Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-21
A PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
Conferences Among the DEM
ocratic Leaders.
TO WIN THE HOUSE
LAYING OUT A DEFINITE LINE OF
OPERATIONS.
Republicans to Be Charged With ALI
ance With Corporations and Cor
ruption"-Tariff and the Trusts.

Several important conferences were held
in this city in the past week among the
democratic party managers over the poll
cies to be pursued by the managers in the
waging of the congressional campaign. The
democratic congressional committee is get
ting ready to work and definite lines are
being laid out. The committee is going into
the campaign with more confidence than
the managers have experienced for years.
Two years ago the democratic managers
went into the fight for Congress without
genuine confidence in the hope of victory
AS conditions were at that time they only
hoped for victory and did not really expect
it. 1t Is very different today. Republican
dissensions in SO many states and other
features OF the situation lead the demo-
cratic managers to believe that they may
carry the next House.
1t Is possible to outline the broad fea-
lures Of the proposed democratic campaign
and to describe the elements in the political
situation which the democrats believe to be
favorable to their success. The managers
make no concealment Of the general fea-
lures OF their campaign, although they are
very secretfve over the question Of the To-
cations of the flercest contests they propose
to inaugurate.
Corporations and Corruption"
They intend to attack the republican
party most fiercely on the ground Of its al
legged connection with Corporations and
corruption" Taking the cue from the cry
raised by. the republican factions in Wis
consin and Illinois, where one side boldly
charges the other with being the tool of
corporations. and where there Is demand
from republicans themselves for reform of
alleged existing evils. the democrats will
try to fix upon the whole republican party
the odfum of corpora tion influence
The postal scandals will be utilized to the
utmost to fix the charge of graft. upon
the party. The fact that one United States
senator is under indictment and another
has been under investigation is to be ex-
plotted as evidence of alleged republica n
torpitude. The republicans will be held up
as the sponsors OF trusts, and a great deal
of capital will be sought to be made out Of
the neglect of the administration to insti-
tute criminal proceedings against men con-
nected with trusts declared to be subject
The democratic managers win work on
the city vote and the Industrial vote: the
republicans will work on the farmers.
The Tariff and Increased Prices.
The democrats are getting III statistics
to show the increase in the cost of living
without corresponding increase in wages.
1t will be pointed out that the retail price
OF beef and pork has materially advanced.
out the farmers are not getting any more
Tor their hogs and beeves and the trusts
ana the republican tariff will be charged
with responsibility.
A. great deal of capital is expected TO he
made out of the fact that American man.
ufacturers are keeping up prices of their
goods In the home market, while selling
lower than the foreigners in the foreign
n,arKet Ihat VIII be charged to the tariff
Every effort is to be made by the demo-
cratic managers to get away from the
charge that the party is for free trade.
bourKe cochran came near spillng the fat
which he talked for free trade.
we will dump Bourke Cochran. all
right, said one of the democratic leaders
~, 70 d otar reporter today I'VE will point
out that he campaigned for MCKINLEY and
that he does not speak for. the democracy.
we Will admit that some tariff is necessary
to run this big government, and we are onIy
gong TO attack the republicans for main
tanning an eXorbitant tariff that is a shelter
1or all Kinds of abuses and monopolies.,