The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-27

NEW YORK. Oct. 26.-Representa-
tive Griggs, chairman OF the Demo-
cratic congressional committee, gives
the following forecast of the forthcom-
ing election:
II believe the next house Of repre-
sentatives will be Democratic by
good working majority. The country is
ripe for a revolt against Republican
policies The whole country demands
tariff revision. and reduction, especially
on trust-made and trust-controlled
goods. A majority of the people have
come to the conclusion that this cannot
be had through the Republican party.
and they will, therefore, elect Demo-
cratic house of representatives
not only to get what they believe they
ought to have in the way ofstariff re-
vision, but as a protest also against
Republican inaction and broken prom
ises on that and other subjects.
Many Republicans will vote the
Democratic ticket this year, while many
will register their protest by staying
away from the polls This is shown
conclusively to my mind by the small
gatherings to hear Republican speakers
and the great complaint by Republicans
Of apathy in their ranks.
Like Twelve Years Ago.
"This campaign up to date is very
much like the campaign of 1890, when
the Democrats carried the house by
$50 majority. Tariff reform was the is
sue then, as it is now, and that was a
year in which both parties complained
greatly of apathy. 1t went so far then
that the chairmen of both parties be-
lieved up to the election that they had
been unable to interest the people in
the issue. To their astonIshment they
then found that the. people were very
deeply interested and a very large
Democratic vote was cast, resulting in
the large Democratic majority in ths
house of representatives above men-
toned.
The arrogance of organized monop-
oily, the increased price of living with
out corresponding increases in wages.
higher prices at home for American
trust-made goods than abroad and the
tendency of the Republican. party to-
ward Imperialism in the Philippine poll
icy are causing the people to think
deeply. l have no fear that they will
register their protest on Nov. and
chastise the party responsible for these
wrongs. All of this means a Demo-
cratic house of representatives"
New York HeraId's Poll.
The Herald prints today non-parti-
san poll of the forty-fve states, which
will elect 3S6 members of the house of
representatives for the Fifty-eighth ?
congress- The poll will show that the
Republicans will probably be able to
control the organization of the house,
though by very narrow majority. To
elect 194 members. The Herald returns
give them 200 They also show that
there are Ill reasonable certain dis
triets for the Democratic and fifteen
doubtful districts.
The margin for the Republicans is,
therefore, exceedingly close and hard
luck in the closing days of the cam
paign, a few mistakes or a tendency,
however slight, of independent voters
toward Democracy may wipe it out.
The turnover from the congressional
elections of 1900, when the Republicans
elected forty-six more congressman
than did the Democrats, is q tremend-
Gus one. The majority is almost wiped
out, and a general Democratic drift in
the East, accompanied by heavy vote
for Coler in New York approaching
the III 900 majority which Cleveland
received in 1892, would sweep it away
entirely, giving the Democrats control.
Chairmen Are Guarded.
The statements of the chairnen of
the congressional campaign committees
of the two parties reflect the HeralGs
Hon1,a,,aS - E1.,.sL ps-~