New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-03
THE SENATE AND NATIONAL PROSPERITY.

THE SENATE AND NAiVNiL THOHfEhiII.
Tho control of the next Senate, that which
will come in on March 4. and Will have power.
with the House, TO enact all laws regarding the
government of conquered territory. It's relations
with the Union the taxes to be levied on IT'S IN
labitantS and their trade. and the changes
which nav then be necessary In the United
Staics tariff and internal revenue laws. ia OK ex-
IRENE importance. 1t IS by no means probable
that these questions can be settled at the COM
ipy short session of the present Congress, not
ONLY because the time will be insufficient, but
much more because the present Senate can be
controlled by Democrats, Populists and silver
men. who are not likely 10 agree with the Ad
ministration or the House on questions affecting
the silver issue
The terms of thirty Senators expire every
other year and there Is one vacancy from Ore
gon already filed by sound-money RepuDh-
can The election Of a Republican In place or
Mr. German. of Maryland IS gain. Three
other Republicans have been elected, from Ohio
Rhode Island and Vermont. and the election or
Republicans is not doubted from Connecticut
Maine Massachusetts, Michigan. Minnesota,
PENNSYLVANIA and Washington, making twelve
Republicans who sound on all issues,
against ten who opposed free silver and twelve
who voted for the present tariff. These with
the other Republicans who hold over and were
right in this years vote on the money question,
will make thirty-cght Republicans sound on
that issue and forty five on the tariff question.
Whether Mr.. Stewart. Of Nevada, and Mr..
Clark. of Wyoming. who voted for the tariff
BILL will be reelected. or their places filled by
Senators of the same mind, is not certain. The
States To elect in WHICH the Republicans may
gain are California Delaware. Indiana, New
Jersey. New York. North Dakota, West Vir-
gina and Wisconsin. Should these eight States
elect sound-money Republicans the Senate
would he composed of fortysix such Republ
cans against forty-four Senators OF all other
shades. and fifty-three sound prOtectionists
agains, all others. But the fact is not over
looked that on the tariff question the Republ
cans have had the aid of one Democrat
Millinery Of Louisiana, and on the silver Ques
ton Of one. Gallery, Of Louisiana, who hold
over
The Democrats themselves no longer indulge
much hope Of carrying the Legislature in this
State and are much less hopeful than they
were in Ncw-Jersey. The prospect seems de-
cidedly against them in Wisconsin, North Da-
kota and West Virginia. These five States,
though closely contested Seem likely TO elect
money and fifty for protection, with California,
Delaware and Indiana not yet recorded In
diana ought not to he in doubt though II Is con
tested desperately by the Democrats and with
II the Republicans would have forty-four sound
money votes enough with one Democrat, as
before. and the vote OF the NlcePresldent, to
carry any measure. In any event. their ma
jorty OH the tariff question seems certain to be
sufficient. They also have strong hopes OF sue
cess in California and Delaware, and either OF
these States. with the others already named
would end doubt on the silver question also
But il is not to be overlooked that loss OF any
two Of the eight States not reckOncd as certain
would leave The majority on the money ques-
ton dependent on the vote OF Democrat
against the overwhelming sentiment In his
party and while il is by no means certain that
the silver issue will not lose It's strength ma