The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-02
THOUSANDS OF VOTES
Won by CleveIand's Speech
at MorriStoWn.
These Come From New York, Now Jersey
Connecticut and Pennsylvania, all
CIcssly Contested.
Especial to News and Observer

washington. d. c.. Nov. 1.-The char
aeteristic speech of ex-President Cleve-
land at Morristown. New Jersey is re-
garded by all Democrats as adding
thousands of votes to the Democratic
party in the States Of New York New
Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania all
closely contested this year. Mr.. Cleva-
land has weight with Just that clemel {
which has been undecided whether TO re-
turn TO the Democracy or not 4 por-
ton of it came back in 1900: a further
portion has recently taken part in con-
ventons for the first time since 1896.
OF course. the fragment that gave in its
adhesion to the Republican party AMI ac-
cepted office will stick to the offices.
Nearly all of the considerable minority
opposed TO the regular party's program
six years ago. have now renewed their
allegiance TO the organization. To this
is TO be added the small number of silver
Republicans-large in few small States
who have mostly joined the Democratic
party The Republican Populists are
mostly back in their old party and the
Democratic Populists in theirs. The
others of the Democracy are the
socialists in the large cities and some
disgusted Republicans. But .he chief
ails to the Democratic campaign, besides
the return IF the gold Democrats, arc
m Sc furlisl ed by the stay 1T home.
indifferent z spublieans in ali the States,
of whom thore is reason to believe there
are many. That party has managed its
affairs badly since the las. presidential
election. Instead of agreeing, they nave
divided.
Instead of legislating intelligently in
Congress, they have failed to understand
what the public mind called for. In
stead of a coherent. consistent policy. it
has adopted an incoherent, inconsistent
one. The leaders in Congress-at least
those in the Senate-and the President
have differed widely upon measures.
The matter of Cuban reciprocity was
thus left for the second session of the
57th Congress or for the 5Sth Congress
to settle. Nothing was done on the
urgent trust question. The burning
question IS the tariff
The people seem to have grown tired
reposing confidence in a party which
either does not know its own mind, or
is so beholden to the big money power it
fears to express it in more than the
Hence they may be expected to heed
the solemn words of the ex-President and
bestow their confidence on the party of
tariff and trust reforms.
Mr.. German says that the State of
Maryland will give a good account of
herself next Tuesday, and that the next
Congress will have from twenty to thirty
Democratic majority At the Congress
sional headquarters here it is said, that
no details as TO States is necessary
that the utmost confidence is felt in the
final result. and hence there is no dis
position TO enlarge on particulars.
When / congratulated Chairman
Griggs on his admirable work and the
prospect of success he replied mo
congratulations will be accepted until
after Tuesday next have, however,
every confidence in our coming Congress.
We will also carry New York. Golfer will
be elected.
When Secretary Edwards was asked
about New York, he said: Going Demo-
cratic. Congress will be Democratic,
too"
The Democratic pulse has been get
ting better and better all the week.
Private news from local Democrats who
have returned here from the city of New
York, has greatly encouraged the Demo-
Gratis in Washington. 1t is seen that
the whole trend is toward Democratic
victory. CICERO W. HARRIS.