The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-30
FUTURE OF THE PARTY,
Senator MeCreary Decries the Talk sf
 ReorEanization.

SematOr AeCreary Decries the Talk of
 HeorEanixation.
 Washington Post.
 Senator James B. McCreary of Ken lucky. a veteran Democrat, who took an active part in the recent campaign, sees no reason for gloom over the Re- publican landslide. He has arrived for the session of Congress, accompan- led by Mrs. McCreary, and expresses . view that Democrats, rather than give way to despair, should stand together ana cesse from discussing reorganiza- ton. The Senator sees no reason for the party to reorganize. It has pass- ed through more terrible defeats be. fore. and these defeats have only pre- faced trfumphs.
 Democrats were defeated in the con- test for President and Vice-Presfdent." said he last evening at the Cochran, and criticism, accusation, or explana- tion is neither necessary nor proper. We init gracefully to the will of the peo- pie.
 There were several causes, but I believe the two greatest were the stay at-home Democrats and Roosevelt's
 We had rather more of a cyclone than either Democrats or Republicans expected. but it was not the first de- sat,, feat Of the Democratic party. and we old and which governed our republic about sixty. years and made 1t the ad- miration % of mankind and the model republic of the world.
 Proud of the Vote in Kentueky
 "Tn Kentucky Democrats did their duty, and they have right to be pleas ed and proud that they carried their State by a good majority. and made pared with many other States"
 "Whatdo you think of the talk about reorganization" was asked.
 o,@p phe Democratic ,;an . ,n party needs no re, all talk on this subject should cease. Democrats should simply stand togeth- CT. and be calm and harmonious and support the principles of true Democ- feats than the last and recovered. Af- ter the disastrous campaign of 1872, when Horace Greeley was defeated, 1t was predicted that the Democratic par but in four years. or in 1878. it was strong enough to elect Samuel ]. Til den President. who was deprived of his rights its. by g unjust oan and vicious means. and Republicans by electing Grover Cleve. land at each election. History will re- peat itself if Democrats will do their duty.
 Tt is impossible to tell what the next four years will bring forth. Republl- cans are intoxicated with success. and political intemperance is very danger ous and leads sometimes to ruinous ex- cesses. We do not know what record Republicans will make for home affairs or in foreign affairs. but we do know the tn people Ipt,,, will hold them to strict
 DO you look for a revision of the tariff7'
 Does Not Credit Revision Talk.
 T am not expecting much from the vaunting and boastful assertions of certain Republicans In regard to re- Senator i% ra Mccrssry ss Repubiicans R @ nave sase revised the tariff four times. and each time revised it upward. They may make a pretense Of reducing duties on few articles, but they will not so the large class of manufacturers, who helped them in the 'stand-pat' cam paign by general reduction.
 T do not believe there will be a re- duction of the southern electoral vote, or reduction of the number of Rep resentatives in Congress from certain Southern States. Such legislation, in my opinion, cannot be pushed through many Republicans who will oppose this kind of legislation: President Roose- welt has announced he will not be . candidate again. He Is in situation his great maJorities in so many States why should he not desire to be respect. ed by all the people and give the whole country an administration which will be. remembered with pleasure and ad- miration, not only by the people of the North, East. and West, but of the South also. where his mother was born, rather than to any degree have an ad- ministration in which strife and bitter ness and hatred are engendered?
 Resides. what right has Congress to determine whether the constitutions of certain States are in conflict with the Constitution of the United States? This is purely judicial question, and should be determined by the United States courts, and not by Congress"