New-York tribune., 1899-07-08
CONDITIONS IN THE WEST
SENATOR WARREN ENTHUSIASTIC OWED
THE STATE OF AFFAIRS.
PROSPERITY MAKING THE SILVER Issur
LESS vIoLENT-THE PRESIDENTS
POLICY INDORSED.
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Washington. July 7.--Senator Warren Of wvo.
ming who has been spending mis- time since the ad
journment OF Congress among the people OF IN.
West. has returned 10 Washington. bringing WITH
him glowing picture Of the condition Of affair, a,
he found them In that section OF tho country wh.,
the doctrine Of the free coinage Of silver has a.
many enthusiastic adherents.
I'VE now hear very little in the West about sr..
silver" observed the Senator. In my own s,ais
have election of any sort this year. and pub.
lie questions not up for discussion. The free.
silver men-the radicals. Of course-st cling 10
their belief in free silver. but their strong argu.
ment Of previous campaigns, that the country would
go to the dogs II free silver was not authorized has
lost much OF its weight We have good times ana
prosperity is smiling upon US so bounteously tha,
even these see that the country has been saved
without the adoption OF their IDEAS.
In Colorado the free coinage Of silver is s,in an
issue 1t would be foolish OF me or any other man
conversant with the situation to say that It Is a
dead issue II is not. but at the same time Il "a
not so virulent issue as II has been in the past
There was time not long ago n that State
when O man was a silver man first and Repub.
lican next Now Republicans are Republicans frs,
and silver men next. Colorado Is gradually coming
back into the Republican column. and DO not
think the day is far distant when will again be
in the ranks where II properly belongs. We may
more marked than they were at the last election.
when Republican gains were SO noticeable. Al the
people of Colorado are silver people. but In mora
moderate sense In that they are sensible and
realize the successful conditions that confront
them and that they are getting their fair share Of
the benefits that prosperity has brought them.
EFFECT OF PROSPERITY.
while the output OF the silver mines Of Colorado
Is not so great as II was. the gold product has
increased amazingly. and Colorado Is to-day thu
greatest old-producins State In the Union leaving
California, long the leader in this respect far In
the background This prosperity very naturally
has It's effect upon the people who but short time
ago believed that in silver alone was to be found
the salvation OF the country. Still loyal 10 silver.
there are unmistakabe indications OF the dissolu.
tion OF the Populis and all the other parties that
were Cfshoots OF one or the other OF the srea,
parties. The people OF Colorado have reached the
point where they are beginning TO believe that two
parties are enough The tendency for some time
has been toward realsnment OF the old parties
and once this conviction is settled the Republicans
OF that great State who have gone of after strange
political gods will surely return to the old fold
The Democrats OF the Rocky Mountain States how
ever still clamoring for Bryan and the platform
OF 1896 and their voice IN the next Democratic
convention will doubtless be FOR the old ticket and
the old platform. with the possible addition OF an
other plank denouncing trusts.
, IN the west the people are beginning 70 see
that the trust business has been overplayed II
VIII cease TO have Its prcsent terrors by the time
the National conventions meet What are the con-
ditlons even to-day? Instead Of new trusts being
announced every day and stocks selling at fancy
prices. hear nothing more than the completion
OF some companies that had proceeded so far tha,
they cannot back out. and stocks selling a, lower
they were short time ago. The tendency toward
combines and trusts stopped short because the buy
and stocks as permanent investments. II was
fsd' and IKE all fads: It has been oyerpayed ara
When business is good. times prosperous and
money plenty there Is much Interest ere, and more & or
fancy OF running TO. trusts existed shows the
heaIthy Sondt!on OF the Public n \ regard to bust
but II now looks II 1t I'll be too far In the past
tions.
ADMINISTRATION LOYALTY SUPPORTED.
"Out In my section OF the country the Admins-
traton's policy with respect 10 foreign questions u
receiving loyal support Every one Is not an
expansionist. as thai term Is understood. but all
are giving the President a support that indorses
his policy OF maintaining the honor of the flag and
the integrity of the Government. This support
goes to him regardless OF political afhiation.
and the unanimity OF sentiment Is marked when
is unnecessary TO name SO far as the Republicans
party is unit for Mr.. Mckinley. and that he will
receive the solid vote in convention OF the Western
States. His policy has been wise and conservative,
and within party lines is entirely devoid OF cri,l-
cism
Generally speaking. the conditions in the we':
there, are excellent, and the farmer has promise q:
an abundant harvest ! noticed coming through
Nebraska that the winter wheat was failure. but
the corn crop Is very good. Throughout the whole
West there is feeling OF contentment and belief
that the era Of prosperity has dawned and that the
brighter days will remain with US Much Of this
Is due to wise legislation by the Republican COR.
gress and II will find responsive echo when the
election days come again."