The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-07-04
The Political outlook.

There is conceded Democratic
majority in the next House of Rep
resentatives. The majority is small,
to be sure, but sufficiently large for
all practical purposes. We hsve no
fear Of tho result of the Speakers
election. Some one of the excellent
gentlemen aspiring to the position
will be chosen in caucus, and all the
others will gracefully bow to the de-
cision.
At the extra session Of the Senate,
after the adjournment Of the late
Congress, the Republicans counted
thirty-nine and the Democrats thirty
four members of that body-Repub-
.lican majority five. There were
three vacancies-two in Louisiana
and one in South Carolina; that is to
.. d. +. . g.
say, three seats were unoccupied.
When Congress meets we expect to
see these seats filled by three Dem
ocrats-Eustis and Spofford of Louis
lana, and Butler, of South Carolina.
These new Senators would make the
present Senate stand thirty.niae Re-
publicans and thirty-seven. Demo-
Gratis. But Morton, Blaine and their
followers will make a hard fight to
seat Kellogg in place Of Spofford.
Should they succeed in foisting
this worthless carpet.bag .er on Lou
isiana and the country for six years,
a job that we do not believe they will
be able to execute, then their major
ity will be FIVE instead of three. So
much for the political complexion Of
the Forty-fifth Congress. The Re.
publicans hold the Senate by about
the same majority that the Demo
Gratis hold the House.
Not one of the .hirty-six Demo
Gratis in the present Senate will be
left out of this next. If he should be,
his successor will be q Democrat
The Senate of 1879 will be Demo
cratic beyond the shade of q doubt
We have our eyes fixed on four Car.
pet baggers who will be forced to bic
a long farewell to the Senate within
the next two years. They are Dor
sey, of Arkansas, Spencer, of Ala
bama, Conover, of Florida, and Pat
terson, of South Carolina. Ado
these four to the thirty-six already
/, counted, and the Senate will stant
in 1879 forty Democrats and thirty
six Republicans; Democratic major
ity four. Should Kellogg not be ad
mitted, and common decency erie
out against his admission, the Dem
ocratic majority would be six. N
fair minded intelligent public ma
will attempt to galnsay these fact
and figures. They point out futur
+ results that are as certain as deatl
But we are not yet quite done
: There is Senator Morton Of Indian.
and there is Senator Sargent, Of Ca
. fornia. The terms of both expil
. on the fourth of March, 1879. WIS
1. are the people Of their respecti,
States going to do with themp 0,
!. friends over the river assure US TIL
they will send Morton so far up Sa
river he will never be able to find b
=, !, way back and the people of Califo
. MIA are resolved TO make the sar
disposition Of Sargent. When the
;. two Radical champions are buried
~ :, the same political grave, the WHIT
:" country should rise up as one m
w and give loud amen. Our COZ
- dence is great that this result v
y be achieved. ? .ausi @
~ It is really next to certain q
90 both branches Of the Forty-si,
, Congress, for the first time in eig
NC cen years, will be thoroughly De,
''y cratic.-[Louisville Courier-Jour'
id FOB PRINTING OF EVERY DESCI
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