The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12
REPUBLICANS FIGHT,
DEMOCRATS UNITED
Chairman Lloyd
One Party Split, Other De
termined to Win,
He Says.
TRADE DEPRESSION
BEING CONCEALED
West More Thoroughly Aroused
Than East, Says Head of Con-
gressional Committee.
By J. C. wELLIVER.

Look over the series Of great Repub-
Hcan fights m the states, and compare
10 it the harmony and calm determIna-
ton OF the Democrats 70 win, and you
viii understand part of the reason why
we are confident" said Representative
Lloyd. chairman of The Democratic Con
gressi0nal campaign committee, as ne
was taking the train for Chicago
Mr. Lloyd has been in the East few
, days. but hereafter viii spend most OF
lis time at the Chicago headquarters.
The Republicans have great fac
tionaI contest in New York, continued
Mr. Lloyd .I don't know how it VIII
end, except that the thing the mana
gers do viii apparently be the wrong
thing. In Ohio they have another; in
Indiana third Illinois is one Of their
most serious sores, but Minnesota and
Wisconsin are probably as bad as could
be found Turn 10 Iowa. and there is
another. while Kansas is quite as seri-
Gus as might be hoped for. Factonal
Republican troubles have put an end
10 all serious expectation OF their sue
cess in Tennessee. West Virginia, or
Kentucky; while IN my own State OF
Missouri every body comedies that Bryan
will win by 5000 or more. California is
looked upon as probably Democratic,
and Nebraska as certain To 20 for its
favorlte son
No Democratic Fights.
Just set of against this condition,
went on Mr.. Lloyd, the fact that
there is not "a real Democratic facuonal
fight in the country-not one-and you
may understand why We expect TO WIN
Just take one evidence. The news
sin 50
partial. judicial, and fair as they are
today. We have very little TO com
plain of in that quarter, and, on the
other hand, I happen 70 know that our
Republican friends have been shocked
and concerned at the lack OF newspaper
enthusiasm for their cause in quarters
where they were confident they would
have it,
"This is a. year when the people aEc
not going TO get enthusiastic so Tar
as outward signs 90. lnele VIII %
no repetition OF the enthusiasm anu tllo !
denOustrat tjOus of the Blaine cam dls IL
i'm 1854 and the first Bryan nghL ~
1885. / expect the people VIII attend
the political meetings, and HnaniIess
deep interest, but they are going -
think rather than shout, 10 contcm-
plate, instead OF hurrah.
Business Depression Not Discussed.
There is one aspect of the country 8
situation regarding which / feel that
the press has not been quite talr-and
al that I don't feel disposed to find
fault I refer to the disposition to mimi
mfze the evidence OF Industrial depTes-
sion What those evidences are We ail
know. I was in St Louis recently, and
men who are familiar with conditions
told me of them; Pittsburg people have
in O.
conditions I'm the 1883 panic were little,
If any. worse than they are now. Al!
over the industrial sections of the cOun-
try like conditions prevail; but the less
said about il the better The people
know whether they are prosperous or
not You can't make them believe by
reading 1t in the newspapers, that tney
are making money at a rapid rate, when
IN fact they aren't making. living.
That brings up the question of the
cost of living. We are going TO make
a big feature of that argument No,
] can't announce the names OF the peo-
PIE who are getting up our literature
on The subject but IL IS being prepared
and we expect IL 10 be one OF the most
effective features we VIII press In The
camTaign- Tnc man who still has an
income finds that the depression has
not decreased the cost Of living for HIM, 4,
the man whose income has been cut on
IS suu more painfully aware Of that
fact"
West more Thoroughly Awakened.
Mr.. Lloyd said that while the West
and Middle West are i'm vastly better
position by reason OF thoroughly arOus-
ed interest I'm public questions. than the
last yet he was positive from recent
advices that the Democrats would car
~ New York The West has Wakened
up before Un5 East that's ALL" said
Mr Lloyd ''V hen the East gets arous-
ed, you viii dLd that il is just as
earnest for progressive policies as is
the West. and that being the case. il
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