The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-06
Wisdom of the Republicans in Di-
recting the Limelight Upon
the President.
a Republican Victory That Has
Rarely Been Exceeded in an
Off Year.
Roosevelt Likely to Sweep the Coun-
try in 1904 Like Young
Tornado.
Netr York SUI Special Service

Fotr York SUI Special Service
Washington. Nov 6. The country
stands by President RooSeVelt's adminis
traton by larger republican majority
than given in the mid election with
the exception of 1870, when President
Grants administration was Endorsed by
the election Of republican house with
thirty-f1ve majority.
Roosevelt had a reunited democratic
party to face with some division in his
own party on the tariff question and some
half breed organizations to contend
against, but with his courage and common
sense, his vim and vigor in doing things,
which met the approval Of the people,
campaign Of lethargy was in the last week
converted into a campaign of enthusiastic
effort.
The result demonstrated the wisdom of
the republican party in throwing the lime
lights on the president as the central fig
Nre In the campaign.
The republican majority in the fifty
eighth congress will be almost as large and
even more significant than in 1870 because
IN Grants administration the republicans
held several southern states, the demo-
Gratis said, by bayonets and carpet bag
rule while at Tuesdays election the
southern states; by constitutional disfran
chisement Of the negro and in other ways
made 1t impossible for republicans to hope
for any representation from that section.
The republicans will have one represent
tative from Kentucky, one from Missouri.
two from Tennessee and possibly one from
Virginia.
The great victory of Tuesday was that,
with nearly one-third of the house men,
bership already given to q section where
free and fair elections are unknown, the
republicans under the lead of President
Roosevelt elected house with almost as
great a majority as that elected in 1870,
and greater than any secured by the party
In power since that time in any off year.
From 1851 to 1871 the house did not
contain a full representation Of the entire
number Of states. but In the middle OF
Grants second term he found himself
confronted with house controlled by the
opposition party. Hayes and Arthur had
the same experience and SO did Cleveland
and Harrison. At the election In 1894
after the passage Of the Wilson bill,
President Clevelands party lost the house
to the republicans by an almost clean
sweep of the country. so great that 1t
swept Kentucky and North Carolina into
the republican column. gave the repub-
Ncans g. majority Of the representatives
from mossback Missouri, and sent solid
republican delegations from nearly every
western state. It was the greatest rebuke
ever given to q party in power by the
voters of the country in an off year: Presl-
dent Mckinley was the first president to
overcome this weakness and meet the ap
prevail Of the whole country at the con-
gressional election In the middle of his
term. But that was in 1898. Then the
country was enthusiastic over the sue
cess Of the war with Spain.
Mckinley had a united party, the sup
port Of the gold democrats and the en-
thusiasm Of successful foreign war, and
yet the republican majority in the house
slected that year was only thirteen.
Assistant Secretary Taylor's Views.
Assistant Secretary Taylor Of the treas
ary department, when asked for his views
on the results of the election said:
Il regard the outcome as extremely
favorable to the republican party. 1t in
dicates beyond reasonable doubt that the
republicans will not only elect the next
president but will retain control Of con-
Hress for at least four years to come. The
political history Of the country shows
that almost uniformly the off year cleo
tions result adversely to the party in
power. =
while the democrats made good gains
OF a few congressman here and there,
mainly in the east, the trend Of sentiment
throughout the country at large was
shown to be Enthusiastically in favor Of the
republican party. 1t would have been ex-
tremely remarkable had all the close dis
tricts that were swept into the republican
column by the Mckinley tide Of 1900 re-
manned there through this off year cleo
tion. The fact that enough remained to
give the house to the republicans by a
good working majority Is evidence that
the people are not willing to trust the
democratic party to conduct any branch
of the federal government.
II believe that President Roosevelt will
be nominated In 1904 and that he will
sweep the country by tremendous ma
dority, carrying with him a republican
congress" -
Mr. Taylor said he was gratihed to
know that. Notwithstanding the bitter
factional disturbances in Wisconsin, the
state ticket had been elected by normal
majority and that the legislature was
largely republican and would return Sem
ator Snnoner to the United States senate