New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-08
TIE PROSPECT As TO THE SENATE.


Let no one borrow trouble. The millions who
are demanding q restoration OF protection are
not going to be defraudcd and deSpoilcd OF the
prosperity they seek by the combination oil
Democrats and silver boilers in the senate
Neither are they 10 be frightened by the ehoS'
dance of combining Democrats. Populls's ana
silver men In Western States. When the hep"p
lcan Convention has nominated the candldale
of protection. there will be quick parting OF
the sheep and the goats. Those VINO 90 ho'
support that candidate and his cause VIII nave
leave 10 flock by themselves. in one parry or
two or half a dozen, as they like The people,
who govern this country yet, Will turn then AT
tcntion directly to the Senators VINO stand III
the way.
The terms Of twcnty-one Senators who voted
for free coinage last February expire March
/ and only twcnty.seven hold over. while thirty
two Senators who voted against free coinage
hold over. and only nine go ont this year. III
these statements pairs are included on DOM
sides The anti-silver Senators who hold over
are twenty-five Republicans and ten Democrats,
most of whom would vote against any tariff
the Republicans might propose. but not FOR any
p1o-silver measure The Senators whose terms
expire ere eleven Republicans, two silver bolt
ers. fourteen Democrats two PopuliSts and one
silver Senator from Nevada. There have al
ready been elected three Republicans. Allison,
of Iowa. reelected; Wellington from Mary
land and Foraker from Ohio. in place OF
Democrats The election of Republicans from
Connecticut Illinois. Newllampshirc Penn
sylvania and Vermont is certain, and two more
would have been elected already from Della
ware AMI Kentucky hut for fractional miscon-
duct. the present Legislatures being Kcpubll-
can. as il that of Missouri. All these States are
also safe If Republicans succeed. to elect men
for honest money as we'll as protection 1t must
be accepted as the basis of all present caicula-
tons that divided and warning Democracy Is
not likely TO do better, as TO control of L"gis-
latures in any of the contested States, than II
has done the last two years. To the above
must be added in all probability Republican
Senators from NewYork, Indiana and Wis
consn in place of Democrats. and from KANSAS
and South Dakota. I'm place Of PopuliSts. In
all these States Legislatures have been strongly
Republican since 1894. These sixteen Senators
for protection and honest money would insure
thirty-cicht Republican votes. besides the ten
anti-slver Democrats who hold over.
The remaining states which have 70 elect
Will probably send five Democrats or PopuliStS
from Alabama Arkansas. Florida. Georgia and
South Carolina Louisiana has elected a Demo
crat. who processes 10 favor protection. and
| North Carolina is uncertain The silver Senator
from Nevada will probably be reelected and
the silver boilers Teller and Dubois, expect a
| silver party TO carry their States Only five
| other Senators refused to make protection Dc
| pend on free silver namely. Perkins. Of Call
| fornia: Mitchell. Of Oregon; squire Of Wash
| ington: Brown. of Utah and marlborough. ol
| North Dakota In Oregon the election just holo
gives a Republican Legislature in spite OF ~
tacks on Mr.. Mitchell for refusing 10 sacrifice
protection TO any silver scheme. II is 10 he
expected that Republicans in that state. Cali
fornia Washington Utah and North Dakota
will all insist that their Senators. If reelected
distinctly pledge themselves to uphold the Re
| publican platform. But if The same Senators
should be reelected without change Of thci
attitude. these, with five others who hold over
and who likewise refused 10 sacrifice Il pro
tective tariff by supporting the silver consplT
acy, would suffice 10 Offset the ten anti-silv"
Democrats who would not support protective
| measure. In that case the situation. appar
enly the least favorable that can be anticipated
| would stand thus: