Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-10

II looks as il the democrats would have q
pretty heavy responsibility on them during
Clevelands administration. There is no doubt
that they are perfectly willing to take ii and
that they feel equal to IL, but IL will take
some very good plotting to keep off some rocks
that lay along the course.
The making of a tariff bill will be a very deli
cate task for the party, having, ss in al proha-
bility they will, the power to make law Of any
bill they can agree on. There is prospect Of
their being ablo to organize the Sen
ate, but if they do not there is still
probability of majority IN the
Senate favoring a radical reduction o. the
tariff. The alliance or popuiist Senators, with
possibly one exception, are very low tariff me n,
and may be counted on to vote for any tariff
btu hat the democrats propose, provided IL is
radical enough in its cut
WILL CONTROL THE SENATE.
The democrats seem TO have gained Sem
stor in California well as one IN Wisconsin
and one in New York. II il stands there they
will tie the republicans. giving the populists the
balance OF power. Stewart of Nevada will be
returned as silver man simpiy, and be has
abandoned the republican party and viii act
with the democrats in the organization Of the
Senate.
The populists appear TO have gained the Sem
ator In Wyoming. Kansas, IL is believed
from the returns received here. will give the
populists another Senator, though it is not sure.
Ii Il does Jerry Simpson, who il an out-and-
out free trader, will vote for the most extreme
tariff reduction the democrats can propose.
Kyle and whomever the populists elect in
Wyoming will vote with the democrats on the
tariff.
In the House the democrats will probably
have a majority of ITO, having about $50 MEM
bers. From this It appears evident that the
new administration will have the opportunity
TO put It's tariff scheme into effect and will have
to take the fun responsibility for what they do
or fail to do. There will be no opportunity 20
say that they want to do so-and-so, but that the
Senate stands in the way.
SHADOW ACROSS THE PATH
But there is shadow across the path. They
will do well If they can avoid getting into a
fight among themselves over the question Of
how far they shall go in cutting the tariff
There will be many men in the House who viii
want to 60 much further than will Mr.. Ceve-
land.
The organization Of the House will be favor
able to Cieveland's ideas. Crisp will. beyond
question, be the Speaker. He and Cleveland
agree on the tariff. There viii be small fac
ton who viii not be satisfied at anything short
Of the burning Of the custom houses and another
small faction who will not want TO make as
heavy reductions as will Cleveland and ma
jority Of the dsmocrsts, and they are liable to
have monkey and parrot time over the
schedules when the time comes.
With such tremendous majority In the
House 1t will be difficult to preserve harmony
more difficult than in this Congress, for the
reason that the policy of this to undertake
but little, as nothing could be accomplished. In
q Congress where their actions count individual
opinions will be more pronounced.
DIFFERENCES OF OPINION.
The chances are that the House will be mere
radical than the Senate on the tariff. II
may be difficult for the democrats in the House
to act harmoniously. and there may in the Sem
ate itself be a considerable difference Of opinion
between Mr.. Hill and Mr.. German on the one
hand and Carlisle and Mills on the other.
The most devoted democrat cannot conceal
from himself the fact that the party has big
contract before il and that 1t will take great
wisdom to save them from serious difficulty
The money question is going to give them
trouble, but it is pretty safe TO say that Cleve-
land will dominate the party in that, though not
without friction.
The one thing that all the democrats will
agree on is the repeal Of the federal election
laws. The federal authority over elections will
be reduced to a minimum.
As to the tariff, money and the election laws
the democrats will have both houses, though
they fail TO organize the Senate.
The result Of the election leaves nothing for
the democrats to do during the last session Of
this Congress except to set of fireworks.