Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1904-12-22
ROOSEVELT POLLED
NORMAL Vote.
ANALYSIS SHOWS THAT STAY.
AT-HoMEs ALONE CAUSED
JUDGHPARKER's DEFEAT.
MISSOURI SLUMP Was SCOTS.
Republicans Have No Cause for
JubilatiOn- apathy on Part of
Democrats General in Middle
West-Figures on Recent
Elections.

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-Analysls Of |
the vote cast at the recent election
shows conclusively that President
Roosevelt's overwhelming victory was |
due to failure on the part of the Demo- |
Gratis to go to the polls, and not to any
great increase in the number of Re-
publican voters.
This Is plainly shown by the fact
that the vote In 1904 was less than
that Of 1900, and also of 1896, notwith-
standing an increase in population of
at least 100000.
The total vote In the last election
was 1885 ,5l9; in 1900 it was 13 96l, 56e,
and in 1896 l3,s23,37S.
MCKINLEY AND ROOSEVELT.
In 1900 Mckinley polled 7,2O7 923
votes On November 8 last Roosevelt
received 7,640,t6O, or 432,637 votes
more than Mckinley. Yet Roosevelt's
plurality over Parker is 1885, 1853.
In 1900 McKinley's plurality over
Bryan was $40, 100 Parker ran 1,264,-
242 votes behind Bryan. These votes
did not go to Mr.. Roosevelt, as the re-
turns prove, Mr. Roosevelt receiving
less than half million votes more
than did or. Mckinley.
From the meager returns immediat-
ely following the election, the enor-
nous pluraliJies given by the various
States made IL appear that Mr. Roose
velt had won over hundreds of thous-
ands Of Democrats. As a matter Of
fact, he merely polled the normal Re-
publican Vote, with slight gains, due
"a Increase VI population, as "a study Of
the figures given will show,
Fur instance, illinois gave MIR, R0Ose-
welt Il plurality Of 3O5 900. In 1900 1t
II gave Mckinley 94, 1924, or an increase
uf more than 200, 900 Tor Mr. Roosevelt.
This on It's face would convey the
Impression that there had been whole
sale Dem cratic desertions TO the
Republican standard bearer In truth
there Vas no such movement. Roose-
velt's vote was really less than $4,000
IN excess Of McKinley's In Illinois.
The failure Of Democrats to vote is
shown by comparison of ttio total
vote cast In 1900 and 1904. Bryan
polled sos, ,06l four years ago Parker
polled 327 900 last month, a decrease OF
l75,455 Not even the $4,000 addition
al votes given Roosevelt and the so OOC
increase In the socialist vote accounts
for the missing vote, and nothing
could more clearly establish the fact
that stay-at-homes were responsible
for the defeat of Judge Parker thar
the returns from Illinois.
THE SLUMP IN NEBRASKA.
Another illustration, however, II
found 10 Nebraska, where the Demo
cratic vote was more than cut In halI
failing from ia O13 for Bryan in 19O'
TO 81, 92O for Parker, a decrease OF 81,
O93.
Roosevelt carried Bryan's hom'
state by 1888, yet he received onl'
l5,7ls votes more than did McKinle'
four years ago, when Mckinley carrie'
| it by meager 1922.
And thus the story might be con
r tinued throughout the entire list o
! states. Kansas, which gave McRinle
, a plurality in 1900 of 1884, this yea
, gave Roosevelt 136,O93 plurality, ye
, the total Republican vote was onl
' "a ess more than that given McKinle
q four years ago.
a In every section Of the country pa
! ticularly In the middle west, wner
a The President was strongest, the NJ
!, ures tell the same story OF apatn
! ON the part of the Democrats l
= Iowa for instance, the Democratl
a vote fell of 6O,03S from that OF l9O
. while the Republican vote increase
Ionly 1922 Bryan received 2O9 l79
!, 1900; Parker 1914 in 1904. Mchil
! lev polled 3O7, ,7s5 in 1900, and kooS
ri velt 3O7,9O7.
II .,or ,ov NOT wARRANTE
Missouri, the gaining of which eau
ed so much Joy in the Repuolic'
o camp. does not appear to warrant az
~ great Iubilation. 1t shows a islil'
e otr Of 5e,O75 votes compared with 10
1e enrolled for Bryan four years ago, a.
y, although Roosevelt carried the oIa
40 hy 25eOO, his vote was only ID
n N more than that given Mckinley
ne 1900. - .or,o
sr- ohio gave Roosevelt the enormc
ng n,nrality OF 255, ,42l Mckinley carr
es, his own state by 60.O36 in 1900 II
'ry is another example Of the ialse !
lor nressions created oy pluralitleS' Zoo
he yelt,s vote was really SOL" sieH
esV than McKlnley's. ,.o,,.,
ms New York's popular vote lnOrea. &C..
up nv 90 633 over that Of lsOO' "a ~,
nd parker pollea 5,4S6 more than aia
ats Rryap, an increase Of less tnan
lis cent, while the Republican vo'e 20
lie. a 4ss more than that of four ys
laU ago .ou lame
the These figures also show a la,n' ~
lde able failure by Democrats 70 ~ " :,
rhe polls, but it is less pronounceu y ,
'eo- IN the western States wnere a ~ :" :
be blush, Mr.. Roosevelt appeale0 "
nor made made such tremendous gains.
Debs, the Socialist candidate :. >,
. vas also the candidate Of bis par part. :,
2 1900, developed great gains ms 0oo snOW y
an Increase of more than 'OO,Uv'' O.UD 81,
irs' SON ran strongest in .',~a MS U"n he
nes' Georgia In South CarOi'"