Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-20
What TnentY Year lac pone.

What Twenty Years Have Done.
Chancfnr to glance over a congressional
directory issued in ISL. Il was found that
death had removed seven OF the elevn
conrressmen and senators from Georgia
who served In 1881 and not one OF the en-
tire number is now left In Washington
as a public oficial-in congressional HE.
or the twenty-three members then com
posing the Illinois delegation. only one IS
continued. namely. Hon. Joseph g. Can
non. chairman OF committe on appropria-
lions. in present congress: one OF the
most influential committees known 10
congressional experience
Not one from Florida remains. Only
Senator Allison OF the Iowa delegation IS
~tflI in ONCE. Maine has Senator ". p.
FRYE president OF the senate since vice
President Roosevelt became president al
ter arr. McKinley's passing away.
Ohio. that had two Democratic senator's
Thurman and Pendleton-(and eleven OF
the nineteen congressman were. Demo
cratsl-has now two Republican senators
and three Democrats in the entire delega-
ton. Yet in 1881 such men as Frank Hurd,
A J. Warner. and Thomas Ewing. were
Great leaders in finance and general
craftsmanship. All have passed out OF
siEht-from Washington view at least
and nobody talks about silver Democrats
or the Greenback national party any
more. Not a soul from Tennessee that
was in the 18th Congress remains, but
Bennett Mcmillan and Robert L. Taylor
have both continued prominent In their
ov-n state Then Pennsylvania had
Democratic senator and a Democratic
speaker OF the house OF representatives
NOW Senator Quay and BOies Penrose-
Mr. Quay's right-bOwer In pennsylvania
politics-h0ld the fort.
Not a scintilla OF Democracy now Is
LEFT but two Representatives, and Yet no
men welded a stronger influences twenty
years ago than Sam J. Randall Hester
CIymer. and Hendrick B. Wright.
New York had a Democratic senator,
along with Roscoe Conkling-rand the
Record tells OF the influence OF Sunset Cox
and Fernando Wood twenty years ago
with large delegation OF Democrats.
New Jersey had two Democratic sena-
tors and three Democratic congressman
and an have passed on to the great ma
sorfty-and with the passing only one
Democrat is now IN congress.
Missouri IS an exceptional state. She
has had the same senators for over TWEEN
~ vears-bOth Democrats-Cockrell ana
Vest-and she had a solid Democratic del
egati0n. save one. in lsSl. Missouri holds
on with tenacity and pluck.
IN the Michigan delegation only one
member has continued-Senator J. c. Bur
rows.
STassachusetts had Senators Hoar and
Dawes-and has held on TO them-the elev-
en- congressmen OF ISL are ny longer
there-aIl disappearing.
Maryland had a solid Democratic dele
cation, except the member from Frede-
rick city. New men. all Republicans, have
taken every place Except Senator he1-
lcrx. IN Louisiana supposed 20 be COM
promise ARRANGEMENT. after the Hayes
ridden affair) everything in 1881 was Dem
Oeratfc TO the core. Ditto in Delaware,
-. t~FTr Vet
no Democrats in present congress Con-
uectlcut still holds 70 Senator Platt, but
where IS his Democratic colleague. Eaton?
When did Connecticut since elect Demo-
crats7 Colorado has done well TO cling 10
Senator Teller. who has been in the SEN
ate since 1S16. When the record Is scanned
IN the eternal future the mistake OF DEM
ocrats IN falling to nominate Mr.. Teller
in 1856 instead Of Mr.. Bryan viii appear,
but let the dead past bury its deadl
wisconsin had the Democratic warrior,
General Edward Bragg, in ISL. and West
Virginia was equally loyal TO Democracy
with Georgia OF Texas. What wrought the
present change?
with Randolph Tucker. Eppa Hunton.
John Goode and others. Virginia held
high head in 1881. In South Carolina Wade
Hampton and II. c. Butler led in solid
'phalanx. and d Wyatt Akin was the
great exponent OF agriculture in the state.
Far away Oregon had two Democratic
senators 10 follow the lead Of gallant Zeb
Vance in North Carolina. Half the terri
tories elected Democratic delegates, and
Kentucky was solid from stem TO stern
IN ISL
In this rapid review OF former condi
ti0us VIII somebody rise up and tell us
what really worked the changer What
caused the landslide? In the interim there
were eight Democratic years Of solid ad
-ministration influence for Democracy un-
der Pres4uent Cleveland. and yet the ball
went rolling on down the incline until
the south IS the only solid spot in the
union. and that is solidifed by other in
fuences rather than tariff. finance or 18th
mian canal or territorial expansion With
out the south where would be Democracy
Did silver cause this revolution, or II IT
swas not silver. what was IL? Did the
Democrats scatter wildly or dIu the Re
publicans do better? That good old rule
.'Suficeth them-that simple plan
That they should take who have the
power,
And they should keep who can