Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-04
REED FOR SPEAKER.
One of the Possibilities of the Con-
gress Now to Be Elected.
IF THE POPULITES ARE In POWER
They Will rrefer the Republican to the
Present Incumbent.
A DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY CONCEDED
tFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT. (,

tiers of the Congressional Committee have
about closed out business A negro, bony
cid horse and two bags carried the mail
from Republican headquarters to-day. Only
q few employees remain at each of the head
quarters, and these are preparing to find
| other work.
The precincts are quiet, almost gloomy,
compared with the life and hustle of the
past two months They at least were spots
on the face Of the Republic where the Nc
Kinley bill did not affect business untavor-
ably. They are old stands where business
has been carried on for years, but it is q
fact, demonstrable by figures that will
not lie, that business was never SO prosper
Gus before. The volume of product and
distribution was never so great.
The correspondent of THE DISPATCH was
told at the headquarters of the Republican
Committee to-day that upward Of 30, 600, 600
documents were printed sent out either
here or at New York, and from local points
distributed to the homes of the farmers,
mechanics and laborers who are supposed
to be the persons most needing education as
to why they should vote for the grand old
party.
Lots of Mental Confusion.
As the Democratic Committee distributed
about the same number of documents, but
of a very different quality, so far as argu-
ments go, and to very much the same
classes, and undoubtedly to the same per-
sons in a great degree, the amount of mental
confusion as to which side is right can
hardly be imagined. The tact remains that
never before in the history of the country
has SO energetic campaign of education"
been carried to a triumphant conclusion,
and the hard-worked clerks and the harder
worked political enthusiasts who gave much
of their services gratuitously are breathing
long sighs of relief to think that not for
two years will their labors begin again.
Beside the tremendous work of printing
and distribution, the committee have kept
close track of the movements in the Con-
gressional districts The net result is
greater amount of confusion of mind in re-
gard to the result of the Congressional cleo |
tions than has been known for long years |
At the close OF the campaign this confusion |
is heightened rather than dissipated, on ac- |
count of the new daily deals between the |
Third party people and one or the other of |
the old parties These are considered GER
tain to reduce the Democratic representa-
tion more than the Republican, and it is
generally admitted now that the prospects
are good for the control of the House by the
votes of the members OF the Peoples party.
Figures of the Republicans.
The plain figures of the Republican COM
mittee in these last moments are that the
next House will consist of 160 Republi-
cans, 166 Democrats and 80 members of the
Peoples party, The Democrats claim !
majority OF from so to go, including members
of the Third party, who, they assert, are
yond the claims of the Democratic leaders
in private, however, for they admit that
they will be lucky if they secure a majority
of 16 over the Republicans, exclusive of
Third party members with Democratic
proclivities
The closest observers, on both sides, who
are not talking for effect, admit that the
deals make it as near certain
as any thing can be that has not come to
pass, that the members of the Third party
will have absolute control over the deliber-
atoms OF the House of the Fitty-third Con-
yress.
To what grand heights of legislation this
will lead no one attempts to depict. Both
sides will firt with the middle, and the
only sure thing is that the minority will be |
able to get almost anything it wants in the
way of tavors
One of the things not least likely to hap
pen is that the Third party people, in case
they hold the balance of power, will sup
port Tom Reed for the Speakership, as the
nan who is most hated by the Democrats,
,ut also the man who was always kind to
hem, and who gave them many word of
ldvice in their vigorous onslaughts on the
Democrats in this Congress.
Leaders of Contrary Opinions
Many Republicans are of the opinion
hat it would be better that the Democrats
hould have a clear majority, and thus be [
tor all legislation, rather than
hat they should be able to do all sorts of
inancial and tariff deviltry and blame it on
he Third party. But this is not the view
i the shrewdest of the leaders
The one hope OF the continued disintegra-
ion of the Solid South is in the perpetua-
ion and growth of the new party. The
republicans are fostering this growth in I
very possible way. They sincerely hope
or such success of the Third party people q
s will give them the balance OF power, and t
elieve that in return for the invaluable as
istance rendered them they will vote for a t
republican for Speaker.
With Tom Reed in the chair il is easy to
imagine what opportunities would be given
he Third party people to annoy their ene-
hes, and that Reed would in a thousand '
unning ways foster the animesity between !
be two bodies '
The Republican leaders do not seem to
top to consider what course the Third party .
'ould take in legislation. The present \
hought is wholly for political advantage u
the day of legislative evil is to come it .
ill be sufficient unto itself No matter if y
ne Third party 60 farther than the Demo- 4
ratio party in the direction of free silver
nd free trade, that stream can be crossed
hen it is reached.
The Senate None Too SoHI.
With the Republicans and the Populists
ractical allies in political battle outside, O
can hardly be feared but that some way b
ould be found to work together for the o
,mmon good inside of the House. This is Z
lie reasoning of the leaders who are anxious 7
le Third party should secure the balance of b
ower But they admit there is such a Al
ling as carrying the balance of power too o.
r, and one place the Republicans desire d
at it shall stop is on the hither side of the
enate.
Many of the leaders in this citv are to-
~ expressing grave fears that the legisla-
We outlook presages the election of st
lough Democrats and Populists to that g,
,dy in place of Republicans whose terms W
;pire on the 4th OF March to put the bal at
ice of power In the Senate into the hands ar
the Populists. 1t is fact that they are ri
the belief that this is quite probable to OF
Ippen if the Legislatures of some of the to
States, such as West Virginia, re
ew Jersey, or Delaware, cannot be cap
red. To this end much attention has
en- given to the legislative contests in
ose States. 1t is hoped confidently that
e Legislature of one or more of them will M ns
carried. W
Some of the Strange Possibilities. WI
With the anxiety of the Republicans "
1T the Populists shall have the balance of m