Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-18
THE DEMOCRATS FoREwARNED.

The coming fail elections will have
much wider scope than is generally appre-
- ciated. Not only is a new United States
House of Representatives to be chosen,
but legislatures are to DO 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 Alabama,
having salready chosen governors. There
will be elections in September in Arkan-
sas, Vermont. and Maine. On October 9Th
Georgia wall elect a Governor The States
which elect governors on November Sth
are California Colorado. Connecticut,
Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Michi-
gan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ne
yada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North
Dakota, Pennsylvania South Carolina,
South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wash
ington, and West Virginia Some of these
States will also elect other State officers.
The Ohio State Journal, which is pub
iished in the State Of MIR. Mckinley and
of Mark Hanna, the director-general of
the national Republican party, has been
counting noses in this connection, so to
speak, and is In high fettle over the out
look. At the same time, in the exube-
rance of its joy, 1t makes admissions that
should stimulate the Democracy to extra
prdinhry exertlons. 1t shows that the re-
suits OF the congressional elections may
be more far reaching as affecting our in
situations than those OF any similar cleo
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Having felicitated itself in a general
way upon the Favorable prospect for
control OF Congress by the Republicans
for some time the Journal goes on to
say that latter the Attn of next March
the party should have a majority In the
Senate, and, with a Republican House.
the administration will have full power to
carry out its policy" That under these
conditions the administration-that is,
the Republican party-would have full
power 20 carry out its policy goes with
out saying. And even II we consider the
word policy" as embracing only the
party's position on finance and the tariff
and its penchant for spending everything
jn 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 ii I'm the
mower of the Republicans to perpetuate
pingleyism, entrench more securely the
present inadequate banking and cur
dency system, and create necessity for
continuing the war taxes for years to
come.
But. as our Ohio contemporary con-
fesses. there is involved in the Democrats
getting control of the next House still
more important question than that Of
barring the Republican party from carry
ing out the programme above outlined.
1T Is not at all probable, says the Jour
nal. that all the important questions
growing out of the war with Spain will |
be disposed of at the coming short ses-
sion OF Congress- The Congress 1t adds. |
20 be elected this fall-the Fifty-sixth-
of these vital matters, involving the very
foundation Of the government. and pro-
baby departure from a policy that
has been in evidence for more than a
hundred years.
Precisely. IL this means anything, It
means that the Republican party will
take no chances on the present Senate.
The coming short session Of Congress Is
20 be one Of dllly-dallymg-one in which
the party will not show its hand. But II
the Republicans can gain safe control OF
both houses Of the F1fty-sixth Congress.
we may look for most radical and the
boldest sort Of legislation along the line
Indicated by Mr.. Grosyenor In his speech
opening the Ohio State campaign. In
short. the Journal forewarns the Democ-
racy that II they fail TO capture the next
House they need not be surprised at such
,egisiation as will endanger the very
foundation OF our republican form OF gov
ernment.
The New York Herald which &c suffer |