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Jersey, Utah, Massachusetts, Mary
land, North Dakota, Vermont, Wiscon-
sin, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ne
vada, Rhode Island. Delaware, Califor-
mia, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota,
Wyoming, New York. Nebraska, Wash
ington, Maine and Ohio.
The first seven states named above
have Democratic senators whose terms
expire, and the last twenty three have
Republicans. There is not shadow
Of a doubt that all seven of the Demo-
cratic states will return Democrats I'M
less it is Montana, and there tile doubt
is so slight as to be unworthy of con-
slderation. The following states are
almost absolutely certain to elect Re-
publican senators: Michigan, Mime
sofa, Wyoming. Washington, Maine,
Massachusetts, North Dakota, Yer
mont, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania
10. The following states are more or
less doubtful: Rhode Island, Delaware,
California. Indiana, New York, Ne
braska, Ohio, Connecticut, New Jersey,
Utah, Maryland, West Virginia and
Nevada-13. So that in order to cap
ture the senate in 1905 the Democrats
must hold all the senatorial seats they.
have and elect senators in all the thir-
teen doubtful states. There is one
factor, not much considered now,
which might defeat the election of
Republican senators in Massachusetts,
PENNSYLVANIA, Wisconsin and Michi-
gan, wherever there are big towns,
and that is socialism, which is grow
ing like Jonah's gourd vine, but it is
questionable whether the election Of
Socialists would enable either old par
ty to control tie senate. It would be
more likely to give the Socialists the
balance Of power.
A Billion Dollar Country.
The New York World thus discourses
on "a Billion Dollar Country
The treasury bureau of statistics reports
that from April l, 1909, to March 81. 1903,
inclusive, the imports of the United States
for the first twelve months in our history
reached a billion dollars. The exports for
\ the same period reached $1,414, 7S6, 1854. The
recent increase in them renders 1t likely
| that by the end Of the government fiscal
year on Jane 80 they will have reached q
| billion and half and SO have broken an
other record.
Neither our imports nor our exports had
reached half billion dollars in 1870. I'm
ports touched $3.50, 900 in 1890, exports in
| 1850 PASSED the same sum, and in 1892 first
passed the billion mark, receding from it
in the lean years" that followed. but
since 1897 they have been continuously
| above the billion.
In some other respects this is billion
dollar country. We have one billion dol
lar trust and six billion dollar railway
groups" There is a billion dollars in the
savings banks Of this state. The farm
billions and the farms altogether twenty
billions.
Illinois Lynchers.
Garry the news to Judge Crumpack-
er, the great humanitarian who repre-
sents Hoosier district in the congress
of the United Statesl A lot Of enraged,
not emhattled, farmers at or near San
| ia Fe, ILL.,, unceremoniously lynched a
colored man and brother OH Sunday,
April 2t-strung him up as ruthlessly
and with as much dispatch as Mis-
sissippi mob could have done 1t. Now,
the judge should introduce resolution
to investigate this latest outrage and
discrimination against an American
citizen of African descent. The judges
careful and prayerful attention is par
ticularly called to the fact that as soon
as the mob had worked Off its vic
tim it made rush for camp Of
colored men engaged in bridge building
and opened fire on them. The press re-
ports say that several of them were
shot down, while none of the lynchers
was injured! Now, If the judge lets
all this pass by without rebuke and
without investigation he will prove tc
all the world that he is only a pinch
beck philanthropist, and my readers
must not forget that this happened In
Illinois, a Republican state whose gov
ernor is Richard Yates II. and whose
senators are Uncle Shelby NJ. Cullom
who looks like Abraham Lincoln, and
Hon. A. j. Hopkins, who recently
yanked Billie Mason out Of the senate
Fraud In Porto Rico.
Proconsular government has not been
changed from its evil character be
cause we happen to be furnishing the
proconsuls. A late press dispatch from
San Juan, Porto Rico, runs as follows:
Governor Hunt today sent letter to
Senor Fa3ardo asking for his immediate
resignation. Fajardo Is the mayor OF
Mayaguez. who has been charged with
municipal frauds.
The governor took this step upon receipt
OF a report from Treasurer Willoughby
| who made personal investigation of at.
4 fairs In Mayaguez, to the effect that there
had been gross fraud and wrong on the
/ part Of employees and officials Of Maya
4 guez A further reason was that Fajardt
has been charged by several municipal
employees with carrying the names o.
nonexistfng men on the police force, al
| well as with other frauds against the rev.
enues Of the city. Fajardo has again left
Mayaguez for San Juan. He was arrested
second time and was again released or
bond.
The Republican press still supports Fla.
1arde and charges that the government
Investigator resorted to duresS and even
!, TO torture to elicit damaging testimony
against him. This charge has little weigh
with the better element in Porto Rico, a.
Secretary Hartzell and Treasurer vii.
loughby have both made personal inves
tigation at Mayaguez, and there have
been reports from several insular officials
charging fraud.
A Wide Field For Folk.
| The fame of Prosecuting Attorney
Folk of st. Louis is extending unto the
ends Of the earth. The sapient editor
Of the New York Evening Post says: