Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1898-11-30
SILVER AND 1000.
a Lesson for Chcs-. Money Advocate.
In the Late Eiec-
tton>.

There is no misialSing the Significance
OF the fail election Ia It's relation TO the
democratic party rs a national organi-
zation which will not participate in an
other general election for congrcssmcn
and legislative or state officers general
| IN until the presidential battlc~of 1000.
The results OF the voting tend greatly
TO strengthen, consolidate and enforce
the power OF the radical free silver
element predominant In Chicago In
ls96. and now certain TO be in control
at the national convention of 1900
Briefly summarized. the results i'm the
Aouth were more dccisivcly favorable 60
democratic candidates than any similar
elections have been since populism
threatened democratic local supremacy
in many southern states. The popu-
lists are again voting the democratic
ticket. and the price OF their continued
alliance Is adhesion 60 the radical prin-
I cipleS cnunciatcd In the presidential
election In the Chicago platform the
crime OF 'O6.
In those OF the eastern states I'm which
serious effort hns been made. as In
Connecticut, TO attract the honest
allegiance they forcsworc two years
ago. II las failed utterly. In the states
In which the policy OF evasion of ma
tional issues has been followed New
York New Jersey and Maryland. there
has been no gain in consequences IN
Massachusetts and Illinois. where the
Brynn democracy reiterated n, pur.
poses as declared at Chicago. its candi-
dates did better than they aid
year ago. IN the far west, In Colorado.
Utah and Idaho. what measure 81 sue
cess the democratic candidates attained
was due chiefly TO the aid OF silver re
publicaus; and IL does not appear from
the returns from any state that the sill
veritcs. whether democrats. populists
or republicans, have any mistrusi OF the
sincerity OF the democratic organizn-
tion In It's temporary muiled advocacy
OF radical policies. or that the honest
money voters OF the country. demo
Gratis republicans or independents
there are no bonest-money popullsta-
had. or have. particle OF confidence
In the professions made by some dem
ocrauc orators OF their disavownl OF
silveriie predictions and purposes.
The effect OF the elections has been,
briefly. 20 tighten party lines with even
greater iirmnesS than was the case two
yenrs ago. The national democrats.
40 called, have been eliminated entirely.
They now vote the republican ticket or
they vote the democratic ticket The
middle Of thcrond populists. and there
were nearly 25O.O OF them I'm 1890. are
again In the fold OF the fusionists In
the south, the southwest and In the
mountain states. the populists and
democrats prepondernte; In the east
ern. middle. middle western and Pacific
states. the republican party - the party
OF the majority. There are no visible
recruits 20 the democratic standard 10
be secured by abandonment OF the prin-
ciplcs 60 which the party. as - national
organization, Is committed; there ~
the certainty OF serious and positive
losses in any attempted Abandonment
OF the issues OF two years ago.
Unquestionably, tho present eco.
nomic conditions. ms we'll as the polii.
ical relations % the two parties toward
each other. the prestige 81 republican
victory and the Generalization al the
opposing forces. make almost hopeless
FOR the democracy the renewal OF the
battle oftwo years ago: but. be the ont
look propihoua or discouraging. the
lesson Of the late election is uumistnk-
ably clear; The democratic party is
committed irrevocably to the issues Of
ls9G.-N. y. Sun.