The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-13
Cry for Money the Most ~ y otablc
Feature Of Campaign v pS
Il VI TO This Time.
BIG BATTLE =! Or / 6 CONTROL . n r. I.
Dread Unknown Quantity Of the
Labor Tote Causing the al
IF Politicians Concern. sssAA
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where tho ol, position Is Shnrdl y more than
VI nominal, md with only 81 fourth of the
IS Republicans named swhoShrc to stand for
n the Slxtleth g Congress, It Is not vet l'pa':-s
rent that there Is nnything Of a national mi
character In the pending contest for tho
control Of the next House. M i.S
B55SS either congressional commit teo has
y done much except to organize and send
Out forngers for campaign funds. Tho
quest! for campaign money seems indeed
s Is engross both committees more than
s.S any effort to enlighten the people as to
Fl the issues which are worth consld
IN consequently there has gone out to tho
voters but little argument either printed
III or spoken. IA s3e 81 N &
IL ut Is Ike premature boosting in IL boom
$sE town Of some enterprise Of great 18th
4, and lnorlent Nv HIGH has an inspiring look
upon paper, but which among practical
folks lacks substance for kindling real
enthusiasm, because Of the dearth Of
X ca pitnl Wherewith even to lay the foun-g
n dalton OF the plant
Nevertheless there are alpablle5 sign lIas
n hers and there Of d crystallizing Of con-
# ditions into something like definite torfrl
d suggestive OF political change.
Attitude .of Republicans.
The republicans are undoubtcd con- con-
8afldent Of holding the House, but by n o8y
n means aro they satisfied rs to the prom III
IL ise of q n1a 1ority big enough. to mo We
IS d pprehensIons that 1t will be a stnndpht
minority, such as alone ca n q ord COM Z
fort to Uncle Joe Cannon, Serene Payne
q ana John Dalzell They hi yeHsl oil but
swentY-two districts IN thes, i, Northert,3
u Btat,lj east OF the Mississippi XIV er.Shnei
4 thew well realize that with the loose
5$,yelt wave In 1904 they got more nan IAN
Ii was normally coming to them. i 7.
They understand quito Well II tina the the
Az wave swept into their columns unex-
snected gains S'from the Demo nts IN Old gd
If t.me Democratic districts. Hence they
s9 "a not unprepared for O return to nor
vi NM conditions, with the loss consequent
~ Of q score or more Of Nor dll IS
NJ tricts. They can lose these dis rlcts al g,
II still retain complete politic mastery "a N
the next House, but there are Acioilletlts ~
58s thc situation in several big States which
threa ten to mar the harmony and ho-
i5S ,nnogeneityEof the majority, big Or llttle.
X " INT tho Republicans may elect, and these
are factors which arc causing the re.
$publicans 81 not q few VI moments "
$ l,nrest. ST Is that there Is an unusual
number Of districts In which there ls DIS Gil s.
senson among Republican Vo tcrs X t ne!
selves, and q number OF districts ai isso
that nre Infected by sharp dnereIce g: re-
4 spccting State issues. These troubles ZOE
the Republicans are nyaria ply loca W., u
districts already hold by the Republicans,
& So that the Democrats. whatever happens.
have nothing to lose,S and the least
Il change Is certain to be q Republican loss.
& III Maine Massachusetts,. Rhode Island,
ii New Hampshire, New York, N w ! eI-
soy. Delaware, Pennsylvania ONO
Illinois wisconsin and Iowa, these cons
ditlons OF local disturbances are worry
4 ing the Republican congressional y euders
mo little, and there Is no telling JUST
now what may happen, s5S
It Is notable that In many instances
the local Issues are so s3sexceptionnlly
complicated and absorbing in their ms
Il terost to tho voters that It will be no
nasy matter to work them up to con-
d Germ about Aptlonal, Issues. 1t remains
10 be seen. In. tho face OF many doubts
whether there will be effective avail OF
the old argument about protection and
4 prosperity Tho next few weeks VIII
4 tell a variety OF tales, which, 1t Is boz
lievod by close observers, viii tragically
affect many political fortunes.
The Labor Factor.
In addition to local fractional eruptions
there ia tho dread unknown quantity OF
II the labor vote This year, under tho
guidance OF the Federation leaders ~ i
y menaces the Republicans moro than ever,
The labor leaders have threatened pre-
Il vlously. In congressional elections bat
4 never before with tho same show OF
Al meaning serious business. The appre-
hension Is quite plauslbly grounded that
tho labor Federation viii make a test OF
Its strength with a well defined view to-
" establishing Itself as powerful cnlcu-
liable factor in tho next presidential
election. III Sa @
5s They are counting upon the defeat next
November Of 30 many Republicans who
have been contumelous or indifferent
with respect to labor problems as to
5 g1vc Uncle Joe and his lleutenants
wholesale scare which will rebound to
8S tho cause OF labor and Increase the !n,-3
4 portance OF Its cause IN tho campaign
OF 1905.
And It may as well be borne In mind
that there are symptoms Of uneasiness
among the Republicans over the unpre-
z cedented Qu!etude which prevails In this
iv:cinage of Oyster bay. There arc va
riols 2ilgrImages thither now and then
OF prominent Republicans who go thence
peculiarly vague and non-committal as to
\ the results from a political standpoint,
the question Is asked. II the President
were enthusiastically interested--and he
never becomes interested except en-
Observation-Disclosures not the visitors to
Oyster Bay come away so Infused with
neal az to bubble over In view OF the
public!
Perhaps there IL something In the sug-
gestion that President Roosevelt is
shrewdly withholding specific ENDORSE
ment 30 as not to embarrass his own
REGULATIONS for the future In those
Rtates whore local factlonnl rows have
crowded out national considerations
Meantime students OF politics arc Won