The evening times., 1896-04-28
RILLT 0F]HE DEMOCRATS
Letters Sent Broadcast Urging
Them Into Action.
AN AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN
> II
National Democratic Congressional
Wave Of Political Sentiment Must
and Can BE Reversed-The Reed
Congress Scored.

The Democratic Congressional commit
tee is hard at work repairing the Presi-
Dental fences for the election in the fall.
The chairman, Hon. Charles j. Faulkner.
has sent the following letter to the" bosses"
and leaders all over the country
MY Dear Sir: The national Democratic
| Congressional committee has been organized
and its headquarters for this campaign es-
tablished at 736 Fifteenth street north
west, Washington, ID. c.
ct is the purpose OF this committee to
| enter upon an earnest and aggressive cam
paign for the election of Representatives
8, 1896. We want your active co-opera'
ton In this work, believing that with 1t
the results which followed the tidal wave
against US in 1894 may be, 10 great
extent. reversed and a majority of Demo
Gratis elected to the Fifty fifth Congress.
Public sentiment, as shown by the
local elections held during the spring.
has undergone a decided change.
''Thc results of the Fifty-first Congress
and the terrible panic that swept over
| the country, as a consequence or Repub-
lican legislation ena cted by the Reed Con-
grcss. was the legacy left us when we as
sumcd control of the government, and It's
effects paralyzed the energies aud efforts
| of the members of our organization in the
campaign of 1894.
| CAUSED BY sTAY-AT-HOMEs.
"Thc analysis OF the vote in each Con-
| grcssional district demonstrates the TACT
that the Republican victory of "a WIS not
| ont III
resulted from the fact that many Demo Gratis,
from one cause or another, stayed at home
and failed to give expression TO their Demo-
craft csentimentsa at the epollsatthatelectlon.
THE Republican Congress elected in No
vember, 1894. has now been in session five
months. and has failed 10 give to the coun-
Try. although practically in control or both
houses OF Congress, single measure OF pub
| lie relief. 1t is the Judgment or those coin-
| petent to speak that this Congress VIII adj
| iourn witlr6ut passing measure of public
interest ot1et tina n the appropriation bills
mo DEMOCRAT need fear to draw coiE-
/ parison between the results accomplished
| by the FiftS third Congress. Democratic
| Congress, and those accomplished by the
| Fifty-fourti Congress, which is Repubii-
can. The csy,raiseh by the Republican poll
ticians of D. inefficiency and inability OF
the DemoctaticFongr to measure up 70
tire nssbHitsimposeiupon it, should be
silent in the presence OF the faetthat with
but bare naiotity in the Senate we pass
ed eight mea suras OF vital importance tothc
people whaeasrsie present Repu blicau Con-
gress, by 1t inacs ion. confesses its inability
TO pass sirigte measure of public relief.
1T will he. the purpose of this COM
mit,ee to iring these and other questions
dividing the two great political parties
| prominently before the people 10y proper
| literature. which will be compiled through
| It's agency. ADJ which we hope will reach
those who most need It through your Co
| operation.
WHAT Is NEEDED.
with this in view we desire to put
| ourselves in communication with all the
organizations of the party in the States,
| from the state TO the county committees.
| and 10 learn what character or literature
| is needed In each section OF each State.
We would also be very glad to learn
| from you your opinion of the condition
OF the organization of the party in your
| locality, and the feeling and sentiment
| of the Democracy OF your section.
Any suggestions you may make which
| will assist this committee in arriving at
| conclusions IS to the proper method to
be adopted TO assist you in Strengthening
| the Democratic organization in your county
| and section will be gratefully received
| and highly appreciated.
VERY truly yours.
"CHAs. ]. FAULKNER, Chairman"
The committee is made up as follows:
Charles ]. Faulkner. West Virginia,
| chairman; Lawrence Gardner, secretary.
Executive ommittee-Senate-Jam K.
Jones. 8. NJ. White, John L. Mitchell
George Gray. Samuel Pasco. House OF
| Representatives-Thom c.. McRae, John
NJ. Allen, John F. Fitzgerald, James G.
| Mcguire, Albert s. Berry, H welles Rusk,
William A. Jones, Paul j. sorg. Eenton
McMillin, Joseph Wheeler. General COM
! mittee-senate-Calvin S. Brice, Ohio;
| Charles ]. Faulkner, West Virginia; James
| K. Jones, Arkansas: George Gray, Della
ware; Samuel Pasco, Florida; Edw.
| Murphy, jr., New York; James Smith,
| jr., New Jersey: s. NJ White, Califor.
I mia; John L. Mitchell. Wisconsin.
House of Representatives-Josep Wheel.
| er. Alabama; Thomas C. McRae, Arkansas;
James G. mcguire, California: John T.
| necticut: j. w. Cansey, Della ware: Stephen
n. Sparkman. Florida: John W. Maddox,
Georgia; james H. Hawley. Idaho Finis E.
| owning, Illinois; jason B. Brown, In
| diana: Thomas Bowman, Iowa: Sidney G.
Cooke. Kansas: A. 8. Berry, Kentucky:
Adolph Meyer. Louisiana: william P. Hur-
| ley, Maine; Fl. Welss Rusk, Maryland;
John F. Fitzgerald, Massachusetts,; Frank
II. Hosford. Michigan: o. NJ. Hall. Xinne-
| nesota: John NJ. Alien, Mississippi:
A. NJ. Dockery, Missouri; Martin
Magiuns. Montana: R. P. Keating. Nevada;
| Johnston Cornish. New Jersey: Amos ].
| Cummings. New York: Stilson Hutchins,
New Hampshire: Fred A. woodard. North
Carolina; W. N. Roach. North Da akota; Paul
]. Sorg. Ohio: Napoleon Davis Oregon: c. ].
| Erdman. Pennsylvania: Oscar Larham
| Rhode Island: WI. Talbert. South Carolina;
| c. Ioyd Barrett. South Dakota: Benton Nc
Millin. Tennessee; Joseph C. Hutcheson.
Texas; j. L. Rawlins. Utah: B. b. SmaIley,
Vermont: William A. Jones. Virginia;
| Charles H. voorhees,, Washington: j. ID.
Anderson. West Virginia. ]. ]. Hogan. Wis
consin: George T. Beck. Wyoming: Marcus
A. Smith. Arizona: Anthony Joseph, New
Mexico: Ed. L. Dunn. Oklahoma Territory;
R. W McAdams. India n Territory.
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Rev. W. Fl. Brooke Denial:
Editor Times: Under the headline New
| Color Line" The Morning Times of April
%. stated that Rev W. II, Brooks would ne