The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-18

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hold nearly or quite all OF their Ice
from the south. II they hold them all,
they will need to get only SO more from
2S northern states to hold O majority.
The Republicans must carry three tc
one of the northern districts In order te
gain control
But as large number Of Democrats
in the present house received only small
pluralities and as public opinion has IN.
dergone revolution 1t is believed that
every close district will go Republican
this year if proper attention is given &c
it. A Democratic loss throughout the
north proportional to that sustained in
special elections in New York and Ohio
districts this year to fill 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
at 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 tho large cities, how
ever, the Populists now seem likely tc
win tho striking labor vote from the
Democrats This may be contemplated
with serenity, because the change will
only DO to another alias 1t 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 case the presidential cleo
ton should be thrown into the house tbs
situation would be at least disquieting.
Those senators whose terms expire
with the present congress are as follows
Morgan Of Alabama, D.; Berry o.
Arkansas, D.. Wolcott Of Colorado, r.
Higgins of Delaware, R.; Colquitt o.
Georgia, D.; Shoup of Idaho, r.; Cul
lom Of Illinois, R.. Gear Of Iowa, r.
Martin Of Kansas, D., Lindsay Of Ken
lucky, D.; Caffery of Louisiana, D.
Frye Of Maine, r.. Hoar of Massachu
sets, RI Mcmillan of Michigan, R.
Washburn Of Minnesota, R.; Walthal
Of Mississippi, D.; Power Of Montana
r.: vacancy to be filled; Henderson o.
Nebraska, R.; Chandler of New Hamp
shire, r. Mcpherson Of New Jersey, D.
! Ransom of North Carolina, D.; Dolpl
Of Oregon, RI Dixon Of Rhode Island
R.. Butler of South Carolina, D.; Petit
grew of South Dakota, R.; Harris O
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 b.
filled.
Here are IA Democrats and l6 Repub
/ licans, with three vacancies in state
now partly represented by Republicans
! Rhode Island has already elected Re
publican successor to Mr.. Dixon, AM
Oregon has chosen q legislature which
will re.elect Mr.. Dolph. CHANGING owe
the list, not seat now held by a Repub
lican looks shally, and on the contrar.
there is reason for believing that al
the vacancies will be filled 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 viii
be close, and tho Populists now Their
will continue to receive attention fa
beyond their merits unless they improy
by experience.
The obvious lesson of the foregoing
facts for Republicans to observe is tina
we must work to win. 1t is importan
to look after all the close districts, soutl
as well as north. 1t Is mistake to trea
tho south or even our large cities as for
eign countries or hopeless fields. Ever
candidate who will not declare for ade
Iquate and impartial protection should b
opposed, and if he is opposed yigorousl
there will be good many surprises.
Another important lesson of the hou
is harmony. Men who are Republican
in tho main should DO wholly so thi
year. It was third partyism and sid
issues which gave the country TO tn
Democracy in 1902, and what fearful
price the people have paid for 1t Re
publicans will never join any other par
ty so long as the country or tho pros
perity of tho people is in danger. There
fore the few who have undertaken t
smash the Republican party" In orde
, to absorb it should first smash the Dem
ocrats, the Populists, the anarchists an
| every other element which, throug
combination with the others. is q ma
tional menace. The people have bee
brought near enough to danger this yea
so that they will have little patiene
with those who make diversions whe
, all good men should stand in line Lt
all the new hopes go until we hay
made freedom, peace and prosperity ST
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