The Red Cloud chief., 1898-11-18
HARRIS IS NOT D|SAAYED.
The Kansas Senator Is Still Hope.
full for Free Silver.
DISCUSSES THE ELECTION,
An Extra Session Of Congress In March
TO rsss the Gage Currency Bui-A
National Third Party n SILVER Il
Dropped.

TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. i6--"War talk
had something to do with Republican
success in the West this year" said
Senator w. A. Harris to-day, land"
no continued, many people voted TO
sustain what they called the Presi-
dents war policy, which, by tho way.
Is q mythical sort of thing when you
come to analyzo IL. Then I found
some of the voters In the agricultural
districts we'll satisfied with big crops
and higher prices Of last year and
without reasoning az to causes were
inclined to vote to keep things as they
are"
"Do you think the results OF tho
election were q rebuko to the free sill
yer idea"
II do not. People do not change
their Vows In that way. The people
think now about the same as they did
In 1850. Public attention has been di.
| verified In the West from the acuteness
Of the money question by q term of
unusual agricultural prosperity. You
let a touch Of hard times. q period OF
depression como again as It will, and
the matter will come to the front with
as much vigor or more than ever. You
must remember the so.called 10 to 1
plank Of tho Democratic platform is
more than that. 1t Is q financial pol.
Icy. 1t protests against the retirement
Of the greenbacks and denounces q ma.
tional bank currency. Tho financial
policy Of the Democratic party Is not
| Had It 10 y,r,, ,u,,,h oliro
"Were not the Democrats afraid Of
the issue in the EastP"
"They made n mighty poor fist In
their fight without the silver issue.
They could hardly have done worse
with 1t, and / think they would have
been much more successful had they
made q fair and square fight with free
silver and tho Democratic financial
policy as the issue. ! think they lost
by ignoring it."
by dropping the silver issue the
Democrats might gain a few gold stan.
dard Democratic votes, though for my
part l believe there are few Of such.
They have permanently Joined the Re.
publican party. On tho other hand,
by abandoning their present financial
position the Democratic party would
lose the free silver vote, which would
result at once in the coming to life Of
a third party in national politics. The
Populists have retained their organi-
zation. They are on guard. They are
ready to 60 for themselves 80 soon as
the Democratic platform becomes I'M
satisfactory to them. In such an event
you would find whole states now DEM
ocratic would 60 for the third party.
The Democratic party would lose far
more than 1t would gain If, in 1900, 1t
should abandon its present financial
policy.
''There Is another thing which Ia go.
ing to make q demand for tho free
coinage of silver, and that Is the new
United States colonies In the silver
using countries. These people VIC
have undertaken to govern will have
to be supplied with money. They want
silver. They arc accustomed to IL. their
dealings are on a silver metallic basis.
Silver coins in small denominations
and large quantities are necessary 70,
their domestic commerce. They know
nothing about gold and have little OF
no occasion to use 1t. We will have to
inc, ease the supply OF silver money &c
meet their needs"
what ara the Republicans going Il
do to carry out their financial policy?'
81 am sure an extra session Of con
gress will be called March Z for tn,
express purpose Of passing a flnan
cial measure based upon tn,
Gage plan. This, as Is well known
puts issue Of paper money into tn
hands Of the banks aid makes tho &C
curity for the bank paper the capita
and deposits In the banks instend o
government bonds rs under the presen
system. The new law will also retir
the g~reenbacks or treasury notes
, With the Senate as now constitute
! this measure could not prevail, but tn
recent elections have probably give
the power into the hands of the nd
: ministration to pass a bill as recon
mended by Secretary Gage. No tim
will DO lost In SO doing and or extr
session will DO called for the purpose
This you SEQ makes the financial iasu