The Colored citizen., 1894-10-01
THE NEXT ELECTIONS
THE HOME MARKET BULLETIN RE-
VIEWS THE SITUATION.

Republicans Must Not BE Too Confident.
but Should Work Hard Thirty-three
United States Senators to he Elected.
Harmony and Hard Work Essential.
All the members Of the next congress
are to be elected on Nov. 6. Legisla-
lures are to be chosen in August, Sep
tember and November. which will have
the election Of 83 United States sena.
tors. II either house becomes Republic
an, further bad legislation can be block
ed. In the event of strong Republican
verdict it is probable that even the pres
ent congress will not succeed in passing
anything very damaging during the
short session that will remain for It.
There is feeling that the Republic
ans are going to sweep the country this
year, and they will if they try. But
here are few figures which show that
twill not do to be too confident There
are 056 members In the present house.
Of whom only 1873 are Republicans It
will be seen that there is great deal
to overcome. The Democrats expect to
hold nearly or quite all of their 100
from the south. II they hold them all,
they will need to get only 80 more from
28 northern states to hold q majority.
The Republicans must carry three to
one Of the northern districts in order to
gain control
But as O large number Of Democrats
in the present house received only small
pluralities and as public opinion has un-
dergone revolution 1t is believed that
every close district will go Republican
this year IL proper attention is given to
it A Democratic loss throughout the
north proportioned to that sustained In
special elections in New York and Ohio
districts this year to flll vacancies will
make the next house strongly Republic
an. Besides we expect some gains in
the south.
The Populists, who have IA MEM
bers of the present house, expect to have
o. least 40 in the next This calcula-
ton, however, is all in the air. Popu-
lism is ON the wane in the country dis
tricts since the railroad strike, and our
advices from Kansas, Nebraska and the
Dakotas are that the Republicans are
likely to gain two-thirds Of all that the
Populists lose In the large cities, how
ever, the Populists now seem likely to
win the striking labor vote from the
Democrats. This may be contemplated
with serenity, because the change will
only be to another alias. II is only
when they win votes from the Republic
ans that the country is endangered.
Should they have 40 members, mostly
won from the Republicans, they would
have the balance Of power in the next
house, and in casa tha presidential elso-
tion should be thrown into the house the
situation would be at least disquieting.
Those senators whose terms expire
with the present congress are as follows:
Morgan of Alabama, D.; Berry Of
Arkansas, D.; Wolcott Of Colorado, r. ;
Higgins of Delaware, r.; Colquitt Of
Georgia, D.; Shoup of Idaho, R.; Gull
lom of Illinois, R.. Gear Of Iowa, R..
Martin of Kansas, D.; Lindsay Of Ken
tucky, D.; Caffery of Louisiana. D.;
Frye of Maine, R.; Hoar of Massachu-
setts, R.; Mcmillan of Michigan, R.;
Washburn of Minnesota, R.; Walthall
of Mississippi, D.; Power of Montana,
R.; vacancy to be filed; Manderson OF
Nebraska, R.; Chandler of New Hamp-
shire, r.. f; Mcpherson of New Jersey, D..
Ransom of North Carolina, D.; Dolph
of Oregon, R.; Dixon Of Rhode Island,
r.; Butler of South Carolina, D.; Petit
grew of South Dakota, R.; Harris of
Tennessee, D.; Coke of Texas, D.; Hun
ton of Virginia. D.; vacancy in Wash
ington; Camden of West Virginia, D.;
Carey Of Wyoming, R.; vacancy to be
filed.
Here are IA Democrats and 10 Repub-
licans, with three vacancies in states
now partly represented by Republicans
Rhode Island has already elected Re-
publican successor to Mr.. Dixon, and
Oregon has chosen q Legislature which
will re-elect Mr.. Dolph. Glanoing over
the list, not O seat now held by Repub-
lican looks shaky, and ON the contrary
there is reason for believing that all
the vacancies will be filed by Republic
ans, and that protectionists, if not Re-
publicans, are likely to come from Ala
bama, New Jersey and West Virginia,
with the possibility of one from Ten
nessee. But in any event the senate will
be close, and the Populists now there
will continue to receive attention far
beyond their merits unless they improve
by experience.
The obvious lesson Of the foregoing
facts for Republicans to observe is that
we must work to win. 1t is important
to look after all the close districts, south
AS well as north. II is mistake to treat
the south or even our large cities as Cor
eiRn countries or hopeless fields. Every
candidate who will not declare for ade-
quate and impartial protection should be
opposed, and il he Is opposed vigorously
there will be good many surprises
Another important lesson of the hour
is harmony. Men who are Republicans
in the main should be wholly SO this
II l.