The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-11-13

more than held its own, and is to-day
stronger in the citadel OF power than 1t was
before the elections took place. Ten years ago
the radical party was supreme in every
department of the government Its word
was law, and its will there were none to
Withstand. 1t was in possession of both
houses Of congress. After the 4th of March
next ii will be powerless in both houses.
Then it had the executive branch of the
the government by popular and
electoral majorities that indicated
Its firm grasp upon the regards
of the people; now it has president forced
into power in defiance of the will of the
people, by methods so essentially iniquitous
that their turpitude can not be exaggerated.
With these facts in view, the people may
forecast the immediate future with some de-
gree of assurance. With regard to the sem
ate Of the Forty-sixth congress, the New
York Herald remarks that I" the United
States senate now consists of thirty-nine
republicans thirty six democrats and one
'Inde pendent-David DAVIS, of Illinois. This
makes total of seventy six senators. Three
republicans-Senstors Sargent, Mitchell and
Matthews-have already seen democratic
successors elected. Senators Dorsey, Spen.
Ger, Conuover and Patterson will also GER
tainly be succeeded by democrats; and
these changes, il none others occurred,
would leave the next senate with thirty-two
republicans, forty three democrats and one
independent Connecticut has elected re-
publican legislature, which givesa republican
in place of Senator Barnum; Pennsylvania
has gone republican, which means that Sen.
'ator Don Cameron will be reelected. No
other changes are probable, and the next
senate should therefore stand-democrats
AZ, republicans 80, and Independent l."
The house of representatives is largely
democratic without counting the national
vote. As result of all this, the
March, 1879, control and shape legislation,
having nothing between them am the well
fare of the people except the veto of presi-
Dental fraud-the most notorious miscreant
whose breath pollutss the air of heaven.
But the radical party, during the late cam
psigns, sought by every means in its power
TO gain a majority OF states, so that If in
1880 the election of president should deVolye
upon the house Of representatives, the radi-
cal candidstee would secure that exalted
office. But in this the radical party is
defeated. The democratic party now has 10
states, and if California has fair election it
will be added to the number, giving demo.
cratic majority of one. If, on the other
hand, California should be captured by the
radicals, the vote would be a tie, and the
election, in that event, would devolve upon
the senate, and that body being democratic
a democratic president would take the helm
of government. But any intelligent fore
cast does not warrant the conclusion that
the election OF the next president will
deyolve upon the house of representatives
or the senate. The facts show that the
American people. by a vast majority, are OPP
posed to the radical party, and the proba-
bilities are that before 1880 divisions will
disappear, and that the opponents of radi-
cslsm will unite their forces and fight under
one leader and one banner