The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-12-14
Democrats and the Senate.

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The Democratic leaders have formnla-
ted = scheme for securing absolute eon-
tnai Il The United States senate. From
PTsseat if,lic4iions the Popalisf senators
all hold the balance Of power in that
body when tie Fifty-third Congress as
senbles- This does not sait the Deno-
crzfs- The Popaists csn probably b
depended upon 70 asst IN Carrying 01t
tie tariff smashing and wildcat money
programme, but they are supposed 10 re-
tain lingering prejudice in favor Of hon
est elections which makes them some
what unrelisbls allies o. the party whose
power IS sustained by wholesale staffng
Of the ballot boxes and the systematic
Suppression Of Republican votes
The Democrats are anxious not only 10
destroy protection 70 American indasfry
and oysrthrow the national banking sys-
ten, bat also 70 sxeep away every vestigs
Of the federal scPsrvision. .ssof electi0us
which makes Democratic cheating 4f the
polls difficult and dangerous in States
Ike New YORK. n orier 70 secure fCll
possession Of the senate end pass meas
ures Nhich VIII enable them 10 entrench
themselves a. Washington, the Demo-
erats propose % admit NeW Mexico, Ari-
zona and Ctah A. states The fact thas
not one Of these Territories IS IS % sxsr-
cise the privilege of Statehood and that
the frst two are dominated by an alhn
population whose language, traditions
and habits are utterly un-AmericaE, AMI
that U.zh Is rontroEed completely b.
the Mormon priesthood. does not inter-
Esre at ali with the Democratic calcula-
tons
Sew Mexico and Ariz1na with their
ignorant Mexican and Indian pop1la-
tion, and Utah With is thousands Of sto-
ID dnPes under the dominion 0fthe Nor
mon elders" who regard poiyEgmy As
the most sacred tenet Of their faith, can
al be depended upon 70 vote the D~mo-
cratic ticket TIE slnission Of thsss
Territories into the Union would Gegrale
American citizenship and allow the
curse Of Mormon poiygsmy to Haunt ils
hideousuess IN the ewes Of the whole
world. Under the protection o. state
laws; bni it xolld give the D.mlcz-ic
party SIX more United States senators.
a1d that is ample re1s0n IN the eyes Of
the Democrats bosses for perpstra,iag
the outrage
The stock Democratic Argument that
the admission of Idaho. Wyoming Mon-
tara, Washington and the Dakotls fur
nishes a precedent FOR opening TIE gates
Of the Union % the Mexiczns and ths
MormOns, is altogether false. The PopU-
iatiou ef these new States is th0roGghif
American It IS Increasing by leaps an
bounds While the population Of Arr
zlna slusgshly grew from DAD in ISs)
to - CIR 10 Is90, and while that o. New
Mexico increased from 1855 to l5S.59i
il the sane time, the population Of Ida-
ho trebied- that Of M0ntaa. quadrupiei,
and thatof Washington gres hvefoii.
The growth IN property and population
IN those young giants of The NorthEes'.
the pakotas. has been even more Won
derfal-
Ihese prosperous and progressive Ter
ritoriss admitted b Republican votes
have been populated By iutelligent and
patriotic lreensn, abundaatiy squii red
for the rights Of American citizensl 81.
The Territories the Democracy propose
to admit are not noE, and viii nos be
for many years to cone, &. 70 enter the
sizterh0od . states.