The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-12-02
The West Kills the 46c Dollar.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.

St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Two years have made remarkable
change in the northern tiers of states
between the Mississippi and the Paci-
ic. AS the official returns come in
heavy Republican gains are found in
every case, with numerous changes,
favorable to Republicans, in both
houses Of Congress and in state
administrations. In the election of
1896 the Democratic-fusion pluralities
in ten Northern trans-mississippi
states were 2S0,387, and Republican
pluralities in three of the group were
1858. This year the pluralities in
these states are about evenly balanc-
ed. The silverite loss In the footings
is at least 260,0UJ votes. AT the recent
election the Republicans carried six of
these states, the fusionists six, and
one, Nevada, is in doubt. In Congress
the gain is even more marked. The
delegations of the thirteen states will
stand twenty-four Republicans to ten
fusionists. At least four Western Re-
publicans will take the place in the
Senate Of Democrats and fusionists.
The Populists and Democratic COM
bination in the West from which so
much was expected, is broken. 1t is
showed under in the large Pacific
states. There was, in fact, a Repub-
lican landslide in the trans-mississippi
region in this years election. A
look at the figures in detail proves
it.
Kansas changed its Bryan plurality
of 1929 to Republican plurality Of
1879. Nebraska's Bryan plurality of
1856 was reduced to 3422. while the
Republicans won the Legislature and
will elect a successor to Senator Allen.
The Republican gain in Colorado was
$4,000, in Idaho 1900, in Montana a.
000 in Wyoming 1900, in Nevada Co.,
900, in Utah 10000. Washington. like
Kansas, made an emphatic change
from Bryan plurality Of IL, 493 to a
Republican plura lily of 1000. South
Dakota, which gave Bryan a small
majority, elected two Republican
Congressman by over 1000 plurality,
retiring the present members, DEM
ocrat and a fusionst. Among the
most notable gains are those in Calf
ornia and Oregon. The latter, which
voted several months ago, increased
the Republican plurality of PHI in
1896 to 1854. California's slight Re-
publican plurality of 2797 two years
ago was expanded on Nov. s to 10000,
with the gain of Senator and four
Representatives.
The plan of the Bryan campaign
in 1896 was to carry the South and the
trans-mississippi states, all counted as
secure except Iowa, and to win enough
of the Northern Central states to fur
nsh the needed votes. 1t was great
surprise to the silverites to lose Cali
fornia and Oregon. They had consid-
cred the whole Pacific coast absolutely
sure. Now it is known that it is solid
for the gold standard. Nevada is too
closely identified with California to
oppose the gold standard further.
Kansas is again Republican. Nebras-
ka will follow the example the mo-
ment Bryan is discarded as the fusion
leader. Thought the entire West
strong tide of Republicanism is sweep
ing upward. A further alliance with
the South has nothing to support it.
The free coinage of the silver of the
world at the minis of the United
States into legal tender dollars at the
old, TO any other, fictitious ratio, is a
dead issue. Its doom was sealed in
the West, once supposed to be the
stronghold of financial heresy.