The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-31

is the democratic eonmittee's con-
gressional eampaigner the papers
SAYS
Senator Faulkner, of West Virgin
ia, is chairman of the committee and
no more indefatigable worker could
have been secured for the position.
Not only is he tireless in his energy,
but he is thoroughly familiar with
all methods and processes employed
in the conduct of successful politi-
cal campaign. For years he bias
been an active participant in the
Democratic campaigns in his State
He is now the hardest working mem
Der of the committee. He visits the
headquarters every morning as ear
ly as 10 o'clock and remains on duty
until nearly noon, when he is called
to the Capitol by his senatorial du-
ties. After the adjournment of the
Senate, late in the afternoon, he puts
in an hours work at the rooms be-
fore going home. Hardly a night
passes that he does not return for
another hour or two hours work
If he is not on duty himself every
night, some member of the execu-
tive committee is there to represent
him and TO receive callers.
Senator Faulkner is now deyising
plan by which he hopes to bring
all Democratic members of both
Senate and House into closer social
and, therefore, into more harmonious
political relations.
The work of the committee will be
somewhat retarded by the delay of
the Senate in passing the Wilson
tariff bill. The members of the COM
mittee are exceedingly DESTROYS that
the new tariff shall go into effect not
later than June next in order that
its beneficent effects may be shown to
the country by actual reduction of
prices of commodities before the fall
campaign comes on. The committee
is also somewhat hampered at this
time by the Bland seigniorage bill,
which is in the hands of the Presi-
dent. Should the bill become law
the committee can see its way clear
as to the proper attitude to assume
on the silver question. Should the
President veto the measure it can al.
so determine more definitely what
should be done with the question.
Senator Faulkner called upon
President Cleveland Friday and
urged him to sign the bill. Mr..
Cleveland did not indicate, directly
or indirectly, what would be his
policy. The President assured Mr..
Faulkner, however, that the plans
of the committee had his most hearty
and enthusiastic Endorsement, and
that he would do all in his power to
aid it.
Said Senator Faulkner to-day in
an interview, Il am quite certain
that we shall retain control of the
next House of Representatives.
There may be losses here and there,
as many Democratic members were
elected by very small majorities.
but we shall make gains in other
directions. The situation for the
democrats is improving every day.
The people are beginning to recog-
nize that we are doing all in our
power to redeem our pledges, and as
am satisfied these pledges will be
redeemed the situation will continue
to improve. We shall conduct an
oppressive, not defensive campaign.
We shall show that we have redeem
ed every promise we made; that we
have or shall enact tariff law along
the lines of the Chicago platform
that we have repealed the odious
federal election law; that we have
conducted the government economi-
eally, our appropriation bills show
ing decrease of over $30000,000; |
that we have done all in our power
to place the financial system of the
country upon sound basis, post.
poning further silver legislation to
an international agreement, and that |
we have paid every pension that
ought to be paid, and that we have
rooted out the fraudulent pensioners
and stricken them from the rolls.
"We shall not bulge an inch from
our expressed declarations in refer
ence to the tariff. Tariff reform
shall be our motto,as it has been for
years. We shall take and maintain
the offensive on this question. There
shall be no surrender, as no occasion |
for surrender exists. We hope to
get the tariff bill through the Senate
before the opening of the campaign.
AS for pensions, we can go before
the country upon our conduct. Com
missioner Lochren will be sustained.
"Tbe differences within the party
on account of silver Legislation have
been healed, and there is much bet
ter feeling now than heretofore.
The Hawaiian question will not
prove a troublesome one, il, indeed,
1T Will be an issue at all. | am in
daily consultation with Senators and
Representatives and familiarizing
myself with the weak points in the
several congressional districts and
am arranging To strengthen the
lines wherever weakness exists.
l am more familiar, of course, with
West Virginia than any other State,
and | am prepared to say that the
next four Representatives from that
State will be Democrats"