The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-28


number necessary to tie the Senate the
Democrats have already added one-a
Senator from Maine.
In the class OF Senator's whose terms
expire in 1911 there are tWenty-four Re-
publicans and six Democrats, as follows:
Aldrich, Rhode Island Beveridge Indi-
ana; Buckley. Connecticut; Burkett. Ne
braska: Burrows, Michigan Carter, Mon
tana; Clapp, Minnesota; Clark. WyOm-
ing: Culberson, Texas; Daniel, Virginia,
Depew, New York; Dick, Ohio; Du Pont,
Delaware; Flint, California; Frazier.
Tennessee; Hale Maine: Kesn. New Jer-
sey; La Toilette. Wisconsin; Lodge. Mas
sachusetts; McCumber. North Dakota;
Money, Mississippi; Nixon. Nevada;
Piles, Washington Page, Vermont; Ray
ner. Maryland: Scott. West Virginia;
Sutherland, Utah; Taliaferro, Florida;
Warner. Missouri.
Democratic Senators VIII certainly rep
resent Texas. Virginia, Tennessee, Mis-
sissippi, Maryland, and Florida. IN place
OF the six Democrats above mentioned
whose terms expire next March.
Loss of senate Possible.
Maine having given assurance that she
VIII send a Democratic Senator gain OF
twelve more will tie the Senate. Take
the thirteen States OF Indiana, Connectl-
cut, Nebraska. Montana, New York. Ohio.
Delaware. California. New Jersey, Massa-
chusetts. North Dakota. West Virginia,
and Missouri. and who shall say that the
prospect that they will elect Democratic
legislatures next month is not infinitely
VTa4far fhaV WAS Ia 80
July and August that Maine would do
such thing. IL the Democrats carry the
legislatures OF those States, IT will as
sure them control Of the Senate. Then
they have a reserve Of five States-Rhode
Island Michigan, Minnesota, Wyoming.
and Utah--any one OF which last July
and August would probably have been
picked 10 send a Democrat 10 the Senate
IN preference 10 Maine Political ava
lanches have turned up some strange re-
suits in the past. And in the light OF the
result in Maine and the temper OF the
people, a Democratic Senate Is far from
being an impOsslbllity or even an I'm
probability.
With an overwhelming majority N the
House. and a safe majority H. the Senate.
what would the Democrats do? Why, 90
to work OF tariff bill. OF course. Then
their troubles would begin. With an
avowed free-trader in the Speakers chair.
A f-for-reyenue with incidental
protection Democrat chairman OF the
Ways and Means Committee. out-and-out
protecuonists from Louisiana and Flor
ida, Gen. Hancock protectionists from al
most every State in the Union, and some
protectionists from New York and other
Northern States could they hope 20 pre-
sent to President Taft a tariff bin which,
10 the minds OF many Democrats, would
not spell party perfdy and party dis
honorE Il IS not improbable that the
political cataclysm which is impending
VIII prove 20 be one Of the worst things
that could happen 10 the Democratic
party nationally. II they were under the
leadership OF great, wise statesmen, like
those OF other days, the party might hope
for the continued confidence Of the peO-
pie But Il is not the only party which
seems 70 be woefully deficient in great,
wise leadership. One may Sigh for the
better days Of the republic in this re-
spect.