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Show EVERYTHING SAFE. Even the republicans themselves, though they profess to rejoice over the result ol tbo election in Ohio and Indiana, seem to have given up all hope of gaining the control in the next buuse ol representatives. A few nationala and greenbackera will be elected, but it is a foregone conclusion that the democrats will have a fair working majority perhaps twenty over all, vhile the republicans cannot expect nnra (ban a minority of from twenty to twenty - five. The states that have already held tbtir elections show a equare democratic f.a'u of seven repreaenU-tives. repreaenU-tives. Tbat is, these states, o, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Oregon and Vermont, in the preeent house, have thirty-nine republicans, and sixteen democrats. In the next house they will have twenty-six republicans, twenty-three democrats and six national na-tional and creenbackera, thus show ing a loss of thirteen lo the republicans, republi-cans, with tbe gain of seven, aa above, for the democrats, this latter increasing increas-ing tbo present majority fourteen. At the same time the republican streniiiu uus been reduced by the greenbackera six more than the democrats gain. In order to get a baro majority in tbe bouse the republicans would have to gain twenty-three congressmen in the November No-vember elections a feat so improbable improba-ble that it is hardly worth talking about. It is estimated that they will gain Urrc or four in New York, probably two in the New England tales, and thou tbo btory is about to'.d. TI.:j ? 'Uib will more than ofket these by sending democrats to places now held by republicans. Nobody expects any great changes in the representation rep-resentation from the west. A few nationals may bo elected, tut the votes for the.e will be drawn bout equally from both partite. Feunsylvan.a is "doubtful" "doubt-ful" again, but tbe democrats have a better prnspect for in creasing their ten congressmen from the Keystone state than the repub licans have for holding their seventeen. seven-teen. After the 4th of March the senate becomes democratic, aud lor tbe firs, time within tbe recollection of in;.d;ile-.ii:ed mcu the republic will have a democratic congress. Tne party with "mission" may then out of existence, as the countiy will have no further usa for it. |