Show NEW STATES AND POLITICAL RESULTS IT is now tolerably certain that several stars are to bo be added to the galaxy of states before another presidential election comes around the order in which such admissions will probably occur being dakota washington new Mexico Montant and idaho the first named is likely to dome come in as two states at least it will be divided on or about the parallel and the lower halt half rushed in with but little delay it may be this wil winter itei the democrats in congress seem willing illing tor for this in tact fact it has all along been their claim that no opposition would be offered to admission admission it the division question were only settled satisfactorily to fill parties but the great majority being clearly in favor of dividing there would seem to be no further reason for withholding the coveted boon still the po population illation even conceding the amount claimed claimed is none too much for one Sta state being about equal to nebraska and insignificant alongside every other ether western state compared wita which it is also interior inferior in wealth and superior in nothing save mineral resources and area but bat they will have it two and we pre presume sunae that even it if only the lower part be admitted at once the subsequent congress may let in the other in doing this ot of course partisan influences have their weight even though they may not control for with a certainty of two strong ly republican states carved out of dakota there is the correlative certainty ot of tour four more senators of that political faith the same number of congressmen added to the rolls on the republican side of the house of representatives and eight more electors to help out in 1892 this is consider able capital to gain at one swoop and it tit in not all there is of it either for with both branches of congress in control the dominant party can act with the remaining territories all of which were Delao democratic cratic till the last election as it did with the southern states after the war hold them in abeyance until they vote suitably and with indications of continuing in that way for a while A against ahal 1 st so great an advantage tor for the republicans e p U blicaus what have the democrats to look forward to it seems they have not much hope of controlling the house of representatives and loth iltz every branch of the government in the hands bands of a compactly united and enthusiastic opposition their tactics lor for the olymp olympiad olympia following the fourth of next march could not at present be easily defined on purely political questions it appears as it if there will be nothing to prevent the republicans from having their own way on every occasion serious blunders on the part of the majority which it may be readily understood will be carefully guarded against would give the democrats ach a cb anceto capture both houses bouses ot of congress two years hence despite the new admissions as several states that now have republican senators acors and are very close might elect democratic legislatures and thus reverse the senate while a small gain in the house would turn it back to where it is now in the absence of such blunders the only hope of the democracy would seem to be a wise and con sistena policy in relation to all ail public measures not giving u up sound traditions or proper principles principles nor showing an inability to act because in the minority 0 r ilse these T questions and all others par to t the he conduct of the parties and the coming campaigns will of course be decided by the partisans on either side and not by the newspapers however much the latter may suggest and advice public journals nave have become as a rule somewhat more independent of late and not disposed to pass over errors of their own side or to neglect an endorsement of virtue on the other a and nd it behooves iny any party and all R parties to remember that while as ile such they may be beyond control yet the elements of which they are constituted are approachable and willing to listen these will decide whether or riot not the republican party par tyis Is to remain in undisputed control for the coming and another term |