The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-03
THE CRISIS HASCOME
Why The President Is Trying 10 End
the Strike 10 Coal Region.
1T INVOLVES HIS PARTY
And Bids Fair 10 Make the Next
house Safely Democratic.
MAY AFFECT THE PRESIDENCY
People Who Are Short Of Coal Are the
Ones Who VIII Do The Voting.
THIS IS TO BE THE LAST EFFORT
II the Democrats Get In Power and Go
After Trusts They Alone VIII Be
to Blame for It.
hay AFFECT THE PRESIDENCY
People Who Are Short Of Coal Are the
Ones Who VIII Do The Voting.
THIS Is TO BE THE LAST EFFORT
II the Democrats Get In Power and Go
After Trusts They Alone viii Be
to Blame for It.

New York, October 2-The Herald sAyas
Negotiations now being conducted in New
York, Washington, Philadelphia and tho
anthracite regions to bring about a strika
settlement are understood to be last des-
perate EFFORT OF the administration aud tina
republican party managers 20 avert what
may possibly develop into party calamity.
giving TO the democrats the house in tho
Fifty eighth congress and the presidency 10
1904.
No class Of politicians has oeon quite "a
much alive 10 the effect the coal famine
might have on the voting population as the
republican leaders in New York, PennsyI-
vania, New Jersey and New England. rhess
have all been roekribbed and concrete bot
toned republican States ever since 1896.
In these States the house might be won
and lost at the next election and one 81
them, New York, is likely to be the pivotal
state In 1901. These States. far moro than
any others. depend on anthracite coal--
househodera using Il exclusively, and most
Of tho industries being adapted to It's con-
sumption.
The loss OF New York alone this year
might give the democrats the presidential
candidate and start an avalanche similar
cratic upheayai In the congressional cleo.
lions IN 1890
Tho possibilities OF tho situation ia tha
East. we're what stirred Senators Quay
and penrose OF Pennsylvania and Senator
Plat OF Now York TO activity six weeks
ago when they endeavored TO end the strike.
The president and Chairman Babcoek Of
tho republican congressional committee also
have been tircless in trying to get an ad.
justment. Leading politicians cay that tina
effort now being made is positively the Inst.
They say that II tho coal road presi-
dsnts backed nv their stockholders. per-
sist in refusing arbitration or mutuat
agreement, thev NAV. have TO accept tina
responsibility Of handing the country over
TO the democrats who are pledged 70 make
war on all such combinations tas that IN
control OF the anthracite coal output.
The republican managers In the East
were saying two weeks ago: I'VE will
confront desperate crisis n cold snap
comes between now and election day unless
this strike is settled" They are saying
todny: I've do not need 10 wait for a
cold snap to bring us face 10 face with
crisis. II is here now
Tho situation among tho great masses an
II affects party affiliations Is understood
by republican csmpaieners to be that
householders. tradesmen and restaurant.
keepers are already suffering irritating in
convenences and disposed 20 blame the
republican party. The Germans especially
are saying that the republican administra-
tion could settle the strike II II wanted
10. They point to the fact that senator
Hanna brought the operators and men TO-
gother In 1900 aud the strike was called
on and that he adjusted the differences
ia the spring OF 1901.