The daily Republican., 1902-10-27

| strong Republican districts there is
a fusion OF Regulars and Democrats,
with probable success. Addicka
there has got to defend his territory
The Regulars are working for Repub
lican control of the Legislature,
| which would mean continuation
OF the vacancies. Addicks mon
claim without any air of confidence
that they will carry the State for
the Legislature.
The Democrats are more confident
than for years, and assert that they
have the gas man completely rout-
ed and that money enough cannot
be put into the State to turn the
ii de for Addicks.
FORECAST OF RESULT IN COUNTRY.
The New York Herald's non.
partisan poll OF forty-hve States
which will eject 5S6 memb bers of f. he
House OF Representatives, for the
Forty-eighth Congress shows that
the Republicans will probably be
able 10 control the organization OF
that body, but by a very narrow
majority. To win the control the
Republicans must elect 1874 men,
bers. The Herald returns give
them 200. They also show that
trere are Ill reasonably certain
districts for the mocrats and
hlteen districts doubtful. A general
Democratic drift in the East, with
a very heavy vote for Coler in
Greater New York-approaching
that Of Cleveland 10 1892, when he
carried what afterw ard became the
greater CITY by ILL., 900 plurality,
would not only W pc out the slender
Indicated Republican, majority in
Congress, but would sweep most
ot these doubtful districts 10 the
Democrats and give them control.
REPUBLICAN MAJORITY IN DANGER
This is a tremendous turnover
from the Congressional elections of
1900. At that time the Republicans
had a majority of forty six members
Apparently now that majority has
almost been wiped out. Hard luck
for the Republicans in the closing
days of the campaign, few mis-
takes or tendency of the indie
pendent voters, even slight, toward
democracy, and it is gone.
The Senate, with Legislatures in
doubt in Idaho, Indiana and Penn
sylvania, and with Delaware likely
to go Democratic, will probably
neutrality-suspicious., SO; Demo-
Gratis, 45; doubtful. 8.
1t has been high tide in the Re-
publican party in the nation for
almost ten years. The tide is ebbing
Whether it will turn before ths
next Presidential election is a
question; but it is perfectly clear,
Judging from political cond itions
prevailing ten days before the
elections, that the voters arc
changing their views in sufficient
numbers to cause the gravest ap-
prehensions on the part of the
Republican managers.
Perhaps the most significant sign
of the times is the growth of what
may be properly termed socialistic
in this country. 1t is ap-
pearng very much as the populistic
sentiment appeared justprior to 1892,
only this time the Sentiment is IN the !
Eastern States and in the Middle
West. Then it was largely in the |
South and far West. 1t first made /
its appearance a year or two age, and
grew to such strength in New Eng
land that the workingmen S candl-
dates were taken up by the Demo.
cratic party, and labor Mayors ware
elected in a chain Of Connecticut
cities. This sentiment hasspread all
through New York State, through
New Jersey aud New England 1t is
in Pennsylvania and in Ohio.
1t exists further West in Indiana
Ind Illinois.
1t has bcen tanned 10 a fame bv
he trust question, by the over capt.
,lllz1tiol Of corporAtlols by the
com bin tiUn OF dealers in the nee
'ssarci OF life to create u monopoly
md arbitrarily fix prices, The
Beef Trust an its cxlctioas during
he last winter ana spring was one
hing that greatly tended to he
'rgum mentation OF this santimant
fhe coal strike and famine added
uel to the tllm?s, contradictory as
he term may seem. The Demo.
rats have been quick to take al-
'antage of Mis. They have as
umel Lh, attLal. that the Repub.
lean party is the mother Of trusts;
hat trAsts unler Republican RUE
ave bccom2 almost dominant IN
congress anl in Republican party
ounc'!S; that the wage Garner and
he men with salaries are being
rushed through the great increase
n the cost 0! living, and that The
MY htpo for relief lies in the appli-
alton Of fantastic ami drastic rem
dies by th, Dan 'c ratio party.