Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-10
Look. 90 tn. Congressional Districts.


Look. 90 the Congressional Districts.
In their esgerness to elect a presi-
dent, the Democrats of the country
must not lose sight of the necessity OF
electing congress to uphold the
hands Of their president. The senate
Is Republican and will remain so for
some years, as present Democratic sue
cess even in Republican states will not
give them an opportunity to dlsplace
senators whose terms do moi expire
for several years. The house is Dem
ocratic by majority OF seventy-nine,
and with proper attention to the repre-
sentative districts this ascendency
may be maintained in the Forty ninth
congress. With a Democratic house
and president the work of purifying
the government by casting out cor
rupt place-holders will be pursued
with vigor, though the an-
tagonism Of one OF the co-ordi-
nate arms of government may impede
them In their efforts and make the
work less thorough than 1t might be
were the Democrats TO gain control of
all the branches of government. In
one respect, indeed, the senate has
power to cripple the president In the
process of reform, and Republican
craftsmanship furnishes guarantee
that the majority Of that party in the
senate will not hesitate to use the full
est degree of constitutional or extra
constitutional prerogatives to defeat the
purposes of Democratic executive in
pursuit of his measures of reform. The
president can make appointments
only "by and with the consent of the
senate" in certain cases and this con-
sent will not be given when it is re-
qnired to remove Republican Office
holders and fiji their places with DEM
ocrats. The presidential appointments
may be of the best material and unob-
jectionable to the best element of the
country, but without the senate to
confirm such appointments they are
nugatory and impotent. In a dead
lock between the appointing and con-
hrming power, the political COM
plexion of the house is all.im-
portant. With its Influence on the
side of the executive he is strength
ened and often enabled to win the
fight; but a Democratic president OPP
posed by Republican senate and
house Is practically powerless for any
good in wedding out the vicious and
useless parts ofgovernment that have
grown up under Republican rule. The
great necessity, therefore, of close at
tention to all doubtful congressional
districts is strikingly plain.
There are forty-odd districts In each
of which the sitting member of con.
gress was elected by majority of less
than 500 votes. The average vote of
these districts is 10000. A change of
$50 votes in any OF them-less than one
per cent. of the whole-will change
the political character of its represent
alive. The Republican party is armed
with an immense corruption fund to
be distributed wherever votes NAV be
bought, and II will use money without
stint in close districts. Its work must
be negatived by hard work by the
Democrats. To gain president and
lose both branches of congress would
be but barren victory. A Democrat.
ic president must be supplemented by
a Democratic house Of representatives.
There is but one district In Texas
that can be regarded as mt all doubtful
Ochiltree's election in the Galveston
district has emboldened the Republic
cans to use special endeavers to retain |
his seat, and they will not lack vlpor
In prosecuting the fight for that dis.
lrict. The Democratic vote OF the dis !
trict is good majority, and If cast for
the Democratic candidate will elect
nina with margin TO spare. Mr.. |
Grain, the Democratic nominee. will |
make thorough and spirited canvass.
ana has every encouragement in max
ing The fight for success. He should
nave the vote and the personal sup.
port OF every Democrat in the district.
hat his election may All up the gap in
solid Democratic delegation from
Texas, and give us one more vote to
'ustain the measures of probable
Democratic administration.
~, An Ingenious Plea for Monopoly.
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