The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-02
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The depression Of the prices OF wool
and lead and perhaps a few other ar
aeles is charged BY the Republicans to
the tariff reform agitation, and more
particularly to the Mills bill, which
proposes a slight reduction OF the duty
On lead and to place wool on the free
aSs The price Of wool began to descend
m 1855, and has gone down steadily
Syer since, while lead has auctue4ed
s0HOVhss. being both higher and lower
kASn formerly. since the agitation be-
gan. But how idle it is to charge the
reduced price of these articles to the
Mills bill. The Republicans are univers-
any opposed 10 that bill, and against
S4etr opposition the measure cannot be
passed. The wool growers know this,
Il they know anything. They also know
shsS+ the Democratic party which is
SOHGmitted to tariff reduction and free
TeOl cannot possibly obtain control of
shs Senate branch of Congress before
1891, if then. Free wool, therefore, is a
shing OF the distant and indefinite fu-
sCYe-ef a. future SO distant that the
possibility OF it ought not to materially
aEeCt the price Of the article to-day. In
ahPrObsbiIity, if the facts were known
Il would be found that over-pro-
QUESTION either In this country or
Ahroad was largely responsible for
the decline in the price. If the tariff
EetnEm talk has had anything 70 do
with the matter it has been through the
dealers and manufacturers who have
Sakeu advantage of the agitation to
bear. prices and thus rob the wool
growers.
The political status of the Senate
iO-dy ID, Republicans 80, Democrats 81,
and this condition will continue until
akarCh 4th, 1889. At that time the term.
sfofice of twenty-six Senators will ex-
pIre, these being thirteen Republicans
snd thirteen Democrats, as follows; Re.
Hublicans-Bowen, Colorado; Cullom,
1Enoisi Wilson, Iowa; Plumb
Hsnsas; Frye, Maine; boar,
massachusetts,; Palmer, Michigan;
sGbin. Minnesota; Henderson, Ne
sEaska; Chandler, New Hampshire:
0Olph. Oregon; Chace, Rhode Island.
md Riddleberger, Virginia. Demo-
'rass Morgan, Alabama; Berry. Ar.
Esnsas; Salisbury, Delaware: Col
Iuitt, Georgia; Beck, Kentucky; Glib.
ozrs Louisiana; Walthall, Mississippi:
Ii Paterson, New lie E9y; Ransom, North
'arolina; Buls-, South Carolina: Har.
is, Tennessee; Coke, Texas, and Kenna,
Keyt Virginia. II
-Four OF these have already BEEN "a
leoted-Wilson, Beck, Gibson and
falthaH, and a Democratic successor
Bsrbourl has been chosen to succeed ;
Republican (Riddlebe-ger) from Yjr-
mia. Oregon and Rhode Island have b
IEeady elected Republican Legisls- Il
res, hence there will be no changes Ii
ON these States. The other States t
i'll elect tho legislatures that a
Ill choose Senators as follows: Main. il
'raember; Georgia, October, aud ell Il
10 others In November. Thers ara v
Ist two of these in which sepatoriai n
ranges are possible. New Jersey NAV b
SETS Republican to succeed q Demo- b
1T. and Michigan may choose Dem Y,
at asa successor to Republican but 81
ither party has right to expect anv d.
OBJ thing. twill thus be geen that ii
ak probability the Senate will stand th
tween March 4ih, 1859, and March IlIl
a. 1891, Democrats, 80; Republi. T,
as, 80. 1t is among the poss, di
tiles that the Democrats will pain to
9 seat from the opposition
d lose none. and there is ais q LII
ssibifity of the Republicans holding in
ar own, and gaining one; but an tn
aal division ofthe parties for the next ne