St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-09
The HOUSE is OURS,
Reed Will Not Weld the Gavel
for the Representatives
Next Time.
The House Sure to Be Demo-
cratic by a Rousing
Majority.
Even With the New States the
Republicans Will Be in
the Bouillon.
Cal Brice Promises That Ohio
Alone Will Easily Turn
the Tide.

Alone Will Easily Turn
the Tide.
New YORK, Oct. S.-"The next house
of representatives will have a Demo-
cratic majority" said Senator-elect
Brice this afternoon. at is idle for any
man to say that he knows how an cleo
ton is going to result month ahead,
but as l look at the situation now it is a
moral certainty that the next house will
be Democratic" Chairman Brice said
this after long consultation with Ros-
well Z. Flower, chairman of the Demo-
cratic congressional committee, and
with Senator German. These three
leaders of Democracy have been in
council since yesterday, and they have
also been endeavoring to raise
some funds with which to carry
on the legitimate work of the
campaign. ''Thls is not the national
committees fight" added Chairman
Brice. "This campaign is IN charge of
the congressional committee, and the
ing to supplement the work of that COM
mittee. After careful investigation I
am satisfied that Flower and his assist
ants have done everything in their
power, and that the outlook IS a very
bright one. One of the places in which
individual members of the national
committee propose to help in this cam
paign is in Ohio. l feel some RESPONSE
bility for the work there, and | am will
ing to say this-that if the Democrats
throughout the remainder Of the coun-
try will hold their own
Ohio Alone
will overturn the majority which the
Republicans had in the present house
and the additions which they have
made to it by admissions of new states.
The Republicans began this congress
with five majority, and when the men,
bers from the six new states shall have
taken their seats this number will be
increased by seven, making total of
twelve to overcome. i promise that
Ohio alone will do that. / have full
advices from Ohio, and there we are
going to elect twelve members of the
next house, giving US a majority of
three in the delegation. The present
delegation consists of sixteen Repub-
licans and five Democrats. If we
elect twelve members, as we are rea-
sonably certain to do, our gain in Ohio
alone Will be fourteen, and if the re-
mainder of the country will hold its
own the next house will be ours. Nc
Klnley will be defeated and Foster will
be defeated. Reports from Ohio indi-
cate this result almost beyond a doubt.
l am aware that the Republicans are
prepared to pour money into McKinley's
district with lavish hand. Already our
men report that Republicans are around
offering large sums to hire Democratic
farmers and others on election day,
that being the chief means by which
they expect to put out their corruption
fund. But our forces are we'll organ
lied, and our energies will be put forth
from this time on.
Watching the Enemy
and preparing to get our voters to the
polls. 1t must be remembered that the
Democratic committee are working at
terrible disadvantage in this campaign.
While the Republicans appear to be
already we'll provided with money, and
to have much more promised by manu-
facturerS ana trusts which have been
benefited by their tariff bill, it is almost
impossible to raise money for the Demo-
cratic campaign. Here in New York
and elsewhere men or means, though
good Democrats, declare that the
dominant party's policy of tariff reform
has been carried to such an extreme
that while they still hope for Demo
cratic success they do not feel like SUBJ
scribing to the campaign funds. They
say, moreover, that the tariff reform
extremists so savagely criticise the use
OF money in elections, and with such
show of holy horror hold up their
hands aghast at the use of money In
elections. that they are not willing to
take the risks involved in contribution
to the campaign fund. Without stop
ping to discuss the right or wrong of
their view, say it is one of the diff
culties which we encounter. There is
no danger that the Democratic cam
palgn fund will be used cOrrdptly. We
have
No Corruption Fund
and do not want one. If we wanted it
we could not get it. Only with great
difficulty can we raise enough money to
pay postage and the expenses of our
public speakers. In the state of Ohio
a little money has been raised for the
C mpaign, tor the expenses of speakers
and other legitimate expenses, but all
that has been contributed in addition to
my own subscription has been given by
personal friends of mine who want to
hold up my hands ID this fight. but who
are not entirely in sympathy with the
present party policy. The Republicans
are fighting hard for the next house.
and are raising a large sum of money.
They will have SO to our 81. but if
Democrats everywhere who believe in
the cause, who believe in tariff reform,
will help with their work and their
votes. we shall win the next house
by comfortable majority" Chairman
Flower, Of the congressional commit
tee, was hard at work to-day trying
to raise few thousand dollars for the
expenses of his committee. I'VE are
very poor" he said. ''and Democrats
everywhere appear to be poor. 1t is the
Republicans that have the money. at
Washington our committee has finished
its work of sending out documents. and
that part of the campaign has been
thoroughly though economically done.
From many parts Of the country come
Demands for Help.
In all the close districts the Republi-
cans appear to have plenty of funds.
We are so poor in places that we
haven't enough money to pay for print
ing and the travelling expenses of cam
paign speakers. In only four or five
close districts throughout the country
has this committee been able to give
help, and that in pitifully small sums.
But the people appear to be with
us, and, money or no money,
we are going to have the next
house OF representatives. In Ohio
Col. Brice promises US handsome gain.
In New York we shall gain two men,
berS. IN Connecticut and New Hamp-