The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-11-12
THE NATIONAL ELECTION.
Country Overwhelmingly Republican
Democratic Ticket Badly Defeated.

Again has the Republican party
triumphed over-Democracy. The op.
posing forces have clashed, the issues
have been decided. and Democracy
has gone down In one Of the most sig
nal defeats In the history of the par
ty. With the exception of the strictly
southern states, which are ever true
to the Democratic nominees, Roose-
velt swept the entire country, carry
ing a number OF hitherto Democratic
strongholdS and gaining increased
majorities in solidly republican states.
The latest returns show that the
republican party will have 343 cleo
toral votes, while the Democrats have
captured but 133,-an unprecedented
majority in POLITICAL annals of recent
times. Congress has also gone repub-
lican and the Senate will contain a
number of additional Republican
members, giving to the party of trusts
and classes a free hand and a clean
sweep in the future control of the af-
fairs of the nation. Roosevelt's major
ity of the popular vote will probably
reach nearly 1000, 900.
In spite of the claims of the cam
paign managers Of the Democratic
party, the result was generally antici-
pated, but the enormous majority of
the Republican nominees anne as a
startling surprise. With a candidate
Of exceptional ability and high char
acter, one who stood for all that good
government Of, for and by the people,
means; with all wings and factions Of
the party seemingly united, and pre-
Senting an apparentlysunbrOken front
to the enemy, it was thought and
fondly hoped to at least greatly reduce
the Republican vote, if not to win a
decisive victory. But it was not to be.
The large silent vote, which has so
often been the deciding factor and
which regards principle above party,
was relied upon to cast its strength
to the Democratic nominee. But it
seems to have gone solidly for the Re-
publican candidate. And New York,
where all factions were, on the surface
at least, working together in harmony,
Tammany failedt TO poll its promised
vote, and the day was lost. AS goes
New York SO goes the union was new
er clearly exemplified.
That Roosevelt is a strong man
personally and politically is proven
beyond shadow of doubt. He has
made a remarkable race, his admins
tration has been overwhelmingly en-
IdorSed by the voters of the country.
Be his policies what they may, he has
been returned to executive mansion
for four moreyears.
Therefore, we of the south, who are
unalterably opposed to his views on
some questions, must make the best
of the situation. We have done our
duty as we saw it, and will continue
to carry out u views along certain
lines regardless of who occupies the
White House. The country is pros
porous, the south particularly SO.
There is no Use to worry. The cleo
tion of one man cannot seriously affect
a land such as the United States. We
will still move and have our being;
still pursue the even tenor of our way.
The South is prosperous and flourish
ing and will continue so in spite of
Roosevelt and Republicanism.
A full and complete report of the
election returns, showing the vote in
detail, will be found on the third page
of The Sentinel.