The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-25
Democratic CampaIgn caloula-
lions

last has q review Of the plan Of cam
paigo, and the calculations being evolv
"a at the headquarters Of tie demo
cratic congressional committee Pre-
paratory 70 the opening Of the canvass
q great deal Of work ia being done in
the way of procuring and arranging
material FOR use 10 the approaching
contest Secretary Kerr has had com
pilations 1t recent elections statistics
and annoances the following general
conclusion,
III the democrats Of the south and
west can hold their own, as we couh
IDENTIFY believe they viii, we will make
sufficient gains north Of the Mason and
Dixons line and east Of the Mississippi
river to change the political complexion
81 the house
There ought to be no losses, at least
in the south. And the secretary's ex
pectation Of gains in Virginia Ken
lucky and Maryland should be veri
fed The losses in those democratic
strongholds two years ago was due to
On intensity Of differences within tile
party which has greatly subsided
Gains are 70 be looked for too, in North
Carolina, where there is now only one
denOcratic representative. in spite Of
the republican fusion The is
sue Of white political supremacy has
united all democrats, as It should 81
tract the sympathy Of every southern
white man who Is not race renegade
The bitter and humiliating experiences
incident to the condition that has re
suited in that state, in consequence q
democratic confusion and popullte in
fusion, ought to leave no doubt Of al
democratic victory
According to the Posts report demo
crats expect to score winnings in West
Virginia, New Jersey, New York Penn
sylyania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.
III these states the situation is peculiar
and interesting. The democrats are al
odds Oh national issues ana united on
state. The republicans are exactly in
a reverse situation are discordant over
local divisions. Hence the one party is
aiming to hinge ihe campaign on ma
tional issues and the other on state The
result depends much on which can be
made most prominent before the voters.
In this group Of states, where the ques
ticn UC democratic gains viii be decid
ca, -ltael-,
contention over the war question. On
these tie two parties are too little align
ed for them to cut much real figure
with voters.
Under the circumstances in these
states Of the northern middle division,
wisdom couusels the national commit
tees to a policy Of abstenton from in-
reference except 10 a carefully guard
Cd and conservative way Any attempt
70 dictate or direct thelines Of the cam
naign would be far more than opt to
nroye pdschieyous. In the extremely
diversified party elements to be dealt
with tbecommittee had best expend it's
enerdes upon the south and west And
even in these sections the democratic
tenper calls for d discrimination in
treatment that was not required two
Years ago. Then the party's claims
were based upon the theory Of iegis-
lafive cure for hard times Now there
4 no hard times in the west among the
prainand cattle growers This deprives
tbe calamity creed Of its basis in tue
western Bryan states There are some
hopes 1t headq uarters Of its being trans
planted to the east, We Judge by the iol
/ lowing from The Post
.A prominent democatat hcndquart
ara Yesterday. after fifteen or twenty
/ rears Of wide business experience ant
successful connection with many prom
inent business PROF Is predicted that
within three months the war having
i come toan end, there would be q reac-
tion from the business activity which
bas aceonpanied wsr operations Th'
factories that have been ranning nigh
md day 10 supply The government witi
divers articles will necessarily reduce
| tbeir forces, and, as this gentleman 81
rpes the reaction win enforce th
/ democratic contention that good time
have not come as The result of reput
lican administration
tt tie promise Of the return Of trad
deuression i realized, It win not ful
pisb argument for the west. Ther
most unfortunately according 70 th
doctrine of this prominent democrat
another era 81 bard times could no
take away fruits Of the past two year
81 prosperity il the western whea
farms There the democratic cand
dates wiil fnd &c difficult to wiu iavoi
on tie 1850 creed Jackson clarioi
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