Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-11-14

.InaJorlty 10 iouf. oInef OIateS are
CLOSE and but two more changes are
necessary to make the Senate tie.
Under such circumstances renewed
agitation of legislation similar to
the Mills bill, even if nothing more
radical, is assured. That there are
Republican Senators, notably
Plumb Paddock and Pettigrew, who
will take the opportunity to assail
the Mckinley bill, is certain. 1t
may not be known to many, but it
is fact that Senator Plumb, on a
recent visit to this city, declared
openly to the Republican party lead
ers that should Penns sylvania break
away from the Republican column, ne
and dozen other Senators would
have no hesitancy in breaking away
from the Mckinley bill, 1t is pret-
ty hard to believe that the Senate,
even with its known opposition to
the Mckinley bill, could follow the
House in two-thirds vote to over
ride the Presidents veto of pos
sible repeal of the bill. We do not
believe that Mr.. Plumb and his as
sociates would dare to go that far.
But, allowing that the bill is safe
until the expiration of President
Harrison's term, what have the
friends of protection to hope from
the elections of 1892?
If the Democratic majority is
given plenty of rope in the coming
Congress it will damage itself great-
ly. 1t always does that. Again,
by '92 the present furry over the
Tariff bill will have disappeared.
The bill has been unfairly used by
unscrupulous persons to frighten
the farmer and the laborer into the
belief that greatly advanced prices
are to come. Advantage has been
taken Of the furry to mark up
prices on domestic goods entirely
untouched by tariff duties. All this
deception will soon be fully under-
stood. Long before tue pext elec-
ton the great benefits of the bib
will become apparent and strength
will be added to the Republican
party in the very places where it is
now weak. The great danger to
the Congress to be elected two
years from now does not lie in the
tariff, but in the PARTISAN gerry
manders of Republican States by
Democratic Legislatures, an example
of which we have just had in Ohio.
With State after State handing
over It's Legislature to the Demo
Gratis, the Republicans have got to
face Congress districts mapped out
for the sole purpose of legislating
Republicans out of office. And not
only this, but there is real danger
that the Senate may lose the vely
slight majority it retains out of
the campaign just closed. New
York, Wisconsin and Michigan have
elected Democratic Legislatures and
Minnesota is in the hands of Farm
ers' Allience. In each of these
States the Legislature TO be elected
in '92 will choose United States
Senator. 1t may be looked upon as
settled that desperate efforts will be
made not only to gerrymander Con-
gress but Legislative districts, with
the object of retaining control in
the Presidential year. These efforts
may not in all instances prove sue
cessful, but 1t must be conceded that
there is an element of danger and
that Republican President must
be looked to TO make protection alb
solutely safe.
1t is easy enough for Pennsylva-
MIA to explain to each other chat the
contest was only local issue, but
how is that claim to be impressed
upon outside States? Massachl-
setts has gone Democratic in spite
of it's long time Republican majori-
ties. How many people stop to
think that it was only local issue
that caused the revolt? New York
promises to elect Democratic Unit
ed States Senator in place of Sena-
tor Evarts. The immense Republi-
can majority of Kansas has been