The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-16
LINING UP THE SENATE,

Leans, 81 Democrats. In the Repub
lican list are included the insurgent Sen
ators, so called, two from Iowa, two
from Minnesota. one from Kansas and
one from Indiana, one from Wisconsin
and an occasional revolt from some
other States. Even on such hvi
sons of vote as were called for on varl
ous tariff schedules. these progressive
Republicans, united with the total DEM
come the Aldrich faction; but where the
vote was very close Mr. Aldrich could
always count OH a Democrat or two to
help him out
1t has been assumed that the Rcpub-
| lican strength in the Senate was so
firmly entrenched that no possible re-
suits in the coming November elections
could unsettle it; but in view of the re
cent triumphs of the progressives and
of The Democrats, there appears to be q
distinct prospect now of burying the
| Aldrich faction in the Senate ON and
after the fourth of March next. The
American Tariff League, the organ of
the protected "interests, is extremely
| fearful of election results, and is send
| ing out frantic circulars appealing to
Republicans to vote for the protective
principle. In a recent circular 1t un-
dcrtook to show how the Aldrlcb ma
iority in the Senate could be overcome.
The voice of fear spoke in that circular,
l>,t h. ,,>l, l,,,Inll,r
port the propositions there advanced
and this is about the way the figuring is
now made:
The term of Senator Buckley in Con-
necticut will expire next March, also
that of Dupont in Delaware, Beveridge
in Indiana, Hale in Maine, Warren in
Missouri, Carter in Montana, Nixon i'll
Nevada, Dcpew in New York, and Dick
in Ohio. We mention these because the
seats of all of these Senators arc likely
to be filed either by Democrats or pro.
grcssive Republicans, probably in every
case by Democrats. Senator Beveridge
is progressive Republican, so that
there will be no practical change so
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he is succeeded by Democrat. If this
reckoning holds good, as it seems like
ly to do. the Democratic gain will net
eight, and that will leave the Republi-
can strength in the senate at so and
the Democratic strength at 42.
1t would be easy thcreupon, with
some margin TO spare, for the advocates
of tariff revision downward to see their
way clear to a majority vote in the
Senate. California is liable to send a
i'll place of Senator Flint
Iowa has two progressive Senators,
both Of whom will hold over. Kansas
has one, Michigan will send one in
place of Burrows, Minnesota has two
in Senators Nelson and
Clapp, North Dakota will probably send
a progressive IN place of McCumber
whose term will expire in March, and
Washington is to send PoindeXter, a
in place of Piles, stand
patter. This will give the progressives
nine Senators, which added to the Dem
ocratic vote which will be with prac~
teal unanimity cast for revision down.
ward. 51 votes In favor Of an honest re
vision of the tariff TO II standpatters
In this lineup we have said nothing of
Of Utah or Clark of Wyo-
ming, whose terms also expire next
March; our conclusion being that the
church leaders will e.elect BOTH or, if
they oust Sutherland, they will send
one of his same subserviency and lick
spittle groveling.
Assuming that the House of Repre-.
sentatives will be Democratic, as it is
pretty certain to be, the country is like
~ to be given an honest revision of the
tariff next year.
Apostle Smoot of this State, who is
on mission from his church to the Sen
ate, said when the carded wool manufac.
turers complained that every other in
dustry was given protection but their
own, and If the protective principles
were not honestly applied the country
would be liable to go Democratic,
What the hell do / care?' For a man
a jealous Republican boss. that was
pretty strong language to use. But the
Apostles indifference with respect to
whether the country goes Democratic or
not is now liable to receive a thorough
test.
In another way also he may receive
an unexpected surprise. When his seat
IN the Senate vas contested. he, with
the aid of (then) President Roosevelt,
was able to shift his case from de-
cision on its merits to n partisan de- |
cision whereby Republicans, as such,
were lashed into his support and the
Democrats very naturally, seeing that
the division was on politics, lined up
against him. On that political lineup,
he won 1t is clearly possible that
enough of the progressive Repu blicans
might take the same view as the Demo
Gratis of an apostle who is in the SEN
ate as a missionary from his church and