The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-08-31
TIE DEMOCRATS ToREWAgNED,
The Coming Campaign and What Ii
Means to the Country.

I he coming lall elections Viii nave
4 .uucll wider scope than is generally
appreciated. Not only is a new United
States house Of representatives to be
chosen. but Legislatures are to be elected
which will fill thirty vacancies IN the
United States senate. In more than
twenty states governors are to be elected
this year two states, Oregon and Ala
bama. having already chosen governors.
There will be elections in September IN
Arkansas. Vermont and Maine. On
October 18th Georgia will elect a COVER
nor. The states which elect governors
on November Sth are CALIFORNIA, Colo
RADIO, Connecticut Idaho, Illinois, Kan
sas. Maryland: Michigan, Minnesota.
Missouri Nebraska, Nevada. New
Hampshire, New Jersey. North Dakota.
Pennsylvania. South Carolina. South
Dakota. Tennessee. Texas Washing
ton. and West Virginia. Some Of these
states willalso elect other state officers.
The Ohio State Journal which is
published in the state Of Mr.. McKin-
ley and of Mark Hanna. the director
general of the national Republican par
ty. has been counting noses in this con-
nection. so to speak. and is in high
fcttlc over the outlook At the same
time. in the exuberance of its JOY, it
makes admissions that should stimulate
the Democracy Of extraordinary exer-
tions. 1t shows that the results of the
congressional elections may be more far
reaching as affecting our institutions
than those Of any similar. ELECTIONS that
have ever taken place. Having felicl-
tated itself in general way upon the
favorable prospect for control Of con-
cress blythe Republicans for some time,
the Journal goes on to sa; that after
the 18th of next March the party should
have majority in the senate. and, with
Republican house, the administration
will have full power to carry out its
policy That under these conditions
the administration-that is, the Repub-
lican party would have full power to
carry out its policy goes without saying.
And even if we condsider the word
policy as embracing only the partys
position on finance and the tariff and It's
penchant for spending everything in
hand and in sight the Journal has
shown that it is the duty Of the Demo
Gratis to wake up all along the line. The
conditions named would put it in the
power of the Republicans to perpetuate
Dingleism, entrench more securely the
present inadequate banking and cur
rency system, and create necessity for
continuing the war taxes for years to
come. But, as our Ohio contemporary
confesses, there is involved in the
Democrats getting control Of the next
house still more important question
than that of barring the Republican
party from carrying out the program
above mentioned. Its not at all prob
able, says the Journal, that all the i'm
port questions growing out of the war
with Spain will be disposed of at the
coming short session Ct congress. The
congress, itadds, to be elected this fall
the Fifty-sixth-will be called upon
to deal with many Of these vital mat
ters, involving the very foundation of
the government, and probably depart
ure from policy that has been in evi-
dence for more than hundred years.
Precisely. If this means anything, it;
means that the Republican party will
take no chances on the present senate.
The coming short session of congress is
to be one of dilly-dallying-one in which
the party will not show its hand. But
if the Republicans can gain safe con-
troll Of both houses Of the Fifty-sixth
Congress, we may look for most radical
and the boldest sort Of Legislation along
the line indicate4 by Mr. Grosvenor in
his speech opening the Ohio state cam
paign. In short, the Journal forewarns
the Democracy that if they fail to cap
ture the next house they need not be
surprised at such legislation as will en-
danger the very foundation Of our Re
publican form of government.