The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-21
SOME VIEWS At WASHING,
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fhose alleged democrats ~ spss'l
VINO are FLOATING over thu !. spaall
senate Is reliably republican ~ ~
eight years may have an uor -, -
hour II they will sit down M
the possibilities Of the nav, -, 80 nsuu
does not now seem at all prob.s,' ~
democrats will regain posse,,,. 81. ~
senate within the next six - ~ q
At present this looks to be on. !, - =
unlikely things that could h.,,.
the senate has changed comn,.e
suddenly and unexpectedly Il g
In 1873 the democrats had such . u
IN the senate that 1t was r.o,a.'. 'lo
impossible to overcome them w,,s's
eight years Yet in 1881 the sens, y.
tic Some of the gold demo..'s
want to continue to cali tbo,...,.
Gratis and would be, in fact, inooas,.. :
order to appear consisten. by cnr,''a'
reelection of Mckinley sv.,'' rs''ls
serves upon the plea that svs, j. =
little farce should miscarrv
should be elected 10 the nr.,,s
reason of their failure to supoo,, -
publican candidate, no harm cou,s
OF It, because the senate would VI,
new president In check. -'''
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This is all probable enough M,
tain AS the senate stands WI
are ffty-one republicans, twontv.s,.
ocrats and nine ct mixed faith hn,
republicans. and four vacancies Z
Ing the probabilities as things now - =
and considering only what Il ~,
though seeming now to be NOT a, 4, Il
ly, the two vacancies--one in Cain.
and one in Delaware--might IN IN
hlled by the election of democr,,,
vacancy in Utah Is bound To hs AM
the election OF silver man. ana
would raise the democratic s,rsn..
twenty nine. Considering again mi,
mote possibilities, the democrats mIss,
they should elect Bryan. at the sans
elect legislatures which would j,
democrats in the places OF Baker Il +
sas, Carter of Montana, Elklps a, N
Virginia, Mcbride OF Oregon. Ns,ao
Minnesota, shoup OF Idaho. Thurs,n
Nebraska Warren Of Wyoming and N
colt of Colorado, besides gaining X,
man IN the place of Caffery Of Louis,
making a gain of nine more. Tols va
bring their number up to thirty. II,
which, with the nine anti-republesns
officially termed democrats, would nj,
the silver forces up to forty-seveu. 4
jority OF four IA a full senate. Moi
over. the democrats might have pos.!
chance. If Bryan were e&ctsd in iYl
make a gain Of five or six senators a..
the class to take their seats In 1905
may not be probable, but 1t ls possI
and possibilities are what the wise y
slider in taking long shot. The
assumption that thing Ia impcss
sometimes results In bringing It about
would advise these gold alleged dtu
Gratis not to be quite so perky and NJ
all of sudden about the outcome d
campaign of 1900 II the true blue dsu
Gratis of the West and South will but
true to themselves and the Chicago y
form. let the East 60 to the money ID
where it is going anyway, and stick
their knitting, then these things may
come probabilities instead OF possibllt
1t will be noted that eight Of the q
senators mentioned above to DO elect
in 1901 are from the West. and only
of them from the East and that Is
man from West Virginia. BY expend
all their ammunition in the West,
estly believe we can grab of every ons
those senators. The game Is worth
candle and we would be hopeless and Be
less idiots to blow ourselves In the
when there Is not senator or presa
tial elector to be gained by working
that vineyard.
But no matter whether we have 81
majority in the senate or not, II W
elect a democratic president In Ivy
silver cause, or rather the cause OF ~
cial reform. will be advanced, lhs
that democratic secretary OF the "
ury will pay our outstanding inde0e''
in silver as well as gold would 80 Nv
wards establishing the value o. "
and of bringing it to a par WIN s0'a
would do something toward the renA'4
ton of silver and bimetalllsm wltr'u
necessary friction that would elsH'
free silver bill should be passed uy
ocratic congress. The de-nocrats 'ps
people of the country then ha'e
thing to gain and nothing to lose y n
efforts to win the election OF Pr.
in 1900. Let us hope, then tnss
form elements of the country Will p''.
" proceed to get together and no.
little things OF mere detail 10 oi''s
The Lord knows the country new
best efforts.
Has A Suspicious LOU
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