The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-03-09


The death OF Scnaf5r Hcarst tales
one tom the Democratic ITInks in
the Senate, and win add another Re-
publican. the Governor and legisla-
lure OF California being Republican.
The next Senate will therefore contain
at least forty-sevnn Republicans, not
counting the Farmers Alliance mem
bcr elected from Kansas or the lido
crltH from South Dakota, while the
Democrats will have thirty-eight,
leaving the seat from Illinois still I'M
decided. This reckoning includes as
Democrat the Independent Senator
Irby from South Carolina, who de-
feated a Democrat. In any event, the
Republicans a-ill have q working ma
jorlty of six Owes ALL but OH the silver
question the vote for Tree coinage will
be larger than it Is now, because Gov
ernor Hill, of this State, may be ex-
pected to vote according to his Brook
lyn speech recently quoted, and Sena-
tor Spooner, of Wisconsin, will be dis
placed by a Western Democrat
But the existing Republican law will
stand, for the strength OF the silver
men was not sufficient to Dass Free
Coinage bill over veto in January,
when all the Democrats were willing
to vote for that measure in order TO
bride the silver Senators to defeat the
Elections bill. and II Is safe to say that
some Of them will not vote for the
same measure again, since Mr.. Glove
land has declared himself so plainly.
Without any Democratic aid Republi-
cans would be able to sustain a veto,
but 1t is possible that as many Demo-
Gratis will hereafter vote against free
coinage as there are Republicans who
will vote for it, so that the bill may
not even have majority in the Senate.
The situation as to the tariff is by
some eager ''reformers" supposed to
be doubtful. But the substitution of
Republican for Senator Hearst will
give clear majority of at least six in
any event, and the action OF ono Of the
Independent Senators, us of the mem
Der not yet elected from Illinois can
not be predicted. At tho last session
three Republicans Messrs. Paddock,
OF Nebraska; Plumb, of Kansas, and
Pettigrew, OF South Dakota-voted
against the new tariff; but If these
should vote for its repeal or radical
amendment, the Senate would at the
worst be equally divided, when the
casting vote of Vice President Morton
will be given for Protection. But it
muy be added that on many proposed
changes some Democratic Senators
would be found voting against re-
duction of duties. Even if it were
possible to crowd through the Senate
g bill radically changing the tariff, the
FfeSluents veto would again be suffl-
Gent, for IL would be impossible to
find seventeen Republicans who would
vote with the Democrats to overcome
It. Tho tariff is, therefore, safe for
Two years to come, at least.
But it is suggested by overwise
democrats that another combination
can be formed, and by bargain the
votes OF all the silver Senators eau he
secured for repeal or radical change Of
the tariff. That scheme has in il no
chance OF success. All the Democrats
and all the silver Senators together
would not be enough to overcome
Veto. Some Republicans who would
vote for free silver would utterly re-
fuse to vote for radical change of
the tariff, and some Democrats who
are eager to vote for repeal of the
tariff would utterly refuse TO vote for
free silver coinage. II the attempt is
ever tried, il Will probably DO found
that the combination bill will be
weaker by several votes than either OF
the proposed measures by itself.
The work OF this Congress on this
anu pbhol RIcab Questions mas been
done 50 that II will stay done. Al least
until the people have elected another
President and Congress at the election
In November OF next year, and after
more than full years experience OF
the new tariff in beneficial operation,
that measure will stand to confound
its enemies.
When the Democrats have fnced the
Alliance members In the next House,
and recorded themselves ON the meas,
uros the Alliance will propose, we
shall see how far it is possible for
voters in Republican States to be Sc.
duced again into giving the Demo
cratic purity victory. The triumph
of that party last year will be found
barren, at all events, until after new
President has been inaugurgted in
1898. Even then, although the Repub-
licans should yet fail III Illinois this
year they would have only TO carry in
Presidential election the LegisIa-
lures of Rhode Island. New York, Wis
consin, Michigan and Nebraska, in adj
dition to those now held, or falling in
either OF these, of Minnesota, Montana
or Delaware, to hold clear majority
IN the Senate for two years more, until
March, 1895.