Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-30
THE LOGIC OF THE SENA.
TORIAL ELECTORS.

THE LOGIC OF THE SENA-
TORIAL ELECTORS.
OF this twenty-five vacancies in the
U. S. Senate. so far nine have been
filed with Republicans and fourteen
with Democrats.
Most prominent among the new
Democratic senators are, Messrs.
Pendleton,. Hampton, Vance and
Houston. Among the other ten there
is scarce one besides Voorhes that is
extensively known outside OF his
State, but if the Senator of Missouri,
Mr. Vest, is a fit type of them, before
the end of their terms they will be
widely introduced, if indeed they are
not immortalized as bulwarks and de-
tenders of popular right.
Nearly all of the recently chosen
Republican senators have widespread
notoriety. Platt and Hill r the
only exceptions, and they have caused
biographical sketches of their lives
to be extensively telegraphed. The
other Republican senators elect are
Conkling, Cameron, Logan, Carpen-
ter, Morrill,, Jones and Allison.
These gentlemen will take their seats
after the 4th of March on the minori-
ty side of the Senate, to which per-
haps Carpenter will add most strength.
Conkling is already hard at work; not
so much as is generally supposed,
battling for the supremacy of his per-
sonal patronage, as engaged in pre-
pairing his party for desertion of
Hayes. Everybody out West knows
all about Logan. Under any other
than the present condition of Repub-
licanism it would be thought strange
that Illinois would submit to be rep
resented by such a pessimist Dema-
gogue, but ~strategists look upon him
as the right man just now.
The selection of such men demon
strates clearely ven if there were no
other evidence that the strong holds
of Republicanism are sick of Hayes
and long for Grant. No other inter-
probation can be put upon such a
choice. 1t means rule or ruin. 1t
declares as plainly as acts can speak,
that if the Republican party retains
power, its moderate members must
give place to it's irrepressible and
implacable ones. 1t signifies that
Hayes and his cabinet must make
room for the Chambers, Conklings,
Blanes, Camerons, Spencers, Logans
and Belknaps. 1t means that all
oftice-holders, every postmaster, col
~lector. marshal and Inspector, in short
that the whole civil list, so far as it
has manifested sympathy for the
present administration or rendered
itself suspected of desire to purify
Republicanism shall be replaced by
partizans of whose loyalty to corrup-
ton, Capitalization and plumber there
can be no doubt. 1t looks not only
to Grant for a leader, but to Grantism
for policy. 1t would bring about
most the reunion of Grant's chums-
the return to Washington of the
sycophants and dead beats that during
his regime were constant habitues of
the White House. 1t would cause the
renewal Of rings-the regathering OF
| robbers and thieves. If victorious
in 1880 these desperadoes will not be
satisfied with a third term of office 3.
They will seek 70 perpetuate their au.
thority by depriving the South of rep
r%esentation as they have already dis
franchised Democrats in New York.
But even Unsuccessful in again lnaugu-
rating their President, although they
may return to some of the vices and
crimes of the Grant era, the Republi.
can party, as at present organized,
cannot wholly accomplish their views.
The Democratic senators recently
elected will keep them in check. Sc
long as Democracy holds the Senate,
it will hold a fort that cannot be
taken.