The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-11-02
WILMINGTON, N. c.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1906.
UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE FLEC.
TIONS

To those Of our readers who are
figuring and making predictions on the
result of the congressional elections
throughout the country and on the
state tickets in New York we commend
the following which is from the edi-
tOrial columns Of the Washington Post,
and headed: "As She Slips, She Slides
Along:
Both the democratic and republican
congressional committees are COM
planning of the apathy Of the people,
but the democrats, who have nothing
to lose and everything to gain, are
hopeful, while the republicans who
have everything to lose and nothing to
gain, are alarmed. Both committees
declare that there is nothing doing
in a Doodle way Corporation money
is out of the question, and we NAV
be sure that the corporations are
thoroughly satisfied with that state of
affairs. The testimony Of Mr.. Perkins
ftefOTe the committee that scrutinized
tbo |usurance raScalities sent a thrill
Of borro,- to the public conscience and
II fs GOING to be a good while between
bought elections Ia this country for
several years.
This is the most uncertain eiecuon
in years. Today Pennsylvania d
doubtful state AS for New Yor.k' II
would be a reckless man who wol1
predict. Hearst may be elected b.
100000 majority and he may be de-
feated by 200;o9Q. Nobody will know
until after the vote is cQuntea, All
w can say is that b... has got the re-
publicans sc9-ed, and the G.. O. P. is
a &C IL
that state.
TIE Post is not a partisan-and yet
it can cOnjure up arguments on both
sides of this election. The republicans
say stand pat on prosperity. Ihere IS
force in that. The democrats say they
want to get congress in order to raise
a committee to find out how big a
Doodle fund the republicans actually
had in 1904, and there is force in that,
too. If the Equitable Life gave $50
600. how much did the steel trust give :?
If the Mutual Life gave $4,000, how
much did Standard Oil give? If the
New York Life gave $4,000, how
much did the beef trust give? And
things like that. Jim Griggs says that
these are matters Of Importance that
a democratic congress should scruti-
nize. Jim Sherman says it is old straw
that has been thrashed over a thous-
and times.
And as she slips, she slides along.
With The Post in so much doubt;
while Hearst men are claiming a
majority of 200, 900 and the Hughes men
100000, how can anybody do such a
thing as make a reasonable calculation
as to what the result will be? We
do not believe either side in New York
expects to secure the results they are
predicting They are talking for bun
combe; yet it is not impossible that
Mr.. Hearst will get Tremendous
majority, and on the other hand he
may be showed under by an adverse
plurality as large as the one he is
claiming for himself 1t is hardly pos
sible that the democrats will secure a
majority in the house Of representa-
tives, but the republican strength will
be greatly reduced from what it IS IN.
the present. congress.
Until the election is over and the
votes are counted in New York city
showing that Tarnmany has stoO1 by
Mr. Hearst we will not believe it is
sincere in it's advocacy of him. He
may get that organization's full vote
but We have never yet believed that he
would do so.