New-York tribune., 1900-08-07

DANGER OF LOSING ONE SENATOR

DANGEk OF LOSING ONE SENATOR.
According to the textbook it Is said that the
representation Of the remaining thirty-three
States In the Senate will probably remain un-
changed, t. e. thirty-eight Republicans and
twenty-eiEht Opposition Senators. The Senate
would then stand rorty-six Cola Standard Re-
pubcans forty-four Silver Standard Opposition
The loss of a single Senator to the Republicans
in any Of the other States would make an even
break in the Senate on March t. 1901 and the
vote Of the Democratic Vice President would
give the Senate power TO repeal the gold stan
dad once.
1t Is advanced as reasonably certain that
Bryan's election as President this year would
be followed by a silver majority in the Senate
in 1902, the LVIlIth Congress The Repub-
lican Senators whose terms Will then expire in
cIude Perkins of California; Mason OF Illinois:
Fairbanks, of Indiana; Deboe OF Kentucky;
Wellington, OF Maryland; Platt. Of New-York;
HansbrOugh Of North Dakota: PrtChard. of
North Carolina Foraker OF Ohio and Kyle, of
South Dakota. If Bryan shall win this year, 1t
Is said that DebOe Wellington and PritChard
Will in all probability, give way to silver Sena-
tors and that several others probably will he
In danger Of having TO give way to silver Sena-
tors.
According to the textbook, the Republicans
have elected only one Senator in Indiana he
tween 1868 and 1897. and only since 1897
have they had both senators from that State.
Bryan's election is believed to mean Demo-
cratic Senator to follow Fairbanks IN 1903 Ohio
had one Democratic Senator from 1869 to 1891
and from 1879 to 1881 both Ohio Senators were
Democrats. Should Bryan be President, the sill
yer men will have the prestige and patronage
Of a National Administration 10 make a fight to
prevent Senator Platts reelection in this State.
and It is said with large prospect OF succeed
ing.
CHANCES OF GETTING THE HOUSE.
Touching on the House of Representatives and
the chance the silver men have OF getting 1t into
their hands In 1902. the textbook has the follow
Ing interesting lines:
Gould the new House Of Representatives to
be chosen in 1902 be safely depended upon to
prevent such calamity? Undoubtedly not. All
the probabilities would be against It, In the last
thirteen Congress elections the Democrats have
won eight times. II Bryan be elected this year,
the Demo-Popusts will surely carry the House
Of Representatives also, and almost GER
tain they will win in the Congress elections of
1902 or II not, the Republicans will have as
narrow and uncertain majority as they did in
1890, when the passage of the Senate Free Coin
age bill by the House of Representatives
prevented only with the greatest difficulty. and
then only by the adoption of a compromise
measure that pleased nobody, which aggravated
the evils flowing from unstable system and
which repealed only after a bitter fight
which rent the Democratic party in twain and
drove its dominant faction into the Populist
camp. And even II the sound money men should
carry the House by a decisive majority in 1902
and the silver men should obtain the ascendancy
in the Senate. there would Immediately follow
recurrence Of the agitation of financial questions
and policies which did the country so much
harm for years prior to and down to the en-
actment OF the Gold Standard law of March Ia,
1900 The only way TO insure the continued
stability OF that legislation Is to defeat the
Bryan ticket In November and elect a Repub-
lcan sound money majority in the next House of
Representatives.