Evening journal., 1895-01-24
Financial Legislation In the Next Con
Rreaa.


Kress.
There seems to be very little reason
for the Eastern Republican press to
be so profuse In their promises as 20
what the next Congress will do In secur-
ing honest money to the country. II Is
true that In the House Of Representa-
tlves their party has very large ma.
jorIty They number 224 members to
104 Democrats and IL Popnlists. This Is
more than a two-thirds pTeponderance,
But the Senate in It's composition is
nothing like the House. Neither the
Republicans nor the Democrats will have
= majority there The Populists who
have but meagre showing in the House
will be far more important body IN the
Senate, in view Of the construction Of
that branch Of the government
The Senate is likely to consist of forty
three Republicans, thirty mine Democrats
and six Populists This is gain Of
seven votes to the Republicans, loss Of
Eve to the Democrats aud gain Of one
to the Popullsts. The Republicans are
expected to gain q senator in each OF the
states Of New Jersey, West Virginia,
North Carolina and X ausas and to add to
this number by the filing of three va
cancies now existing ia Montana, Wash ?
ington and Wyoming. The Populists
therefore, nominally hold the balsace Of
power between the two parties
On the party issues that are well de-
fined we think 1t will be found thst the
Republicans are better situated than
this classification would make them
appear, The two Nevada senator's
(Jones and Stewart) we're both elected
as Republicans. They still have strong
Republican sympathies. They are sepa
rated from the Republicans only by their
views on the currency question and In
them they do not differ from some other
Republican senators Of the West who still
continue with that party.
In legislating on the currency we do
not see why it would not be as fair 10
count Irby and Tillman. nominal Demo
Gratis from South Carolina, with the
Popullsts as It is to place Jones and
Stewart In that category. This classi
fcation would increase the Popullst
strength to eight In the Senate. 1t
would not stop here. The new Repubn-
can senator from North Carolina Is
likely TO act with the Popullsts and the
same may be said Of Senator Dubois. Of
Idaho This would give the Populists
ten votes on their most important
measure, and 1t would be increased
several more II we accept the late action
OF tue Legislature Of Wyoming as a
sample Of what is to be expected Of the
senators from the never states OF the
West
The Populists Of the Senate will.
therefore, have extraordinary represer :
tation In the legislation OF that body
much beyond what their strength IN
titles them TO In the country. II the
political divisions between Democrats
and Republicans are continued In the
currency question-that is to say, II
Republicans are to support no measure
which Democrats originate, and Demo
Gratis are TO support no measure that
Republicans propose then the Populist.
have the power to prevent any legisla
tion on the currency, that they do no
approve, 10 the next Congress.
We fall, from these reasons, to Sc,
where there will be any gain to hones
money interests when the new Congress
takes its seat and why the Eastern
Republican press continually pratei
about it Is bel oud our comprehension
The chances ars that even In the neV
House a free coinage bill could bs passed
for many Of the new Republicans VIII
have not shown their hands. are in favo
OF the white metal ard agree with tn
Populists on financial matters. As q
rsanli the rel ance Of the honest none
people Of the country win have to re
main as heretofore on Grover Cleveland