The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-11-19
GheArmpfrai-S Star
THE DEMOCRATIC OUTLOOK


Atlanta Constitution.
The Significance OF Tuesdays cleo.
lions IN a national way can hardly no
uvcr.cstimated. The great growth n,
Democratic sentiment which the 70.
suits Indicate has brought hone and
confidence to the Democrats. and IN
the struggle for advantage in the I'm.
g%ressional elections Of next year and
the presidential electlon Of 1000 m.
advantage Is now will, tile party n,
the people.
From the fall Of Car Reeds gave,
the FIRST week OF December until nd.
j0urnmcnt comes In the summer III.
lowing every move In congress will be-
OF interest to the people and Of i'm.
portance In It's bearing IN the future.
The Democratic leaders 90 into that
contest with their forces united and
with the certainty Of approval AZ the
hands OF the people, II in all things
they are true to the principles Of their
party.
The election results mean that the
party Is stronger to-day than It has
ever been. In these early contests the
people have rcpudiatcd the Mckinley.
Hanna nd ninlstration. The hollow.
ness of the cry that prosperity had
come as the result Of Republican
Legislation has been seen by the pc,.
pie, and they have registered their re-.
fnsal to be fiolcd. WHEREVER there
was a fighting chance to overthrow
the administration party, with il,
vast campaign funds and its ,ho,,.
sands OF Office promises. tho pcuplc
have done the overthrowing; and ever
IN the supposedly i~mpreynallc Re.
publican stronghOlds they have shown
the strength IT their Democratic
by great Democratic gains.
The Democratic leaders enter upou
their duties In Congress fortified in
the knowledge that the drift Of public
Is their way. That they
will take advantage Of this. strength.
cning In every way possible their posi-.
tion, by emphasizing their adherence
true Democratic principles and
their determination To bring sub
Stantial relief through Legislation on
line Of those principles, is certain.
the other hand, the Republicans
will begin the fight In this scssion Of
Congress dlsbcartcned by the knowl-
edge that the drift is against them;
that defeat Is impending, and with
further knowledge that their own
'orccs are badly divided.
All sorts 81 trouble seems to BE- com.
ng In the way Of the me who secured
control OF tho government by promises
which they not only have failed to rul.
III, but Which they had no intention
u fulfilling. The Republican forces
re certain to show wide divisions on
my proposition the party advances
tn financial and monetary re.
Tie failure III the WOlcott
UmmiSSion wipes away the last
'cstigc Of the information bimetal-
ism prctense, and means now that
he party must come cut in the open
n defense OF the single gold standard,
those evils 50 many Of its leaders
so long and 50 bitterly d.
olinccd. The money power owns the
republican party, and despite the
'arnlngS Of its wisrst leaders in times
asst IL h compelled now " come ont
bold defense of that disastrous ex-
erinent in financial Legislation.
The eastern leaders, or most Of them,
Ill be found standing willingly to
policy the western Republicans
i'll protest, fur they know sncb
means reputation at tho
ands Of their constituents. The
.rty will be badly split, and its
OF ~enactinx any financial
c~gislatioD that can strengthen their
Is infnitcsimal.
These considerable ions and Others
Ill make the coming session Of Con-
ress full 0f interest and Of p"li'iral
The Republicans 20 MO
burdcned with the practical Ger
Unity If further reputation and de-
at; the Democratic position on the
her hand Is one fun Of hope and OF
'nfldcncc that the futn IRE Is tn bring
lrty victory and substantial relief to
&c people whose only hope lies in
cmocratic control NJ Congress and OF 4
&c administration. i
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Chauncey NJ. Dcpcw, who supported
racy for mayor Of Greater New YORK,
Id the election resulted just as I've
AIRED II would.
"ThOse who are inclined tn view the
In New York City as being
ltional significance are away on IN
cir reckoning. New York Is o
smopolitan city. The inhabitants
London are nearly All English; tho
0plc OF berlin are Germans solidly;
Q people VI Paris, except for u small
arc French. New York has
ly about 20 per cent Of Americans
at Is, American-born inhabitants.
ie rest are from EurUpe and all paris
the world, and they retain tIe
bits, language xnd characteristic
cir native countries.
usslsha clantiou iscun In New lWk