Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-14
THE POLITICAL
SITUATION.
HOPES and Fears Of Democrats
and Republicans,
BAROMETER UP AND DOWN.
Latest Claims OF Chairman Jones
Cause Of the Change strikes Al.
ways Ancct Party I'm Power.
.-a.-nl corresnondence.

Special correspondence
washington. May ut Is quite APP
parent that the Democrats Of national
prominence have begun 10 have more
hope OF national success than they have
haI any time In months a few weeks
ego Q, was impossible 70 get any lead
mr Democrat 70 even make claims OF
States which they hoped 60 carry TO
make the election OF a Democratic
president assured. Now the chairman
0r the national committee. Senator
Jones. claims 1876 votes sure giving the
States from which they come, and
places New York, Ohio. Indiana and
Minnesota IN the doubtful column II
is not until lately that any such claim
would be made by any leading Demo-
GRAFT or that Democrats expressed any
real hope OF success In the national
campaign although many claimed that
the House would be carried for that
party with Increase Of hope on the
n corresponding Increase Of alarm
among Republicans, and even Chair
man Hanna. though confident acknoWl-
edges that the fight viii be hard one
and that the Republicans must work
as they aid I'm 1896 This rising and
falling Of the political barometer consti-
tute one OF the interesting features Of
congressional life as Congress Is making
and unmaking public men and policies.
CAUSES OF THE CHANGE
There are various reasons assigned
Tor the changes which have occurred
in the political situation. The Demo-
Gratis are fighting entirely on the de-
fensive. The Republicans being In
power In the White House and in both
houses OF Cougerss are directly respon-
sble for every public act They must
shoulder the responsibility and defend
what they DO. and. as we'll what they
DO not DO. No legislative act no adj
miuistrauve act or the failure 90 act
but carries with IL some opposition and
some criticism. The party 10 power
standing Tor an this. and also subject
to the criticism OF the dissatisfied ele-
mpnts everywhere, has more 10 lose
than gain Realizing that they can
make an offensive campaign and de-
vote themselves wholly 10 criticism ~
what the Republicans have done or
failed % do the Democrats feel that
their lighting strength has vlslbly In
creased. The Republicans know that
they will be- ON the defensive 20 the
extent ~ defending what has been
done but they also say that most OF
the legislation win be a subject OF COM
mendatl0n instead Of defense.
THE STRIKES AN ISSUE.
The many strikes throughout the
country ate giving the Republicans O
great deal OF concern. They romem-
Der too well the effect OF the Home.
stead strike In 1892 upon the presi-
Dental election. Whether or not the
strikes can bee traced 10 the result Of
national legislation, IS Is known that
strikers as a rule are against the party
In power. President Harrison said
after the campaign In 1892 that he
could trace the result directly % the
strike az Homestead That great labor
trouble found an echo I'm the assembly
room Of every labor organization IN
the United states. Organized labor
was against the party In power IL IS
feared by the Republicans that II will
DE- against the Republican party this
year. The Idaho strike and the mill
t8ry control of that mining district win
have their effect. even though the testi-
m1ny shows that everything done there
was under the control and al the re-
quest OF q governor opposed 90 the
Republicans The failure 20 pass an
eight hour law such as demanded by
the labor organizations viii also have
us effect and be used among laboring
organizations
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.
We had almost forgotten that there
were any Delaware Indians until IL was
brought 90 light in memorial present
"a by Senator Pettigrew showing there
We're some and that they wanted some
money for lands coded nearly a cen'
fury ago Wasn't It the old Leather
stocking who said the Delawares. with
whom he had so long lived had disap-
pearcd and forced him to seek new
friends beyond the Missouri?
A resolution has been favorably act
ed upon IN the Senate providing for a
pedestal upon which a statute Of the
poet Henry w. Longfellow is 20 be-
erected. / suggest that part Of the
pedestal should be taken from the IA
nous pipestone quarry Ia Minnesota
OF which Longfellow wrote In "Hia-
watha.
Congress viii not take any action
looking 20 pure food legislation at this
session Senator Mason has been try.
ing to have something done, but unsuc,
cessfully. In the House, Representative
Tawney and Representative polliyei
have been trying 20 amend the oleo-
margarine law. and the dairy interests
have been urging such bill but they
have not been successful
As the possibility OK y early ad-
j0unment approaches great pressure
is brought up0u Speaker Henderson "a
grant recognition for local and special
bills Then there are efforts also made
by special committees to secure days
FOR the consideration OF these bills and
the prospects are that the time OF The
House will he occupied fully from this
time forward. The committee ON pub.
he buildings and grounds may not ash
time. and the prospects are that it will
not even report many bills. although
The pressure from members is yery
great.
LAND ENTRIES.