Show IN THE PUBLIC EYE if the country editors ware to afoot wide of the mark as do some of the leading editors of the nation in their editorial utterances none would be humble as to pay them the homage of common respect res pact henry Wat tereon that skilful wielder of bordi who pre aidea over the louisville courier journal made this announcement in leading edio ial prior to the late state and municipal elections As a political ibue the free and independent coin age of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 is dead as africia slavery and the morning after the returns were in from the state of kentucky and the gold democrats bad polled lesa anan votes this same henry watterman Watt ersan doffed bis hat to the silver democracy of that state and the nation and marchelto the rear of the mighty column advancing behind the banner of 16 to I 1 if colonel Wat tereon editor and politician were the only writer of heavy editorials who bad mcce eded by bis logic in demonstrating ie ll 11 own satisfaction that the ell issue was dead prior to the campaign of 1896 and then again daring abu early months of this year it could bo daiil that ho is the exception thai proves the rule hat great editors approach infallibility but henry walteri eoon la only distinguishable from a great army of writers who said the dilver issue ie dead in that be has been completely crushed by the overwhelming evidence that it is not but ie an overshadowing moving pul sating potent spirit that will not down they all stand that the easue of next year in tho congress elections will be 16 to 1 and to go outside the bounds ot we have the painful adt frank statement of nelida dingley and thomas brackett reed and senator chandler and john others oa the aide of the that the battle of 1806 must be fought over in 1898 facetiously they referred to of bryana book the airet battle and yet they now confess they reiterate it was tha birst battle bo it beems that si er all greatest depends much upon the glasa through which greatness ia viewed and that often the eloquent man is the illogical fellow but eloquence fascinates while it mag and sometimes makes little men appear as great men |