Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-10-12

Fight Necessary for the Control Of Con-
gress, aud a Vigorous one Will
be Made.
Washington, Oct. 5.-From the
Washington point of view, everything
has been looking very much more en-
couraging for the republican party
the last week than at any time during
the campaign. The hard. work that
the republicans have been doing is
telling in every direction. In the
east the states which the democrats
say r. doubtful, and which they think
they can carry, and must carry, in or
der to win,, are New York, Maryland,
West Virginia and Delaware. We
will probably hear of them claiming
Connecticut and New Jersey, but very
few have had the nerve to make any
such assertion. In all the eastern
states many things have been looking
up very much for the republicans.
West Virginia and Delaware are sure
to vote the republican ticket. There
is no question about New York. Mary
land is still in doubt, but the apathy
of the republicans has disappeared,
and the business men and laboring
men have begun to- 9 that their in
terests may be imperiled by the cleo
ton of Bryan, and they are coming
out strongly in favor Of Mckinley and
prosperity.
Croker is still claiming the election
of Bryan and also that he will carry
New York for the Nebraska man. AS
a matter of fact, Croker has no judg-
ment in national politics whatever.
There was a time when be was we'll
versed regarding affairs in New York
CITY, and probably now knows a great
deal about them. In the days when
he knew the most, however, he got
out and circulated among the people
and found out what they were think
ing about. Now only a, very few peo-
pie approach Croker, and they nearly
all tell him glowing tales, because he
hates to listen to anything disagree
able. In this he has assumed an i'm
perial position, and nothing but what
is pleasant Ear be told the imperial
boss of the view York democracy. As
a matter of fact, Croker's Judgment is
bad. 1t was bad at Kansas City. 1t
is bad now. He simply does not
know the situation. Nobody believes
in the g~enuineness of the alleged bets
that he has made. They are prob
ably what is known as wash bets.
Senator Platt was over here in Wash
ington the other day, and he cheered
up the republicans here a great deal
by showing ~conclusively that New
York was safe. At the same time
there should be no lack of interest by
the business men, the merchants, me-
chanics, farmers or laboring men, be-
aus over-confidence might mean
disaster, and the full republican vote
is necessary ITO stamp out the last YES
tige Of Organism in this country.
There seems to be no doubt about
McKinley's election. There seems to
be some doubt about the next house
OF representatives. 1t is pointed out,
however, that the presidency has al
ways carried the house with it, save
in the election of 1876, when Hayes
had a majority of one in the electoral
college, while Tilden had a very large
plurality of the popular vote. OF
course, the house might be carried
along with the presidency if the trend
towards republicanism is very large
But a great many districts may send
democratic congressman, although
voting the republican ticket. The
south, of course, is a handicap of III
votes to start with, and the democrats
have to carry only 80 northern dis.
tricts, east and west, to secure the
house. If any of the big states are
at all close on the presidential ticket
it would not be surprising to see tina
number of democrats elected in north
crn states. Still the house is not lost
and it must be fought for.
We have been hearing a great .dea
from anti-expansionists about impe-
ialism. A man making some invesSi
cations recently dug up a speech y
Allen G. Thurman's, delivered in 1S4S
in which he denounced everybod,
generally as traitors who were op
posed to the annexation Of the terri
tory acquired from Mexico after tn,
war with that country. In the hall
OF congress, about 1850, Stephen A
Douglas called Columbus Delano
traitor because the latter still criti
cised the conquest of the territor,
from Mexico. Thurman and Dougla
were leading democrats of their time
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