The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-06-19

fan is net good. or that there are labor
troubles. OF that prosperity Is threatened,
What them Illinois. Indiana, and even
New York would slip away from Us. IL is
barely possible that We may lose these
States even without any succession OF
untowaFd events. In that event We would
lcse the election. Isn't Il enough 20 make
us careful-to keep US from becoming
over-conhdent2 I think 40
Harrison was defeated in the midst OF
good times vas a suggestion 20 the
Serator - this poiat
In l&z2 Yes. but that Is not the only
historical Illustration which comes 10 my
mind In 1850. Van Buren, was howled OCT
Of reelection on charges Of extravaganza
and reckless expenditures Y0a remem-
bcr, don't you, the story OF the gold
spoons ~ the White House. and row ef-
Secjiyely Il was used against him. There
was no reason under heaven why Van
EUren should have been defeated, but
Harrison Won In ls4s the Democrats lost
again. despite the annexation ~ Texas
and the enormous territory won from
Mexico and the victorious peace-l0st. in
feet, when there was no more reason for
defeat than there Is for the Republicans
to-day The Wings we're victorious with
Taylor. who was no more a Wh!g than
Dewey IS a Democrat and who had 20
write a letter saying that ne was Wing.
although not an ultra one The Wings,
tCo, were hostile 10 the war.
VIII History Repeat Itseifs
How history repeats itself?' said Mr..
Chandler. in medljating fashion To-day
We have charges Of extravaganza and
corruption. Of enormous and reckless ex-
penditures in the government, the very
charges which defeated Van Buren Wnen
there seemed no reason foS his defeat.
To-day We have added vast territory to
cur domain, and have concluded a vic
torious peace-just as the Democrats did
ia 1873 and yet they were defeated
Coming nearer home" continued Mr.
Chandler, "~e nearly lost the election in
1876. In fact" he added. smilingly, some
Democrats were foolish enough TO say
that we did lose it. There was not, at
that time, a decent argument TO show
why the Republicans should be ousted
from control, but We all remember what
a narrow squeeze 1t was for US. And we
wholly lost In 1892. when the sky seemed
as clear as a bell. The country was in
the most prosperous condition It had ever
seen, business enterprises fourished. fac
tories were running. all men were en-
ployed, wages were remarkably high.
Thre was no good cause for Cleyeland's
election, yet he'was elected. Twice. there
fore, the Democrats lost without good
cause, once the Republicans. nearly lost.
and once wholly lost when everything
seemed 10 be logically in their favor. II
behooves Us now" commented Mr. Chand-
Ter, TO look out for flaws in the political
wind or our ship will capsize."
Main Issue, Of the Campaign.
I'm what quarter will the storm center
be2'
we will be hurt the most l,v the
charges OF extravaganza and CORRUPTION.
Of course. there is no logic in III, ontcrv
Tor as the government grows The eypeD-
ses naturally increase. and there has NOT
been any more stealing than is sure TO
happen under extraordinary circumstan-
ces, but people will not stop 20 reason
The next danger point is the charge that
The party is bound in chains by tie mon
ay power and that its reins are he'd bv
The third thing TO fear is
great Losses In the Philippines, although
we must remember that expansion has its
as well as lis repulsive side"
And what is the strongest bridge over
which President Mckinley can walk IN
-e-clection?"
Ihe general prosperity Of the cOun- |
ny. mat Is the practical most appeal /
Eg argument On the sentimental side /.
Ne have the glorious outcome of the Span
sh war. the liberation of the Cubans. and /
he fact that the United States has taken /
IA
ions of the world. To sum II all uD."
concluded Mr.. Chandler. still walking up /
ind down the room, we ought TO win. /
ne will Win; but We had better not con- (
,ratulate ourselves until We know that
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