Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-11-03
TIE LINEUP ron 1902.

There IL n chance that The majority
OF the people fail 10 take Into the nc
couH; the extent and Importance of
the elections which VIII be held y
week from today, Forty-t~o states
aud four territories viii vote for mem
b.rs of congress Oregon. Vermont
aud Msinc--hayinR already had their
elections for congressman and all
other officers which they werc 10
choose Tor 1902. Twcnty-one states
among them Missouri and Illinois
viii elect parr or all of legislatures
which win participate In the choice
uf United States. senators. Twenty.
nine states. including the Hnm. two
and Kansas. lows and others OF our
p-ighbofs, viii elect state officers.
Fourteen 81 the senators, whose sue
c.saors will be chosen by the leglsis-
turea 10 be elected next week are Re.
pnblicsns, ak are Democrats, and u
tnsionist, Turner of Washington. For
nm offyeaf 1909 IL very important in
a partisan sense,
Both sides are claiming the con.
always the case In advance OF the
election II would seem. however, ms
II the Republicans had III. better
chance of winning. The Republican,
campaign managers ar" generally con
servatiyc in their estimates. Not
many OF them put the majority for
their party in the coming contest
above twenty. which is nbou, half the
margin which |, has In the present
house. This moderation In wise. The
dominant party always loses some
members In the congress elected In
the middle of the presidential term.
Often II loses enolgh TO put the other
side In th" ascendant This is not
likely TO be the case In 1902 but the
Republicans should he vigilant and
earnest Comparatively little inter
sst IN taken by the people In the elee.
tiops. IN Indicated by the lack OF en-.
thnsiarm a, the meetings. seldom
hns quiet.r congressional canvass
taken place In this country than the
one now nearing its end, This apathy
IL Interpreted by the Democratic lead.
crs aa favorable TO their side. II Will
be wcll for the Republican campaign
managers to take this feeling into con.
sideration and make special efforts to
bring the entire party ynte To the
polls
OF course the physical conditions
favor the Republicans The country
Is enjoying greater prosperity at this
momcn, than has been known at any
former data In the memory OF the
oldest person who will css, his vote
next week. This, In fact. is one OF
the reasons for the apathy. The
country is SO busy that the average
person lacks time TO think about pol
itics. Whether this Indifference In TO
extend TO election day Is something
which cannot be estimated with any
confidence. The country H. prosper
Gus because Republican policies have
been Wise, and because the Republi,
can party has been courageous as well
as intelligent in dealing with financial
and economic evils. One OF the par
tvs first acts when entering power In
1897 was to pass a tarir which gave
protection to industries which needed
II and which furnished revenue TO the
treasury. both OF which were lacking
In the statute which the Diugloy law
displaced. Congress passed nation.
al irrigation law which promises to
benefit the ives; more than any other
Itatufe has done since the homestead
aw Of 1862. The Republican party
deserves victory. It's leading members
elieyc II will win victory. but the |
ray to make victory sure is for the
ampaign managers and Individual vo-
II to take precautions 10 bring the