New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-15
THE CONGRESS CAMPAIGN
Democrats WiU Make a Desperate
Fight for Control of the House.
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Washington, May 1.-THE Democrats prepar-
ing for a vigorous fight to obtain control Of the
next House. and, with that end in view, not only
will the contest be waged in every debatable dis
trict. but supposedly safe Republican strongholds
including those where a tendency TO modification
OF the tariff is believed to exist. will be vigorously
attacked.
Tho Democratic Congress Committee is preparing
for desperate campaign and while no rainbow
predictions made, the chairman and members
of the committee profess to be confident Of securing
a Democratic majority In the LIXth Congress. In
giving expression to this conviction they wisely re-
fran from specifying the districts in which they
expect to overthrow a Republican majority. merely
declaring that when the time arrives they will let
loose such foods of oratory and literature as to
sweep away the barriers OF Protection and over
flow the country with resistless torrent of tariff
reform. with Democratic label attached.
The committee will also seek to make President
Roosevelt an issue He will be described by Demo
cratic orators the personfcation OF arrogance,
the usurper of legislative power and the exponent
OF all that is unsafe and unsound In government
policy The committees purpose is to give full
swing the ina ginaton of the calamity howlers'
on the stump despite tho warning from seasoned
Democratic campagners that intelligent voters will
be repealed rather than attracted by assertions i'm
possible 20 corroborate and easily refuted
In addition 10 this, attempt win be made to
convince Republicans that Democratic victory
this year would produce ideal situation for ali
the beuefcaries OF the tariff schedules for con-
fronting a Democratic House would be Repuo-
icaA Senate thus rendering tariff legislation i'm
possible for two years, and possibly for a much
longer time This line Of argument will be reserved
exclusively for Congress districts which have long
believed IN and voted for the party OF protection
to American Industries Even the most sanguine
Democrats however. find it difficult to figure out
Just how they to profit by this involved ex-
PLANTATION. With their plans known and their
stock in trade thoroughly discounted in advance.
Republican managers see littie reason TO fear the
efforts Of the Democratic Congress Committee this
fall
ONE THING HERE, ANOTHER THERE
With headquarters In this city. the Democratic
Congress Committee without waiting for the action
OF tho ST. Louis convention. has announced its
readiness TO open the campaign at once Rep
resentative Cowherd OF Missouri. the chairman as
serts that he will make a vigorous fight to over
como the Republican majority of thlrty-four in the
present House. He points out that by holding
the districts they have it will be necessary
for the Democrats to capture only eighteen OF tho
districts represented by the Republicans TO
obtain control This they declare. they VIII be
able TO do relying different channels Of political
thought in various parts OF the country 70 accom-
plish the purpose. In New England they express
Confidence in their ability to gain number Of seats
remarkable PLAZA for the continuation OF me present
| solemny proclaim that because OF the strong de-
Of the tariff. should the Republicans be returned
| to power In both the legislative ana execnuvss
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TO yield to public sentiment and amend nc DinglsS
House should be returned the Republican Senate
will remain to stand as rock against an atteihpts
! Democratic managers have figured OUT that the
extreme protecuonists Of New-England viii vote
their ticket because they VIII not want the things
done the Democratic platform VIII pledge that
Like the Repubncens. the Democratic Congress;
sionsl Committee looks TO the Middle west as good
ffroaa1 he Kiln District because Of his personal
lODularity. and they count on the election OF n
Democrat in the XIIIth District. The latter dis
trict IS nomnally Democrats. out Mr. Jackson. the
present Representative, was, they say. elected
largely because Of the unpopuiarity Of Mr. Norton.
mendous upheavaI in Indiana, where they have
tiyes Hemenway. BRICK and oyerstreet The foun-
dalton for this assertion IS hardly apparent in view
eia,% YorIs az chairman Of the COMMITTEES on An
Wors greav strenSthened his Standing IN
the House not only in tne estimation OF his col
Mr.. Overstreet had plurality OF about 1900 and
Mr.. Brick won by 1000 over his Democratic COM
The democrats have not only marked, marked Mr. Over
sfonal Committee. for defeat, but Representative
Babcock. Its chairman. Is in danger of suffering
BaDcoek had plurality of more than eight, thou
Of tho La Toilette Republicans to wipe this out
In Illinois the Democrats are planning aggressive
complains in the districts represented by Messrs
Marsh and Warner, and are obtaining comfort from
the reports IN circulation regarding Republican dif-
cans to defeat Judge Wade. the only Democratic
fact that Governor cummn, carried the district by
2ooo and intimate that they will win in tie Win
| District. represented by Mr.. Lacey. In Col
! orado the Democrats are planning tc regain the
seats formerly occupied by Representatives Sha-
froth and Rell and are also looking hopefully 70
the Pacific Slope TO assist them in increasing their
strength in the next House. Along the Canadian
frontier they profess believe that the sentiment
in favor OF reciprocity with Canada will be an I'M
portant factor IL securing Democratic gains re-
CARELESS OF the fact that Democrats fought the
Cuban reciprocity treaty.
After looking the country over thoroughly the
Democratic Congressional Committee IS disposed to
take somewhat roster view of the prospects than
the Democratic managers in the various dis
trcts where the hardest fights for political control
have been planned The latter realize that the Re
publican national ticket will exert tremendous
influence on Congress elections. and that II will be
practically impossible sidetPack atfonal for To-
cal issues Because of this and despite the claims
of the Democratic Congressional Committed Demo-
cratic workers entertain little hope overthrowing
the Republican majority in the LIXth Congress-
PHILIPPINE INTEREST REDUCED.