Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-07
WHY AND WHEREFORE.
Detroit Free Press (dem.): The country
is saved again. This is Official.

Detroit Free Press tdem.): The country
is saved again. This is ohicial.
Chicago Chronicle (dem.): On the whole.
there is evidence in the returns Of a dis
position on the part Of the people to adj
monish the republicans and to extend to the
democrats a measure Of confidence which
has been withheld for some years past.
Cincinnati Tribune Crep.): Ohio is in the
van as it always has been and always will
be. with the administration OF Theodore
Roosevelt emphatically endorsed, and con-
tinuance Of republican policy, republican
principles and republican administratio as
sured.
Chicago Post Und); Mr.. Roosevelt's
prestige has been a valuable asset to all
republican candidates and the voters have
stood by the administration and elected
men in sympathy and accord with its
policies. But SOM discrimination has been
exercised and the general party appeal has
not saved men VIGOROUSLY unfit or per-
sonslly Objectionable and unpopular.
Minneapolis Tribune. (rep.): 1t is a re-
markable result for an off year and must
be considered a personal triumph for the
president and an expression Of the abiding
confidence OF the people In his purpose and
policies. The house OF representatives will
undoubtedly be republican. But IL is q
distinct and unusual triumph for q party
to carry a house OF representatives in the
middle OF the presidential term. This hap
pened to President Mckinley after the war
with Spain, but with that exception II has
been a rare occurrence In recent American
history.
Kansas City Star Und.): II the repub-
lican leaders are grateful today for the
reduced victories won in yesterdays cleo
tion, they should return thanks to Presi-
dent Roosevelt. 1t is due to the presidents
personal popularity and his oflcial poll
cies that the party has achieved its slender
majority in the house OF representatives
and sustained SO few disastrous losses In
various parts of the country In spite OF
the general reductions made in pluralities.
1t might seem paradoxical to say that the
party has been rebuked while its official
head has been sustained, but this is true in
a certain sense. The verdict Of the country
shows that but for the influence of Mr..
Roosevelt the returns Of yesterdays cleo
tion would have told a very different story.
Chicago News Und.): Viewed in the light
of other off-year elections wherein the ad-
ministration party has usually lost con-
troll OF the lower branch of congress, this
is a substantial republican victory. Neither
the threatening growth of trusts Of a GER
tain kind nor the increasing sentiment for
tariff revision could overcome the conf
dence inspired by prosperity. Much OF
the sentiment against the change must
be attributed to confidence in the
president himself and in his policies
which are not the policies OF many
Of his party leaders. The latter
will do well il they ponder on the fact
that they owe a large part Of their victory
to the resolute action OF Mr.. Roosevelt in
various crises and to the standards which
he has kept before the public. 1t was
Roosevelt's initiative which deprived the
democrats Of their opportunity to monopo-
lie the trust and tariff issues.