The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-20

ballot This is now before the coun- try.
 '"The Republican national platform. 1t will be remembered, contained plank calling for an investigation. From the tone of the Western States during the campaign in States like Ohio and In- diana this has been an issue of some advantage to the Republicans. In no sporit of prescription or persecution. but viewing the matter simply as a question of fair play the North Is asking whether forty-five white men in Mississippi. even if they all went to the polls. should have the same voice in the affairs of the government as ninety-nine white men in Maine
 Accordingly 1t Is commonly under stood among Republicans that the first step toward a solution of the negro suf- frage question with a view to the benefit of the Republican party Is the passage by the House of e resolution directing an inquiry by select com mittee. This. 1t is said. by its advo- cates. is to be a House affair strictly. because 1t concerns representation in that body. It Is intended to oouflne the matter to the House for fear that in the event of a joint resolution, the Democrats of the Senate would find a way to talk 1t to death. Provided Speaker Cannon agrees to let the meas ure come to a vote. 1t would easily pass the House. It is believed, in view of the sentiments uttered by him during the recent campaign. that the Speaker would raise no obstacle to its passage, although in the last Congress it was he who most discouraged agitation of the question.
 Politics and Business.
 It is among the curious anomalies of before and after the election that in the very states in which there was most pronounced and open hostility to the negro as a negro. Indiana and Ilii- nois. there were increased Republi- can majorities. Yet scores and scores of towns in the Southern parts of those states had signs at their railway sta- lowed to alight there, and 1t Is a mo- torious fact that in many of these towns negroes are not allowed to have residences in them.
 Representative Sims. of Tennessee protesting to speak only for himself and his district. respecting the re- ports of Republican intentions on the race question, when he said he thought Southern members should refrain from bringing up anything touching the race question but should resist when
 
 ular chord among his Southern col leagues who have been in Washington the last few days.
 Not many Southern congressman, it is true have so far reached the capital. but those who have come agree with Mir. Sims that 1t Is best watch and wait for what the enemy proposes to do. There will really be no uneasiness so long as President Roosevelt takes no part in q, nIo ~N A1 "a Ia His own way of handling the race question may be better than crum- packe's but tt is believed it will al least not contemplate reduction of congressional representatioE from the Southern States.
 Tariff Revision TaIIS.
 Impressions here anl1 tNers;s ;sseeTA to be settling into conviction that the president is giving earnest thought to the subject of revising the tariff sehed- u1es It Is realized that something must be done to stop the continued ex- cesses of expenditures over receipts, that the tariff must be fixed with view to rase more revenues. Already the excess of expenditures over receipts so far tflis year runs considerably over $25, ,000. 900: this month the excess will be near $5,000.0oo.
 whether the task of revision will be taken up at an extra session appears not yet to have been determined. It is not thought likely that the matter will be decided as to the extra session idea until the President has had ample opportunity for conference with the leaders of his party, and that will prob ably not be before along toward the fourth of next March. It is said that the President will not even touch upon the subject in his annual message when nACAmneF R..
 New Senators to Be Elected.
 Twenty-four state legislatures will elect United States Senators this win ter and twenty-six Senators will be elected
 Indiana will elect two Senators-one to succeed Senator Fairbanks who will resign to preside over the Senate as Vice-President, and one 10 succeed Senator Beveridge, whose term expires March A. next. There appears no oppo- sItion to Beveridge, but for the other nlace candidates are numerous. with penrAsentative James Hemenway cbaIrman of the House Appropriations Committee, apparently leading.
 Massachusetts will elect two Sena- tors-one for the unexpired term or the late Senator Hoar and the other to suc- ceed Senator Lodge on the expiration oT his term It is a foregone concius- ton that the Senators will be Lodge and ex-Governor Murray Crane. now serv- ing by appointment.
 Pensvlyania will elect Senator Knox rov, serving by appointment tho un- expired term of the late Senator Juay. ..,, .
 Nebraska, it is conceded, will elect Elmer Burkett. now representing the Lincoln District in the House, in place of Senator Dietrich.
 Former Congressman Sunderland Is hooked for the Utah Senatorship, and Nevada will send George Nixon to suc- ceed William Stewart who retires after more than a quarter of a century's ser- vice in the Senate.
 Boss Aldrich Back Again.
 Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island. af- ter an exceptionally hard fight for his seat. will succeed himself.
 There will be another old-time row over the Delaware Senatorship. Ru- nor has it that Gas Addicks will be re- pudiated and the place given to Colo mel Henry A. Dupont.
 Senator Kean, of New Jersey, it is expected, will be reelected without op- position.
 Chauncey Depew will likely succeed himself from the Empire State, all though the ambitious Benjamin B. OdelI may have something different to say at the last moment. Ex-Governor Frank Black and Timothy Woodruff are yearning for the prize.
 Senator HawIey's place from Con- necticut will have to be filled. and it is thought that Samuel Fessenden will c.o,,ar,or Ia Toilette will of course