The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-31
THE NEXT CONGRESS-.

II the Democrats in 1880 have the
Senate and House the Republicans
cannot steal the presidency. Radicals
used to say that "when JEFF Davis and
his gang were thrust from Offices they
had held for forty years, almost ccr-
tiuuously, they fought rather than sur
render them. Therefore secession was
effected. and every fellow that lost his
hole in Washington aud elsewhere
crawled into another just like it at
Montgomery aud Richmond" THIS
was the Abolition (RadIca) version Of
the story. Now, even to-day, it Is a.
legged on the other hand that the ir-
tense anxiety manifested by Radical
ism to secure the mastery of the House
is explained by the fact that in 1880
the House may again give the ceuLtry
a President. If the two Houses differ
ed in politics and in reference to the
electoral count everything would be
well for Radicalism. Sherman ard
Sheridan WELD the army, and this
would sustain the action OF the Radi-
cal House. This purpose might be
achieved if Radicalism could only cap
ture the House of Representatives. 1t
may be well to state that the elections
already held do not give certain and
absolute supremacy to the Democrats
in the House. but there is little pros
pect of future losses sufficient to
change the relations of parties In the
law-making body. But desperate eff
forts will be made and vast sums of
money expended in doubtful districts
by the Republican party-leaders. A
Washington letter writer says:
The Democrats have in the present
House eighteen majority. The Repub-
licans need a net gain of nine members
to secure the next House. So far
their net loss is ten members. Thus
they will have TO gain nineteen
members in the elections yet to
be held, or they will lose the
House aud with it all chance of re-
peating the fraud of 1867. The Re
publicans have gained so far one COZ
gressional district, namely, Colorado.
The Democrats led off last summer by
carrying Oregon and substituting
Democrat for a Republican Congress
man. In Maine, two Republican Con-
gressmen were turned out and two
Democratic GreenbaGkers elected. In
Ohio we have eleven Democrats and
nine Republicans chosen, a Democratic
gain of three members. In Indiana six
Radicals have been chosen, six Demo-
Gratis and one National. Mr.. De La
MatVr, who was elected as fusion
candidate over the Republican, Hanna,
Will act with the Democrats. Thus
Indiana gives US a Democratic gain of
three members. Iowa elects two Demo-
cratic and Greenback fusionists, thus |
a gain of two, and CORE
spending loss to the Republicans. |
This, too, in the Western Gibraltar of |
a State more extreme even |
than Maine or Vermont.
Footing up these elections, we have
forty-nine members in all chosen, and |
a Democratic gam of ten members.
Money will be squandered In buying |
Goodies (negro), Norfolk, Virginia, dis
trict, and desperate efforts will be
made to reorganize the negro voters. In
New York Republican may take Pot. /
ter's place. But the Democratic losses,
if enough occur to give the Republicans
control of the House, will be discov-
cred mainly in the South, and espe-
cially in South Carolina, Louisiana
and Florida, and we may lose dis
trict or two in Alabama and Mississip-
pi. The yellow plague may cause the
defeat of Casey Young, the excellent
from the Memphis district,
who had the wisdom to oppose the
Potter scheme of impeachment when
first suggested in the House.
Looking over the whole field, we are
forced to conclude that, while Demo-
cratic mastery of the House is not alb
certain, the probabilities are
that our party will have working ma
jority and that the stealing or seizure
of the presidency will hardly be C.
fected by reckless KNIVES called "poli-
ticians" and I lSfdcrs."