The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-06
WILL TIE NEXT SENATE BE DEMO
CRATIC?

Will THE NEXT SENATE BE DEMO
CRATIC?
TbeI-nited States Senate is now divided into
A. Republican,. 80 Democrats and Farm
ora Alliance or Third party members. New
sonator, are 20 be- chosen for the next Con-
eress IN California, Connecticut. Delaware
Florida Indiana. Kansas Maine. Massacn"-
so,t. Michigan. Minnesota. Mississippi, Mis-
sour Montana. Nebraska. Nevada. New Jer-
sev New York Oregon. Pennsylvania Ten
nessee. Texas. Vermont. Washington, West
yirrinia. Wisconsin and Wyoming.
~ these states about one-half are classed
os doubtful that is. 10 is uncertain which
rarty will control them, aud It Is reasonable
% assume that whichever does win IN them
and serures their electoral votes will also Sc
cure their Legislatures. Therefore II Mr.
Cleveland should be elected ia November
the very small Republican majority of the
preseut Senate would be changed at once,
and that body would become Democratic.
In that event the country would have for Tie
first time for thirty wears Democratic Presi-
dent and q Congress Democratic IN both
branches.
This may all be speculation. but 10 is very
evident that not since 1860 has there been SD
many elements Of doubt in tho political come
plex.on Of tho next Seua.e-doubts which can
only be solved by tho popular verdict 90 be-
rendered mt the polls so November
TIE Philadelphia Record gives tho Demo-
Gratis in tho House some very sound advice
when it says. 1.-THE latest and most auth0ri-
tative announcement ofthe Democrat party
on the question Of free silver coinage was
made by their representatives. in national
convention 10 Chicago. There may be Demo-
Gratis in tho Houeo who favor Tree
silver coinage as measure OF policy
but they cannot pretend. In face ot tho
Chicago platform of ls2. that FREQ silver
coinage is in harmony with Democratic doe
.rines tits their right and duty, it they be-
heve that this measure is for the public good,
togive o. theirsupportb uttheir political place
ia that case is with the Farmers Alliance
party. Tho passage OK the Free Coinage bin
by the Democratic House 40 this stage az the
Presidential contest could only embarmss,
and would probably defeat tho Democratic
party
AND so IL seems that after oil the talk about
the immense good which the protective duty
on tin plate would DO Iu the way VI building
up the tia industry IN the country there have
only been established in all about
twenty-eiglt so-caued TN factories which are
nothing butplaces roimported and domes-
tic sheet-iron plates are painted by imported
workmen with imported tin. and all together
they do not mako enough Of this. which is
known as "terne" tin. Co supply the demand
Of tho country for three days. So house
keepers and others arc forced TO buy imported
tin articles and pay protective prices therefor.
This is another result of the Mckinley hum
bug.
TE silver certificates now in circulation
under the Sherman act Of 1890 are based ca
bullion in the Treasury but the Stewart bill.
which has just passed the Senate makes it
obligatory for this bullion TO be also coined
and put in circulation. so we will have one
-ixty-eght-ceut dollar iu silver coined from
that bullion and paper dollar based on it De-
sides in circulation. How can such money as
that be kept at par with gold The silver
certificates in circulation, being based ON no-
thing after all the bullion is coined, viii soon
sink % nothing 10 value
Dr. JONI W. LAWSON has announced bis
intention, on account Of ill health, lot 20 run
for Congress again from the Second district
and the Democracy of that district are talking
ofselectiug Senator ID. Gardiner Tyler as their
Congressional standard bearer. A better see
lection could not be made Sir. Tyler made
fine record for himself and bis constituents ia
the Senate last winter He VIII do tie same
in Congress should he be elected, and 100 one
would be more likely 90 carry the Democratic
banner TO Success than he.
THy Peoples partyis the most heterogeneous
combination ever gotten together ga the
United States e. call itself political orgaul-
zatIon. being composed * men and women,
white folks and negroes. knights VI Labor
Farmers. Greenbackers and what not Such
party as that could not survive more than
one success. for tho scramble for tho Offices
would be SO great that 1T would wind up in
general sermmage and disintegration.
All this talk about the next Presidential
election being thrown in the House Is bosh.
The Third party may carry Kansas and one
or two Western States heretofore Republican
but Cleveland viii carry all the regular and
possible Democratic States. and 10 ali hkel-
hood. some others There Will, therefore be
40 need Of an election by the House.
Property Trauslcrs.
Rioim0pd. Willis B. Drake % Fly!ra r.
Drake. household goods and kitchen furni.
ture iu Merchants Hotel $3.50.
Mary S. Gary o. Joseph @ Williams ~
feet on west side Twenty-tAird street. near
Burton. 3D.
S. IT, HAYES 70 d. Charles n. Shields
C7 5-l3 feet on east side Fifth street. near
Clay. $4,000
Indie q. and G. J.. Johnson to A. N. Pol-
lard, 80 feet on south side Marshall street
near Graham. r6. 600.
Thomas Potts and a. y Stokes Jr 90