Show THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK the new york herald of a late date has an article intended to show that in the next congress the farmers Fan ners alliance may hold bold the balance of power in tile the senate its conclusions are that if the elections go as they lid did in 1890 1110 tile the senate will have forty three democrats forty republicans and five members of the populist or farmers party but our contemporary vatha vat T hk P argues from froni the wrong premises there is Eca reely a I 1 question which can call corn comi 0 up in in congress during the next two years upon which the democrats and populists lists are not substantially agreed it is so of the tariff so of the force bill so of all questions of retrenchment in federal expenditures As for the silver question the senate oven even as now noir constituted is on the free coinage 0 side and there would be no place for the balance of power as on oil that subject western and southern democrats are arc in accord with tile third party tile the nineteen republicans and eleven democratic senators expire march 4 1893 of which number six equally divided have been already returned of oatlie the remaining members the republicans Republican 3 will certainly certainly elect nine and the democrats eight 0 so that new york michigan 0 wisconsin montana Minne minnesota Fota nebraska and kansas will dAcri determine nine the senates polities the brei herald ald claims michigan all montana lVis is conin conRin and new york will elect democrats who will have forty three senators all told kansas minnesota and nebraska are arc claimed forthe for the farmers alliance tu to alliance men hold over and these figure 0 up tile the result already given it may inay we think be put down as aured assured that the power of tho the republican party in either cither branch of congress will have lave passed away on oil the ath of march next and with cleveland a as pre president tile the entire control of legislation will be in ill tile lands of the Deni democracy Ir herald erald |