New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-17
THE DEMOCRATIC PROGRAMME.
UUBILANT OHIO POLITICIANS CoUNllNu
THEIR UNMATCHED CHICKENS.
FIGURING UP A DEMOCRATIC HOUSE MAJORITY
IN THE LID ooNGREss-A BOLD sOhh@H
p,ANNrD-How 1T NAY BE DEFEATED.

prcrpr Nc TIP A DEMOCRATIC HOUSE MAJORITY
w THE LIZA ooNGREss-A BOLD SCHEME
PIAYNED-How 1T MAY BE DEFEATED
FRY TELEGRAPH TO THE TkIBUNE1
Washington Nov l6.-Al the Senator'S Represents
s.s and other politicians who have drted TO Wash
,rc,or since the result Of last weeks elections was
Known have been not only hilarious, but busy count
ing chickens to be Matched next year ana IN loo2'
Tho Ohio Democrats, who include several onoers ana
attaches of the House, as well as good many under
officials and clerks in the Government Departments,
have been busiest of all. They have already settled
nm one half of Presidential ticket for 1892. and with
rare magnanimity willing to allow the Democrats
pf NewYork to say whether Cleveland or Hill shall
be The tail of the Democrats kite. But The Ohio
Democratic poultry fancers do not propose to walt
until 1892 for their first brood of chickens. They
have decided to give the House Democratic majority
IN the Lid Congress When asked how this Is 10
be done, of them replied
"why, bless you, It's easy enough. We have the
State Legislature, which Is TO meet in January ana
its first duty will be 10 gerymander the
State so to throw Mckinley, Butterworh, GrosVe-
nor, Kennedy and enough other Republicans mo
Democratic districts 10 mako the Ohio delegation
In the next Congress stand sixteen Democrats TO nVe
Republicans instead of sixteen Republicans 10 hve
Democrats as It now does. That change alone Will
be sufficient to give us control of the next House,
"well, what Them"
Don't YOU sect In the first place, the Denfocrd'e
IN this Congress will prevent the passage OF any
National election law. That IS settled secohdy'
fhev will prevent until after the PRESIDENTIAL election
NJ 1909 the passage Of any Act for the reappol"'-
t,ept O. REPRESENTATIVES. in Congress under the census
NJ 1890 unless they get the law fixed to suit them
selves The Republicans in the LID Congress VIII
mot be able 10 pass reapporOnment bill in the short
session and the House will be Democratic in the
Lid Congress. DO you now appreciate the mi
portance of the Ohio victory?'
This Is a pretty programme, and truly Democratc
IN convention First gerymander state secohuy'
IN prevent by flibustering, the enactment OF law
10 secure far and honest elections thirdly TO prevent
nv flibusterng for partisan ends the incoming Ooh
vress from performing its constitutional duty OF enact
ing a law for the eapporionment of Representatives
nnder the Census of 1890. 1t is known, nom Horo
than one Democratic source, that II Is the purpose oi
the Southern leaders 10 prevent any reapporslohenV
until after the next Presidential election despre e
regent not 10 say controlling. reasons In favor oi the
most speedy action practicable One or TWO OF thes'
reasons NAV be mentioned. The first Is tha'' sIhco
the Census Of $780, the growth in population oil soo
of the States has been phenomenally great, anu "
ueprve them Of their proper weight III inc uo0i''
of q Presidential election would be NAT Nloiauon ="
The spirit II not the letter, Of the CONSTITUTION h@'
instrument fixed the number of Representatives, IV
Lar stale until the Census of 1890. PreSldenual
e,ecf,on was held In 1902 and leaIpOrtohhent ""o
tben IN force as il should be in 1892. -
,onas % law before March g. 1891, such law can be
passed in time 10 become operative DeIoS , u H. at
Dental election. 1t should be remembered als9 Inat
of the thirty eight States which composer lhe Cnon
nntII recently only five have annual sessions OF uncJ
'Ierislafures In twenty-One States The regular pl
ennisl sessions will begin in January lo9l-ususy IN