The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-12

I'm fact bv the increase Of say. fifty sixty mem
bers from the North or these the greater portion
will come from the Northwest all inspired and
prompted by the political principles which have
given us our recent great Successes in that region
These facts stare democratic brethren full in
the face They CLEAN from them the certainty that
unless they inaugurate their next candidate they
will be relegated to the minority in every branch OF
stand the pressure to be brought to bear for
the admission OF Washington Territory as State.
aud pei haps Dakota the consummstion of which
events would make the Senate republican beyond
doubt cavl"
DESPERATE DEMOCRATIC ALTERNATIVES.
'Then you foreses nothing but democratic disas
Exactly; either disaster and overwhelming de-
feat to the democrats that they will them
selves from that fate by the methods have de-
scribed. In other words. they may attempt to
themselves in the Senate and by imposing an I'M
elected President upon the country. 1t will require
the promptings of desperation itself to induce them
to adopt these measures. but they are rapidly be.
coming desperate enough to attempt them. Aud
these are the reasons why believe they may exert
every possible method to retain their majority in
the Senate. That majority gone, they will. as I've
said, lose their foothold i'll every branch of the
government. To keep that foothold they must
necessarily unseat Mr.. Kellogg and admit Mr.. Spot
ford or some other democrat from louisiana.
"But what benefit will the Senate be to them
they'll only hold it for two years. until 1882"
There's another contingency to be considered.
Suppose. now. the preliminary arrangements I
spoke OF for a Presidential election by the House
should all fail. There's another chance for them,
long they hold control Of the Senate. In the
event Of failure to elect by the House the presiding
officer OF the Senate becomes President otct0.
Even If tho House is tie as 1t may be and will be II
those preliminary arrangements are not carried OUT
the protests against the count Of electoral votes
might be debated. continued and delayed and other
devices might be resorted to until tho term OF. the
present administration expires. Then the Senate
would choose president pro ten... who would be-
come President OF the United States er o6c'o until
new election should be ordered
JOURNALISTIC VIEW OF THE SITUATION.
Editorially referring to this interview the Repub-
Hcan says
These facts alone think are sufficient under existing
circumstances induce the democrats TO adopt the de
time to onst Mr. Kellogg But added to them poss
sontiny states under republican control senator
Carpenter with close regard to personal and Senatorial
Sa We are enabled 70 s9pp%sp MS
Now Jersey is and has been for time the
Of ~ % his .s ssa s
of of the six gentlemen named in tho
by which the democrats hold control Of the Senate
balance Of % on 81 M nsIs
MENTIONED by Senator Carpenter and also Of Mr. Halle
ton. Of Wisconsin,, the Senator's state The
the 'p present i' status that body from nne.ssa 10
naa that M De % s
republicans bu. the fear that will nps
their majority strength for TO. partisan purposes g.,
years and the opportunity they have perpsass
hs in % xno 10
trying to destroy the government No reasonable
y
Southern brgadiers to tho country from this prophe
upon the will Of the people The habit the
Bourbons have Of treating the result Of the election Of
6 vd the 1877 snd the pro
gressve steps theft of the Presidency, has familiar
ICED them with the ideas which this conspiracy is
founded and they ready now to into under the
Forewarned is forearmed" Is quotation used by
Senator Carpenter in his revelations and IL the loyal
people of the country not forcarmed by his timely
warning he cannot be blamed Having studied the situa
closely he has hesated the results his
observations to the public In doing no has simply
his duty albeit they forth in the form of
per interview.