New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-02
MEANING OF THE ELECTION
Triumph for Ideals of Honesty,
Justice and Manhood.

In this weeks issue OF The Saturday Evening
Post" William Allen White under the caption
The Reorganization OF the Republican Party
writes of the great problems before the nation. In
part he says in the article:
Ra5,S,, Republican party OF the SOS IS not IN.
issues changed-protectiOn ana the gold standard
the basic principles of issues have Changed IN the
t Urr yea E last past The Republican party has
turned the corner. and is now a new road So
strong Is the leash OF party loyalty men that
few Republicans realize how far they are in a new
w5ich N sG in1 ~ dlIIerenI direction from that
issues. because he Is surrounded by his old party
following President Roosevelt. and he ha. led IN
way from the consideration Of problems that con-
problems that concern its equitable distr1bu-
This is a new attitude toward property for III.
American people 70 take Property rights have
gone behind the abstract OF title Might made rsS
Th h, rch man Tas good by reason OF his wealth;
sIV S 90 and became misaPPhcqtioH o. funds AZ
1880 49, II became marvel OF high finance
down in seven OF eight figures the interferencs OF
the american people as 9ficaI impertinsnce. no
VINO was IN the wrong But that spirit has dtsap-
peaTed The American people. following their
set OF morals must govern all men. and that rnere
wealth does not signify goodness. any more than
Therefore. the triumph Q: Theodore Roosevelt az
personal victory of a man. Indeed the fortunes
OF the President from now on are immateriai-ex-
critical years while the new movement In Ameri-
politics Is taking solid form. But the tendency
manifest in this election prObIarrrs D
distribution rather than those of the accumulation
In American 3oIitics T6saora RSoasrsr sn 1--WE
II great aid BY merely living and working NTH the
dency gone beyond him. it in the heart Of the
s9p d Perhaps 5 p he had less TO do with it than IL
We know wen enough how 70 get rich. bur we do
fair The problem OF distri5ution IS the problem
Of fair play Roosevelt calls it SQUARE deal The
Issue Is nos between labor and capital, as such
That branch OF the main issue Is rather better
Capita abusing its power and dishonesty 5ranizsg
labor viciOusly msusins its power on the one hand
other hand But that is %ereiy Branch q the s-u
vital branch OF course Just as honesty IN public
minds OF the people Just now Also, the other side.
rights of the individual become an issue growing
out Of the main issue This makes il difficult to
and square deal are something Ike the pledge to
do right capable of liberal construction-
middle aged men OF that sort entering public life
in politics because OF the Righteousness o. the peo
pie: The popular mind begets the popular leaders.
to-day because they believe he is righteous man
a brave man; Blaine was a magnetic leader: NJ
Kiney shrewd and lovsble. And for these pre-
qualities of the leaders in The past proved what the
people were And when the people chose Roosevelt
ago in spite of his protests that he had other work
they proved their righteousness as well as MS
They now. therefore. I'm proper mood TO con-
slider the problems waiting behind the door which
they about enter
The time is ripe TO begin. The election Just over.
wherein hundreds of thousands Of Americans for
SOCK their party for the sake OF sheer patriotism.
shows that high purpose is moving the nation
Strong passions submerged in the desire
see absolute Justice prevail between man and meak
TEs square deal IDEA that appealed to men a14
made them vote for Roosevelt and send him al
most unanimous Congress is a rough phrase cover
Ing the noblsst sentiment that has stirred Amert
Gun politics since The Characterization Proclamation
Tha; seEtinl'n- vas too deer iQT noise .nd for me
hurry partisan political demonstration; 50
men said 10 ramPaiSu Of apathy 1t was
campaign uf righteous fervOr- The votes prove T.
The million plurality nnt endorsement or
this Republican platform u was not an iEdorSensnt
OF the Republican party. But neither % a per
soual triumph for The, iOre Roosevelt. II was
triumph sor the ideals o. common honesty. simple
Justice and courageous manhood. for which the
American people believe most sincerely that Iheo-
dOre Roosevelt StardS. He = not "a magnetic per
son He can reduce tho temperature OF audtencs
hv his G:atOrV aS quickly any man IN puolic
life They did COR him iva spite or -
ideals voted for Blaine, the people voted tpr
Roosevelt because o. his ideals anu for no other
reason in the world. He played the tramatizec part
Of civic Righteousness in che great morality play
before TIE .SOpC.