The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-09-12

point, In 1895 his plurality in Mass 5;a9
Tnusetts was 1926; in Maine As ~; in
y KS SEmoht 4o,i9o; in New Hampshire 35-
~. and in Rhode Island, 22,97S. In 1909
Mr.. McKinley's plurality had shriveied to
SdS5S in Massachusetts, 2S613 i'm Maine,
Z9'l9 in Vermont, 1874 in New Hamp-
SHIRE SHIRE and aI 1872 in Rhode Island Last
Rhode Island, and this year thev are not
without hope of electing their state tick
cts in Massachusetts and New Hamp-
shlre, II not also in Maine.
Now. what reason have we to suppose
that Mr.. Roosevelt would run as Wei IN
November, 1904, as did Mr.. Mckinley in
1880? 1t may be admitted that he is as
strong as was his predecessor in most OF
the states west OF the Mississippi and
In some, perhaps, a little stronger He
may sweep them all, and yet be defeated
II II ne, ne is beaten in all the former slave
of New York, New Jersey. Connecticut
and Indiana. IT is undeniable that Mr.
Roosevelt has irremeCiably offended the
white race in all the former slave-holding
states and, therefore, he has a. far small
er chance than had MI Mckinley Of car
rylng Delaware, Maryland West VfrgfIi.,
and Kentucky. His Democratic opponent
should be able 60 count on large acnes-
sons of white Republican votes il, ever,
one oil those border commonwealth.
AS for the relative popularity of MIR.
Roosevelt iii New Jersey and ConDectI-
cut. we nave as vet no means OF judging.
except so far as those states nusf h.,
held likely to he influenced by the SAM
conslGerauons which affect their colossal
neighbor, the state Of New York. MIR.
roosevelt has had an opportunity OF
showing how popular he is in New York.
Which is his native state. In November
1873, with all the laurels OF San Juan
irssh upon MS brow, he cut down Me
IAlhIey stupendous plurality of two
years btSOTe from 26S .46g votes To less
than 1900 In other words change of
1900 votes from one side to the other that
year would have nipped Mr. RooseveIt's
political prospects in the bud and it is
notorious that more than that number OF
votes were subtracted from the Demo
cratic candidate by Mr.. Cookers refusal
TO renominate Judge DAILY. IT seems to
pc certain that Mr.. Roosevelt is today
much weaker in his native state than he
was in 1883. He still appears to have
Mr.. Platt behind him, as he certainly
mad seven years ago. but he has made
Dllter enemies OF veteran politicians VINO
control many Republican votes in Ger
tain agricultural districts. AS for his
popularity in the city of New York, we
Know that, when he was nominated for
mayor he ran far behind the normal Re
publican vote and was beaten not only by
Abram :. Hewitt, but by Henry George
Should Mayor Low be reelected this wear
ne might undoubtedly render consider
but should a Democratic mayor be CHOSEN
Mr.. Roosevelt can hardly expect to
escape defeat in his native commonwealth.
If he is beaten in his native state. he is
almost certain TO lose New jersey and
Connecticut also, provided his opponent
Is man calculated to heal the dissen-
sions in the Democratic party. The Dem
ucrat who could effect such unifying
work in the east should meet with SIM
lar success in Indiana, especially if the
Democratic candidate for The vice pres
dency should be selected from the last
named state.
Thus far we have taken for granted
that there win be no Industrial crisis. but
that the prices of our agricultural and
products will undergo no
sensible decline before November. l5U. We
have also taken for granted that Mr..
Roosevelt will be enthusiastically sup
ported by the Grand Army of the Re-
public and Loyalty upheld by the enSI-
neers of the Republican machines in such
states as Ohio, Illinois ana
Wisconsin. 1t remains to be seen whether
the veterans and sons OF veterans COM
posing the Grand Army of the Republic
will completely condone and quickly for
get the treatment of their illustrious
Lieutenant General Miles; and
whether the expert Wire-pullers who OPP
posed with the utmost vehemence the se-
lection of Mr. Roosevelt for the vice
presidency will work themselves to the
bone in order to keep him four years
longer in the White house