The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-13
NO FEAK FOR THE HOUSE.
Governor-Elect Oates Says win BE Demo.
cratic By "a Reduced Majority

GCvernor-elect oates. Of Alabama. who
has just returned from his home. said 10
the New York World correspondent at
Washington Yesterday:
The big Republican victory i'm Maine
does not mean as much as our friends
on the othcf side would like t. have the
people believe. Tie returns show that
Democrats dld not go 10 the polls bur
This state OF affairs VIII not repeat itself
IN November. The Democratic party viii
set us vote oH on election DAY n every
precinct OF the East. South and West.
ana, although we shall lose large part
or our big majority IN the House. we WIlI
sun maintain our control by margin
81 nIteen on twenty, Every experienced
pubic man knows that 10 will be tar
better for the party. SO FAR as discipline
ana results are concerned, 10 have a
small majority, which Will make DO neces-
saIy Tor every Democrat a. Dee In, his
seat ana 10 line with the party leaders.
lilS maJ0ritlcs iu the House bring about
nothing but facuonal strife. lack of dis
cIpllnr ana general negligence " party
welfare and the interests OF the people.
In - south the Democratic party is
somewhat divided on the silver Issue.
but the free silver fallrcy Is beginning
to be understood. The people are be
ginning TO See that the free coinage OF
silver at the ratio u sixteen TO one
Will do nothing % help the South Il
Is good thing for the miners who are
diSsins up silver and want 90 cents
a dollar at the expense OF the tax
payers, bur the southern people are be-
ginning - see that 40 matter how many
silver dollars are coined At their eN
pense there IS no possible way by which
they can get aut OF them except by
selling goods which viii bring gold
dollars AS readily as silver Their eyes
are RAPIDLY opening TO the folly Of sell
inK gold dollars worth %. produce for ID
5o-cent silver dollar.
The Democratic party is making Il
tremendous fight against the Populsts
IN The South AMI especially in Alabama
Counting the Fopullsts and the faction
OF kepublcans who are now WorklnS
with them. we End that we must con
tend with al least 10000. There is no
prospect however that they will elect
any members TO the next House from
Alabama Their idea is 10 make stronS
fight, and then contest several Demo
cratic seats IN the Flfty-fOurth Congress
i'm the expectation that the POpulists
Will hold the balance % power and viii
unite with the Republicans TO unseat
Democratic members IL is a lOrloru
hope but II is the only prospect 0t
POpulist success I'm the state.
Secretary Gardner. Of the Democratic
Congressional Committee said.
THE result in Mdlue is hardly what
we expected. considering the character
OF the heht made by the Republicans.
the amount Of money spent and the
speakers Of national reputation thrown
into the State. When compared with
the little that was done by the Demo
Gratis IL strikes me that the vote Is
ridcuOusly small. The Democratic STATE
Committee of Maine WAS ldbOrins
under tie disadvantage OF the want or
funds, and the fact that the election
came SO soon after the pa ssase OF the
tariff bin. before the revival OF bus.-
ness. that seems So apparent all over
the country. had an opportunity 10 max,
itself felt. The Democrats in Maine hal
nothing 10 lose. whereas the Republicans
had everything 10 gain, not only IN Keep
Ing up their maiOrities. thinking II would
have some effect over the country; but
back OF 10 all Is the personal state pride
OF a presidential boom.
personally. / feel delighte> with the
result. as | firmly believe IL viii have
the same effect on the Democrats that
the Democratic vote in 1870 had on the
Republicans. When We come 10 know
the fun returns IL looks ~ II II VIII
show that there was nothing more than
the full Republican vote. with its natural
increase The Democrats In the state
evidently took no interest In the election
and failed 10 cast their votes which ne
ccssarily has the result OF showing an
increased Republican plurality.
'"The Democrats Of the United states
have determined 10 elect a majority OF
the members for the next House. They
have not been rainbov-chasinS In the
hope Of securing any votes from either
Maine or Vermont. and are not 10 be
panic-strickcn by any so-called phenome-
nal vote showing great percentages OF So
called Republican gains In Republican
StiOnghOldS."