Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-22
Work That is Being Done by the
Congressional Committee.
EVERYPARTY Vote TOBE BROUGHT OUT
Importance Of Majority in the
Next House.
MIR. KEGS STATEMENT

The republican congressional committee
believe that they have about as perfected an
organization as can be secured, and with
the conditions throughout the country as
favorable as they now appear they believe
the political outlook to be as clear and
81 my as could be desired. The headquar-
ters are on Delaware avenue, four or five
doors from the Capitol grounds, and a con-
siderable force Of clerks ard stenographers
under the direction Of Secretary Mckee are
at work there night and day. preparing and
shipping munitions of war to every con-
gressional district for the battle which is
Just now opening and will progress with in
creasing fierceness up to the time of elec-
tion The sending out of documents is but a
small part of the work of the committee,
but this is in itself a very extensive busi-
ness. Over a million documents of various
kinds have been distributed already, and it
is the expectation of Mr.. Mckee that sew
eral million will be sent out during the cam
paign. Over five hundred thousand copies Of
Mr.. Reeds speech have been put in circu uia-
ton, and the demand is growing.
What the committee are particularly ex-
formation Of the closest possible organiza-
ton throughout the country, so as to bring
out every republican vote this fall
A Solid Working OrEanixa tiOn.
THE organization" said Mr.. Mckee, "is
being made as perfect as possible. We are
not relying on work done at long range.
but in every state, county, precinct and
school district we are effecting q solid
working organization, 20 as to deal with
the voters face to face by word of mouth.
We are not trying to proselyte democrats.
We shall receive with open arms all con-
verts who come. but are making no effort
to secure them. There are enough republi-
cans in the country to keep the party in
power. and all We need is to arouse them
all to a sense Of their responsibility and get
them to go to the polls. The voting popu-
lation of the United States Is 15, lJ9, SJ6 The
total vote cast in '02 was II. .l64.4sI. Nearly
three million and half voters failed to go
to the polls. No one will deny that at least
half of those who neglected to vote were
republicans, and II we can bring these out
this time republican success is assured.
This, l think, We shall be very successful
in doing.
Unless the information We receive from
our most responsible sources is utterly
misleading the outlook for the republican
party this fall Is as bright any reason
able man could desire. 1t would not be de-
sirablc for me to discuss the work of the
committee by congressional districts, but
there is no point left uncovered and the
committee have perfect confidence of q
republican majority in the next House. We
shall gain from four to six members from
New York. eight in Indiana, six in Penn
sylvania. and In like proportion We shall
make gains wherever the republicans at
any time have any sort of show.
Importance of a Republican Majority.
1.-THE idea that We are working more
earnestly for a majority of the states in
the next House than for a majority Of the
members Is erroneous. 1t Is of course de-
sirable to have a majority of the states in
4 bo Of tbo ffoI olo hai,
thrown into the House for settlement, but
this is calculation upon a contingency
and it is greatly more important that the
republicans should have a majority in the
House. 1t is argued by some that we could
do nothing If we had the House. but those
who make this assertion overlook the very
impor Llnt fact that by holding that branch
of Congress we can prevent the democrats
from doing a great deal of mischief.
SHOULD both branches Of the Fifty-fourth
Congress be democratic they would fire
their rcpgun bills in perfect fusillade. TO
the utter destruction of the business inter-
ests of the country. They would keep pop
ping away. at the tariff one item at a
time, Until they had accomplished the free
trad: scheme which they were unsuccessful
in at the session just closed. The popgun
bills now pending are an evidence of their
intei'tion to keep up the tariff tinkering,
and they would not confine themselves to
these If they got entire control of the Fifty
iouitH CoHSresS, Dut WOuId eXtenu tnelf
operations against the manufa cturing
schedules by separate bills, knocking off
the little protection they have left the cot
ton, the wooden and the metal manufactur-
ers. To prevent this 1t is very important
to tn republican party, and the value of
the rext House can hardly be overesti-
mated. ..--- ...- 81. ..-.. ..,
I'VE are not making fight for the restor-
alton of the Mckinley BILL nor for any
other measure. We are promising the
of protection against the de-
stroyiDg hand Of the eremy and pledge our
selves to an equitable and fair protection
of American industry. We go further than
we ever have before. and promise the total
abolition Of all internal revenue taxes, con-
the collection of sufficient reve-
nue. from tax on foreign imports, so dis
tributed as to give fair and just protection
to all American industries"