The sun., 1900-01-03
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
Yroln me New York Traune.

Fro1n the Eew York Tribune.
The death OF Senator Harvard, oil Ne /,
braska, has opened the way TO the re.
tnrn OF the verbose Popniist Allen s his
stead, but the Republican strength will
Ieyertheless not be diminished Seua-
KYLE, 81 S suth Dakota, who has al
ady voted with the Republicans on
Some matters, declares himself 50 en-
E phagcally againsB Democratic. Populist
performances that he may with good
reason be reckoned with the r. tpuhlcans
on vital questions. IL is worth noting
that recent utteraDces by Senator Butler,
Of North Carolina, gave ground for
similar infereDces as to his furute course
Both at the West and at the South the
great prosperity OF the country has in
nuenced the multitudes who we're for
meriy opp lsed 10 the Republican policy,
and these Senators would naturally give
that fact some weight, as they come
from States which have been close. l.
is also natural il they prefer 10 put
themselves into pleasant relations
wish President who s likely 10 hold
Office for four years after his present
lnterm.
The controlling fact in political affairs
AnnqueEtionaby the prosperity Of the
ntfy, bIin gng increase OF wages and
CHlRiOyilGub W AAl ililhsbitAl WDI ~
and handsome profits 30 the grea,
dy Of producers Even at tie South.
lere cotton has not yielded we'll for all
snters, they have been 90 much helped
the,advance in pElces thet they may
teive more money fortheir short crop
than for the last record breaker. The
rapid extension of cotton manufacturing
at the South and the prospect that Asia
tic markets will now be opened on ad
yantageous terms TO the products Of
Southern mills have caused deep III
terest in the policy Of the Adminstra-
tiOH which IS not generally appreciated
at the North. With several OF thu
strongest Democratic Senators stoutl,
uphoiding the Administration in Ill
course regarding the Philippines ano
China,it would not b. strange il tht
Democracy led by Bryan in an assault
npon that policy should meet at the
South some unexpected reverses. For
similar reasons the Pacific States have q
deep interest in the question, and il
woulA not be stran e If Senators from
SOM III tAsga should be far more dis
posl e~st with the Republican party
- these new issues than to resist it in Q
opeless effort to revive the silver ques-
Next to purely business interests,
which always give the advantage in
times OF prosperity to the party undet
whose legislative and administrative
polio that prosperity has been attained.
there are issues which tend strongly 10
drive away from the Democratic Populial
fusion cear-headed and sound Business
men OF all shades OF opinion, Senator
Kyle gives an idea Of the prevailing dis
position in speaking ofthe drift oi Deu o.
crais and Populiets toward Socialist ana
Anarchist notions, and their readiness "
take up any and every pretext Tor war
fare against prosperity aud progreH1. Til,
PopuIist party itself was unreasonable
enough In ifs attacks upon railroads AM
upon other institutions which lad beer
guilty of lending money to farmers OF
inenting their lives Bit the Democratic
Popuist fusion appears to have gath, REQ
up all the evil and dangerous tendencies
OF both elements without any OF thet
better qualities. II is coming 10 be q
modern Gave Of Adullam, where only
those assemble who have nothing to O,
with the present welfare or the future
hope OF civilized society.
u is not unlikely that the new yeaf
will witness come striking manifesto
tions of the resentment with which con
sergatiye men regard this tendency 4.
the opposition. The state OF lureigi
"a affairs ives ono occasion for such mrr
% Join in{rebukipg partisanstip whirt
A hroIn away even the outer garb q
tRp. The attack upon al grea,
ID corporations, the good and
led alike, will soon bring home a new
ssue to millions OF wage esrners who's
Fages and employment such corpora
ions have greatly improved. The war.
on attacks upon property in evAry form
- bich come with increasing frequency
rom the associates and followers o.
3ryan are we'll calculated TO push int,
he Republican lines all the substantial
prosperous and productive elements o
ociety.