New-York tribune., 1894-10-23

shall also have a majority Of the States. In case
make this estimate on the basis OF our latest
figures that have come from perfectly trust
are ttoroushiy aroused. The sentiment that The
tration Of the Government since MI CLEVELAND
election. from the fact that they have no policy
Unless the ,hrcats Of Mr ciclel@and and and Mr wilson
10 continue the onslaught the tariff until the
he ",ieI rolirv has aroused the people to the
danger Of the situation. and Congress districts that
sierei reliably Republican That these indica tions
have not reached VS. alone is shown by the de-
headquarters. They are evidently in desperate
straits there one day the chairman sounds
plenty ~ none and everything is coming their
way / hatc made no Distress calls and no pre-
mature claims our campaisn has grown IN
creased steadily. | give you nov my first claim
concerning the next House and have not made II
one OF the Indications Of the weakness OF
The Democratic campaign is the adoption OF methods
now begun 90 charge committee-faisely, as
have already said publcy-with having connection
We have had absolutely nothing do. 1t is
have % be made. As to the New-fork campaign
see - reason now 20 change my opinion from that
N an an @ n"ssble "nsh i'f for me me
Democrats to unite Mr.. Hi, and they are daily
sSng the s;ransest canddate consider him the
weakest tnat could have been named Considering
ana the PRINCIPLES that he represents, can see
no reason why ih should be now elected by the
stine people who last year repudiated his agent
J.dse Maynard. The weakness OF the STATE cam
reonai Ticket W seei iu sure that Wv Shall carry
=, leAs. three districts IN New-Iork city and two
in Brooklyn. consider these Brooklyn seats as
Then iher, are several other feds that are fur
.ac condition generally throughout the G2untry In
Louisiana 'hee w probably be Two B1l@ RepIefbans hams
VIII certainly Boz gains Kansas | now consider to
are Tire" utkes IN the Nd ana there viii certainly
boz ' great gain In the Congressional delegation. as
/ am conyuced that .here VIII be Republican gain
aso IA W Nisl9 b. Iasfe e r is no ne way now 10
Snafr C',je se,t +. in the Raiance and fee
that ~ ara "a fair way to defeat him do not
majority In tnc senats this year The Democrats
have tw,nty mine Followers. While have but
u,oul-oac. and ! shall bee qnte satisfied 70 hold
car own. That am convinced We, can do besides
making some gain, such as the New-Jersey and
th- Kansas sclts. There may be- otherss What We
twp 1T this election. and - be- in shape 10 carry
the senate Ia 1896 when several seats now filed
~ bsn9eratS VINO were e.ec'ed IRON krpHolcan
states like ohio by the wave Or lN- Will become
cl:'{ on the same vigorous campaign uhin NoVem-
urr tnat they have conducted tor the last thirty
day.. dnI they may then count on securing a ma.
l9r.iy III thr House rom the country north or
Mason ana D.Nons line. ~.
cratic misruie VIII more than offset the advances
that the Popul.sts may make IN the south ! am
NOT abandoning the campaign In going home, 0y any
means. Indeed feel sure that shall leave the
eommiuec in better hands tnn my own. for Mr.
familiar gith the committee work aurlng the entire
season. He is therefore thoroughly conversant
with the work. and is able and successful bus
ness man - look for force being put into
The campaign ana / think his services will be OF
II one may fairly Judge from rae frantic appeals
Of the Democratic Congressional Committee and It's
their opin3n Of obtaining a Democratic majority
House
the hope of ,ecung not less than twenty Congress
cham"n E"rknr the r. HR5s 5 Saie Is ihe ran battle
there IS srave dansar that the Popuists will ho,d
rlc balance Of power in the House in the Lrvh
present Congress The official estimate furnished
Grats ISIS mrmoers. the Republicans l6i. and the
f"puhstS members The Democratic estimate on
gives the Democrats l75 members. the Republican,
~ and the ropulis,s = This would give the Popu
oas . cons Of i7s members h" rsyisGd pemo ss
Day shows a net Democratic loss OF thirteen, a net
Republican gain Of thirteen as compared with the
whatever number Of Representatives II Is hoped TO
gain In Michigan Wisconsin. Minnesota, Nebraska,
Kansas and other States by means Of Democratic
Popu,ist fusion. aie placed in the Democratic col
1t Is well known that the Democratic leaders
hope ana expect to profit by the expedient of ion-
one or two ohio districts they look for victories
that not hoped at the outset by the election
of free silver" Democrats Before Eastern Demo-
Gratis the bare possibility that the Populiss might
hold the balance OF power In the House is held up
as bugbear Of enormous dimensions. and the
achievement of that possibility dire calamity.
1t goes without saying that such tactics used
In Congress- districts whore Democrats have adopted
Populist candidates their own. or vice versa.
Committee has sent copies OF PigOtts speech,
which 10 has distributed by the hundred thousands
In other districis. but has spread broadcast IN i'm
menSe numbers the speech OF Hudson the Demo-
crlucf'Opulist Il Of Kansas In reply to PigOtt In
this particular branch OF its campaign work the
Democratic Congressional Committee has been hand
IN glove with Chairman Tubenek and the POpust
Congressional Committee. In this aspect OF the
the cry of alarm raised by THE Times and
certain otncr Eastern Democratic newspapers over
the bare possibility that the Popullsts might be
able t. dictate tae organlzation of the next House
of Representatives sounds ludicrous as we'll as
ridiculous.
That Chairman Faulkner and his associates re-
gard the prospect as exceedingly serious, IL not
indeed desperate. despite the almost unlimited
campaign funl at their command which will be
freely poured into doubtful districts In the closing
days OF the campaign there many strong in
dicatons. II IL natural that they should seek to
exaggerate the danger of defeat In order to stim-
ulate their party To greater effort and Is also
natural that they should whistle loudly to keep
their own courage from sinking and they are do
ing both 70 the best OF their ability and yet there
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