The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-08-27
THE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN.

The New Orleans Times Democratf
has the following TO say about the
campaign:
The campaign has now progressed
to allow clear view to-
be taken of the issues and positions
presented by the two parties.
So far as the Populists are con-
cerned, they are practically out OF 1t
this year. In Tennessee, part OF
their State campaign committee re-
signed, on the express ground that 1t
was impossible ''to bring about the
reforms for which we have hitherto
fore iabored with the party in Its
present disintegrated and disaffected
condition. The truth seems to be
that the middle of-the-road faction
was everywhere practically beaten
when the regulars at st. Louis, fol-
lowing the lead of Senator Butler,
pronounced against fusion. But for
that fatal mistake, there would have
been more fusion this year than ever
before. In consequence of it, Pop
ul,sts are coming back to the Demo-
cracy-nut, permanently, but for the
campaign.
The Republican position can be
distinctly stated, their campaign
book having been sent to the printer
Monday. They are trying 10 win on
bluff. The grouna is taken That
the silver issue is dead, and that the
country has accepted the monome-
taIlic gold standard unreservediy ana
finally. Our readers know that it is
not so. The Democratic conventions
has unanimously Endorsed the Chica-
90 platform, except that the Penn
sylvanians nominated silver men and
said nothing on the subject. 1t is
true that the Republican conventions
have been more ouispoken for gold,
but to treat this as an admission 10y
the country is to beg the question.
The Republicans next take the
position that all of the prosperity
which has arisen from the natural re-
action after ten years of depression
and six years of failures is the d.
rect and unquestionable result OF the
gold standard and the Dingely bill.
No more baselcss claim could be
made. In fact, the new tariff law is
failure as revenue producer. Blu
for the war taxes we would now bt
piling up immense deficits. To make
both ends meet, even with the wal
taxes, is an apparently hopeless task
and the only thing that can be don'
is to charge every deficiency to thu
exhaustlng effect of the war, and t
promise better income in the earl.
future.
! The next claim of the Republican
, is that it is Republican war, an
that all the glory of it inures to tn
untold benefit of the grand old party
Considering that it is VIGOROUSLY
Democratic war; that it was force
by the united Democracy on an IN
willing and desperate obstinate Re
, publican administration, it scarcel
need be said that the people, who, |
every section, know the facts OF tn
case, are not going to let the matte
60 by default.
The one point in the campalg
which remains undecided and Ca
only be decided by the net result {
the congressional elections is tn
part to be taken by the Unite
States in the far East. AS to tina
: both parties are at sea, aud exam
e Piles of lndicision may be found
e the speeches aud resolutions of ar
convention of either party. III
campaign, however, cannot be ca
RED OF Oh distant questions of hit
Importance to us SO long as hon
questions of the highest consequent
0 remain in the field.