
in reader demand and his reward in
cash Is larger than that Of the journalists
who have even more ability and un-
speakably more honor.
Louisville Post: When the Democrats
in 1896 assumed responsibility for the
sins Of Populism, as well as for some OF
their own, it became, in the judgment
Of millions of thoughtful American vot-
ers, dangerous party, and that opinion
must be dissipated before we can win
another national victory.
Courier Journal: AS silver is pro-
duced by the Broken Hill Proprietary
Company's mines in New South Wales at
cost of less than % cents an ounce, and
as the great copper mines are turning 1t
out for less, there Is no reason to expect
any permanent rally in the market. 1t
Is clearly case Of the law Of supply and
demand.
Sioux City Journal: The people largely
rely upon "bosses" to keep the political
machine grinding, and from time to
time, when the bosses get fresh and
show disposition to claim ownership Of
the machine the people rise up and smite
them, and there are new bosses, or more
modest old ones, and the machine grinds
away as aforetime.
indianapolis News The National
Sound Money League, at its semi-annual
meeting yesterday issued a declaration
IN which it announced the well-known
truth that international blmetallism Is
dead. We do not suppose that the state
ment OF the League will make the fact
any truer than 1t would have been with
out the statement.
Chicago Tribune: The decision Of the
Supreme court In the case OF the Trans
Missouri Freight Association proved
that the interstate commerce act
amounted to something. But this latter
decision tends In contrary direction.
1t whittles down and minimizes the
force of the law and makes 1t nearly
valueless as a remedy against the evils
II was enacted to correct.
Washington Times: BY all odds the
most important fact of the campaign in
the State Of New York is the indication
that Democratic Governor will be
elected in 1S9S This we may consider
as q moral certainty. What Is intensely
interesting about the matter is that the
fortunate Individual who shall reach the
State executive mansion is much more
than likely to appear as a Presidential
quantity in 1900
DanYille Register: We agree with
those who say there are but two parties
in this country, the Democratic party
and the Republican party. Zach has
Lately been more or less split up on the
currency question There were last year
nearly as many free silver Republicans
as there We're gold standard Democrats,
Each party will be reunited on some
basis before 19O0 and 1t will not be the
currency question. That will probably
not be an issue In 1900.
Chicago Times-Herald: The United
States Supreme court has taken the
starch out of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. The decision of the court
in the case of the Interstate Commerce
Commission against certain Southern
railway companies which reduced rates
to meet the water transportation COM
panles is not only great victory for
the railways, but Is significant of the
fact that the highest tribunal in the
land regards the law as u very imperfect