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Show WHERE WILL THEY BE? Tho opinion Is growing all oyer the nation, nnd particularly In tho west.that there must soon conio u new alignment of tho people ou national lines. Senator Shoup ot Idaho, nn administration Republican, says: Eyery Indication points to realignment realign-ment on llopublican and Democratic linos. . Side shows will cease to cut any figure in future contests, nnd voters will rail v uudor tho old parly standards. stand-ards. Tho olcctlou In Idaho Indicates this tendency. Tlioro Is a most significant signifi-cant increase In tho number of Republicans Repub-licans in tho legislature. In Utah during tho recent election Tarty lines woro drawn, tho Republicans Republi-cans endorsed MoKlnley's "administration "adminis-tration and policies," and tho Demo crnts stood on thu Chicago platform of 1800. Wo bollpvo that party namo in this country is slowly losing its potency nnd that intelligent people aro going to squaroly nllgii Ihomselvcs either an ono or the other side of this question. Even the Salt Lako Trlbuno, tho most aidant upholder, of Hopubll-oanl:in Hopubll-oanl:in in Utah during tho Inst election, elec-tion, now compares McKlnley to Cleveland. Cleve-land. If correct, nnd wo belloyo It Is, It moans that "gold" Democrats must Join tho Kepnblloni) pnrty, tho party of McKlnley Mid his "policies." also that "sllvor" Republicans inubt Join tho Domooratlc parly, tho only parly in. favor of truo ulmetallsm. Tho Popul-' 1st party cuts no figure; oven tho patron saint of the party, nnd tho lato cnndldntc(?) for Congress, ndmlts tho ptrtyjsdond. This menus that tho next Presidential cnmpalgn lu 1000 will bo fought out by two parties only, tho Republicans for gold only, tho Democrats Demo-crats for gold nnd silver. Which will tho pooplo choose? Wo hopo tho showing show-ing of tho President's messngo -nlouc, without countlug other conditions, will show them that tho proper Btnnd Is with tho Democratic, tho only truo blmetallo party. Tariff Is not au Issue mid wllj not bo nn lsstio for at lonst tho next ton years. Territorial expansion ex-pansion Is not ftti Issue. Tho only trim lsstio is gold only, or gold and Bllvuron an equality, Tho voters must chooso. |