The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-24

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~ur cHAxcHs IN TuE SENATE
The United ststes senate which WI
assemble in special session after the
Inauguration Of President Harrison
NH be 10 many respects superior %
that body ss Il nov exists. The
changes which VIII take place 10 sfs
personneI viii be almost without sx-
cept,on changes for the better and the
senators who viii retire are those
.rho~e abscnce viii be least felt.
the leaders Of the senate whose
terms VIM expire on the fourth Of
March haye In every case been re-
elected. Frye viii return from Maine.
Hoar from Massachusetts. Caiiora
from YIsinois, Henderson from Ne
hv~ska. Plumb from Kansas. Morgan
from Alabama. Dolph from Oregon
and Beck from Kentucky. Any one
~ these would have been seriously
missed from, among the legislators Of
~ INNER house and the pesple seem
% I,sve appreciated this fact and have
re-elecfei them in every case without
: contest. 1t Is remarkable that 50
many senators have been reelected
without opposition. colqaits. who
hes not taken q very high place IN the
.enate. was also reelected without g
Ant. though he was badly frightened
81 the boom for Henry w. Grady,
witch 1t one time threatened 10 cause
III defest. Vance, Of North carolina.
ana Kenna, Of West Virginia. are now
= de midst Of contests for reelection
vifh doubtful chances Of success.
CHANDLER, Of New Hampshire. has not
~ been reelected and - meeting
With some opposition. though II Is
said that he h bound to win in the
end.
Asis il true that the leaders OF the
senate have been reelected without o
contest, 1t il also true that where
changes haze been made. they have in
every case been for the better. For
Instance. Salisbury. the superannn-
ated fossil ~;so has represented Della
ware 10 long that the country had
come 10 believe that he had q Per
petual title to his seat. will give place
to Anthony Higgins II Salisbury
has ever proposed or favored any use
fni legislation, the fact has been for
gotten. lie has always been an OBJ !
iector and obstrrctor. His statesman !
chip has been so negative in character
that he has been absolutely useless.
His successor IL progressive Repub-
lican. lawyer OF acknowledged abii-
It's and modern man generally. That /
he will be a vast Improvement on his
antiquated predecessor is rs certain rs
It Is that the next secretary OF state /
viii be vast Improvement upon Bay |
ard.
Palmer will give place 10 Mcmillan |
Is senator from Michigan. This
change cannot be for the worse. and II |
q probably for the better. Palmer was
elected because he was a millionaire. /
From tho first he was out Of place in
tie senate. He took no part In the
proceedings, and only when the roll
was called was il apparent that Mich
igan had senator. His successor Is
also wealthy but fortunately this l. not
his only claim toeminence. lie has for
several years been one Of the most az
gressive party leaders in Michigan.
and his shrewd management has taken
the Republicans of that state safely
through several campaigns. in which
the Odds seemed greatly against him.
He wiz doubtless represent his state
with the same ability that he has dis
played in the field OF state politics.
senator ID. NJ. sabin of Minnesota
win give place 10 w. d. washburn.
Sabin is ore Of those unaccountable
accidents who occasionally break Into
the senate. His election was the re-
suit OF the long fight made against
Window about six years ago. After
weeks Of hallosing coalition between
boiling Republicans and Democrats
resulted in the election OF Mr.. sahln.
He has never taken prominent place
in the senate. and has made no Inn
preston upon the country, Mr.
Washburn, who will succeed him. has
served three terms In the house of
representatives. and has long been re
Rartied IN one OF the most prominent
and pnblic-spirited citizens of the
Northwest. That this change vii, be
an improvement goes without saying
Senator Bowen of Colorado will give
place 10 +. @. wolcott Bowen has
the reputation of being one of the best
poker players In the senate. bat poker /
playing is the limit OF his greatness.
Whatever may have been said against I
Wolecti, nobody has ever questioned 4
his ability. He Is certainly Tar above
Bowen in every respect. and he viii /
represent his state With hrilliancy
such as none OF IFS former senators
have possessed.
Altogether the senate viii be eonssa-
.crahly improved when the defeated
senators step out and their successors
stepin
RECKLESS DIPLOMACY.