Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-18
THE FUTURE.

Ak aEa-aAsEH Essf
The progress of Democracy to
power in the United States has been
IN advance by ''steady steps, since
1872. In that year Grant carried
Tor claimed) 81 states, two of which,
being then unimportant to the general
were not forced into the cleo
toral count. In 1876 Hayes carried
Cor could claimo but twenty-one, and
three of tfese,,-being higiy important,
were forced into the count. The Re-
had gained but one new
state, Colorado, and had lost II, and
their administration has since conced-
ed the loss of three more The De-
mocraey, deprived ola proper recog-
milton of their victory last year, may
now, however, call over the roll of
states showing new success therein,
and confidently bide theiritime.
That of governors the Democrats
have %, the Republicans IL, and A.
are to be elected, in MASSACHUSETTS,
Minnesota, New Jersey and Wiscon-
consin the governors of Mississippi
and Virginia being enrolled as already
elected upon Their unopposedsnomina-
tions. Of Legislatures, the Demo-
Gratis have eighteen, the Republicans
twelve; N Legislature (Ifinois) is
controlled by a small independent
balance of power; and seven legisla-
lures are to be chosen-in Connect
cut, Maryland, Nj 2sachusetts, Mine
New Jersey, New York and
Wisconsin-the new legislatures of
Virginia and Mississippi being, as in
the other case, pra ically conceded.
In most of these st,.tes that may be
called debatable ground, ifnot in all
of them, the prospects run favorable
20 the Democracy. 1t is reasonably
safe, therefore, to say that, entering
upon the new political year, the Demo-
Gratis will have at lest twenty-fopr,
and may have tw~enty-six, governors
out of the thirty-eight; with the con-
troll of twenty-five, and possibly
twenty-five legislatures, not counting
their more than one-half interest in
the legislature in Illinois. AS, how
ever, some of { lese leg s'ast es Gin.
GLIDING those of M'ssou i, illinois and
Indiana) VII not meet again, unless
by special cGE, the nineteen legisla'
lures that are net to be in regular
session are e'ght of them Democratic.
four Republican, and seven to be
elected. Oftie r:netcen the Demo
Gratis shor'd expect to control at leasi
twelve.
The effect of these aggressive We
ries in the states is shown in the
senate of the United States, where
the Democrats have, since 1878, gain.
eel in the present membership sern-
teen seats from the Republicans, the
Republicans gairi-s uut two seats by
new re. on. In addition, the Demo
Gratis have already gained Two more
seats Gin California and Ohio) that
will come them in 1879. Further
gains are liable at any moment to be
made in any N of the three classes
of senators, but they are chiefly to be
Expected in the class whose terms
eA )"e in 1879.
The Republicans have, as indicat-
ed, lost California and Or TO-, and
they cannot hope 10 hold the senator
ships of Alabama, arkansas, Florida,
Oregon and South Carolina Gin the
above CLASSY beyond present tenure.
Their holding of Illinois, Indiana.
New York, Pennsylvania and Wiscon'
sin is at best precsrious and beyond
a possibility in Connecticut, We dc
not zee where they can look for :
gain of even Ii in the changes mex
regularly falling due. The class OF
1879 should, We think, contain a
least Is Democrat and may contain
10. This, beyond p~eradventure, Sc
cures the senate to the Democrats
two years hence. As to the present
it may be considered only a question
of time how long the senate of the
United States can hold a majority
hostile to the polit ! control ia tn
states, which are tie sources of sena
torial creation.
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