Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-29

The Next House of Representatives
The House OF Representatives is the
peoples house. 1t is the house in which
the mem bers appear fresh from their con-
stituents once in every two years. The
representative is bound to the constituents
by strong ties-ties which il is not easy to
: sever. 1t is the house concerning which
il Is provided in the Federal Constitution
that the men who vote for its members
shall have the qualifications requisite for
electors of the most numerous branch of
the State legislature. That instrument
provides that United State senators shall
have certain qualifications mentioned IT,
But it does not directly specify that they
shall be chosen by persons authorized to
vote for members of the lower house OF
the State Legislature. II does so indirect
ly, however, by providing that United
States senators shall be chosen by the
State legislatures, which are themselves
fresh from the people.
A new House Of Representatives is TO be
chosen next November. The Democrats
will 90 into the election with almost every
thing in their favor. The total number OF
members Of the House of Representatives
ia $50. OF these belong TO the Farmers
Alliance party IS TO the Republican party,
and 2S5 20 the Democratic party. That Is
20 say, the Democrats have alarge majority
over both the other parties counted to-
gether.
IL would seem that the Democrats need
have no apprehension as to the result of
the elections Of this year for members of
the national House of Representatives.
Their majority is so large that some per-
sons apprehend that there will be. or rather
fear may be- disposition to neglect the
duty OF protecting the southern people from
the hostile purposes of the Republican lead
ers. Whilst We sleep the enemy sows tares;
and If the Democrats Of Virginia and the
other southern States fail to do their duty
IN the premises the southern people will
suffer for their supineness as they have
never suffered before, aud will experience
wrongs which they have never experienced
heretofore. There is a tide in the affairs
Of men which taken at Its flood leads on to
fortune" The present House of Repre-
sentatives was elected two years ago. Can
we not elect to the next House an over
whelmipg majority of DemocratsS We
had in 1890 no election for President of the
United States. We had no GROVER CLEyE-
LAND 10 lead our forces. And yet. as we
have said. the Democrats swept everything
before them. surely we shall send TO the
next House large majority OF Democrats.
But TO be successful the Democrats
must be aggressive. They must keep their
opponents upon the defensive. They must
not let the guilty offenders mako new
issues. They must not have doubt as to
the soundness of the doctrines OF the
party TO which they belong, nor for one
moment fear defeat at the hands OF the
malienants. Our cause commcnds itself
10 the people. They will not-at least here
in yirginia-be found tagging behind
when We begin our march 70 the White
House. They will say nothing as to
Third-party and People's-party candidates.
These are too few in number to accom-
plish any results for themselves. All they
can DO here in this State will be to
strengthen the Republican party bv cast
ing for unknown men few votes which
ought 10 be cast for the Democratic party.
All these little drawbacks we have dis
counted, and have found that on the Sth
of November next Virginia will not only
vote for CLEVELAND for President of the
United States. but will send to the House
Of Representatiyes-the peoples house
almost a solid delegation. Where is the
man who viii desert now or then?