The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-11

nisv four In Virgins ano VIZ" ."
Virginia
pyt docs any sane man believe that
,res srver helped to make these gains?
noes anv sane man believe that free
silver ras gained aught in New YORK
or Massachusetts or pennsylvania or
even IN Illinois. Maryland or Ken
tuc,vg Maryland and Kentucky and
west virginia are normally Democratic
states and are returning 20 the Demo
cratic column from which they were
driven by the New Democracy. Every
body knows that the only issue In North
Carolina was white supremacy, and as
for Virginia. the only real gain is in the
Ninth District, where Rhea's gallant and
magnificent campaign was simply irresist-
ible.
As for the West. II 1t has not repudiated
free silver, we wholly misunderstood the
meaning of the returns Kansas, which
has been the hot-bed Of Populism and free
silver. has elected an entire Republican
state ticket. and the only thing sIre for
the Fusionisrs is one congressman In the
Third District Jerry Simpson is defeat
ed and Reeder is said to be elected In
the Sixth District, which has never gone
Republican since the first Populist land
slide. Calderhcad, the only Kansas Re
publican congressman. who stood square
" for the gold standard before as well
as after the st. Louis convention, has
majority of GOO. A special to the Wash
,ngton Post from Topeka, Kan, says that
the election practically wipes out the ex-
istence Of the Populist party in that
state. and may also result in the elirni-
nation Of the party from national politics.
we report that in the State of Wash
ington where a desperate fight was made
lists and free silver Republicans the
straight Republican nominees on gold
platform have overcome the Fusion ma
iority OF 12,493 two years ago, and the
LEGISLATURE which will elect United
States senator to succeed Wilson VIII be
Republican on a joint ballot by at least
forty out of a membership OF one nun
dred and twelve. James Hamilton Lewis
is defeated for Congress.
II appears also that Nevada has gone
Republican. and most wonderful OF all
the Republicans in Nebraska, Mr.. Bry-
ans own state. have gained. according
TO last reports, 10000 votes, carrying the
state nv 1000. In addition TO carrying
carried the Legislature, which means q
Republican United States Senator. The
Republicans also gained at least two con
gressmen from that State.
A special TO the Washington Post from
Omaha. saws that the defeat OF Fusion
in Nebraska can be fairly considered
defeat for free silver In that state, anc
that as a clincher to the free silver iea
lures in the Omaha District, Colone
BRYAN paraded the streets for severa
hours with Hitchcock. apparently to EN-
phasize the fact that Hitchcock's cam
paign was in a great measure Colone
| Bryan's personal campaign. There
| fore" the correspondent adds, 1.-The over
| whelming defeat of Hitchcock is declared
| by all sides TO be an emphatic defeat o
| Bryan's hobby, and the significance o
| this fact is being generally dwelt upon b!
the campaign managers of all parties"
| The Democratic chairman denies tina
the State has gone Republican to the ex
tent claimed, but admits great Republican
gains which he attributes TO the failur
of the Fusion forces TO appreciate IN
Importance Of the elections and thei
failure to vote.
| But from whatever standpoint viewe'
It is clear that the Bryan people In Colo
| mel Bryan's own State have given YER
| poor account of themselves, and If the.
| are still in favor OF Bryan and free sill
YER they have a most contemplate wa
| of showing 1t.
| IL the death-knen of free silver wa
| not sounded on Tuesday last, then we ar
incapable Of reading the signs OF IN
| times.