Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 December 1911 — Control of Senate. [ARTICLE]

Control of Senate.

The appointment of Obadiah Gardner, Democrat, as member of the national senate from Maine, increases the democratic vote in that body to 42, with reduction of the Republican membership to 49. During the special session, the tariff bills were passed as the result of affiliation of “progressive” Republicans with the Democrats. At least ten such Republicans are counted on to co-operate with Democrats on tariff legislation in the coming regular session. If only four of those gentlemen were to continue to act with the Democrats, the old-time stand-pat element of the Republicans would be in a minority. With the house so assuredly Democratic and conditions described existing in the upper branch, it remains simply for the Democrats to hold together in favor of broad, sound principles of tariff legislation to make the coming session memorable in the records of political rdform and increase the proportions of Democratic success to be attained in the national election. <