The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-02-12
THE NATIONS CAPITAL
"A Great Democratic Gain in
Old Missouri.
The Next Congress Likely
to be Democratic.
j. Pierpont Morgan Against
Postal Savings Bank.
Special to the Irish Standard.

Special to the Irish Standard.
Washington, Feb. 10-Washington
politicl circles are still asog over tho
unprecedented Democratic gain deve-
loped in the recent special election in
the Sixth Congressional district Of
Missouri. A special election was made
necessary by the death of Representa-
tive David A. DeArmond.
The issue having been the Payne
Aldrich- smoot tariff law, tho outcome
of the election is of national political
Importance. The Democratic candi"
date, State Senator c. c. Dickinson,
won by a majority Of 3,7sS over his
Republican opponent which is the
largest majority that the counties COM
posing the Sixth Missouri district have
given a Democratic candidate in twen-
ty years.
Considered as thermometer reflect
ing the sentiment of tic farmer AMI
the resident of the small town on the
new tariff law, the result Of the cleo
ton. would tend to indicate that the
Democratic leaders are justified in
their belief that the next House OF
Representatives will lie Democratic Ivy
Q substantial majority. Dickinson's
sweeping victory resulted in spite Ut
the fact that the Republican National
congressional committc. sent largo
amount Of money into the district, and
Postmaster General Hitchcock gave
the fight his personal attention Anoth-
er member of President Taft's cabi-
net-Secretary Chas. Nesle Of the de-
partment of commerce and labor
stumped the district ON behalf of the
Republican candidate. as did Gov.
Hadley OF Missouri (Republican), AMI
a half dozen members cc Congress.
&. All of the Republican speakers took
the position Of President Taft as out.
lined in his now-fa,rous speech at
Winona, Mimi, that the new tariff law
was one Of the best measures Of tho
kind ever enacted.
Rep. James T. Lloyd, of Missouri,
chairman Of the National Democratic
Congressional committee, wac warmly
congratulated by his colleagues on
Dickinson's victory, as he had put in
much hard work in the district Mi
nority Leader Champ Clark and sena-
tor Stone Of Missouri are also give,
credit as they made a number of
speeches in which they discussed the
new tariff law from the Democratic
viewpoint.
Dickinson's swollen majority is tho
third shock that has been administered
to the Republican steLdpatters within
q comparatively short time, or since
the passage of the PAYNE ldrich-
Smoot bill. The first surprise calne
with the announcement! that the old
time majority of 10000 of Governor
Draper Of Massachusetts, (Republican),
had been cut to beggarly 5000 In an
oAOSSlOA III WHICH, liz H6W Larl[I law
had been practically the only issue.
The second bit of discoureging news
to reach Republican headquarters was
the announcement Of. the result of the
straw ballot taken among the life menu
bers OF the Success magazine. OF the
Republicans voting on the question do
you approve Of the position Of Sena-
tor Aldrich in the recent tariff legis-
lation?" but 517 voted Eyes," while g.
813 voted mo- In answer to the
question do you approve of tho posi-
ton Of President Taft in the recent
tariff legislation" 2.1O2 Republicans
voted Eyes," and $3.50 Republicans
voted mo-"
IN Should the proporttonate rate of in
crease made by the Democrats in the
Sixth Missouri district be maintained in
other contested districts in the Con-
gressional elections this fall, the DEM
Il ocrats would have majority ot more
than 100 in the next house. There are in
the present House approximately six.
ty Republicans who had majorit;es in
1908 of less than $500. OF these there
were thirty-one whose majorities were
less than 1000, SO that by keeping the
members which they now have, tho
V Democrats have only to change abou.
$4,000 votes, properly distributed ii,
these thirty-one districts, to wipe out
the present Republican majority in thu
louise and have majority of fifteen
or twenty of their own.
There are nineteen Repuhlicaa ~
whose majorities are 1.00G or lcss. some
sSof them under 100, and these in them.
B aslves. If they can be overturned, are
almost enough to t"rn the scale in
favor Of the Democrats.
The pendulum has been slowly but
s4radually swinging back to the Dem.
1eratic party since 1904. Commencing