The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1911-03-16
Changes In Congress.
Raleigh Times, last week

Next Saturday will witness a re-
markable change i'll the makeup OF
the United States Congress. On that
day at II O'Clock the present con-
gress will expire by limitation.
Whether there is an extra session or
not will make no difference. The
complexion OF the lower house will
be changed completely, a Republican
majority giving way to a Democratic
majority. In the senate the change
is not quite 80 extensive, but almost
rs radical. Nineteen senator's will
lose their connection with the gov
eminent at this time. OF these all
but three are Republicans, and some
Of them the old Wheel-hOrses and
stalwarts of the Old Guard. One OF
those to go out is Senator Hale, OF
Maine, who will be succeeded by Il
Democrat. Senator Hale is the oldest
man, in point OF service, in the sen
ate. He has been there since March
4, 1881, thirty years. He will be sue
ceeded by democrat. Senator Hale
il one OF the most uncomprOmising
OF the Old Guard, and one OF the
staunchest supporters of the old or
der of things. He is proving a game
fighter to the last, and unlike Sena-
tor Aldrich, who has run away, will
stick it out until time is called on
him.
Senator Aldrich, another who will
have to get out, will be succeeded by
n Republican Of the same views OF
himself, SO the change there is not
quite so radical as in the case of Sen
atOr Hale Senator Aldrich, however,
has also been in the senate very near
ly thirty years, and his retirement is
regarded as somewhat revolutionary.
While he is succeeded by the man of
his choice and manufacturer, like
himself, it is generally believed that
his retirement was enforced because
OF the strong sentiment against him
for his part in the framing of the
present tariff law. The Senator has
not been i'll the senate for some time,
the state of his health being given as
the reason for his abandoning his
post.
Senator Burrows, of Michigan;
Senator kean. of New Jersey; Sena-
tor Scott, of West Virginia, and Sen
atOr Depew, of New York, each hav-
ing twelve years of service to his
credit, and of commanding influence
under the Aldrich reign, retire to
private life Senator Beveridge, a
progressive. who has also had twelve
years service, will give way to a
Democrat, as do kean, Scott, and
Depew Beveridge will be succeeded
by John W. Kern. Other Republi-
cans who retire are Bulkely, OF Con
necticut; Burkett, of Nebraska; Car
ter, of Montana; Dick, OF Ohio; Flint,
of California; Piles, OF Washington;
Warner, of Missouri, and Young, OF
Iowa. Senator Young may be re.
elected. His state Legislature is now
i'll deadlock over the election. Sena.
tors Flint and Piles were not candi
dates for reelection. The retiring
Democrats are Senator'S Money, Of
Mississippi; Taliaferro, of Florida,
and Frazier, of Tennessee. The lat
ter two Democrats made no serious
effort for reelection.
This shows that the next senate
will require an almost complete re
organization. The old leaders art
out and new men will have to com,
to the front. While the Republican.
will have eight or nine majority sew
eral Republican senator's are insurg
ents and not in line with their party
on many important questions, no
tably the tariff. Every big PROPOSE
ton will mean an open fight in thai
body.