Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-31

may be the decisive battle between
the two great parties is to be fought, are
being studied and planned and tested at this
early date. The republican leaders are getting
together the scattered fragments after their
late defeat, and looking then over to see what
there is in the aggregate to build their
hopes upon for the future. For the
democrats the future depends much upon the
preparation for it they make during the next
twelve or eighteen months. They have many
things before them to do, and first of all
they have 10 get together in harmony and de-
eide what OF these things they will do, aud the
order and manner of doing them.
WHAT THE HOUSE WILL DO.
From recent developments, the indications
are that the popular body OF Congress. the
House, will be able to come rea'
sonably near doing what it thinks
the majority Of the people Of the country
prospects for harmonious action and for
accord between the new administration
and the House seem unusually good.
There are faint hopes that some reasonable
settlement Of the money question will
be agreed to by the House. In the
will probably go as far as has been expected
by the most earnest tariff reformers and the
bill that passes that body will make very rad
ical cut in the duties. There is certainly dis
position on the part OF majority OF
the democrats of the House to temporize. The
several other questions the leaders have been
planning for action on have q prospect Of being
handled vigorously.
DIFFICULTY EXPECTED IN THE SENATE.
The difficulty which confronts the party lies
elsewhere. The Senate will probably be the
stumbling block in the way Of the
administration and the party. In
the first place 1t Is believed
that there are several democratic Senators who
will not be willing to accept such a revision of
the tariff as the House will present-that
there are several who are practically prohibi-
terially the tariff legislation pro-
posed by the House. This is liable
to be very serious thing in the way OF carrying
out the democratic program.
Again, the Senate will probably not be as
liberal in compromise for harmony's sake as
will the House, and thus beautiful plan
may be spoiled. In other words, the Senate is
liable not to be in harmony with the House. nor as
amiably disposed toward the President and there
is always the danger of fight over condrma-
tions, which would still more seriously strain
the situation in the party.
THE SITUATION FoREsEEN AND FEARED.
This is the situation foreseen and feared by Q
good many very prominent democrats and one
which there appears to be but little opportun-
ity to prepare for.
/ A fight In Congress over the tariff and the
money question would naturally result in Q
similar fight in the next democratic convention
and the possibilities for trouble multiply under
contemplation.
REPUBLICANS NOT EASY.
The republicans are by no means free
from disagreements and lack OF direction.
but they are at this time free from re.
spopsibility. They are trying. perhaps
Intellectually, to come to some plan of reorgani-
cation to strengthen their lines for battle
which, though distant, has some terrors for
them.
They are anxious to strengthen them selves
in Indiana, Illinois and Ohio. The
loss Of the irst two states and the
narrow escape Of the other last fall
indicated the locality of their weakness.
They hope to redeem themselves at the
count on the disappointments growing
out Of the distribution Of marshals. fourth
class post Offices and other patronage
to weaken the democrats In the
next local elections. and out of this they expect
to-get some inspiration Of confidence to excite
the party to activity.
LOOKING TO OHIO.
They are looking with a great deal Of in
terest to the election of governor of
Ohio. They expect to elect Mckinley
for governor. possibly over Campbell, and
out Of this some OF them let their imagi-
nations draw picture OF presi-
dental campaign. to come with Mckinley
and Robert Lincoln their ticket to hold
Ohio and Illinois and possibly through the dissat
isied policy among democrats in Indiana to
give Q republican show in Indiana,