The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-21
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ADMISSION OF
THREE STATES
Senate Is Dominant Power
and It Will Oppose.
SUMMERS WORDS QUOTED
Political Complexion ofSenate
Would be Threatened.

New York, Nay so.-The Washington
correspondent Of the Post, writing To his
paper, quotes the words OF Charles sum
ner. as follows:
we are asked 70 insert a new provision
in the constitution axing the basis OF
political power at the expense OF fellow
citizens. counted by millions
In expressed terms, there is an adrlis-
SION Of the idea of inequality Of rspresen-
tation founded on race or color.
'one Of its elementary parts and conse-
quences is that. il sanctions the aclxnowi-
edged tyranny OF taxation without repre-
sentation- And lastly. denounce this
proposition as a compromise OF human
rights, the most immoral Indecent and
utterly shameful OF any in our history
Taking the above for text. he says:
with southern representation based,
las at present, upon the numbers OF both
races when only one participates ia the
government. the Republicans win con-
tinue 10 enter every presidential contest
with handicap. As long as they can
carry the nearly solid North BY substan-
tIal majorities, as now. there viii 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.
in the South the Democrats are gradu-
ally strengthening their hold The
changes in the last six years have been
notable; the solitary Republican from
Texas, Mr.. HawIey. of Galveston. drops
out. and no Republican succeeds him; the
solitary negro, Mr.. White Of North Caro-
Ina, drops out. and no colored man now
sits in the house Of representatives. A
few years ago the border states supplied
a considerable number of Republican sen
ators. and. since the election in the SEN
ate IS for six years, a Few stiH sur
vive. but the tide Is all against them. and
IL will not be long before Pritchard. OF
North Carolina, and McComas. of Mary
land. viii go out. Deboe. OF Kentucky.
whose term expires with this congress,
has been superseded by a Democrat.
Wellington, of Maryland. gives place u
German; Marion Butler. Populist. Of
North Carolina, has been succeeded by
Simmons, Democrat; and the probabili-
ties are that Delaware will fall 10 the
Democrats as soon as BIr. Addicks gets
tired of trying TO capture one OF It's seats
n the senate.
This raises the question as 20 the Re
publican party's outlook in the senate;
its membership today is hfty-five. against
thirty-three Democrats and two vacan-
cies. OF the class OF senator's which ex-
pires with this congress-, generally owing
their election to the presidential ballot
OF 1886, eighteen are Republicans 10 twelve
III the opposition. In the new class soon
t. take their places, the Republicans will
clearly lose three seats-one each in Ken
.ucky. North Carolina and Maryland
On the other hand. they stand q good
chaPce of gaining the three seats held by
harris Of Kansas, Rawlins Of Utah. and
Turner OF Washington; these states were
carried by Bryan in 1896, but have since
become Republican, and unless there Is
some reaction this fan Will displace these
Democratic senators. But there IS some
uncertainty still in the old Popuiistic belt.
and Turner'S friends pretend TO be CON
hdent that he VIII pull through
The discussion over the admission Of
the three states OF the southwest really
turns upon their representation in the
senate; in every other respect their ad-
mission would be reasonably welcome,
for the clearing up OF the territorial sys-
tenn in this continental part o< the re-
public is desirable. Moreover. they must
come in sooner or later any way. and it
would always be something Of a.help 70 1
the Republican party. Il is maintained. /
10 have the credit Of opening the door 4
for them. But the United States senate I
Is the dominant power in national legis- I
lation and the center Of the senate's pop 4
2 adj ted
would be in southern Illinois. nor lar
from 81. Louis. while the meridian point 4
OF population IS many miles east Of /
that
Tho ninety-elghth meridian, which I
passes through eastern Kansas and Ne
braska. divides the country into nearly
equal parts territorialy; yet the eastern
half contains - per cent ~ the poPuia-
tion % 10 per cent in the western hair
That this western half Is greatly over
represented today fn the senate is evident.
with these three new states added. the
states west of the Mississippi. north and
south. would NUMBER twcnty-two. against
only ;Eenfy-six east - the river. Thus
the old northeast. between the over
r. representation Of the south IN the house.
aHd the oveT-reDresentatlou ~ the Rocky
mountain region a. the senate. e far from
having that voice - gogsrnIaenf concerHs
y hich Il deserves. Should ths three ter
ntoTies b. admitted ard become Demo
cratic states fheg Waud give fhe Demo
Gratis. with Delaware and Iars-iard.
eighteen states. ~ thlrtY-six senators cut
o. ninety-six. q contr8 tae serzte they
votid neei Only six uore ssafes. shich
on soTns iss1e a9peziius 60 ere EarkT
mountain region uliEts 20 sscgred sith
comparative ease TIE senate psss. 1ii-
ties Involved III Ere rrppase3 ednsizsioH
b. ihsss. territories are therefore th1ae
which eantasn the n.sst ~zpiozfrs nate
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