Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-30
CHAMP c1,nN's OPINION

Champ clark. tile democratic ipt Ter
in congress. has an article On lie
political situation, in Norman }
Mackts democratic magazine for Fsb-
ruary. III which he takes ,hc saine
rosy view ~ thu democratic rlt,nek
ihat always cheers the lelr.s Of srr
democratic friends throughout eHrry
campaign, ard til the night " the
election. when the returns come H.
TO show What a hopeful p%rospsct
there IS az present. from Q democr iia
point n yivw, " copy q sample par
agraph fr,m SIR Clarks article, as
follows.
THE trend Of events is toward q
democratic house. in the finy-uinth
congress, elected "a 1905. the repnb-
ilcans had d majority Of ~ IN tho
s~lxtieth congress. their majority was
.fifty-sevcn ia the present congress
the slxty.first they have foriy-seyen
majority Roth the flfty-ninth and
III. sixty firat congresses we're elect
ga IN presidential years, when the re-
pnblicans had the benefit 81 enor
NOUS campaign funds and when thu
whaie of Theodore Ronseyelt's infln-
ence and popularity were exeried IN
favor Of q thoroughly united party.
Tho true measure therefore. OF the
trend towards j democratic house n
found IN the reduction Of tho repuh-
lican majority IF it4 in the fifty
ninth congress 70 fifts-seven Ia The
siXtieth A like rhahge AZ the en-
suing election wil give ~ d demo
cratic house. hy q small majority.
That WOULD probably be the result in
der ordinary circumstances with q
united republican party bat the party
instead 81 being united. is divided into
fsctions which are fighting ZACH other
10 the death So we soom Justified IN
expecting q democratic house bs q
good workiag majority
Ana accordins TO the same author-
its. a democratic house tn 1910 Is %
be Followed by q democratic president
in 1879.
That sounds ver9 pretty. nus il the
democrats ~ the country had mot
heard tho ssmc story 40 many times
during 50 many different campaigns
they would be excpsabie for makins
preparations d parcel out tho post
offices n the spring % 1913, but
since democratic l,alers nave SO often
kept the word Of promise 60 the ear,
40 hrtak IL to the hope tho rank
and die win probably wait about two
years and "a hall before banking very
heavily on the promise OF democratic
victory 10 1919
Isui let us suppose that owing 10 in+
formal ~aisssnsieus ga the republican
party Che democrats should possibly
succeed in carrying lhe house IA the
election next fan whnt would that
signify Ia the light of ail the pout-
lcal history 81 the country fur the last
fifty ysarN unless the democratic
party has vers recently Experienced "a
q new bifth. democratic minority Boa
the next house could ne reiicd upon
Re raar'si eets Oh fony enough to wipr
Am 3hs ntte republican differences
tnmrHetelS ou the siato and give the
cernfdiean presidential ~ congress
sienti ucke,s "a waik-over iu the eam.
psaeu of 1915
Thats what tao choiee uf iemo-
cratic house at she election This faii
would msnn and THAT'S au n would
mean several Times slnse $500 tho
republican part, has made .tsoif hc
Hoyt fnai ii MSS strong enough io ao
wrons witn impunits. on every such
occi,siou th, psopl, lave cnastissd b,
bs sishig the democrats party a
spafin oc Hie aia on EVERY snch oc,a-
sion the c-hastiscmeut has hsd Ihe de-
sired result + h,s Daus.d the heal-
ius up az au republican differences
ana aas bfo1sHi lh, palfy nac 80 tbs,
old landmarks la thf minus 81 %
eoo1 manr thoashtfai rersons ths
ttna has rana When tne rol might hc
used ns1n nith saoa effort