The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-28
THE NEW YORK HERALD
Sowing the Seeds of Soctionallsm and
Unlustly Throwing Rosponsibili-
tics on tho South.

Sowing the Seeds of Soctionallsm and
Unustly Throwing Rosponsibli-
tics on tho South.
From the New York Herald.
FEW POLITICAL FACTS roR SOUTHERN MEN.
In the Forty.oighth Congress tlSs3.5l the
Democrats had a majority Of scycnty-onc in
the House Of Representatives.
In the ncxt-the ortyninth-they had
only forty-onc majority.
In the present Congress they have only
eleven majority.
In the Congress which Mr.. Harrison will
probably summon in extra session, after
March 1. the Democrats are In the minority,
the Republicans having seven majority.
II is surely serious matter for a great
party TO be going steadily down hill at this
rate. Democrats cannot help but look about
anxiously for the cause Of these losses.
Where has the Democratic party LOST Let
~ see.
In the Forty.cghih Congress the Demo
cratic side Of the House was composed Of
los Southern. forty nine Western and forty
one Eastern members, nearly ~ many North
crn MS Southern, therefore
In the Foriy.ninth Congress Il had one
hundred aud eight Southern but only forty.
three Western and thirty-twO Eastern mem
hprs.
Ia the Fiftieth-the present lIousc-thcre
aru one hundred and three Southern but
only thiriy-two Western and thirty.thrpe
Eastern Democrats
In the next House there will be one hun
drcd and two Southern and only twenty
nine Western and twcnty-cight Eastern
Democrats.
between 1859 aud 1853, therefore. the
Democratic party has lost thirty-thrce
Northern seats Ia the lIousc-twcnty ~
them Ia the West In that period IL has
lost six southern sDnts, but mostly In Nir-
ginia, which at the last election the Demo-
Gratis carried by only little over fifteen
hundred majority. ard which Is evidently
abandoning the solid South.
Here Is steady loss Of Northern Demo
cratic seats during -ix years Ia the last four
II which the Democrats had control Of the
commentaries which carried the party
from q majority Of sovcnty-onc down to a
minority IT seven. How h thisycry serious
drain, this continuous falling away from the
Democratic party in the Northern States, to
be- accounted fort
Nothing has happened In the Northern
States To- these years 90 make the Democratic
party in that section Of the country and
there nlore. olioys 10 the voters They have
been prosperous aud unoyontiul years. The
Democrats IN Congress have. 10 be sure. not
done anything n distinguish themselves.
hut that has not been the fault Of Northern
Democrats ns we shall now proceed 10 show
The South-thc solid SOuth-has ruled in
the House of Representatives. n in the work
OF Congress the Democratic party has di.slt.
isfcd the people In the North. that hl, not
been the fault II Northern Democratic Rep.
rcscntntiycs They have not had much in.
fucncc They have been slowed away In
back seats
Tho solid South elected a Speaker for the
House. aud their Speaker placed the solId
South in control OF every important rum-
mittcc The committees a. everybody
knows. control tho House and shape the
party policy Here arr a few figures uf thc
present House
The Committee of WAYS aud Means l. the
most important In the House II contains
eight Democrats and five Republicans ~
the c'rhi Democratic five in tho last Congress
and six in the present represent the solid
south. leaving In the present Couvrcs, only
unc Eastern aud one Western Democrat on
tIi, committee.
ON the Judiciary Committee We lind In
the last Congress and Boo the present six
southern, one Western aud two Eastern
Democrats
on the Foreign Anair Committee thcrr
are five southern. one Eastern aud one
Western Democrat
on the River aud IIarhnr Committee there
err seven southern ono Western aud no
Eastern Democrats, though the East has
many hatbnr.
On the Committee on Post Offices and
Post Roads there are six Southern. one
Western and two Eastern Democrats
ON the Public lands Committee thrrc are
siS Southern, NO Eastern and two Western
Democrats.
nrc Eve southern, two Eastern and two
Western Democrats
ON the Naval Committee there arc six
southern, no Wcstrn and two Eastern Dem.
oCatA
Thc Pacific Railrond Committee has four
Sluthrn. one Wcstnrn and two Eastern
ucmocuts
These ave the most important committees
On Oh Ut them, u viii be- seen. Northern
Democrats have ohlya hctorly ,harr. liut
committee places mran inllucncc on lrFisl1.
ton. and the solid SAuth, having the ..nn's
share on the committee, of course has prr.
plfrd and carried on the work ui the House.
Now We don't moan in ay nuythiur
AGAINST southern men, but 10 j. natural fur
Northern Democrats b. AK thcm-rlvr, are
thcrr no sound cconomisis among the North.
crn members Ia take their part on the WAYS
and Mcans7 Are there no lawyers in The
North 90 deserve places ON the Judiciary
Committee Is " NECESSARY 90 nut seven
Southern Democrats and not one Et,trrn
one ON the committee which lnlks after the
rivers and hnrborsf Are un Northern Dem.
ucriis va dt ~ their southern brethren 10
consider foreign Affairs that that committee
must have live nom the South Mud two only
from al the great North Arr the postnficcs
aud pusirnads uf such prcdpmInantly south.
cu Interest that that comm. ttcr shnnl1 have
siS southern democrats and only ono Wcst.
crn and two Eastern ones uu No
Can southern men wonder Il year after
,car "A crttsin deep irriiai .uu at that persist.
cnt political anomaly the "soid south"