Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-16
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SOLACE |NDARK
Count on RooseveIt's Acts to
Aid Them in Retain
ing House.
HOPE BUMPER CROPS
WILL SATISFY FARMERS
Also Pray for Early Disposition of
Mexican Troubles Before
November Elections.
BY N. o. MESSENGER.

BY N. o. MESSENGER.
Democratic politicians close to the ma
| tional organization of the party, while
acknowledging that their political sky
Is not without clouds just now. find COM
fort for the future in four considerations
First, they count upon Theodore Roose-
welt as their main asset. expecting him
to keep open the breach through which
they marched to victory in 1912.
Second, they depend upon the bumper
crops to keep the farmers contented In
! former years the republican party has
enjoyed the benefits of bounteous Nature,
and the democrats say that 1t is now
their turn.
Third, if the interstate commerce COM
mission gives the railroads sufficient
| need of relief in the 5 per cent rate de-
| cision they expect general business to
| improve.
Finally, they believe that somehow
through the interposition of Providence
and with Wilson luck the Mexican
situation will be solved in a way which
Some of the Liabilities.
The liabilities which these assets are
expected to offset are said to be present
dissatisfaction throughout the country
over the status of the Mexican situation;
disapproval by some of the people of
the Panama tolls policy: depressed trade
conditions; men out of work: foreign gold
going abroad: a Treasury deficit for the
fiscal year, already admitted. and few
other unconsdered trifles.
The statement that the United States
Treasury has recently met large de-
mands upon 1t by payment in silver GER
tificates is one of these. To be sure, the
republican Congress and administration
has made these certificates worth 100
notwithstanding that fact. the foreigners
are getting American gold-over $780,
OO0, 900 in recent weeks.
Democratic politicians make no pre-
pect of Col. Roosevelt continuing to be
their good angel and all-round prop
and mainstay. They confidently count
upon him to get into the campaign this
fall and urge the nomination and cleo
tion of progressive candidates for Con-
gress, thus splitting up the republican
vote again.
He Must Hold Power.
They argue that Col. Roosevelt can do
nothing less than pursue such policy,
pointing out that he must keep in the
limelight and must continue to hold the
balance Of power, for II once 1t should get
away from him there would be Borah
or some other progressive republican to
take the field to reunite the republican
factions.
These democratic politicians say they ex-
pect to lose some seats in the House.
possibly a considerable number from one
cause or another. but they cannot figure
out republican victory unless there is
a landslide, and they are counting upon
the aforesaid considerations to prevent
such a catastrophe.
1t is admitted by the politicians that
there will be democratic losses in New
York. Pennsylvania, Ohio. Indiana and
Illinois. There may even be casualties
in Louisiana due to the administration 8
onslaught on that states main industry,
with similar defections in California
But after making due allowances they
feel sure they will have safe majority
in the next House, with an increased
numoer of progressive republicans to add
to the gayety of politics. They look for
the return of several standpatters, such
as Cannon and Mckinley of Illinois, and
if Penrose of Pennsylvania is reelected
to the Senate and if Foraker wins in
Ohio they think that the republican
troubles will be as acute as ever.
Depression Is Menace.
Business depression. the politicians
realize. is serious menace to their politi-
cal prospects just at this time. but big
crops and freight rate increases are de-
pended upon to palliate the situation be-
fore the elections this fall.
To be sure, there are some democrats
in the House who do not yield them
selves to blind optimism on this score.
but are convinced from the reports
which reach them that there is a fea-
ture Just as menacing in the adminis-
tration's determination to continue the
antitrust legislation.
These men. however. are afraid to
open their mouths since the President
has discovered another "insidious lob
say privately they have troubles
enough In just being democrats with
out running the risk of being pill
loried as plotters against the common
veal.
| Some of them. however are beginning
to cast their eyes around for new
| jobs after March 4. next.
| Probably the subject of deepest ap-
prehension to the democrats in Con-
| fear 1t may not be settled satisfac-
| torily before the November elections
/ and in that case they believe an un-
certain status would profoundly affect
| politics.
| OF course. II the crisis results In
war the democrats would expect the
country to stand by the administration
but no man in Congress voices the
wish that he might win reelection at