Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-14
A VAIN ATTEMPT.
THE REPUBLICAN EFFORT TO PROVE
DEMOCRATIC ExTRAvaGANCE.
Facts and Figures All TO tho Contrary
Interesting Forecast as to the
Next Congress-
lrrom our Rerular corre.pondent.l

have exceeded the expenditures oroered
by Reeds "billion-dclar Congress. and
that tho Democrats OF the House more
than the Republicans Of the Senate have
INDUCED this year in wild footing of the
Treasury. The game will hardly work.
1t Is true that the appropriations are iar
larger than the Democrats had intended,
but statements have been prepared
by Mcssrs. Holman, Dockery, and
Sayers, which 60 TO show that the
Republicans cannot prove their asser.
tions. The Senate would have swelled
the total 10 figures tar IN excess OF
gress at it's first session. but the House.
with It's tremendous Democratic majority,
stood in the way Of the attempted extraya-
cance. As the Senate Is coordinate
legislative branch, the House was CON-
PEELED TO Weld q good deal. but in the
aggregate the direct representatives OF the
people saved TO the taxpayer many mil
lions of dollars. which the Republicans
would have eaddled on the country. The
needs of the government have not suffered
In the slightest by the action Of
the Democrats in the House. and
the money voted does not show
any extravaganza. 10 was business
Congress and detailed statements VIII be
sent to the country by the Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee, snow
ing up the false claims of the Republicans,
who would make the Taxpayers believe
that the Fifty-second Congress has out
done Reeds Congress IN the matter OF ex-
penditures. Not only did the Repu blicans
of the Fifty-second Congress successfully
loot the Treasury by taking oil that was IN
sight, but they put upon this Congress de-
licences amounting 10 more than SoO,OO0,-
600. The greater portion of this was for
pensions, in which the. south has very
little interest, but that section has an un-
equal share of the burden OF taxes neces-
sary to raise the money.
CONGRESSIONAL NoMINATIoss STRONG.
Both parties seem TO be nominating
their strongest men tor Congress this year,
and it il a noteworthy fact that the ablest
and most experienced members Of the
House are having comparatively little
trouble in securing denominations. On
the Democratic side Messrs. Holman Of
Indiana. Bland of Missouri. Culberson
of Texas, Blount of Georgia, Springer Of
Illinois, and FOrney Of Alabama, are the
oldest members in point OF service. Among
other members who have served six
terms or more are Messrs. Hatch Of
Missouri and McMillin of Tennessee.
There are good many fve-term men on
the Democratic side, and two of these are
observation-disclosures. O'Ferrall and Wise.
Mr. Herbert. of Alabama, IL one or the
older members. and very prominent, too,
who has declined denomination. lie pre-
fers TO retire aud practice his profession.
Nr. Blount, of Georgia, also wants TO
Quit public life, but 1t is doubtful if his
constituents will permit him 70 have his
way.
The indications are that the House
during the Fifty-third Congress will re-
%, Of ffa afrpnnaaf and most
perienced men. On the Democratic side
among the representatives, who have
either been renomlnated or who appear 10
be reasonably certain of carrying their
conventions again this year are Rayner
and Rusk. OF Maryland; Andrew and
0'NeIll, of MASSACHUSETTS; Wilson, OF
West Virginia; OFerrall, Wise, Ed
munds, and Tucker. of Virginia;
Henderson. Bum. and Branch, Of North
Carolina Hemphill and Tillman, of South
Carolina; Crisp, Turner, and Blount, OF
Georgia; Oates, FOrney, and Wheeler. OF
Alabama Culberson, Savers, kllgore, Alb
bott, and Crane. of Texas Breckenridge,
McCreary, Caruth. Goodnight, Montgom-
ely. Ellis, Paynter, and Stone, Of Ken
lucky McMlllin, Enloe, Richardson,
and McRae, OF arkansas; Holman Inn'
Of Indiana Chapman and Whiting,
of Michigan; Cochran, Fellows, Cum:
mings, Fitch, Bacon, and Covert, of
New York; Blank. Hatch, Dockery.
Heard, and 1arsneY, of Missouri; Blanch-
ard. BoatneT, Price, and Robertson, OF
Louisiana; Hayes, Of Iowa; Mntchler and
Belthoozer, OF Pennsylvania Allen, Catch
ings. Hooker. aud Stockdale, OF Nlssissip-
pi; Geary, of California; Outhveit5, OF
Ohio. and others. This is a strong array,
and az the Democrats have every prospect
of retaining control Of the House and tho
chances are that every member mentioned
in the above list will be returned, II will
be seen at q glance that the party will be
splendidly equipped Tor progressive legs
lation during the next few years at least;
For period of fifty years or more the
South has made il rule 20 continue Tor
many terms IN Congress her strongest men.
II is the one thing that has given that sec
tion power, and was particularly true be-
fore the civil war, when the South doni-
mated the politics of the country.
PROBABLE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS.
The landslide Of 1890, which caught the
Republicans at the congressional cleo.
tions, eliminated from public life many OF
the strongest men that party bad IN the
House, but the Republicans are likewise
standing by their most experienced men
who are now members. and among those
who are reasonably certain Of beng men,
bers of the House of the Fifty-third
Congress are Reed. Dingley, Bou-
telle, and Millikin of Maine, Grout
of Vermont, Cogsyell and Lodge
gan, Henderson and Dolhver of Iowa,
Haugere OF Wisconsin. Bingham,
O'Neill, Harmer. Dalzeil, aud Brosius, of
PENNSYLVANIA Payne and Belden, OF New
York. and Townsend, of Colorado. Can.
non of Illinois. Grosyenor Of Ohio, and
Gears and Hepburn of Iowa are old and
experienced Republicans who dropped
out, but they are likely to be elected as
member Of the Fifty-third House. Their
districts are usually safe for the Republl-
cans. In the present House the Republi-
cans have poor strength in Ohio, Illinois,
New York. Indiana, and Wisconsin.
oNE- AND Two-TERa sfKS.
The Democrats have excellent material
among their one and two-term men who
have either been renominated this year OF
who will be, and among the number may
be mentioned Jones, Epes, and Meredith,
of Virginia: Alexander, Crawford, end
Grady, of North Carolina; MckaIg, of
Maryland; De Almond, of Missouri, and
Bryan. Of Nebraska.
BRYAN, OF NEBRASKA.
Perhaps more general interest is taken
in the candidacy of Representative
BRYAN, of Nebraska, this year than that of
almost any other man for the reason that
he had hard fight TO win his election IN
1880 against great odds. but having won
he came to Congress and from the very
start took front rank amongst the states
men of the land. Since he last ran his
district has been changed. and this
year he will also have great
struggle. lie has gone home 10
commence bis campaign, and being re-
garded as one of the finest orators sent
to Congress In many years he will no doubt
make lively canvass. Ii Is evidently be-
believed that he will secure reelection.
JUDGED. oil the reports indicate that he
will not only poll every vote cast by his
own party, but will have great independ- /
ent following that will insure his triumph
in November. His people take pride in
HIM for the reason that Nebraska
has never sent any one to Congress
before who has been so we'll received, |
and he has deservedly won prestige that
must in future make him q most valuable |
representative for the interests of tho |
great Northwest He has fought CALAMITY |
the tarifi battles of that section, has been |
a champion OF tree silver, which is de- |