The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-10-17
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With every week that goes by the
situation continues 10 look brighter for
the democrats, and there are few who
have reason to doubt the claim that the
republicans will not control the next
house. The best they can hope for is the
hoisting Of the popuiists into the balance
Of power. This is evidenced peculiarly
by the feeling around the congressional
committee headquarters. a short time
ago. before the business revival had set
in and the effects Of the strong demo-
cratic campaign were being realized, the
democratic committee had a great deal
of hope and that was about al. The re-
pub,icIns, on the other hand, were max
ing the most of what they choose
TO believe We're lasting dissendons
among their opponents and were claim
ing everything i'm sight. In fact, they
had no hesiancy in giving out an esti-
mate thar would give them contrO4 Of
the house by i clear majority Of fifty.
Now the boot is on the other foot Al
around the republican headquarters the
employees are as glum as oysters over
the situation. This is the result of an
oIUeF Ihal mas Deen pfOnlu- SdLeu IDN the
heads Of the committee, who refuse per-
s0naEy 10 say anything about the situa-
ton in individual states or TO hazard an
opinion 10 what vii be the outcome.
All that can be Uawn from them 10y the
most enterprising correspondent Is the
admission that they stiI have hopes and
stu believe that their nefariOus doctrines
Wi. be brought uppermOst by the cleo
tion.
AT the democratic headquarters there
is q vastly different air. AL there is
wearing business aspect and every en-
ploye is willing 10 give Information for the
very simple reason that nearly al the
information that is coming from the out
side states is very encouraging. All dur
ing the past week reports have been re-
celved from the different states which
bring encouragement.
New York, of course, is the common
wealth that is looked toward with the
greatest interest on the part Of the poll
tlcians. It is fe.t that the result there
viii have a far-reaching effect as de-
termining the political complexion Of the
Empire state for many years 10 come.
and therefore settling or unsett,ing po-
.itical conditions of the present. Advices
at the headquarters are that the entire
democracy of the state IS preparing for
battle royal TO defeat the partisan leg
iSlauve and congressional appointment
adopted by the constitutional convention.
That and the \. =. \ issue. which the
democrats made a bod stand upon and
the republicans neatly lodged, are to be
the principal. topics of speeches during
the campaign. or course, the national
issues viii also enter in, but they viii be
thrown somewhat in the background by
the threat contained in the new appor-
tonment.
After New York. the states that are
probably attracting the most attention are
Indiana and Illinois. Their political COM
plaxi)n this year. it is felt, will have a
great deal TO do with the selection of the
candidates OF the Two national parties in
1895. Should they he carried by the dem
ocrats. the nomination Of a western man
by the party for the next presidential
rlca becomes much more probable. Re-
ports from them are coming in all the
time and they agree, without a dissenting
opinion. that, with every day that passes.
the situation in the two sister states grows
more re3ssurlng TO the democrats, wlo are
aggressive and determined u win. Har-
rs0n's swing around the circle Is regarded
as one of the evidences that the republic
ans are badly in need of something to
stir their voters up to the proper state Of
enthusiasm required To make them bolt
McKinleyism and the trust concessions.
The free silver fight IN Ohio is attracting
interest of a marked variety. The cause
of The white metal IS becoming one of the
absorbing topics Of the campaign all over
the South and West and right up to the
bord ars Of New York. What Ohio does
with the question will have a bearing on
the next presidential race also. OF course
the democrats hardly hope to carry the
state That hope would be chimsricll
Nevertheless, they do not regard the vic
tory Of last year for the republicans as an
indication Of the real political feeling in
the state, and wish to see what can be re-
lied upon to give them strength.
The South can be relied upon to go al
most as solldly democratic as before The
louisiana uprising has come To be re-
gardsd as almost a hlppodrome, although
the conservative politicians still profess
some cause for fear. But the people of
Louisiana have not yet forgotten the evils
OF carpet-bag rule and the domination Of
the negroes who succeeded in being placed
in power. The armed and forcible effort
70 regain the control Of the state left the
white people with such a feeling that ii is
hardly probable a change can come in the
next decade. Even the republican cam
palgn committee realize that they have
little to hope for, and are now making the
claim that they do not consider the schism
Of the greedy sugar planters in the light
of q republican movement, but only as an
uprising against the sugar tariff. Their
advice5 from this section make them be-
llsve nearly all Is lost
AS to the other southern states, there
Is very little cause to fear. In Alabama.
the politicians acquainted with the situa-
ton say that there was never a fear for
more than three districts, and the oppo-
stion there has been practically over
come. The result in Georgia, while taken
by the populists to be a victory that
should give them much hope, does not
make any more probable the return of the
odorous and odious Tom Watson In place
Of Gen. Black; and this was the only dis
trict that was claimed with any strenu-
business.
The situation in the West is almost an
unknown quantity. Bryan is making an
excellent fight for the Nebraska senator
ship and Il is feared by his opponents that
he will succeed in his race, as he is
to suit the farming population Of his state.