The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-10-26
THE ELECTION
IS NEXT MONTH
BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPuRLI.
CANS, AS USUAL, CLAIM
A VICTORY.
Little Money is Being Put in the Cam
Paign by Either Side-What the
Changes Are For the
Democrats.

washington, October 25.-Taere is
d marked absence of interest and en-
thuslasm in the pending political cam.
paleh, and the managers on both sides
OF the partisan fence are unbannv
noCn parties are hard up" for the
Slhews OF war and the boys who make
business OF getting behind the hal
lots refuse to go to work except for
iair conideration The dividing lines
between the two great national parties
are so dimly outlined that thousands
and thousands of conservative voters
are Indifferent a TO whether the demo-
Gratis or the republicans carrH the
next house of representatives.
The coal strike promised IN emf an
important figure in the coming elec-
tlon, especially in Pennsylvania, New
YORK New Jersey Maryland and
West Vnfeinia. The indications now
are that the strike will be settled be-
lore election day and neither party
VIII have reaized any material ad-
vantage from the threatened coal fans
me Botn parties have suffered a..
disadvantages during the past mon
OF TWO from the agitation OF the coal
war Politics has been swept aside
and even the most attractive spel-
binders sent out upon the political
highway tn ssufbgnp
to be called in, because of lack of in
terest in the compaign.
Strike news had monopoly in all
OF the leading newspapers of the
country, and politics seemed to be a
dead issue for the time being. Siren
uous efforts will be made curing the
remaining two weeks before election
TO work up some excitement over the
contest Tor possession OF the the next
mouse OF representatives. The outlook
lof a sensational finish is not promis.
ing, as both the republican and dem
ocfatlc congressional committees arc
financially embarrassed. The da,no.
Gratis have to depend entlIeLy uoou
loyal and generously disposed mem.
oers oI tne party lor contributions
ne latter class OF democrats appears
70 De woeIully small this season. rhe
iepublicans have continued their nrnc-
ice OF assessing representatives or
favored corporations and trusts l.ut
me responses have Deen neither nu,n.
eNus nor satisfying. Tnev h.va
even resorted to the old-time nr,c.
'iee ol leVylng assessments upon GOV
eiHMenl empioyes, but tne civil sar.
wee colnmission stepped In win q
protest, So That the laDorers in Ilnola
oam vineyard hardly know what -
expected oil them. Naturally they 90
not Ike the luea oil giving upo to a
campaign lund with the pr,ca of fnal
ana subsistence running a neck ana
iecK race with their nmltaI income.
IN spite OF the disaoaraslng c0nJi.
'ions the democratic managers have
Deen lndustrlousIy and effectively ar
WORK since the campaign opened an,
1t Is now conceded that the democrats
nave good tgnting cnance of ,a,..
ing the next house. lteDresortaftya
'aDcock and his republican secre Ia
rles DO not ADMIT it, but some equally
ieveiheaded members 2s tnat party
look forward to such a result. Lecapse
oi the dissensions in the par.y
throughout the west and the month
west 1t is fair to assume, az any
rate tnat even II the democrats do
lCt capture tae house, they will cut
ne republican majority and blaze the
way for possible democ .atlc success
at the next presidential election.