The Next House.

The republicans are making boastful claims about controliing the next house of representatives, and they point to the recent election in Maine as indicating the overwhelming defeat of the democracy in the approaching congressional elections. As well point to the recent election in Arkansas as indicating disastrous republican defeat. The republicans carried everythingin sightin Maine, but this they always do, The democrats did not lose a single congressman, for they had none to lose. The republicans elected their men with a larger majority than usual, yet they polled but few more votes han they did two years ago. The vote shows a large number of demo ratic stay-at-homes, due no doubt o disaffection, but it also shows that his disaffection was not strong nough to carry these democrats nto the republican fold. Then it would not be surprising if New England voted strongly against the new tariff, since for thirty years it has been the chief beneficiary of a tariff system which enriched it at the expense of other sections, and it would naturally be reluctant to surrender this plunder without a protest. Then Maine has a favorite son whom she regards as suitable presidential timber. All these things had their influence on the result. No doubt the democrats will lose some congressmen this f all, but their majority will not be wiped out. They have eighty to spare and henee need not be troubled. The next house will be safely democratie. The tobacco-spangled prophet, who said the crops would be a failure, will be exhibited at the fair, at the close of which he will be taken to a remote corner of the grounds, hit between the shoulders with a squash and killed.