The Minneapolis journal., 1902-05-21
NOT A FAIR DEAL
How the Republican Party Is Han
dicapped. -
SOUTH STRENGTHENS ITS HOLD
The Southern Representation Matter
nm Unfair Advant-

The Southern Representation Matter
nm Unfair Advant-
From The Journal Bmreou. Room 40, Fosa
Washington, May 21.--In some respects
the decision of the house leaders to let
the Crumpacker resolution go over to the
short session is the most far-reaChins of
the present congress. 1t probably means,
as has been previously noted N this cor
respondence, the abandonment CT the at
tempt 20 enforce the fourteenth amend
ment; the republicans could never do 1t
to so good advantage as in the congress
now nearing a close; their majority in the
senate is exceptionally large and not
likely 20 be long maintained.
With southern representation based, as
at present UHon the members or both
races when only one participates in the
government, the republicans will con-
tinue 70 enter every presidential contest
with handicap. SO long as they can
carry the nearly solid north by substan-
tial maiorities. as now, there Will be no
trouble, for the north is LARGER than the
south. but a divided north and a solid
south. such as prevailed ten years ago.
would throw the country into the hands Of
the opposition.
The Democratic Grip.
In the south the democrats are gradual
ly strengthening their hold. The changes
in the last six years have been notable;
the solitary republican from Texas, Mr..
Hawley. of Galveston, drops out, and no
republican succeeds him: the solitary ne
gro. Mr. White. of North Carolina, drops
out and no colored man now sits in the
house OF representatives. a few years
ago the border states supplied consider
able number OF republican senator's, and
since the election in the senate is for
six years a few still survive, but the tide
Is all against them, and it will not be
long before Pritchard of North Carolina
and McComas of Maryland will go out
Deboe Of Kentucky, whose term expires
with this congress, has been superseded
by a democrat. Wellington, of Maryland
gives place to German; Marion Butler
populist, of North Carolina. has been sue
ceeded by Simmons, democrat, and the
proba Utilities are that Delaware will fall
to the democrats as soon as Mr.. Addlcks
gets tired of trying to capture one of its
seats in the senate.
This raises the question as to the re-
publican outlook in the senate; ITS pres
ent membership is to-day hfty-hVe,
against thirty three democrats and two
vacancies or the class of senators,
which expires with this congress, gener-
ally owing their election to the Dreslden-
tial ballot of 1896. eighteen are repuo-
lican to twelve opposition. In the ne"
class soon to take their places, the re-
publicans will probably lose three seats,
viz: one each in Kentucky, North Caro-
lima and Maryland; the republicans have
chance to gain the three seats held Dy
Harris of Kansas, Rawlins OF Qtah, ana
Turner of Washington: these states were
carried by Bryan in 1896, but have since
become republican, and unless there is
some reaction this fall will dlsplace
these democratic senator's. But there IS
some uncertainty in this old popullstlc
belt, and Turner's friends, in Washington
state, are fairly confident that he for one
will pull through.
The New States.
This discussion over the ADMISSION ol
the three states of the southWest really
turns on their representation IN the SEN
ate; in every other respect thelr aulnis Is
sion would be reasonably welcome lot
the cleaning UP of the territorial sys-
TEN in this continental portion or the
republic is rather desirable moreover
they must come in sooner or later any
wav. and it would always be something
of a help to the republican party, it is
maintained, to have the credit or open,
ing the door for them. But the unltec
States senate is the dominant power IL
national legislation; and the center o.
the senates population, we're these three
states admitted would be in southern H.
real median point Of population IS many
miles east of that.
The ninety eighth meridian, "nlcl
masses through eastern Kansas and Ne
braska divides the country into nearl.
eoual parts territorially and yet the east
ern halt contains so per cent OF the pop
ulation to 10 per cent in the western nail
THAT this western half is greatly over
representeG to-day in the senate IS eVl
dent: with these three states ADMITTED
the states east of the Mississippi, nortl
and south, would number only twenty
six aeairst twenty-five west or ina
river, Thus the old northwest, betWee1
the Misrepresentation OF the soutn l.
the house and the Over-representatlo
in the senate of the small states or IN
Rocky mountain region, las far from tn
voice in the government concerns "hic
A. deserves Should the three terrltorle
he admitted and become democratic state
as is freely predicted, that would give IN
democrats, with Delaware and maryland
eighteen states, or tLirty-slX senators ou
of ninetv-six; to control the senate tne
would need only six more states, Wnlc
on some issue that appealed TO tne hoch
mountain region might seemingly De Sc Sc
cured with great ease. II IS LINUS VI
senate possibilities regarding the Pre-
nosed admission OF these territories
which strike the long distance reput
ucan observers as likely TO contain tn
most eynlosiye material.