The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-04
The OUTLOOK for the Democrats.

The Outlook for the Democrats.
In an interview day or two ago, Mr..
Cleveland said that he was confident that
next House. He did not, he SAID, expect
that they would gain Il sweeping victory,
but he believed that they would achieve
safe and substantial success. This appears
to be ABOUT fhe Aeling among democratic
leaders in aifparts of the country, and If
democrats ID their duty to-day there will
be no reason -for disappointment in the
democratic ranks
The national democratic congressional
committee has mot done a great deal Of
effective work. Il did nothing until the
national republican congressional committee
had been at work Month. The reason for its
inactivity has been its want of money. A
few rich men have made contributions, but
the burden ofsHpplYing as much money as
was needed far naa <tng very earnest aud
aggressive campaign was much heavier
than t@ey were willing to bear Still, all
things consideFed, the democrats have
maze a very effective campaign. The local
leaders nearly everywhere have fully ap-
precisted the necessity for active and earn
est campaign work, aud they have sue
ceeded in arousing great deal of enthus-
iasm among democratic voters.
The Mckinley bill has helped the demo-
Gratis, particularly in the west, where the
farmers, who are deeply in debt. are begin
ming to understand that the bill increases
their household expenses and the cost of
agricultural implements and machinery.
The republicans, in all the agricultural dis
tricts of the west, have been trying to make
it appear that the bill benefits the farmers,
but they have not met with encouraging
success. Ths gradual rise in prices of man
ufactured articles since the passage of that
the republican policy of protection than
any the republicans have been able to ad-
vance in support of that policy.
There is another thing that is helping the
democrats, and that is the certainty that
the republicans will pass the force bill if
they are successful in the elections to-day.
Business men in all parts of the country,
republicans as well as democrats, want
peace and harmony between the north and
south, aud they know that if the force bill
were to he passed feeling of bitterness be-
tween the two sections would spring up and
greatly interfere with business. The sue
cess Of the democrats to-day would prevent
the passage of the force bill, doubtless, be-
cause it would be an Indication that popu-
lar sentiment is against it.
OF course the republicans are striving for
victory, and they pretend that they have
no doubt that they will be successful
They have had plenty of money for cam
paign work, and, therefore, been able to
send their best speakers into doubtful dis
tricts and also to distribute vast amount
Of carefully prepared and very misleading
campaign literature. If they are beaten it
will not be because they have failed in
campaign work. They have missed no op-
portunity to advance their cause, and they
have worked intelligently.
The democrats can hardly fail to gain
largely in Ohio, and they have reason to ex-
pect that democrats will be elected In quite
number of districts in other western states
which are now represented by republicans.
In the south they will, of course, make
almost clean sweep, and in Pennsylvania,
New York and the New England States
they count on larger democratic delegations
in the next House than they have in the
present one. Unless the shrewdest of the
democratic leaders are greatly at fault the
people will to-day give the control of the
next House to the democrats.