New-York tribune., 1886-03-29
TRYING TO UNITE.

The labor OF uniting the Democratic party III
preparation for the fall elections Is progressing
as we'll as could be expected. Journals ike
The HerdH devote great deal of attention tolt,
and they are curlOusly enough, the same Journals
which have most bitterly denounced Democrats
in Congress for opposing the President as to
silver coinage and as to the appointments. The
circumstance is calculated to strengthen sus-
picion that friends of the President hope to
have Democratic union after the lion and lamb
fashion; they snail lie down together the lamb
inside the lon 1t is hoped that Congressman
will surrender on all points, and submit them
selves to the Presd nt's wishes, when they be-
come impressed with the necessity of carrying
close districts at the North in order to secure a
majority in the next House
10 intensity this natural anxiety, list of
districts is published in which Democratic
members were chosen by minority of votes or
by slender majorties. In eight districts the
pluralites were for Eldredge, Of Michigan, G4 ;
for Hall, of Iowa, 73; for Warner, OF ONO,
1875; for Seymour, of Connecticut, 1873; for
Henley, of California, 145; for Anderson of
Ohio. 3O1 for Scott, of Pennsylvania, GG2 ;
and for Winans, of Michigan, 1,4SO in the
latter district 2,4t5 ProhibjtiOnist votes were
cast which, it is apprehended, may be given
against the Democratic candidate this laiI. In
all of these districts the majority OF votes
actually cast at the Congressional election was
against the present Democratic member. In
nineteen other districts the majority Tor the
elected member was 50 small that but little
change in the temper of voters would insure
the defeat of Democratic candidates. Mr..
! Geddes, of Ohio, had only 33 majority Neece, OF
Illinois. 80 ; Weaver of Iowa, 67 WOrthngton,
of Illinois, 90; Frederick, of Iowa, 1O2; Glib
son. of West Virginia, 143 : Landes, of Illinois,
2l3; and Lowering, of Massachusetts, 255.
In eight other districts the majorities were less
than 200 in each, and in three between 1000
and 400. Thus there are twenty dis
tricts in which there was already a majority
against the Democratic party at the last cleo
tion or a change of less than 800 votes would
make a majority against it. An addition of 23
to the present Republican vote would give the
Republicans a clear majority of the House.
1t is not strange if these facts cause much
anxiety. There are other matters worth re-
membering also In some States, rs IN ONO,
the Democratic party is overwhelmed with con-
fusion and disgrace by proof Of frauds and
crimes 1t is exceedingly probable that the
disgust of respectable Democrats, and the in
tense feeling Of all other good citizens, will
make difference against that party OF more
than Il thousand votes IN district. In other
States, the conduct of the party in the matter
of appointments has created great indignation.
In others still, its conduct regarding silver
coinage. its treatment of American Shipbulld-
ers, its decentralization of the foreign mail
service, its rcfu-al to issue ong-delayed
patents to deserving settlers under the Home
stead act, its delay and trickery in the matter
of pensions, and other features of its admins
trative or legislative conduct, have caused it
serious losses. 70 all these causes there is to
be added the probable loss in manufacturing