The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-16
NINE SENATORIAL CHANGES.

In considering the other day the
changes which the recent election will
make In Congress, we pointed out that
the deduction of nine members in the
Senate from the Republican column and
the addition of those nine members TO
the Democratic column would make a
very Important difference in that body,
The Republicans who Will be retired
from Congress by this election are, Bev-
eridgc Of Indiana, Hale of Maine, War
ner of Missouri, Carter of Montana,
burkett Of Nebraska. Kean of New Jer-
sey, Depew of Now York, Dick of Ohio
and Scott of West Virginia. This, of
Montana legislature will be Democratic,
as is the most likely claim now made.
When these changes take effect on the
4th day of March next, the Republicans
Will have forty nine members in the
Senate in place Of their present fifty
eight, The Democrats will have forty
three members in place of their present
thlrty-four, SO that the Republicans will
stlll have majority of SIX, and this
SIX will undoubtedly be unit IN favor
of preserving tho organization of the
Senate to the Republican party. But in
case the Democratic House passes a bill
reasonably modifying some of the most
outrageous of the present monopolistic
tariff schedules. there Will be at least six
progressive Senators likely TO vote for
that modification. namely, the two Sen
ators from Iowa. tho two from Mime
sofa, Senator Rristow Of Kansas and
Senator Poindcxtcr of Washington.
That will exactly reverse the majority
working for the relief of the people
forty~nIno votes to the staudpat forty
three, 1t is, Of course, possible that
some Of the newly elected Republican
Senators viii be in favor also of certain
notifications in the tariff law, in which
case-the people would get the needed re-
lief without question. Or, some of the
present Senators may be wise enough to
JOIN with the rcformcrs.
1t is interesting TO note that but two
These are Mr., Beveridgc of Indiana and
Mr.. Burkett Of Nebraska. On the othe,
hand the standpat Senators who 90 out
number twelve, namely, Aldrch of
Rhode Island Hale Of Maine, Burroughs
of Michigan, kcan of New jersey, War
ner of Missouri, Scott of West Virginia,
Carter Of Montana, Dcpcw of New
York, Dick of Ohio, Clark Of Wyoming,
Dupont of Delaware and Flint of Cali
fornia, 1--WE take the Chicago Tribune
list for this), which is magnificent
showing for the progrcsslvcs. And when
we remember that the Republicans held
their own only in the States where
Republication is in the as
cendant and lost IN the States where
standpatism rules, save only in Utah,
the contention that progression is the
vital element of the Republican party
seems firmly established
The Democratic ma iority in he House
OF Representatives appears TO be larger
and larger with the settlement of every
closely disputed district II is a clear
case that the vote of that party in the
lower house will be far greater thar
the party leaders could have hoped be.
fore the election. If that party will
now take the course of wisdom, propos.
ing nothing vicious or radical, nothing
alarming to the people or to the bus
ness interests, the chance for the Dem
ocratic party TO elect its nominee Pres
ident Two years hence will bo far more
than even