Evening star., 1900-09-25

light times while Indiana stood seven times
for the republicans and three for the demo-

eis hit times while Indiana stood seven times
for the republicans and three for the demo-
Gratis.
To lead men to forsake the party OF their
affections and long-cherished convictions to
unite with a party they have fought with
bitterness almost amounting TO natreu -
seldom successful. The disaffected, the dis
gruntled, may sulk at home. To lead them
to vote directly against their old party can
not be done unless they become members
of some new political organizations. fof
the goyernership of New York in 1882 Cleve-
land secured majority of 10000 Had the
republicans then polled their full strength
he would have been defeated. The repub-
lican 'stay-at-homes elected MIN ana IN
so doing made him twice President.
In 1872 the democrats, and In 1880 the re-
publicans were routed horse, foot and
dragoons" 1t seemed as II their respect
i've bottoms had fallen out and that there
could be no resurrection for them, and yet
the election returns show that neither OF
the defeats resulted from an increased vote
on the part of the victors, but from the re-
spective stay-at-homes.
A political party is immortal until Its Is
sues are dead A party may die of It's VIC
tories removing its issues by their trf-
un:phant settlement, or by the absorption
of them by some more numerous Organlza-
ton, as the old free soil party was absorbed
by the republican party. We are republl-
cans or democrats until we are something
else The populists of the west, largely ex-
soldiers were offshoot of the republican
be men without a party. Their fusion with
the democrats a continual heartburn
ing 1t accords with human nature that
very large proportion Of them will now re-
turn to their first love, the republican
party.
Votes grow faster than population. FROM
1910 to 1860 our population increased "a per
cent and the votes "a per cent From 1861
to 1880 the population increased " per
cent and the votes 1U7 per cent. From 1872
to 1896 the population grew from 6o. 4o3.OoO
to II 260 600 an increase OF 3 per cent, and
the votes from 1902 600 to 13923,31S. or
15h Der cent. The campaign of 1896 drew
out the largest proportion $3.50 per cent?
of voters to popula raon known In our polit-
ical history
The population of 1900 may be safely
assumed to be II, 100000, an increase of
@ o5n nln over 1894 Fixing the proportion OF
voters to population at 10 per cent, ana
]. 1877 500 citizens will cast their first presl-
Dental votes next November. In otner
words, we may state that 1.1SI,5Uo young
men will then cast their first presidential
votes In ordinary elections nlhe-
| tenths of them vote as their fathers do. Ii
the republicans of the north be in excess OF
| the democrats that new strength will inure
| to the benefit of Mckinley; otherwise II
not 1t may be safely assumed that 1eW OF
| those young voters, ardent, ambitious. ag-
gressiye will be attracted by the cry OF
anti-imperialism. The increase OF popuia-
tion during the last decade Is mainly a
| western increase In states that have gen.
| erally been ultra-republican. The inference
| seems very strong that the increase of num-
| her Of voters will strengthen Mr.. Mckinley
| much more than Mr.. Bryan. h.