Evening star., 1900-09-20
THE NEXT>eONGRESS
Representative TaFuey Speaks Of
Doubtful contests.
FIERCE FIGHT m FORTY DISTRICTS
interesting Analysis Of the Probable
Outline.
RESULT IN MIN sofa

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
WINONA, Mimi. September 2O-In dis
cussng the political situat ton In the north
west. and especially in Minnesota with a
correspondent of The Star today Represen-
tative J. A. Tawney, member of the COM
mittee on ways and means said:
THE contest for supremacy in the next
House of Representatives is. of course, of
interest second only to that Of the presi-
dency. and in forty districts there will be
fought a battle royal. for upon the out
come in these districts depends the COM
plexion Of the next Congress-.
What the Democrats Have.
Whether the House in the Fifty-seventh
Congress will be republican depends largely
upon the assistance republican candidates
in close or doubtful districts receive out
sida of. well within, their districts.
''The democrats are certain Of 139 men,
bers In the next House; no efforts the re-
publicans can put forth in these 139 dis
tricts could change the result. This is so
because in these congressional districts
government exists only by the consent Of
the democratic party: the democratic doc
trine of government by the consent Of the
governed applies only to the Malays of the
Philippine Islands, where the Constitution
Is not in force.
This leaves the democrats free to exert
all of their energy eXpend their money and
concentrate their campaign work generally
In forty districts. and If successful would
give them control Of the House. On the
other hand the republicans must make a
fight in 21S districts. I4aboring under this
enormous disadvantage. 1t would not sur
prise me If the two parties were very evenly
divided In the Flfty-seyenth Congress.
Result Of Democratic Control.
''In my judgment, democratic control of
the House in the next Congress would be
attended with disaster to our industrial and
financial interests almost as great as II
Bryan should be elected. Unrestrained by
any responsibility for the consequences OF
their acts, they would. in that event,
threaten the enactment Of all the legislation
contemplated by the Kansas City platform.
The responsibility for Its defeat would have
to be borne by the republicans of the Sen
ate. and being in control OF the executive
branch Of the government and of the Sen
ate, the democrats would charge the con-
sequences Of their attempted populistic leg
isla ton to the republican party.
Imperialism Only a Bluff.
I'm the west the Presidents Chinese pol
icy is approved by all and applauded by
every patriotic citizen.
Il concede no northern state to Bryan.
unless it is his own The paramount issue
of Imperialism is rarely mentioned even by
democrats. and when it Is 1t Is with smile
indicating that 1t Is only a bluff. The rank
and file of the gold democrats. those who
are not expecting any political preferment
after the political demise of Mr.. Bryan and
the reAlscitation of the old democratic
party. re as much opposed to Bryan and
free SIM as they ever were: This includes
al all natldA h alities in the ranks of the gold
There is no dsafection with us among
German republicars:- ) those among them
who might otherwise vote against their
party on account of sO-called imperialism
and militarism will not do So because they
look upon Bryans fRancial policy as an
immediate danger to the country. and that
If there is anything to be feared from either
of the other two alleged evils It is 50 re
mote that it can easily be avoided before it
becomes imminent.
Minnesotans on Free Silver.
The people of Minnesota have not
changed their views on the free silver issue.
Its reaffirmation at Kansas City was de-
nounced at the time as political mistake
by many who favored that policy four
years ago.
I'm my judgment the democratic party
and it's platform stand for the abrogation
or the reversal of every policy, domestic
and foreign. industrial and financial, ex-
pansye and aggressive. that has made our
people prosperous contented and happy.
that has brought the nation to an unex-
anlpleu position Oh III
tional affairs. The democratic party stands
for the reversal of every policy that has
made the last four years the most glorious
and profitable period in our nations history.
Convincing Majority.
Some may say the dominant issue Of the
campaign in Minnesota will be whether or
not these policies shall be continued or re-
versed. But the nomination of gold demo-
Gratis for Congress in Minnesota by free
silver democracy, their declarations con-
cerning government by the consent Of the
governed applied to the Philippines. and
their boastfu disfranchisement of American
voters in the south. show that so far as the
democratic party is concerned the para
mount issue is anything for office and off,
cial power, regardless of consistency, prin-
ciple consequences.
II place the republican majority in my
state at 40, coo. and believ that the republi-
can congressional delegation will be re-
elected"
TELEGRAPH POLES OFTEN GROW.