The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-30
RULE
|VEXT CONGRESS
A Declares Prominent Repub-
Iican Politician, Who Is
Shrewd Student.
CYCLONE In
ORDER THIS ELECTION
artain That Democrats Will
ControI House, and May Get
the Senate.
nv RALPH M. wHITESIDE.
!. cod Wire 10 The Tribune.

nv RALPH M. wHITESIDE.
leased Wire TO The Tribune.
uASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-Washng
|u practically lives by politics.
Whatever may be the situation else
hare, there is no sign Of apathy here.
slection day draws nearer the In
|-est in the results on November 5
..v strougcr. It is the general opin-
. That this is Democratic year and
"a thc next congress will be Demo
>tic by safe majority.
Bar instance, John l.. Kennedy, life
.p Republican, who was the right
|od man of GroSveuor of Ohio, when
m statesman was the recognized chief
all the political prognosticators,
tsOnc need not be particularly gifted
La political seer to foresee an over
aiming Democratic majority IN the
use OF representatives of the Sixty
<ond congress. On the contrary, one
ho cannot peer into the future and
hold such a majority must be slngu-
IN deficient US student Of political
nditions and events past and pres"
Political Upheaval.
III confidently anticipate political
/aclysm which will sweep into the
kt house Democratic majority APP
uximating. if not exceeding. that of
e Fifty.second congress. In that con
ess ihe Democratic majority was
n votes under $50.
IA Democratic house of representa-
les IN the next congress needs but the
1pping of the ballots en- the Sth of
1renber to become assured. But an
||Pr political change which at this
Nd is in the minds of but few mcu IS
q at all improbable. One who would
NJ propbcsy Il Democratic senate IN
h Sixty second congress would not be
|cfate1 by Republicans and scarcely
[dited bY Democrats Let us con-
||er the situation. q.
Prospects in Senate,
Tin The present senate there are
|i3'plDe Republicans and standpattcrs
NJ progressyes and thirty-tbree Demo
Ais Take thirteen from the Repub-
ms and add that number to the
Pmoerats and the senate would stand:
<publicans, 40; Democrats, 46. To
f rlimbcr necessary to tie the SEN
n The Democrats have already added
Pa senator from Maine.
IN the class of senators whose terms
'pre In 1911 there are twenty-four
*pn6iieans and SIX Democrats.
Maine having given assurance that
e VII send Democratic senator. a
'n OIL twelve moro will tie the SEN
''Take the thirteen states of Indiana.
,epecticut. Nebraska, Montana. OHIO,
-'rware' California, New Jersey, Mas
|CnuSetts. North Dakota, West Vir.
.',s and Missouri, and who shall say
~ me prospect that they will elect
'neefatle legislatures next month is
innnltely greater now than was
q prospect last July and August that
ne would do such q thiugl If the
|rosra's carry the legislatures of
e states 1t would assure them con
~ inc senate. Then they have Il
*<ttc oil hvc states-Rhodc Island
n'Ran. Minnesota. Wyoming and
lany one OF which last July and
+fust would probably have been
&eq 10 send a Democrat 10 the sen
10 preference 10 Maine. Political
''',I e',hnehes havc turned UP some strange
wig III The past. And in the lipbf Of
n Iehllt IN Maine and the temper OF
.Popio Democratic senate iy far
onron po,ng an Impossibility or even an
Would Go After Tariff.
ptn an overwhelming majority in
49, .tI.usc and safe ma iority in tho
[hac' 49, what would the Democrats do ?
5s 70 To work on tariff bill. of
"A VI ihen their troubles would be.
i. ith nu avowcd free trader in
a. opeaker IS chair, a tariff for reve-
~t;"l,n incidental protection Dem q.
'.n.,s; .hairman Of the Why's and means
~ ,tec. out and out protectjonists
.sa ionlslana and Florida. General
protectionisis from almost
~. AZ s'a.c in. the union. and possible
|oytEiS.lohisls from New York and other
~ states; could they hope 10 pre-
|i;cb !" PRESIDENT Taft tariff bill
~ 10 llic minds of many Demo.
nj would not spell party perfidy
~, party dishonor?'
<|;ea, y not improbable that the DO,
IA ~, ea'aclysm which is impending
Ind rone % TO be one Of the worst things
~ you'd happen to the Democratic
ny NATIONALLY :, :" -
0ton 81 zones Senator Jonathan Bourne
|o,.esrIp o,.esrGIpon; who is not particularly
,un 1n oi Republican success This yoar
lral rssu,t Sn H,tte'hGleSs is an optimist on gen.
fsrrse0ults. He says:
n II Jsaeaation is full Of promise, Oui
coaa coaaao99ubtedly will be evolved m,Icf
LINZ T., 10 The nation. The cIectiont
lam sonacn Darrcn OF significance in a par
Ia eo'nt ou'"n'tsls'akably that the people OF
a bossoma arc aroused in Gppositior
1ach;re' ald bossism and to the porty
1r fhcm,saha fh, ana are thinking and aciins
luhiican made house whether the Re
<ol q Hr a inc Democratic parties con
<cardlcas '"H every progressive electec
u MS party alliliation, viii
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