Show THE POLITICAL THE springfield pr ingfield maae Mass republican an influential independent paper in te lev lewing viewing the be political situation equation sayo bays that with september will open the storm of abich the summer dullness is ie the foregoing calm elections are corning coming off in maine and vermont a few days daya hence and elana are awaiting the results in these st states at as aa an indication of what way the northern pulse boats the paper referred to to ie of opinion that the fight in the pending campaign will be sharp and bitter the on b bath oth 0 bides id es a are re few a and nd I 1 in n th the e h heat eat of the battle they will be more scarce on the republican side quay platt a d blaine will not be conspicuous at headquarters but they will be active workers in the rank and file blaine will be heard from in due time both by tongue end and pen while quay and platt will work with old time vigor on the democratic side bide there is no longer any question as to the fidelity of tammany mr cleveland in his madison square speech dwelt strongly on the tariff and on the force bill ap and it is evident that both will wl I 1 I 1 be baade d e ae leading a ding I 1 issues as ue a in the c campaign A by his big party the republicans though stalwart in their advocacy of protective tariffs contend that the force bill is not and cannot be made an issue of this campaign in ID relation to silver the managers of both sides seem to maintain a masterly inactivity which almost gives the idea of a mutual understanding that it be made purely subordinate so bo far the question of foreign relations has not been ventilated to any great extent the administration of mr blaine in this line has been successful cess coss ful and democrats know that a great deal of capital can not be made out of it in their interest the republican however does not ignore the peoples party as a factor in the campaign in the gestand west and south its influence cannot be sneered at developments are in progress there which show that old eld traditions are no longer party shibboleths chairman carter and chairman harrity are both puzzled as to the attitude it of the peoples party though they profess to regard it with indifference there to is no doubt that silver to Is a burning question in the west and south and the adherence of the peo 8 lea party to free coinage complicates the ie contest in both regions while et east of the mississippi and north of the tennessee the fight will be on old party lines |