Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-09-27

1t may therefore be said that the
rule holds, without exception for the
various periods mentioned. The seat
iHs of Republican President. Hayes,
III 1876, coincidentally with the cleo
ton of Democratic House. only
proves the rule, because Tilden was
elected, but was wrongfully deprived
of his seat by partisan tribunal.
/ which had been intrusted with the
/ du.y of canvassing the returns aud
recording and declaring the vote in
stead of disregarding the facts and
4 connecting result.
But while the popular House of
Congress has always gone with the
Presidency, the party majority has not
always been in close touch with the
Presidential pluralities For instance,
larger popular lead for Mckinley in
| 1900 than in 1896 was attended by a
smaller Republican victory in the
| Congressional elections; but the rule
remains true that as goes the Presi-
dency so goes the House. Mr. Gar
helds popular plurality in 1880 was
very small, and so was the Republican
lead in the House then elected. While
Mr. Harrison was elected in 1888, the
! popular plurality went to Cleveland
and left the Republicans with a very
slender margin in the House then
! elected
| Figuring the situation, It remains
that in the present House membership
of 1856, the Republicans have lead
OF only thirty-four votes over the
Democrats. The latter have but to
hold their present districts and gain
less than a score more to control the
House. The Democrats are favored
by the fact that more Republican dis
trictS are regarded as doubtful than
| Democratic districts. That is to say,
the Democrats, because of the South,
start in the race with stronger foot
ing-with more assured districts to
their account
The Democrats are further favored
by the unsettled conditions prevailing
in various localities. Thus Colorado.
rent by labor war and at present
represented by a solid Republican
delegation, may return two or three
Democratic Congressman, even though
going Republican ON the Presidential
ticket. Bitter divisions in the Repub-
hcan party of Wisconsin favor the loss
of two or three districts to the Dem
ocrats Populist and Democratic tu-
sions is Kansas and Nebraska may
al, ID III a.
or two there. In Indiana and Illinois
are several close districts now held
by the Republicans which would turn
Democratic on any slump in the gen
eral Republican vote Of recent years.
And there are a dozen or more dis
tricts in New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylyania, Maryland and West Viz
ginia, now held by the Republicans
on a somewhat narrow margin. which
would probably go Democratic even
on decline in the general Republican
vote not quite sufficient to carry such
States to the Democracy on the Presi-
Dental ticket. And the same is thought
to be true of Connecticut, Rhode Is!
and and Massachusetts.
The Democrats have a good pros
pect to elect their President, and just
as good n prospect to elect majority
to Congress. Both the House and the
Presidency go together according to
the facts which seem to make rule.
st. Louis Republic.
A Leisure1y Campaign.
There are occasional complaints be
cause the Democratic organization
does not show more surface indica-
tions Of an active campaign The COM
mon impression is that sending many
men to the hustings is the prime evi
tence Of an active and effective policy.
Of course, there must be public speak
ing as a general proposition; but there
are times when it would seem that the
''spellbinders" should be suppressed,
ever in the heat Of canvass. Any
how. as q rule, they serve about the
same purpose as brass bands and
torchlight professions, The reading
people think for themselves. Those
who are governed in taeir suffrage by
the spectacular create the demand for
defamation and fireworks.
Frankly, if the democrats make no
better showing when they proceed
with their oratory than the Republi-
cans have made so far, it will be wei
for them to allow things TO simply
drift. Senator Fairbanks, the Repub-
Iican candidate for Vice President.
the gentlemen of the Cabinet and
few other speakers have been so cir
cumscribed in their topics and treat
ment that they have been unable to
do themselves justice. The campaign
has ben laid out. and they are re-
quired TO harp on certain liies which
are familiar to the public They have
Ito stand by certain policies and per
formanees. They have no liberty Of
intellect and no free play OF con-
science. Their distinguished ability is
under restraint. They cannot do them
selves justice. The people. knowing
what they ought to be able to do, pity
rather than admire them.
Attorney General Moody is the latest
Cabinet official to saw dolefuily on the
"stand-patr fiddle string. He fddles
no worse, though, than the fiddiers
who preceded him-indeed, no more
than the accomplished Senator BeY-
eridge. who is still pounding on the
proposition that prosperity is purely
the work of a few human hands.
Nobody knows which ticket will be
elected. If it shall be the Republican
ticket it viii be in spite Of what is
now being done for-it.-Cincinnati En-
quirer.
Republican Inactivity Against Trusts-
Under the whip and spur OF public
opinion that the trusts needed curbiDg.
80 %,iftx-saven4h Congress apDrSprfa- =