The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-10-21
LOOK OUT FOR 1902.
Indications Point to Republican Vic.
tory But Continued Work
Is Necessnry.

The duty of the republican party is
to win in 1902, and to attend to 1904 aft
erward. A week or two ago Joseph H.
Manley, Maine's member of the repub-
lican national committee, said that
while the republicans would be ex-
'ceedingly likely to carry the country
in 1902, it would be better for them in
1904 if they should lose this year. His
idea was that the democrats, if they
should carry the house of representa-
tives this year, would so thoroughly
disgust the people between the meet
ing of the next congress in December,
1903, and the election in 1904 that the
republicans would be sure to sweep
the country in the latter year. The
same thing has been said by other re-
publican politicians and by a few re-
publican newspapers. This is new
position for republicansto take. Here
tofore every republican of any promi-
hence or influence has always taken
the ground that it was his party's duty
to win in every canvass in which this
was possible, says the St. Louis, Globe
Democrat.
OF course, democratic victory for
congress in 1902 would be likely to
bring all the elements of the republic
can party into harmony Immediately.
But the risk of a democratic victory
would be too great for the republicans
to take. The country has an interest
in the canvass in 1902, as we'll as in
that of 1904, and this interest demands
that the republicans should put forth
their best efforts to hold their control
of congress. Much important legisla-
ton is to come up in the second half
of the present presidential term. If
the democrats should carry the house
this year all this legislation would be
blocked. The republicans will have
the president and the senate in any
case. and if the democrats carry the
house deadlock will be the result, and
no important legislation of any sort
can be enacted. This is contingency
which such republicans as Mr.. Marley
should keep in view. al experiments
with fate should be avoided this year
The disastrous consequences of demo-
cratic victory in. 1892 are so recent that
republicans should not invite any such
calamity again while the recollection
of this one is so fresh in the popular
mind as it is to-day.
All the indications point to a repub-
lean victory in 1902. Such disagree
ments as seem to exist among the re-
pub'icans on the tariff or on any other
question are more apparent than real.
They can win if they make a serious
attempt to win, and probably they will
do it. So much is at. stake that a re-
publican setbacl, this year would be
neNcusable. The country is looking
for Il republican victory. 1t unques-
tionably wants republican victory
y democratic triumph in November
would give rise to a fear of a demo-
cratic victory in 1904, and the calami-
tous consequences of such a thing can
easily be guessed. The country at this
time is having greater degree of pros
perity than was ever before known
Wages are high, and every body who
wants work has it. 4 victory for the
democrats in the approaching election
would disturb this state of things. 1t
would check enterprise, make capital
distrustful of the future, and sla.Eyn
all sorts of business activities. A
rousing republican victory is what the
country demands in November, and
this is what the republicans can fur.
nish if they rise to the level of their
duty and opportunity.