The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-11-02
THE COMING CONGRESS.
Every Indication Points to an over
whelming Victory for the
Republicans.

Advance estimates of the result of an
election are apt to be colored in a con-
siderable degree by the politics Of the
person OF paper making them. A piece
of work in this line has just been done,
however, which deserves attention. It,
has been done by the nonpartisan
Washington Post, and is apparently not
distorted by party bias. The Post has
made canvass of nearly all the con-
gressional districts in the country, the
estimates in each being based on data
carefully gathered on the ground. OF
the districts canvassed, 1865, that paper
figures, are sure to go republican, 12s
are reasonably certain to be Democrat
ic and silverite and AZ are doubtful.
Thus, on sure districts, the republic
ans are 38 ahead of the democrats and
silverites in general, but this does not
give them majority OF the entire
house. The republicans will need to
carry 10 more districts in order to con-
troll that chamber, and the Post thinks
they will easily do it out of the AZ which
are doubtful. Moreover, there are 21
districts on which no estimates are
made. Some of these are reasonably
certain to be republican.
The chances, that is to say, are over
whelmingly in favor of republican VIC
tory in the congressional elections on
November 8. Perhaps the republican
majority may not be quite so large as 1t
is in the present house. The republic
ans have now lead of about 30 over the
democrats, populists, silver ex-repub-
licans and all the elements of the oppo-
sition in combination. This majority
could be reduced somewhat without Sc
rious danger, but, of course, the larger
the majority the better for the country
and the party. The Importance of the
issues to be dealt with in the next two
years demands the election of men OF
patriotism, public spirit and assured
political sanity, and these at present
cannot be found outside the republican
party. In certain particulars this is the
most important election held since the
civil war and reconstruction days.
Many delicate questions will have to
be settled between now and the end
of the present presidential term, and
precedents will be established for the
guidance of the country for many
years in the future, if not for all time
1t is not hard to tell why intelligent
unbiased persons are figuring out q
victory for the republicans this year
The republicans have just concluded 9
foreign war which will add largely to
the country's territory, population and
general material resources and vastly
increase it's prestige abroad. At the
outset in this work the republicans de
feated a democratic plot to force the
recognition of the so-called republic
of Cuba, which conspiracy, if it ha6
succeeded, would have involved the
country in serious embarrassment
during and after the war, have length
ened the war many months, have
turned the public sentiment of the
world against us and have created trou
BILE for us in the future. Thus thu
republican party fought and conquered
enemies at home as well as abroad, ant
has saved thousands Of lives and hun
dreds of millions of dollars. The party
has in the past six months written |
brilliant and inspiring chapter of his
tory. 1t will advance the country
cridit for enlightenment and humanity
This chapter will always be read will
satisfaction by all patriotic and intel
ligent Americans. The republican par
ty deserves to win, as even most Of it,
opponents will concede after the elec
tion is over, when the concession will
not hurt them. The indications ar,
that it will win.-St. Louis Globe-Dem
sSrat.