Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-06
WAS AM0RlL VICTORY.
LESSON OF THE DEMOCRATIC
GAINS EVERYWHERE FELT
BY THE REPUBLICANS.
MAY TRY TO PROFIT FROM IT.
But Doubted whether They Can
LcEislntc for Popular Interests.
coLER THREATENS To CONTEST.
lie VIII Await the Official Returns
Before Conceding Anything
Democratic Chairman Campbell
Charges Wholesale Debnuchcry
and Corruption-odelI: s.pm Elect
ed and That's All There is to It.''
ed and That's All There is to IT."

WASHINGTON, D. c.. November s.
tSnecial)-A great moral victory has been
won hy the Democrats in practically
every State in the union. and the effect on
the future of the party is expected to be
immense The triumph in New York Of
Governor Odell, by the skin of his teeth,
is, from a moral standpoint. a fact of
immeasurablc value to the Democrats.
The magnificent fight put up by the reiu-
venated Democracy in New York AND
everywhere else cannot fail to impress the
Republicans deeply. AS q matter of fact
they are already impressed, and the con-
sequence will be that in the next two
years they will endeavor to get close TO
the wants and desires of the people.
Whether the party can ever do so In
view of it's protection record is a matter
OF serious doubt to the Democrats who
are already looking forward with hope
To the campaign two years from now.
Badly Scared.
The Republicans have mot gotten over
their fright, and the prediction is made
that they have been SO badly scared that
they Will make an attempt to carry out
the evident wishes of the people. The
promised revision of the tariff will have
to be made before the next presidential!
election. That President Roosevelt Will
be impressed with the trend Of sentiment
is a foregone conclusion, and that he will
advise Republicans to adjust the tariff
along lines that may prove satisfactory is
also certain. 1t is a question, this soon
after the election whittier the Republicans
will attempt to take action at the ap-
proa ching short session of Congress.
Nothing This Winter.
The probability is that they will do no
thing this winter unless it is to take pre-
l!nipary steps in the direction of author
izing the Ways and Means Committee to
begin consideration of tariff revision du-
ring the summer vacation. Suggestions
of an extra session, to be called imnle-
diateIy after the short session is over,
are already being made but the Presi-
dent and party might avoid this. They
might hold to the idea that a year from
| now would be time. That would be on
the Threshold of another presidential
| election. however, and danger has always
! resulted from tinkerng with the tariff
prior to a presidential election. Dissats-
faction follows in many directions. So
the President and party leaders may con
clude to face the situation and do what
ever revising they contemplate during al.
| extra session. BY this method the work
could be over and a test of the revised
| tariff laws made bolore the beginning of
the election year, two years off.
Campaign Promises.
The assumption that the Republicans
mean to do something is based wholly
upon their promises in this campaign
In every quarter they promised to re-
wise the tariff at the proper" time. If
they should reach a conclusion that the
proper time would be in the distant fu-
ture and that the people can be fooled
into voting the Republican ticket two
years from now under a promise to revise
the tariff in the next three or four years.
they NAV not conclude to either call ar
extra session or pass tariff legislation at
the next long session, which Will be the
first session of the Congress that has just
been elected.
Roosevelt Far-Sishted.
President Roosevelt is more far-sighted
as a politician than his Democratic op-
ponents give him credit for. and he is 2
man who tries to keep close to the peo-
pie. In following this policy he will be
forced to recognize that the voice OF the
people yesterday was altered, and that
while it still upheld the Republican party
there was something ominous in the
slumping of the Republican vote. Hardly
State in the Union can be pointed to
where the Democrats have not made
gains of some kind. either in their repre-
sentatior in the legislatures or in Con-
rress. Nearly everywhere they have re-
d,lced the normal Republican maJorltIeS
From New Hampshire and Massachusetts
to California and Washington the Demo-