The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-11-17
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER y. 1898,
some Striking Facts. About the
Election.

The first thing that strikes the thought
FIJI observer Of political events in THIS
country relative to the elections which
were held IN nearly all the States on the
9th inst, Is the sorry figure which the
ropulists cut.
This peculiar political organization,
which few years ago made so much
noise Ia thIs county, (and that IL abont
all 1t has ever donel has. TO use an
American Classic, petersd out.
In North Carolina IT combined with
tue negroes, the Republicans, and all o I
the dlssslIsfied, disgruntled, and dis
down Ia defeat before an aggressive
Democratic host Of white men, who
were determined to save their state
from the Disgrace of being longer gov
erned by hoard Of political freSboot-
ers and pirates.
la Texas the Pops noMslnaie6 Barney
Gibbs--a man somewhat on The Stump.
Ashby Ordsr-And he will. neyGr be
sIle sOcgawI out tom undsr The 2oo,-
600 democratic majority which stands
between him and hts cherished hopes.
IN this State. they dill not poll enough
votes to make II worth while for the pa
pcrs 10 sun up the majority Of the dem
ocratlc candidates.
But their overwhelming defeat in the
South Is not the really significant fact
IN The matter. They lost Kansas
bEsediAg Kansas--the nursery AMI home
Ot populIsm, as 1t is OF altogether poll
llcal Inonstrosities. Their grea, le' der,
Jerry Simpson, who was elected to the
American house OF representatives
because he refused to wear socks. viii
remain at home, and hencefo-th, the
hall OF congress- will no longer echo 10
the sound of his voice. His public
career, like tales is told, IS ended.
Vincent, Of the sane State-hs OF lhe
silver tongue-also feH outside of the
breastworks.
Than there ls Senator Allen of Ne
Oraska, the PopuliSt leader in the upper
house. and man Of more than ordm-
airy abillly-for Popullst-who will
give place to republican, and the same
thing may be said Of Stewart Of Neva-
da. whose State elected q republican
legislature.
In short, the POpulist representation
IN the house Is cut down from "a to 7,
and 10 the Senate, that party will soon
make no answer to the rOIl-call.
Ia fact II will not be long before pop
ulism-wiil exist Ne a memory only. 1t
10 passing strange that party such as
q Is, without principles, convictions or
courage. should have existed as long as
IL has. In counting majority Of whose
citizens are supposed to be free, iutel-
llgentan and PATRIOTIC. y
Bur, perhaps she most important fact
Ahlch ghe late elections have brought
onl, Il she apparcnt rapid decline OF the
free SILVER Issue, which the Democratic
paFav adopted 10 1885 az one OF the
pianks ia Its PLATFORM
pha- most stalwart free silver organs
ia the country. Including the Times
Democrat IN this State admit that In
the north and east, where the demo-
cratic party ignored silver 10 its con-
venlIons and In the campaign, It made
large gains; whereas, Ia the west, which
was Ice birth -pIace, and which oughr to
be ils strong hold, where the Demo-
Gratis made II the leading Issue, the par
" lost heavily.
,rhe question naturally arIsee, If the
people in that scc,ion Of the country
where siIFeF Is a chief product, and
where 90 much capital and labor are In
vsssed IN ITS production, have lOst con-
aaence IN free coinage. WHIST are we OF
the south, who are not directly inter-
esssd ln II. going to do abodt :hs mat
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