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will be n general disposition to see how inc DO"
policy Of freedom works before taxing ano'ner
and very costly step.
OF COURSE.


Mr.. Voorhees, expresses the opinion that Mr.
Colkins, of Indiana, and other Republicans who
have been elected by good majorities, will nave
their seats contested, and will be unseateu ny
the large Democratic majority In the House.
Thanks, gentlemen. Nothing else VIII DO more
10 convince the people that tho Dcmocr"tic
marty Il, still az dishonest and unpatriotic as
ever. A few instances of disregard and defeat
of the popular will, few illustrations OF the
readiness of Democrats to disfranchise districts
that do not see At to favor them, Will improve
the situation wonderfully.
Past evidence of the Democratic character In
this particular has not been forgotten, wo nope
by the country. But it Is hard to make voters
realize the almost incredible mulishness and
folly of a party that will not improve in the
least degree after twenty years of beating
Young voters, and even many who have seen
the Democratic party tested repeatedly by near
hopes of success, can hardly think 1t possible
for any set OF men to turn up again just as
brainless, as narrow greedy and plg-headed rs
ever, after the defeat of 1880. Yet almost
every experienced man in either party expects
the Democrats to do some suicidal thing before
they have held control of one branch OF Con-
gress for single half year. Why not this par
ticular thing
BY all means steal the seats Of few Repub-
lcans, Messrs. Democrats A third of all the
seats you rightfully hold in the next Congress
were given 20 you by Republican votes. Dis
gust these voters as soon as possible. Teach
them that Democratic majority knows neither
law nor shame, and will unhestatingy rob a
constituency of its share in the Government, in
order to grab two years pay for man whose
vote you do not need. A few manifestations OF
that same old spirit, which has been shown so
often by Democratic votes in the House, Will
remind Republicans of facts that they might
otherwise forget. A right vigorous campaign
of ote-stealing in the session just preceding Il
Presidential election will prepare people to APP
precate Democratic professions of anxiety for
reform. The members whose seats may be
stolen will go home to indignant constituencies
and ask for overwhelming majOrties. They
need have no fear. A Democratic Congress
stole the vote of Colorado. we remember and
since that time it has not been possible, even in
n tine of extreme disaster, with Republicans
divided and disorganized, to get a Democrat
near enough an election to make contest
hopeful. The Democrats can fix few more
districts in the same way, if they please, and
cannot thereby do the Republicans any harm
for they are only minority now. nor can they
do the Democratic party any good, for it has Il
strong working majority now. The only prac-
teal result will be to put some money into the
pockets of men who have no right to it, to
arouse the Just Indignation of outraged con-
stituencies, and to teach honest voters what sort
of Democratic wolf it is that dresses in sleeps
clothing of the reform pattern.