Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1898-07-27
MISSOURI REDEEMED.
Democrats and Popuifss- Are Com.
PEELED tn Resort 40 Fusion for
Practical Reasons

ms war tAttllOU III ,hlc>OuTl Is Of
decided Importance. Fifteen members
OF congress will he chosen. \ state leg
isiature will be elected TO the extent
of one-half the senate and the whole
house OF representatives Thirty cir
cult Judges for sin years each will Ice
selected. The state ticket embraces
a supreme judge, superintendent of
schools aud railroad commissioner.
In every county leading offices will
be allied. To call this politically an OIL
year Is, misleading. As far as congress
is concerned the election is of the
same consequence as that of the presi-
dental year. The congressional issue
is whether President Mckinley shall
continue TO have the support OF the
house in carrying forward the heavy
and. i'm many respects. novel response
bilities imposed upon him by events. or
bc hnmpcrcd at every step by hostile
house. The present Missouri delega-
ton in the house is composed OF IL
democrats. three republicans. II does
not represent the sentiment of the
state. In the election OF 1896 the re-
publican vote in the state went far be-
Nond former figures. reaching 100000.
This was over ~ per cent. Of the total
vote. while the republicans secured
hut 20 per cent. of the congressman.
\ gain az several congress men i'm Mis-
souri, next November may be counted
on confidently. In times like these it is
hardly possible that Missouri viii join
the pullhacks in national affairs
One Of the mos, promising signs for
the republicans OF Missouri is the en-.
tanglemcnt OF the democratic PARTY
OF the state with the popuhsts These
two PARTIES hate each other cordially.
and yet are compelled 10 resort TO flu
sion for practical reasons. State Dem
ocratic chairman Cook has himself de-
fined IN" necessity OF fusion He csti-
mates the number OF populists and
free silver republicans who voted the
Bryan ticket at from 10000 TO 10000.
aud the democrats who supported Nc
kinley at $4,000. should half OF the
free silver republicans return 10 their
original party. argues Mr. Cook. and
the populists run n separate ticket I'm
Missouri in lS9S. the democracy would
be confronted with u more critical
condition than il has had To face since
the civil war. The populists have now
nominated state ticket. sound
money democrats stand firm. silver
has lost ground and win be discarded
by democrats in quite number OF
states. The free coinage delusion is
passing away. Mr.. Cooks apprehen-
sions rs 10 the outlook have heen in
tensiiied since he made them public.
Missouri is one OF the great central
states. the hfth I'm the union i'm popnla-
ton. and with natural resources TINT
viii advance il To a higher rank. II
should no longer be placed i'm any
group on sectional lines an that has
been outgrown. Why should Missouri
consent To be governed longer by
bourbon influences? To maintain their
hold upon the state these same bour-
bons, pretending 10 be conservative.
have fused with party representing
the widest political lunacies. II Mis-
souri, could he called n border state il
has Jagged behind the other border
states in reaching an enlightened and
progressive political level. MARYLAND,
West Virginia and Kentucky were in
the republican column in 1896 and have
profited in every respect by the aban-
donment OF free silver. fusion and All
the dangerous ahsurdities OF the Chi
oago platform. IL is time for Missouri
to live mp 10 its material and other nd
vautages. Politically II is dragging
along near the rear Of the states and
II will sink deeper IL il is to be the prey
of mercenary fusiomsts for another
term OF years st. Louis Globe Demo
crat