New-York tribune., 1898-11-11
Tile II IL RE.

narrow Administration majority in the
House Of Representatives is always more effec-
rive than a large one and better disciplined.
The necessity of standing together if they wish
10 accomplish anything YIELDS the scanty ma jOr-
ity into a { impact body. and members quickly
learn to stand by the will OF the party. 1t can
not be reckoned a misfortune for the country
that the Republican ma jority in the next Con-
gress will be little more than enough TO insure
the passage of any important measure. II is
large enough. also. to make certain the defeat
OF any measure in the interest Of free->ilyer agi
tatiOn. If there are half-dozen silver Republi
cans included in the majority. there are
many gold Democrats in the minority and be-
fore al is the certainty that effort for such
bill would be waste of time. FOR if passed it
could never be- heard in the Senate.
The controversy is ended in Congress for at
least two years. and probably for longer time
The results of Tuesday show "A great revulslon
IN the Far Western States against Bryanism
Popusm and the free-silver conspiracy. Bryan
secured ten electoral votes from Kansas. which
has now gone overwhelmingly Republican, eight
from Nebraska. which appears 10 have given a
Republican majority; four from South Dakota.
which is very close with probable Republican
success: four from Washington. which has given
a Republican ma jority of 1900 or more. about Il
tenth OF all the voters changing from the silver
side 10 the side Of sound money: three from
Wyoming. which DOW gives Republican ma
jority OF 800 ana one from California which
is now strongly Republican. Here are thirty
electoral votes which Bryan secured. more than
sixth Of all that he received. which could not
now be captured 10y any silver candidate ac-
cording 10 the vote this week. AT the same
time. the attempt 10 steal n victory by silence in
Eastern States has utterly failed. Plainly the
coming Of Mckinley prosperity has wiped out Il
great part OF the discomfort which gave the sill
yer agitation IT'S strength at the West
u II questionable whether the Dcmocraii.
party will venture 20 put up Il free silver ticket
with the prospect that II must lose about thirty
votes which the badly beaten BRYAN secured.
The vote -hs year would have given for Ne
kinlcy about three hundred electoral votes
against less than one hundred and fifty for any
candidate of the Bryan stripe 1t is not the
nature Of the Democratic party 10 stand man-
fully In open but hopeless fight for any prn-
cpe. Its way Is 10 gain what il can 10y real or
pretended changes OF conviction and purpose
Although it would seem humanity impossibl for
any great body Of men. processing 10 have be
Iiefs OF any sort. TO turn back from snch n rec
ora as Tue DtlnocTdllc parry BHS udup III IlIt
last TWO years. that party has performed The
feat more than once. The shrewdest Eastern
Democrats have for some lime been hunting foi
way 10 dodge. and without the States they
represent the Democratic party has no chance
Whether The frce-silyer issue is resUrrected
two years heLce or not. the magnificent Repub
ncan victory in the Senate elections removes
the possibility Of free-silver majority in that
body for the next four years AZ least. The vie
tories In Kansas. Nebraska. Oregon and West
Virginia 90 far 10 assure the success Of fOuI
Republican Senators two years hence who
might have been lost and probably the result in
Wyoming places Senator Warren on the right
side. The Nation can 90 ahead with its other
duties for at least four years without apprehen-
sion Of disturbance as TO either the tariff or the
silver question. The solution OF other problems
which the new position Of the United States
among the nations OF the world and the onward