The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-21
TIE DEMooRAT1o OUTLOOK
For a Good Majority in the Next
House of representatives..

House or Representatives.
Washington, D. c., Sept. Ex-senator
Faulkner sees nothing discouraging in
the outlook for the democrats during che
coming elections. called at the demo-
cratic congressional campaign head
quarters this morning and found the SEN
ator almost buried in the weeks mail
which he found awaiting him upon his re-
turn. He had gone through all the i'm
portant letters relating to the campaign
throughout the country. Il can spare a
few moments he said, 'esuecially as
the reports which 1 have been opening
present a fair prospect for the de-
mOcracy."
- see no reason to fear that the demo-
Gratis will not have a good working ma
ioriJy in the tifty-fourth congress. What
that majority will be will depend upon
the methods pursued by democrats during
their campaigns. Unfortunately there are
many fractional feuds in some OF the states
but hope these troubles will be remedied
when 1t is seen that unanimity of action
is absolutely necessary for democratic
success this fal. We must wage an ag-
gressive and not an apologetic campaign
We have nothing to apollo
gize for, as every pledge has
been redeemed Stump speakers
should not bubble or pass lightly over
Havemeyer's statement before she sugar
investigating committee of the Senate.
He is on record direct, when being cross
examined by Senator Allen, that the Nc
Kinley law had created the.sugar trust,
and that he and his associates would do
all in their power TO continue the McKin-
lev law. That law gave one-half of per
cent protection to the trust. besides pay
ing out $4,000, 900 in bounties to the
sugar planters, giving a bonus on each
sugar plantation Of something Xix $50 per
acre.
BY placing a small tax on sugar we
have put S43, 600, 900 in the treasury, be-
sides repeating the bounty, thereby saw
ing an additional thirteen millions. We
cut down the protection to the sugar
trust three-eighths instead of one-half of
per cent being given as bonus TO this
great corporation a revenue duty of one
eighth of a cent was allowed, out from
the reports which | have been receiving
the republicans have been futile in their
attempts to delude the people Of the coun-
try on this point.
1--WE will lose more by fractional fights
among democrats themselves than the re
publicans will gain on vital issues. The
republicans will lose in Iowa and will
gain nothing in Illinois or ln1iana. The
pOpulists are making tremendous fights
in Texas and Alabama, but they will
make no gains
Senator Faulkner fears that the
troubles in South Carolina win cause
some loss to the democracy there if not
soon checked He says that if the reor-
gained democracy there put out congress
sional candidates it will split the demo-
cratic vote with very serious results.
That state, he says, is giving the campaign
committee more anxiety than any other
in the south. Senator Faulkner
is about as shrewd a man as Whitney
IN
work. He is one of the young men of the
Senate, and one OF the ablest for the
work for which he was selected. lie is
lust IS years old. Sept. q being his
birthday. One would not take him
to be over forty He has a small
mustache and an imperial goatee.
He looks something of a krenchman,
and this may come frCm association, as
he accompanied his father to Paris when
the latter was appointed minister to
France, and he subsequently attended
some of the most noted schools in Paris
and Switzerland. He returned TO this
country at the beginning of the war, and
after the arrest of his father he went i'm
medtately south. de served as an aide
to Gen. John c. Breckinridge, and
afterward was on the staff of
Gen. Henry G. Wise surrendering with
the latter at Appomattox. He was ad-
mitted to the bar in 1858, and in 1880 was
elected Judge OF Jne thirteenth JUDICIAL
circuit of West Virginia He was elected
to the United States Senate to succeed
Johnson NJ. Camden and took his seat in
1887. He was reelected last year. Sena-
tor Camden, whom he defeated, has also
been returned TO the Senate and now fills
the vacancy caused by the death of Sena-
tor kenna
Senator Faulkner is conducting the
campaign on pure business principles.
Everything at the headquarters is done
like cockwork. The machine is perfect
in its organization and is in strong con
trast to the republican headquarters
where there seems to be no system and
where the committee is kept in a sta tie of
continual turmoil by the factions organ
lied to boost various presidential as
pirants.