Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-30
ENCOURAGING.
Reports to the Democratic Con-
gressional Committee.
The Next House, it is Believed, will be
Democratic by Not Less Than
Fifteen Majority.
A London Merchant Says the Mckinley Bill
was Framed and Passed for Benefit OF
Trusts and Combinations.
SECRETARY TowLE TALKS.

SECRETARY TowLE TALKS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-Secrstary
Towle of the Democratic congressional
committee said to THE GAZETTE corre-
spondent that the demand for campaign
literature has been far in excess of the
supply, "but," said he, "we have met
all the requests for documents as exps-
,ditiously as possible with the means at
oar command. We have had more calls
for copies of speeches on the tariff than
any other subject. or course Carlisle g
great speech on the conference report
has had the lead. We have placed it in
all the congressional districts in the
country. l think il Will have great in
fiuence among the workingmen who
have been led astray By the great issue
of protection. We have sent out large
numbers of speeches on other issues than
the tariff. There has been false de-
mand for the speech of Col. Sayers of
Texas on appropriations, and of MoRae
of Arkansas, and Gen. Wheeler of Ala
bama.'
In speaking CT the reports received by
the committee Secretary Towle made the
following statement: Reports from Con-
necticut and Massachusetts are very en-
couraging, and congressional gains are
predicted in both states. ''Parson' -
Mckinney of New Hampshire is confident
of his election. In Maryland Rayner and
Compton, it ID said, have certainty +,
and Mr.. McComas' district is considered
very doubtful. In Virginia. it is ex-
pected to carry certainly all the dis
triets except the Second and
Fourth, beating Brown in the
Accommao district, and possibly
carrying the Second owing to q Republi-
can split. George Wise is considered
safe in the Richmond district. In North
Carolina the canvass has heated up and
the prospects are good. The Republic
cans carried three districts in 1888. The
Second and Fifth, which had Republic
can majorities of less than 700 in 1888, ,
are regarded as certain. The Ninth
Ewart's-whIch had less than 500 is not
regarded as so sure. Things are some
what mixed in South Carolina, but
nevertheless. it is expected to have
Democrats who will go into the caucus
from every district. A gain of one is
Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi
and Texas, are expected to send the
same number of Democratic congress-
men as they did to the Fifty first. The
Republicans are
TALKING OF DEFEATING GRAIN,
and possibly Of carrying the First dis
trict. In the West all the reports are
encouraging. A gain of not less than
seven is expected in Ohio, and of one or
two IN Missouri, and IL is hoped that In
diana will hold her present delegation.
California reports are said TO be very en-
couraging. In New York there is an e1-
cellsnt feeling. There will be no losses
III the city or in Brooklyn, and there is a
strong belief that two interior districts
will be redeemed. Altogether, reports
are very encouraging, and, unless the
campaign managers in the several states
are mistaken or should be caught nap
ping on election day, it is believed that
the next house will le Democratic by not
less than fifteen majority. No appre-
hension Is felt Us to the course to be pur-
sued by Democratic Farmers Alliance
men; but while this is the present feel
ing, there are those who have apprehen-
sIons of some combination IN case the
Alliance men should hold the balance of
power in the next house.
MR.. WALLACE JONES,
wealthy London merchant who Is max
ing tour of the United States, thus
discoursed to q Post reporter about the
Mckinley bill: few of our manufec-
turers, particularly in the plush trade,
the duty on which has been advanced $50
per cent. can no longer do business in
England. AS q consequence they will
change their base and set up their fac
tories in the United States. l know of
two large houses that will shortly emf
crate to this country. But there is no
general feeling of alarm on our side.
The finer lines Of goods that are not yet
made in America will continue to be i'm
ported. The new system will undoubt-
edly give an impetus to production on
this side of the Atlantic. More manu-
factories will start up and the output will
be vastly increased. But it will not take
long to reach time when production
will run ahead OF demand. The home
market can't begin to absorb all that is
made at home. There will be no foreign
market to offer relief. and the only thing
to be done is for the manufacturers to
agree on a Limitation Of products. Trusts
and com bines will flourish and working
men will be thrown out of employ ment
for indefinite periods. predict this will
be the outcome of the Mckinley bill un-
less some system OF reciprocity is inau-
gurated.
It will be q wise thing for the working
men to consider carefully what Mr.. Jones
says will be the outcome of the McKIn-
ley bill. What MIR. Jones says is in line
with the arguments used Dy all the Dem
ocratic speakers, 1. e., the Mckinley bill
was framed and passed for the benefit o
trusts and combines. In other words, it
is the carrying out of the deal made In
1883.