The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-01-27
SENATE STEALING.
Democratic Trickery Defeating the VIII
of the People.


of the People.
Not content with the result of the
November election. the democrats, in
their greed for full and complete con-
troll, are about to steal. if possible. the
senate of the United States. There is
10 other word but steal which would
cover the action, for it is to be done in
stealth and not by honest methods. It
is an impOssibility for the democrats to
obtain a majority of the senator's The
democrats have but forty-two now.
counting the successors of Hiscock IN
New York and Sawyer in Wisconsin.
They must have two more men to
make the tie, which. by Stevenson's
vote, would give the majority to the
democracy. Either pOpulists or re-
publicanS will be elected in each of the
states of California. Montana. Kansas,
Wyoming. Nebraska and Nevada.
Or to more fully state the facts: The
senate is composed of lightweight
mem bers, and so far the electors have
decided that there will be thirty-nine
republicans, forty-one democrats and
two pOpulists, leaving six more to be
elected in California, Montana, Kansas,
Wyoming, Nebraska and Nevada
The only one certain in this last
group is Senator Stewart. of Nevada,
and he will remain in with the repub-
licans N organization, and so will PEI
fer. OF Kansas, and this leaves the SEN
ate forty-one voting on the republican
side and forty-oze voting on the demo
l.
most likely Kyle will vote with The
democrats and thus give them forty
two. to forty-one republicans, with
five senators yet to be elected. It is
thought certain that before the senate
Is called in extra session on March I
Wyoming Will elect a senator, and a
republican at that. This will make the
senate tie, giving Kyle to the demo-
Gratis, and it is most likely that Kansas
will have its new senator there, and
as there are only five democrats in the
Legislature, although the populists and
Mrs. Lease seem to have the call at
present, it is safe to say that the new
senator will vote with the republicans,
and this will give the latter majority
of 43 TO A. Montana also has every
indication of republican success. and
California and Nebraska certainly will
not elect democrats. although perhaps
pOpulists may be returned.
1t is thought, however, that the con-
tests in several of these states will be
long and will not be ended before
March 4, and If this is so the senate,
when Cleveland is inaugu-ated, will
most likely be forty republicans, forty
one democrats and two pOpulistS
But here is where the sly work of
those eminent political managers,
Brice and German, aided by Grover
Cleveland, comes in Let it be under
stood that the senate organization goes
on forever unless full party majority
overthrows it Unlike the house of
representatives, its organization is
continuous In order to overthrow
this organization now in the hands of
the republicans clear party majority
must be found. Should the pOpulists
vote with the democrats the majority
would be found and the republican or
ganizatiOn would be overthrown. Pat
ronage and power is a great lever. To
give the populists the dictation of ap-
pointments. and 70 trade to them GER
tain Offices, for their senatorial votes,
is the plan of the democrats. II de-
ponds upon the populists and their hon
esty of purpose whether or not the |
Brice-Gorman gang of political trick |
sters are allowed to dictate the organ
ization Of the senate and defeat the |
will of the people of various states
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