Show key to the situation the eastern press is figuring on doing without the west if necessary in the presidential election it has been figured out on the basis of the last three elections that if the there republican strength holds out in the eastern and middle states that the intermountain inter mountain states might toot their silver horn and the rest of the country would proceed to elect a republican pub licau president president we are frank to confess that the sentiment is so in favor of republicanism especially the protective policy that no matter what the spar sparsely Fiely settled silver states may do protect protection ien will win in the campaign and the republican candidate will be elected but then comes the question CD of legislation can republicans legislate without the help of western men we hardly think so an and anc leome some concessions will the chave to be made to silver tom fitch of arizona has long been advocating that the silver fight had best be fought out in congles bonal districts his idea is that a straddle plank in the republican presidential platform would be all right with a pledge from the canji date that he would not veto a free coinage coina e bill should it pass congress and he is about right for it has been a rule in warfare ever since the days of the that the way to a strong enemy is first to divide them divide and rule was a roman koman motto the west cannot successfully cope with the gold forces by fighting them in national convention we have tried it time and again and failed now let the warfare be carried into congressional districts where the silver question can be brought nearer the people and let the members thus captured unite for free coinage first last and all the time if this were done the projectionists protectionists would soon be suing for peace it is certain that as long as we direct our attention alone to national conventions vent ions defeat is going to come to silver it is an easy matter for those used to laying wires to control such gatherings they have had both national parties in their power in the past and the gold bugs will control them in the future unless we reverse our tactics |