The times., 1897-09-21
The struggle for the senate


Leading Republican organs are begin.
ming to worry themselves over the pros
poets r5e future control OF tire Senate.
While We are able to consider tiat they
nave some cause for it, this would
not be the fact il the Senate as at
present of ofEanized, could be assured to them
We make this remark without any hesita-
ton, because the history of the late extra
session is ample evidence that nominal
control Of the Senate was mimportant
to Mr.. Hanna aud the Influences repre-
sensed by rim, since it was manifest that
he and they We're able, by negotiation
or purchase to secure whatever they needed
or even wanted. from individual Senators
vino nominally should have been in unre-
Ienting aud Fighting opposition To al their
plans and purposes
BnI the Complexion OF the Senate win
be subject L. considerable change within
Mr.. Mckinley term. During this autumn
legislative elections are to be held in
Maryland, Ohio. Texas, Virginia and
South Carolina or the lelasls lures to
be elected it is highly Improbable that
any one Of them viii ada 10 the Re
publican caluIln 10y eIectug Senator Of
that faith with the single exception of
Ohio. and even in that case, tile prospect
is, at least. a doubtful one. Maryland
treated Itself TO political revolution
and elected a Republican governor send
ing Wellington To the Senate. His antics
in that dignjfied position and at home
sombine1 with realization OF the mistake
made by Maryland voters in indorsing the
gold and trust conspiracy against tie ma
tion have acted IN way 70 shorten the
nightmare ds far as the State is CON
cerned, while wenington's tenure of five
years viii leave him as a useful Ir bor-
rible example constantly before its eyes.
There is not much appearance of dan
ger that q Republican Senator viii take
the seat now occupied by Mr.. German.
The immediate hope OF the Republicans
rests upon the election Of AIr. Hanna and
the a-aune or The Republican appointed
from Oregon. Wien the Congress ad-
journed in July ,h1 senate stood: Bepub-
lcans, 48- Denocrats, 33; Waicorfers, 3;
Free Suvertes, 3: PopClists, .. This
years elections wiz not change these
figures, unless Ono should send Demo
crat to the upper House. Seating the
Oregon man would give new Republican
vote. a majority IS not in sight, but the
three Waldorfers would make the Republic
can tally At, with Hanna and the Ore
gonian, and As if only one OF them should
land. This would be a working majority
on all questions of finance and currency,
and as there is no disoernible difference be.
tween Hanna Republican and Cleve-
land Democrat, it might be counted on in
nearly all directions.
Bat supposlng Mr.. Hanna to be de
feated ana the oregon vacancy continued.
The forces would confront each other next
year in he following order: Republicans,
u; Democrats. "a; WaIdorfers, ,; Free
snver!tes, ., Populists, Republicans
and Waldorfers combined. 10; all oppo
sltion forces, A. That would he a mar.
row margin, but Mr.. Hanna, X no would en-
Joy the privileges Of the floor, whether
member OF not, stin would run things as
usunI Ry tie annIicat4on nf his faIruaIfS.
sound BUSINESS methods generally, he
manages to make small margin elastic
andcapable OF stretching over a great many
cases and conSciences.