The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-03-02
THE POLITICAL SITUATION

the Ailes' Zach, In its sphere, has contril
uted powerfully to the support of its pa
en- y. The former (Harpers' in its issu
= OF last week, in review of the noli,
). lcal situation" frankly says:
- n, Inc Republican party is in great peril
Inc most sanguine Republicans bardI,
II suppose that if the election were to tai
r place next month, a Republican pres;
: dent would be elected. Nothing il nla;nor
than there must be radical chance ~
the result is fatally sure. -
] 90 decided and thorough partisan
journal as Harpers Weekly, would not
nave drawn this picture of its nartv,s
condition, If the facts did not warrant it
1he Times, in an article entitled
otate OF Parties" describes the wonder.
iul revolution that has been wrought
within two years, and the ssdisasters,'
'nat nave oyertaken the Republican party
AFTER having been so long in power. TIL
says that two years since, when the loo,
installment of United States Senator's was ,
chosen' the Republicans elected eighteen o
Oh the twenty-four, the Democrats electad
but five, and in one case louisiana tho ia
election was disputed. Of the nomhar
,hosen to take their places this year the =, ~
democrats elect fourteen, the Republicans
ut ten' while an independent party in to
,ailfornla elects one. But this calculation wi
the result was based on the idea of tho an
ectlon OF Republican in Wiscono;n
n the contrary, Democrat or an I6do- On
'hoent Republican, the nominee of nro
caucus, has been elected 70 iati
U. ;. Senate from that State since Pre-
LINES submitted its estimate. edg
A st;II - Othe
"a sui more marked change, continues Cha
Lines has occurred in the State Leo Sen;
lures taken as whole. In 1873 the that
'uoilcans held majority on Joint ballot len I
"enty-six of the thirty-seven Statos res
Inc area of their political supremacy t,o Nv
aoed the whole Of the Eastern States
he Middle States, and all the West,
IL we except Missouri from that class
democrats had but ten. These were
I've border States" as they were The
1 during the war DaIo, Unive
Tennessee Kox,t, came
so,4L g, ana missouri ry tall
States of Georgia, North which
ma Texas, Virginia and West amend
MA. Louisiana is omitted from tho abolish
alton This year the Republicans, ateiy az
inf hill
,n' ballot hold but twelve of the live1r
legislatures; the Democrats have the hin
the Independents have ono and wit
ePehuents hold the THE c
oi power IN both cases inclining bills: 81
= the democrats. This change has don y I"
lected by the loss from the Renpb- 1914 )" So
st of the Eastern Stoto property
ana New Hampshire the Gus acts
states of New York, Pennsylva- one act :
New Jersey; the Western States amended
ma ana Ohio, and the Southern
ARKANSAS and Florida In the GEN a.
injection, the Times notices ON
u as indicative of the current &C
events, viz: The Democrats renort t a
en'ire 1overnment-the Gov House bill
both branches of the Lec;slo keep separ
sixteen States i; the Republicans was passed
miiar supremacy in nine States +. The Sen,
Independents in one But there cehse bill,
OF The thirty-seven States IN ,auSe "hit
government is divided, and i, priviIea nau
Try case the division is made bv
Gratis or opposition coming into vaidon - -o'
OF that part of the Government Tn -,
last been submitted to an cleo. Washipotoa
lands delir
mes might have added - :. passed.
array of facts that the ipan The bill Oh
nave wrought the foregoino N'enilooia wa
We reduced the Republican, 90 "a. hE Senate
m loo majority in the present quires tho ao az,
oose VI Representatives to pay Court ex,
House amend,
5 as presented by the highest THE Senate
IN the Republican party creasing the D.
ustiiy the conclusion that ";t parsments to :
ril"-part;o,Iou, = giving the Ire
ing from substantial causas months In !
awards. As this change j. - % 'aken up, a
misses OF deliverance for the 'eas I'' nal
southern communities. thew IHK House ST
e that it be not imner;la9 ton was refers
retlon of theirs.
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