The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-29
TIE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.

The election next Tuesday will de-
eide the question OF whether or not this
administration is to continue to the
end with a Democratic majority in the
House. Of cour.e the Senate will be
Republican during the remainder of
CleYeIand's term, though the majority
of that party may be reduced some
what in the Fiftieth Congress. In the
present House the Democrats have
43 majority, and the party is making
determined efforts to prevent falling
of. So many members more than the
opposition controls are not necessary,
and it is q question if it would not be
better if the two parties were more
nearly equally represented in the
House. In this case there would be
less liability to bad legislation, and
better chance for good laws. Jobs
would be out Of the question and each
party would realize that partisan law
making would not be permitted.
!
any Of their members will be regarded as
arepudistion of the administration, and
its influence would be disastrous to the
party in the greater battle to be fought
two years hence. The rank and file of
the Democracy are by no means pleased
with Cleveland. They would cheer.
fully rebuke HIM if it could be done
without striking a blow at themselves,
But they realize that Cleveland was
chosen as q Democratic President, and
that grievous as it is to do so, the party
must continue to acknowledge him, and
must carry him and his blunders TO
the end of the Presidential term. To
DO this without bringing ruin upon
itself is what the Democracy Is trying
II Is making q vigorous campaign, and
if It shall be able to hold its own IN the
coming elections it will be accepted as
evidence that the party is still true and
ful. of strength, Notwithstanding the
crushing weight that it has struggled
under for two years. fit shall be able
to hold its own this time, it will look
ahead to 1888 with hope and confidence.
But a failure now will be accepted
as notice that tie people have
sickened of the peculiar administration
Of Mrs. Cleveland, and that they have
resolved on q change. 1t may be pos
sible By vigorous effort and the absence
of plumbers during the coming TWO
years to overcome and destroy the pop
uIar impression in regard TO the admin
istration, ana bring about the correcI
feeling that it is Cleveland and not the
Democracy that is responsible for the
unhappy condition of things; but any
considerable loss in the Congressional
representation now will place the Dem.
oorsts at a great disadvantage in the
Presidential contest.
As remarked, the Democrats have
majority in the House Of 43, hence the
Republicans would not only have to
retain all of their present districts but
make clean gain of p in order to get
control of the House. This is out OF
the question. There are twenty-four
districts which were carried by the
Democrats two years ago by MAORI hes
ranging below 900; some of these dis
tricts are known to be more Dem
ocratic now than they were before,
while it is true perhaps that the Repub-
licans have gained in others, and will
probably carry them. On the other
hand there are twenty districts held by
Republicans by msjorities under 500,
and it is believed that some of them
will be carried by Democrats, as the
Second California, the Eighth and
Eleventh Indiana, the First Virginia
the Tenth Ohio, and perhaps two or
three Others. The outlook is not at al
fattering to the Democrats, because the
true sentiments of the people cannot be
estimated with any degree of definite
ness. It is known that there is feeling
Of bitter disappointment abroad, but
whether or not that feeling is so pro
nounced that it will assert itself at the
polls in the form OF q rebuke TO Cleve-
land, aud indirectly to the Democracy,
the election Hext Tuesday alone can
decide. Every lover of good govern
ment will hope for such an outcome OF
the voting next week as viii inspire the
Democracy with hope and courage for
1888.