The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-11-20
BUYING LEGISLATORS.
PARTY BOSSES SOHEMING TO BALK
THE PEOPLES WILL.

New Hampshire, Illinois. Kansas and
South Dakota Now Claimed by Republi-
can Leaders.
| [Speciai Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun
WASHINGTON, q. G.. NV. 18th
The people Of the United States will
do we'll to keep their eyes on the scaem-
iig and plotting now actively going n
| III four States of the Union to defeat
their will as expressed at the polls
1t is very hard for the Republican
| managers and bosses, who have had
uninterrupted power and control in
various sections for the last thirty
| years to give it up, and wherever the
| least hope is held out thst chicaue or
bribery can defeat the will of the peo-
pie, there will be no hesitation at the
resort t. any methods, however ques-
tionable. When first thrown off their
balance by the tremendous reverses
which came upon them, they admitted
defeat wherever it had been met with
Thus for several days there was no de-
nial of the undoubted fact that the
Republicans had los. the legislatures
of New Hampshire. Illinois, Kansas
and South Dakota.
| Three Of the Senators whose re-elec
ton is dependent upcn the compost
ton of these legislatures freely and
publicly conceded the downfall Of
their party and the overthrow of their
own personal ambition. But they
have "puiled themselves together, ;"
and with the assistance of daring and
adroit manipulators have deliberately
addressed themselves TO the work of
capturing the legislatures from the
representatives chosen by the people.
In New Hampshire Senator Blair
has the corporation of his colleague,
William E. Chandler, in the plan to
take the legislature of that State from
the Democrats to whom it belongs Just
as much as the newly elected legisla-
ture of PENNSYLVANIA belongs to the
Republicans. There is no more adroit
political manipulation in the whole
borders of the United States than Will
liam E Chandler He will do the plot
ting and depend upon his allies, who
possess nerve and courage to execute
his schemes. Nothing but the sternest
determination and resolution to main
tain their rights at all hazards can
save Democrats of New Hampshire
from being tricked out of their we'll
won and we'll earned victory. They
should not hesitate to present such a
front as to let Mr. Chandler fully un-
derstand they mean business.
In Illinois Senator Farwel has re.
considered his opinion that he was
beaten, and announces his present
belief that the legislature is Republi
can, and therefore he expects to sue
ceed himself. From Kansas the same
intelligence comes as to Senator In
CALLS They dare not undertake in
Illinois and Kansas to seat Republi
cans who have no shadow of title, as
is the scheme of Mr.. Chandler in New
Hampshire. The people of Illinois
and Kansas would not stand that kind
of thing From the intelligence which
comes here it is plainly seen that the
| Farwell and ingalls, plan will be to
corrupt the integrity of members OF
the legislature.
Farmers Alliance members are
claimed as Republicans and as certain
to vote foi the Republican nominee
for United States Senator In Kan
sas the startling claim is also made
that several Democratic members o.
the legislature will vote for ingalls,
If any member of the Kansas legisla
ture elected as Democrat should vote
for Mr. Ingalls, the State will proba
bly, be too hot to hold him. Mr.
Fa-well is a very rich man. Mr.. In
gals, who, through middlemen, ha:
been loaning money TO the farmers Of
Kansas at the rate of Is per cent. pei
annum, is also very rich man. Theil
barrels will be opened for the benef
of the men who hold the balance O
power in the legislatures of Illinois
and Kansas.
In South Dakota, where the Repub
lican opposition ties that party, the
Republican managers are careful J.
scanning the list of the opposition fol
the names of men whom it is thought
it will be safe to approach.
1t has been known here that thu
desperate PiotteIS VI tuo ASepuDliCai
party scanned anxiously and closely
! the legislative returns from Wiscon
sin and New York in the hope tina
they might reverse the Democratic
victory in those States But the ma
iority of the Democrats in the legisla
ture of Wisconsin was too large to at
ford any hope in that direction 4
for New York, we'll, they came to th'
sensible conclusion that the New Y orl
,, Democracy was not Of the kind to b
> trifed with.
: If Republican Senators can be re
turned from the four States above al
luded to it will help to stiffen tn
backbone of some of the faithful il
both houses who are now rather in Fl.
yer of calling halt. After the polit
6 ical tidal wave of 1874 many of tn
Republican members and Senator
came back to Washington for tn
short session in softened mood, bu
+ the radical element soon whippe
. them into line. There we're more vic
lent and infammatory harangue
made in that short session of Congres
than for years before The South wa
r bitterly denounced on the floor of hot