The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-12-16
IN ASSURED POWER
VOTERS HAVE GIVEN GOVERN.
MENT TO DEMOCRATS.
History Simply Repeated Itself In the
Recent INSTRUMENTATION Looks to
Party to Restore Proper
Conditions.

The house just elected will be the
ninth since the Civil war to be con.
trolled by the Democrats. The Repub-
a controlled both branches of con-
gress during the war and reconstruc.
uon until the of year in Grants sec
ond administration. Then thew lost
tne house to the Democrats, 1O7 to
1913.
Two years later. when Tilden was
elected, but counted out, the Demo
crats obtained control of both branch.
es OF congress-the house ISL to 142.
the senate 80 to SO. This lead con-
unued throughout the administration
OF Hayes. The second congress of his
term included las Democrats to 1923
Republicans In the house and "A
democrats to 80 Republicans in the
senate A Republican house was aect-
ed with Garfield, but the senate had
one more democrat than Republican,
David Davis of Illinois being classed
as an independent.
In the of year elections the Demo
cratic success of 1884 was foreshad.
owed by the election of a house with
a Democratic majority of IA. Cleye-
lane carried with him a house Demo-
cratic by "a majority, though the sen.
ate remained Republican. The mid.
term result upheld the administration
with a majority of Is Democrats in
the house. A Republican house was
elected with Harrison and helped
enact the Mckinley bill. which pro
duced the greatest party reverse of a
generation. For the first time since
me Republican party had obtained
control Its membership in the house
Tell to less than n hundred. In the
congress elected in 1890 there were
236 Democrats to So Republicans. The
Republicans still controlled the sen.
ate.
Two years later the Democrats had
the unique experience of controlling
the presidency and both branches OF
congress. The house was Democratic
220 to 1926, the senate A to 38. Thu
intersection Of the free silver issue
however, disrupted the party. In 1885,
the Republicans regained control OF
ootn branches Of congress. The re
cent election caused the first break II
. control that has lasted for 16 years
Four times in this period the loss o.
the mid-term house by the party IL
power has been the forerunner of de
teat In the next presidential contest
In 1874 the Democrats elected tn,
house and two years later Tilden wa,
the winning candidate. In 1882 tn,
Democratic control of the house pre-
coded the election Of Cleveland. l,
1890 the Republicans lost the hous,
and two years later the presidency
In 1894 the Democratic defeat implied
the Republican victory of 1896.
The two exceptions to the rule oc
CURED In the midierm of Hayes ant
In Cleveland's first administration
But In the first case the Democrat,
threw away their opportunity by tn,
impossible nomination of Hancock
n In the second the new issue O
tar1n reform complicated the situa
ton. Even so, Cleveland received
more votes than Harrison, although
majority in the electoral college wa,
against him.
To talk of off-year results being O
no significance as regards the mex
presidential contest is to ignore tn,
political history of the United State,
for the last generation.