The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-17

| party under its present leadership r.
committed. The policies for which the
| Republican party stands, separated
| from party names, would readily COM
| mand a majority of the votes in at
! least half of the Southern states. which
nevertheless and with perfect conf
| dence, are today counted in the Bryan
column. There is no real majority of
| public sentiment in the South in favor
OF free coinage OF silver. and there Is
most decided preponderance OF public
sentiment in that section in favor OF
the robust Americanism OF the admin
istratfon, and its policies OF retention
Of the Philippines and trade expansion
in the Orient.
Senator Morgan of Alabama lost no
strength in his own section when he
opposed the policy to which his own
party I'm congress was committed. and
| heartily upheld the administration on
the question OF expansion. Although
strong fight was made against him on
that very question. and on his alleged
lukewarmness on the question of sill
yer. he easily carried the Endorsement
OF the Democratic primaries in his own
state. insuring his reelection to the
senate Gen. wheeier's pronounced ex-
pansion sentiments and avowed SYM
pathy with the action of the admins
tration In the Philippines did not re-
suit In any antagonism to his practical
~ unanimous recollection to congress
two years ago. although at the time II
wasfvery doubtful whether he would
be permitted to take his seat. Senator
McEnery. Is unqualifiedly for sound
money and protection. and has no SYM
pathy with any OF the issues rendered
by the Organizes and he still holds his
position with his party In his own state.
as Is also the case with Senator Pettns.
There is hardly a Democratic paper
of standing and position in the South
which accepts the present Democratic
platform freely and without reserva-
ton. They support the Democratic
ticket In a perfunctory way: not be-
cause they are inFsympathy with Bryan
time has not come, in their Judgment.
when they can afford to abandon their
allegiance to the historic name OF De-
mocracy. The attitude of the conserva-
tive. sensible men of the South at pres
ent is the paradoxical one Of supporting
the Democratic national ticket, while
Such condition cannot last long. At
present a man invites social ostracism
when he announces himself as Repub-
lican In many portions OF the South. but
that sentiment is losing its force with
great rapidity. The majority OF the peo-
pie OF many OF the Southern states have
accepted Republican principles. and
their acceptance of the party name Ia
simply question of time. The example
OF men like Gen. Rosser. who announces
himself for Mckinley and the entire
Republican platform. VIII be followed
by many others. II 1t is seen that men
can go over TO the Republican party
without losing caste. the movement In
that direction VIII become rapid, and
Republican party will be built
up in the South by Southern men of
character and standing 1t is believed
and asserted by many that the dis
reimbursement of the negro by Southern
Democrats win bring retribution by
working 90 the same end. With the
negro vote eliminated. the white vote
win divide on political principles in
stead OF party names. IL that time ever
comes, goodbye TO the Democratic solid
South.