Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-11-12
The Democratic Outlook.
ON The Atlanta Constitut onl

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growth of Democratic sentiment
which the results indicate ba!
brought hope and confidence to the
Democrats, and in the struggle foi
advantage i'll the congressional
elections of next year and the presi
dental election of 1900, the advan
tage is now with the party of the
people.
From the fall Of Gar Reeds CAV
el tie first week uf ID rrmber n,li!
adJourhnent comes in the Auumri
following every move III C"rsr-ss
Mil be uf interest t. the prupIn II, q
OF importance i'll It's bearings on Iii,
future The Democratic leaders 90
into that contest with their forces
united and Mith the certainty of ap
prevail ut the hands of the people,
if in all things they are true to the
principles of their party.
The election results mean that the
party is stronger today than it has
ever been. In these early contests
the people have repudiated the Nc.
Kinley Hanna administration. The
hollowness OF that cry that prospect.
ty had come as the result of repub.
lican legislation has been seen by
the people, and they have register
ed their refusal to be fooled Wher
ever there was fighting chance to
over throw the administration party
with its vast campaign funds and its
tn usands of Office promises, the
people have done the ovcrthrowinn;
and even in the supposedly impreg
nable republican strongbolds they
have shown the strength of THEN
Democratic sentiments by great
democratic gains.
The Democratic leaders enter up
on their duties i'll congress fortified
in the owledge that the drift OF
pubic sentiment is their way That
they will take advantage of this.
strengthening ii every way possible
thrr position, by emphasizing their
adherancc 10 true Democratic prin.
ciples and their determination to
bring substantial relief through leg.
islation on the line of those princi.
pies. is certain. On the other hand
the Republicans will begin the tight
in this session Of CONGRESS- dis
hearted by the knowledge that the
drift is against them; that defeat is
impending, and with tho further
knowledge that their own forces are
badly divided.
All sorts of trouble seems to be
coming i'll the way of the men who
secured control of the government
by promises which they have no,
only failed to fulill, but which they
had no intention of fulfilling. The
republican forces are certain to show
VIDE divisions on any proposition
the party advances looking to the
financial and monetary reform. The
failure of the Wolcott commission,
wipes away the last vestage of the
international bimetalhsm pretense
and mears now that the party mus
come out in the open in defence o.
the single gold standard, whose ev
lis so many Of it's leaders have Sc
long and 80 bitterly denounced. Th,
money power owns the republican
party, and despite the warnings O
its wisest leaders in time past it i.
compelled cow to come out in bolt
defense of that disastrous experi
ment in financial legislation, Tn,
eastern leaders. or most of them
will be found standing willingly I,
this policy, the western republicans
will protest, for they know such
position means reputation at tn,
hands of their constituents. Tn,
party will be badly split, and it
chances of enacting any financial leg
islation that can strengthen thei
party is infinitesimal.
These considerations and other
will make the coming session of Con
gress full of interest aud of politica
Importance. The Republicans q,
into it burdened with the practicu
certainty of further reputation ar,
defeat; the democratic position OF
the other hand is one full of hon
and OF confidence that the future i
to bring party victory and subst N