The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-11-08
Tuesdav.s Election.


The result Of Tuesdays election throughout
the country showed general gains for the
Democracy all through the North and Wes'
and on the Pacific Slope. In Massachusetts
the Democrats gained Congressman and the
Republican majority on the State ticket fell
off largely. Rhode Island went Democratic
by about seven thousand majority and the
Democrats elected Congressman and the
MAYORS of four of the five cities. In New
York the Democrats carried Greater New
York by about one hundred and twenty thous-
and majority and only lost the State ticket by
small vote, but gained number OF Congress
men and members of the Legislature.
The Republican majority in the House OF
Representatives has been reduced from forty
to about twenty, and the vote throughout
The country would indicate that the Democrats
could easily have carried the House of Repre-
sentatives had al effort been made to do so.
Many prominent Democrats all over the
country did not deem it wise to take the
House. aud some leading newspapers were Of
ike opinion, notably the Louisville Courier
Journal. They believed that Wall street and
the stock jobbers and dealers would have
created panic in the markets had the Demo-
Gratis won the House, prices would have been
sent down and all values unsettled, and there
would not have been much recovery before the
Presidential election. This would have serious
" handicapped the party in the contest OF lso4-
They believed, too, that it would have been
unwise to have divided responsibility of gov
eminent with the Roosevelt Administration
and the Republican party. Their opinion
was that the Republican party, by It's persist
ence in fostering Trusts and Monopolies by
maintaining tariff Of prohibitive rates, and
leaving the consumers Of the country to be
nlucked and feeced. was making capital Tor
the Democratic party, and by 1904 the people
would rise in their might and hur the fepuD
Hcan party from power.
Had the Democrats carried majority OF
the House they could not have accomplished
any affirmative legislation. The best they could
have done would have been to send a bill to
the Senate modifying the tariff or placing
Trust controlled goods on the free list, and
blocked some Of the extravaganza IN appro-
priations. In doing this they would have run
the risk Of being termed obstructionists mere
", and such a course might have injured rather
than helped the peoples cause in 1904
Il is intended to make hercuiean effort TO
carr, the Presidency and Congress two years
hence. With no bad record or mistakes to
defend or explain the party will be in posi-
ton to wage vigorous campaign against the
Trust ridden Republican party and to carry
with them into the campaign the plain people,
the mechanics and laborers, who find 1t hare
to keep up expenses nader the advanced cost
of living brought about by high prices imposed
by the beef and other trusts,
The Republicans cannot extract any COM
fort from Tuesdays elections. On the con-
trary they have lost heavily on the popular
vote. lost several United States Senators and
twenty of their majority in the House OF Rep
reseutatives. Aud the party is badly divided
on the tariff and reciprocity with Cuba. In
trutb the leaders would have been glad had
the House been carried by the Democrats, so
as to have divided responsibility OF govern :
ment and helped them out of bad hole