Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-11-21
NUMBER 81.
Senator Carpenter Predictions.

STtsS. Nlr. Carpenter as everybody hnoNSi
is a shrew1l and able judge of men. He is
thoroughly familiar with American politics,
a man of Independent judgment and not n
sensationalist. His representations of the
political future are worth knowing. In the
light Of the recent elections, Mr.. Carpen-
ter considers it certain that the Repub-
licans will regain majority in the
House of Representatives next year. But
in the Senate the outlook is not so cheer
ing. Mr. Carpenter declares that conspira-
cy is in existence among the Democrats of
that body to perpetuate their power by the
unseating of Senator Kellogg, of Louisiana,
and the Substitution in his stead of some
Democrat This will not take place
till after the Presidential election, lest
the influence of their unconstitutional
and arbitrary action should be injuri-
Gus to their prospects next year But it is,
he thinks, sure TO come Immediately after
ward. Mr.. Carpenter declares, as Il lawyer
and as a Senator, that Kellogg holds his seat
in the Senate by rs good a tenure as any
other Senator. lie was admitted not only
on certificate from the proper authorizes
of his State, but by reason of a rigid investi-
cation which declared his title TO be COM
pletr. The wording of the resolution adopt
cd by the Senate upon which he was admit
led, shows that his case is res GdjUdicatd-
closed finally and forever. But the Dem
ocracy care little for such considerations.
With Democrat i'll place Of Mr.. Bruce OF
Mississippi they can by unscating Kellogg
still control the Senate But the re-opening
of the Kellogg case is not the worst revOlu-
tiondry measure contemplated by the Con
federate Democratic conspirators. We quote
from the interview
You remarked the other day that General
Grant, if nominated, would be elected;
Senator C.-Ycs, and | might have added
that, if elected, he will be inauguratcd, de
spite the efforts that may be- made to prevent
it. I'm not an alarmist, but | might as well
| go on with prediction that I've often made
of late. 1t is that the Democrats will pro-
test against the count Of the electoral votes
of some one or more of our Republican
| States when the two houses meet in joint
convention for that duty in February, 1881.
They will base their protest upon what they
will allege to have been an unconstitutional
exercise of Federal power in the execution
of the National election laws. They may
take California for this purpose, or New
York, or Pennsylvania, or any State wherein
the slightest pretence, real or manufactured
for the express object, may be furnished.
Then the two houses will separate, and one
or both will sustain the protest. The vote
of that State will be thrown ont, and it will
be declared that there was no election, and
| the House will assume to elect n President.
One step has already been takenin the House
| in this direction by the unseating Of Mr.. Bis
bee Of Florida and the seating of Mr.. Hull in
his place. This gives the vote of Florida on
a vote by States to the Democrats, 50 that
the House now stands on such vote nine
teen Democratic States to nineteen Rcpubli-
| can States-countinG the Indiana Greenback
member with the opposition. But in that
far-Off December session when the Kellogg
case will probably he acted upon, and when
/ all such action will be no longer influential
upon any coming election, they may unseat
Mr.. Orth of Indiana. or some other Republi-
| can. The decision Of the contests in these
| cases adversely to the present occupants
| would gi their seats to Democratic contest
ants and ensure Democratic majority by
| States in the House.
| And you really believe these predict
| ions may be realized?
| Senator C.-Gcs; that 5 the way tn put it.
| They may be realized. | don't say they will
be-, but they may he. And in view Of that
| possibility it is the part of wisdom to take
them into careful consideration now. Fore
warned is forearmed One reason why be-
lieve these things may all occur is the knowl-
edge the Democrats have-the same rs We
have-that the next census will materially
alter the relative sectional strength of the two
parties as represented in the House, cOnced-
ing, of course. that the parties are sectional,
as they really are and as they Ire likely to
continue 10 be for some time 10 come. This
alteration, or change. according to the bcs;
information can get. will he favorable to
the Republicans. That is the increase of
Representatives in the House will be from
the North Texas is the only growing State
IN the South the others are falling Ill or at
stand still But the half dozen or more
additional members that will be- due t0Trxas
and the South after the next ratio Of repre-
senlation shall have been fixed will he more
than ovcrshadowcd; ii will be- overwhelmed,
in fact, by the increase of, say. fifty or sixty
members from the North OF these the
greater portion will come from the North |
west, all inspired and prompted by the pOliti- |
cal principles which have given us our recent |
great successes in that region. These facts |
stare our Democratic brethren full in the |
face They CLEAN fro;l them the certainty |
that unless they inauguratc their next candi- |
date they will bc relegated to the minority |
in every branch of the Government, for they |
will not be able to withstand the pressure |
soon to he brought TO bear for the admission |
Of Washington Territory as Il State, and, /
perhaps, Dakota, the consummatiOn Of which |
events would make the Senate Republican |
beyond doubt or cavil.
Then YOU foresec nothing but Democratic .
disaster in the future :
Senator G Exactly: either disaster and .
overwhelming defeat 10 the Democrats. or that
they will rescue themselves from that fate by
the methods have described. mother words, |
they may attempt to save themselves in the
Senate and 10y imposing an unclectcd Prcsi-
dent upon the country. It will require the
promptln"s OF desperation Itself 10 induce
them To adopt these measures; but they are
rapidly becoming desperate enough to al
tempt them. And these are the reasons why
| believe they may exert every possible
method to retain their majority in th,' Senate
But what benefit will the Senate be tn
them they'll only hold it for two yeHrs,
until 1851
senator C-Thcrc's another contingency
Ia be considered. Suppose. now, the prcil-
minary arrangements spoke If for Il Pr,si-
DENTAL election hy the House should all fail
There's another chance for them, 81 LONG us
lh'v h9ld control "i lht senate. IN inc event
;n., niiir,r If ,h,. Sc,,,t,. bncnn,cs prtsi,lrnt
er oditi5 Even if the House is a tie. rs it
may he AMI will be if those preliminary ar
ransemcnts are not carried out. the protests
against the count Of electoral votes might be-
.l.s ,i,lt L III
devices might Lc r,soricd to until the term
oi the present ADMINISTRATION rTplr'T. men
,l' t 'wI''" , 'Ii ".,'i'' ~ 'n'%'s Pr;I,,, n t
Cnitrd States .rpdf.,i,, until new election
should he ordered
Commenting on thcsr expressions of Sen
atcr Carpenter, the National hsPn'tom ot
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taken down, SAYS Nv here Senator tarpcn-