Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-02
TELEPHONES,
TUESDAYS ELECTIONS.

Mime. Vermont and Oregon some time
aeo elected their Representatives in the
Fifty-eiehth Congress. The forty-two 9TH
er States will elect theirs on Tuesday next
and the prospect is that if the Democrats
fail OF complete victory in gaining contec:
OF the Hous. they wall at Ieast cat down
the big majority the Republicans have al
present. This is an off year" IN nationai
politics when voters. as rule. are
good deal more Independent than they are
in Presidential contests.
Upon the whole, this campaign has been
without exciting incidents. the coal strike
excepted That nlomeutous and no, yet
obiterate6 event was not directly con-
nected with politics. Yet it vas hanging
like milestone around the neck OF the
Republicans when. much to their relief.
peace negotiations were put on foot.
Never would the coal barons and their
Wall street allies have agreed to arbitra-
ton gu, for the fear that If they refused
to 90 SO the Republicans would lose the
House. That they didn't desire to see. for
/: might mean an unsettled stock market
end il certainly would arouse intense an
tagonism 20 The trusts. And SO those
great money magnales who at fist said
there was nothing 10 arbitrate- and who
soemnly declared that they had no con-
trcl over the operators, compelled the
latter 10 listen to peace proposals.
There's where The President got in his
work and served his party well, though
we shall not deny that the course he TOOK
likewise relieved the public distress. 1t
was bad for The Republicans that the
strike was begun; il was We'll for them
that it ended as ii did. With II on there
would heve been no possibility Of their
holding the House. But. as il was pub
lie attention was called-as ii could not
have been called otherwise-to the out
regeousness of the Dingley protective tar
III. The strike impaired Increased vitality
TT the issue Of tariff revision. which the
people were making against the Republi-
can party.
The elections may go they will next
Tuesday. but the threa tened coal famine
and lhe difficulty and cost of importing
coal have made tremendous impression
upon the public mind ne, soon to be for
gotten.
Two other noteworthy events are asso-
ciated with this canvass-the retirement
from the Congressional field Of Speaker
Henderson and The return. TO politics o,
Mg. cleveland
Mr. Henderson is stalwar, protection
Is: and gave a reason for his retire.
ment that he could moi stand on the tariff
revision plank OF the Iowa Republican
platform. II Is alleged by some however.
thaS having been Informed tina, re.
tentiess personal fight was to De waged
against him. he withdrew rather thar
endure II. Al any rate he will not be
seen f. the new Congress. and we doub.
u he viii thereafter reappear in politics
Mr.. Cleveland has this year cast the
weight of his influence with the party and
the effect OF ii doubtless will be seer in the
Rev York and New Jersey elections. He
has been preaching tariff reform with all
bis ole time enthusiesr n. and with more
shan his old time d!scl elton Many per-
sons think he is looking forward to an
other Presidential numina ton But in orr
Siew. and in the view OF macy others. Mr.
Ievelano has effaced himself as nossjh,e
aneidafe, Notably this Impression was
strengthened in the interview he recently
accorded san correspondent of tho
Saltiino!e American. And that efrace.
uont il should be said. has prcyea ,,ox,
potential in enabling Mr.. Cleveland to
rec der the service he has In haroon,-,,e
the party
The Hon. David Bennett Bm is a,s,
presumably Seeplng an eye on the Press. |
Dental nomination but he made a hsa
sup when be caused 10 be inserted il, the
New York STATE Platform a provision fav-
orine control of the anthracite coal mines
y The fecersl government. SIN. if Co,er
e'seteo 1oEefhof Of New York on Tues |
aay, ii VIII be due in large par, "a NJ
j Hilfs zeal and organizing capacity
mat Celer has some prosnec, - ,,,,-
,'ne we may conclude from the fac, ,h.,
ne President himself has ser, ont
general alarm" begging his friends no, /
to permit odell TO be defeated Ana
salo thai Morgan and other n,p,a -
Eoaalfcs who have been Indifferent
sa'ofs Q! Lhe contest between Cater ga
o0cit nave now given large sums .,
money TO the Republican camps,,e, ,,na