The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-10-24
CONGRESS MUST b CONTROL LED
Senator FAu,kuer Issues harmony Ap-
peal to Democrats.

Senator Faulkner Issues harmony Ap-
peal to Democrats.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-The following
appeal was issued today at the Demo
cratic State headquarters in the Park
Avenue Hotel by Senator Charles J.
Faulkner, chairman Of the Democratic
Congressional campaign committee:
Forty days ago, by reason of the dis
satisfaction at the slow action of Cen
gress in passing the tariff bill, and a
very general misunderstanding of the
character of the bill which was ulti-
mately passed, we had but little hope
OF carrying majority of the Fifty
fourth Congress. The political I'M
provement of the situation in the inter.
est of Democracy during that brief
period, however, has been marvellous.
A better understanding of the provls-
ions of the law and a realization of tie
fact that united action Is essential in
order to enable the party to redeem its
pledges and hold up the hands Of the
Democratic administration during the
next two years has stopped the bicker.
ings which were dividing its counsels
and harmonized the factional trouble
in It's organization to such an extent
that the prospects are now bright and
with a united and aggressive party we
will hold fair working majority in
the next House. To accomplish this,
however, we can afford to have no
divisions which tend to separate and
disirtegrate our forces.
You can, therefore, fully appreciate
the anxiety which l feel in reference
to the recent action in this city in the
nominations in eight of the districts of
two Democratic candidates. In esti-
mating our ability to maintain work
ing majority we have necessarily count
ed upon the New York Democracy Civ
ing us the full number of members we
have in the present House. 1t We fail
in realizing this, 1t is questionable
whether it will be possible to maintain
our supremacy In the national leglsla-
ture. These divisions in New York are
not only dangerous from the stand
point of losing a majority of members
| in this State, but the moral effect upon
the country districts of New Y ork and
other sections of the Union will be ex-
ceedingly discouraging. 1t will tend
| to shake the hope and paralzye the
energies of the party in its earnest
effort to sink all personal feelings and
| factional antagonisms in the interest
of common cause. Whatever may be
| the differences which may divide the
party upon local issues, there can be,
and should be. no excuse for division
on national lines. The supremacy OF
the national Democratic organization
should not be fmperiled that local re-
suits may be promoted,or local reforms
encouraged.
l believe voice the sentiment of our
| national Democracy when l insist that
| unity and harmony on Congressional
| nominations should be first consldera-
tions of patriotic Democracy. This IS a
| question which not only affects the
control of the next House. but may en-
danger and impertl the supremacy OF
the national party in the election OF
| 1896.
Today the State of New York, If the
election was to be passed upon by the
House, would cast its vote for Demo
crat to occupy the Presidential chair.
Nineteen Of its thirty-four votes are
Democratic. A loss of two Congress-
men in this State would give the vote
in 1897 of the State of New York to
Republican for President should the
contingency occur in which the cleo
ton for that Office would be thrown
into the House of Representatives
For these reasons, charged as l have
been by the party, in conducting the
campaign for Congressional candidates
| I appeal to all elements, Factions and
divisions of the Democratic party to
unite and harmonic on the congress
ional tickets and to do no act WflcE
will naturally tend to weaken and en-
danger the national supremacy OF oul
party.