Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-07
THE CONVERSATIONAL CAMPAIGN.
Local and General Issues.
DEMOCRATS RELYING UPON THE PoPULART1
OF THE EXECUTIVE TO PULL THEM THROUGH.

DEMOCRATS RELYING UPON THE POPULARITY
OF THE EXECUTIVE TO PULL THEM THROUGH.
There will be various local issues to effect the
elections in number of congressional districts
this fall, but the great cry of the democracy
will be economy, honest government and re.
form." The congressional campaign committee
appointed by the democrats early in the session
has not accomplished much As yet. 1t has not
been able to get any money for campaign pur-
poses, and all its work has been to get up a
campaign book, the object of which is to show
that the democratic administration of affairs
has been economical and free from all forms of
corruption. The committee draw nearly all
their campaign material from the executive
branch of the government. Very little was fur
nished from the Capitol. They can point TO
practically nothing that the House has dOne.
Aside from the favorable impression Mr.. Cleve-
lands administration has made upon the coun-
try, the democrats have little to make capital
republicans in the Senate towards the land
grant forfeitures, and provisions to prevent
1haee III npands. Inc position OF the senate In
and will, in measure divert attention from
the 1naction of the House with relation to i'm
portant measures. No new issues were de-
veioped during the session of Congress.
THE FEELING TOWARDS THE PRESIDENT.
towards the latter part of the session the feel
Ing OF the democrats for the President was very
much improved, but there are many members
who will make an issue in opposition to his
the support of their democIatic constituents. It
is predicted by some OF the wise men OF the
party that these members will be surprised
tricts. particularly in the south. opposition to
the President is said to be very strong; but gen.
orally it is believed that the reverse is the case;
tnat with the people the sturdy, honest quail
ties of the President are popular. When the
democrats attack, the republicans will defend
the President in his reform policy. In some of
the conversational districts dpmOcrafic N.
didates Si will repudiate the President entirely.
Inls VIII De tue case particularly where PEN
slons and silver are supposed to be popular, but
1t Is predicted that men who take this stand
will find out their mistake before the cam paign
is over. Owing to the late date OF adjournment
members gene..3ly have had no way to test the
feeling OF thefT. 'aople. prominent supporter
OF the administration, speaking of this to q
STAR reporter, said he knew personally OF sew
eral men who had been opposing the admins
tration who, after a visit TO their homes, were
entirely changed in their sentiments. "In iact," !"
ceed as party we have got to do SO upon the
good record made by the Executive. For dem
ocrat TO attack the administration Is suicidal"
|. THE PRorECTIoNIsTs
are expecting to make gains In the next House.
This they think will result both from the dis
gust OF the people at the repeated failures of the
free traders and rom conversions to the protec-
tive doctrine. They say that the southern
members who work with Mr.. Morrison for a
reduction Of the revenue duties do not properly
represent the southern people, who are progress
sive, building up new enterprises, and naturally
favorable to protection.
REPUBLICAN HOPES IN VIRGINIA.
Representative Brady claims that Virginia
can be carried for the republicans on this issue,
and says he expects gain of two or three rep
resentatives in the next House. He says they
have good chance of electing Yoste in the
place OF Tucker, Bowen in the place of Trigg,
and another republican in Cr0XtOn's district,
In other localities in the south they expect to
make gains On the issues OF protection aud the
extension OF our trade with the South American
nations. Several of the influential southern
papers favored the Pacific mail subsidy and
similar propositions
will be the lncompetency of the democratic
House, protection. and the pension vetoeS.