The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-05
The Democracy is Organized.


The statement is being pretty freely cir
culated by the democratic newspapers that
the Democratic party is doing very little
toward carrying the congressional elections.
The statement is true. The national demo-
cratic committee doesn't interest itself to
any great extent in congressional elections.
1t reserves its strength for the presidential
elections. The democratic congressional
committee, of which Representative Flower
is chairman, has as yet done nothing more
than send out g few campaign documents.
1t has no money and it doesn't seem dis
posei to take hold Of congressional cam
| paign work earnestly and energetically.
The democracy in all parts of the country,
however, is organized and is battling vigor-
ously for its principles. Indeed. the de-
mocracy under Its local leaders is always
thoroughly organized for the reason that
it has principles in which its members be-
lieve, and for which they are willing to
make sacrifices. 1t does not need to be
directed by few great bosses at the ma
tional capital.
Until quite recently it was the impress
sion, even of republicans, that the demo-
Gratis would win the next House, and the
democrats still have that impression. The
republicans recently, however, have been
talking as if they had confidence in their
ability to retain control of the
next House. The reason for their
confidence is the passage of the tariff
bill. They do not, of course, expect
that that bill will increase the popularity of
their party with the people, but they do
expect that it will yield them sum of
money sufficient to buy the close congces-
SO lal districts.
When Senator Quay, the chief of the re-
publican national committee, brought about
the postponement of the consideration of
the force bill In order to secure the passage
of the tariff bill, he had in view, not the
country, but big campaign fund with
which to carry the congressional elections.
He knew that if the tariff bill became
law, affording, as it does, the protected
monopolies and trusts an opportunity to rot
the people, those benefited by it would con
tribute money literally to the republican
campaignfund, and he was not mistaken
He believes that the sarest way to
carry an election is by tn,
plentiful use of money, and none,
he expects 60 have before long. The pro-
tected monopolies and trusts are making
liberal donations to the republican corrup-
ton fund, and within very few days, it il
expected, there will be money enough OF
hand to give very generous assistance t.
, every republican congressman who needs it
The republican bosses in Washington, il
: would seem, intend to corrupt the suff rag
to an extent suti ,ient to give them the ma
! iortity of the next House.
Although the democrats are organized,
is evident that they must not content them
, selves with doing an ordinary amount O
, campaign work. They must see to it thai
every democratic vote in every congress
sioual district in the country that can pos
: sibly be obtained goes into the bal
: lot box. They must depend upon energy
enthusiasm and love of party to offss
the Doodle methods of the republicans
They must expose the corrupt practices Q
the republicans, and by that means draw
voters, who want pure government, away
from the Republican party. The democrat
have no money to spend for stump speaker
and campaign literature, but they ca
promise that they will faithfully ant
economically administer the government
intrusted with it, and that, too, with tn
= assurance that their promise will be kept
If they do their duty faithfully Senate
Quay and other republican leaders will nc
he able to get majority Of the next House
notwithstanding their expenditure OF va,
amount of DOODLE