Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-07-31
The Next Senate.

Recent events have brought into strong
light the importance of rlccting Republican
SSenators from certain doubtful States A.
matters stand. neither party has full respon.
sbilitv for the action of the Senate. BY the
votes of one or two men, the republicans
have repeatedly been defeated in important
measures Some of the most mischievous
financial errors, which may vet cause the
country great disaster. escape correction be
cause "f the wrong medicines or demagog-
ism of n few men. 1t NAV be of the last i'm
rortance that the seats in the Senate to be
filled next March shall be so filed that the
republican party, AMI the intelligent and
rational end of the republican party, shall
have complete control.
One senator the republicans will doubtless
lose. MIR. kelogg's term expires, and his
successor will be democrat On the other
hand. the recent election of a republican
legislature in Oregon doubtless assures the
election of republican in place of Mr..
Grover, whose connection with the cipher
frauds of 1876 has prepared respectable men
of all parties to view his departure from pub.
lie life with considerable resignation. These
changes leave the Senate politically divided
as il is now, though Mr. Kellogg has once or
twice helped the democratic party effectu
ally as his successor can. Republicans will
undoubtedly fill the seats now held by Messrs
McDill of Iowa, Plumb of Kansas. iIoar of
Massachusetts. Ferry of Michigan, Window
of Minnesota. Saunders of Nebraska, and
Anthony of Rhode Island. There is every
reason to expect success in Colorado and
in Maine, when the terms of Messrs. Teller
and Frye expire On the democratic
side successors " i'll take the places of Messrs
Morgan OF Alabama, Garland of Arkansas,
Salisbury of Delaware, Buck of Kentucky
Ransom of North Carolina. Butler of South
caroline. and Coke of Texas. There are pms
utilities of change in Georgia, now Mr.
Hill; in Mississippi. Mr.. Lamar; Tennessee,
Mr.. Harris; and West Virginia, MIR. Davis
The seats of Messrs. Mcpherson. of New
Jersey and Johnsiou of Virginia ought TO be
filed by republicans. and the successor of
Mr.. DAVIS of Illinois, whose term also ex-
pires. will be republican. Thus the republi-
cans ought Ia be able to gain three senators,
with possibilities in tour other states. But
the successor of Mr.. Johnston, of Virginia, is
likely tu be a senator of the Malone class. not
in all things expected to act with the repub-
lean members.
In New Jersey there will be sharp con-
test, although the republicans now hold the
majority on joint ballot and ought to succeed.
1t is understood that events during and since
the last session of the Legislature have led
MIR. Mcpherson, who had substantially given
up hope of reelection, TO renew his efforts
with earnesiness. The republicans ought To
be able to find q candidate OF recognized
ability and worth who would not be regarded
as "a railroad candidate" for strong feelings
were aroused BY the contest on railroad ques
tons at the last session of the Legislature
The fact that Mr.. Potts, candidate tor COVER
nor in 1850, was notorinnsly defeated by rail
road influence. has led sumo to believe that
his election would be wise. But it is not
known that he would consent To be a eanii-
date or to serve it elected Whatever is DONE
there ought to be no risk run about the cleo
ton of sound republican from that State.
The republicans OF Tennessee have every
reason to struggle with hope for the redemp
ton of that State. They polled lo7. 677 votes
for Presidents Garfield and elected IS men,
bers to the legislature out of 100 In 1880. and
have not been losing ground by their conduct
since. The possibilities in Georgia and
Mississippi depend entirely upon free and fair
elections, for the republicans would carry
both States if laws could be honestly and
faithfully enforced. But with honest cleo
tons. Mr.. Butler would not continue to rep
resent massacre in South Caroline rather
than the free people of free State, and Mr..
Kellogg would not be supplanted by q demo-
crat. The existence of some independent
movements, the strength of which cannot yet
be estimated. has led republicans to hope for
greater honesty in the Southern elections this
year, but il would be q grave mistake TO trust
the control Of the Senate to the possible fall